| CHIMPANZEE | • chimpanzee n. Pan troglodytes, a species of great ape in the genus Pan, native to Africa, and believed by biologists… • chimpanzee n. (Broadly) A member of the genus Pan, including the bonobo which is also known as the pygmy chimpanzee. • CHIMPANZEE n. an anthropoid ape of equatorial Africa that is smaller and more arboreal than the gorilla. |
| EMANCIPATE | • emancipate v. To set free from the power of another; to liberate; as… • emancipate v. To free from any controlling influence, especially from anything which exerts undue or evil influence. • emancipate adj. Freed; set at liberty. |
| EMPANELING | • empaneling v. Present participle of empanel. • EMPANEL v. to select a jury from a list, also IMPANEL, IMPANNEL. |
| EMPEACHING | • empeaching v. Present participle of empeach. • EMPEACH v. (Spenser) to accuse of impropriety, also IMPEACH. |
| EPIPHONEMA | • epiphonema n. (Rhetoric) An exclamation or reflection used to summarise or round off an argument or discourse. • EPIPHONEMA n. an exclamation, finishing phrase or reflection. |
| HEMIPTERAN | • hemipteran adj. Of or pertaining to the Hemiptera order; hemipterous. • hemipteran n. A hemipter. • HEMIPTERAN n. (Greek) one of the Hemiptera, an order of insects including bugs and cicadas, also HEMIPTER, HEMIPTERON. |
| IMPALEMENT | • impalement n. The act of torturing or executing someone by impaling them on a sharp stake. • impalement n. (Heraldry) The joining of two coats of arms on one shield. • impalement n. A space fenced in, such as by palings, possibly in the form of an enclosure or cup. |
| IMPANELLED | • impanelled v. Simple past tense and past participle of impanel. • IMPANEL v. to put onto a list for jury duty, also IMPANNEL. |
| IMPATIENCE | • impatience n. The quality of being impatient; lacking patience; restlessness and intolerance of delays; anxiety and… • IMPATIENCE n. the state of being impatient. |
| IMPEDANCES | • impedances n. Plural of impedance. • IMPEDANCE n. the measurement, in ohms, of opposition to an alternating current. |
| IMPREGNATE | • impregnate v. (Transitive) To cause to become pregnant. • impregnate v. (Transitive) To fertilize. • impregnate v. (Transitive) To saturate, or infuse. |
| MEPACRINES | • MEPACRINE n. a bitter yellow powder, aka atebrin, formerly used against malaria. |
| PANDERMITE | • pandermite n. (Mineralogy) A hydrous borate of lime, resembling priceite. • PANDERMITE n. a hydrogen calcium borate. |
| PEDIMENTAL | • pedimental adj. Of or pertaining to a pediment. • PEDIMENTAL adj. of or pertaining to a pediment. |
| PERINAEUMS | • PERINAEUM n. the lower part of the body between the genital organs and the anus, also PERINEUM. |
| PERMEATING | • permeating v. Present participle of permeate. • PERMEATE v. to spread through. |
| PERMEATION | • permeation n. The movement of a fluid through a porous or permeable solid. • permeation n. (Medicine) The spreading of something (especially something malignant) through the body via blood vessels etc. • PERMEATION n. the act of permeating. |
| PLANIMETER | • planimeter n. An integrating device used to measure the area of an irregular figure via tracing its outline. • PLANIMETER n. an instrument for measuring the area of plane figures. |
| PRAEMUNIRE | • praemunire n. (Law, now historical) The offence in English law of bringing suit in or obeying a foreign (especially… • praemunire n. The writ charging a person with this offence, the writ of praemunire facias. • praemunire n. (In extended use) Any of a number of criminal offences incurring similar penalties to the original offence… |