| ACROSPIRE | • acrospire n. (Botany) The sprout at the end of a seed when it begins to germinate. • acrospire v. To put forth the first sprout. • ACROSPIRE n. the first real shoot developing in a germinating grain seed. |
| CROREPATI | • crorepati n. (India) Someone whose net worth is greater than one crore (ten million) rupees or other local currency. • CROREPATI n. in India, a person whose assets are worth at least one crore or a million rupees. |
| MERICARPS | • mericarps n. Plural of mericarp. • MERICARP n. one carpel of an umbelliferous fruit. |
| PARACRINE | • paracrine adj. Describing a hormone or other secretion released from endocrine cells into the surrounding tissue rather… • PARACRINE adj. of signalling between biological senses. |
| PAREGORIC | • paregoric n. A painkiller; a medicine which soothes or relieves pain; specifically the traditional patent medicine… • paregoric adj. Assuaging or soothing pain. • PAREGORIC adj. soothing, lessening pain. |
| PARRICIDE | • parricide n. Someone who kills a relative, especially a parent. • parricide n. Someone who commits treason. • parricide n. The killing of a relative, especially a parent. |
| PARURETIC | • paruretic adj. Having or relating to paruresis; unable to urinate in the presence of others. • paruretic n. A person who has paruresis. • PARURETIC n. one who suffers from an inability to urinate in the presence of others. |
| PERICARPS | • pericarps n. Plural of pericarp. • PERICARP n. the wall of a ripened plant ovary or fruit. |
| PERISARCS | • perisarcs n. Plural of perisarc. • PERISARC n. a protective covering of certain hydrozoans. |
| PERITRACK | • peritrack n. Synonym of taxiway. • PERITRACK n. at an airport, a specially prepared track used for the movement of aircraft, aka taxiway. |
| PRACTICER | • practicer n. Alternative form of practiser. • PRACTICER n. one who practices, also PRACTISER. |
| PRACTISER | • practiser n. One who practises. • PRACTISER n. one who practises, also PRACTICER. |
| PREACHIER | • preachier adj. Comparative form of preachy: more preachy. • PREACHY adj. tending to preach. |
| PRECARIAT | • precariat n. (Sociology, collective) People suffering from precarity, especially as a social class; people living… • PRECARIAT n. the class of people in society who lack a reliable long-term source of income, such as permanent employment. |
| RAGPICKER | • ragpicker n. A person who collects and sells unwanted household items such as rags and other refuse for a living… • RAGPICKER n. one who gets a living by picking up rags and refuse things in the streets. |
| SCRAPPIER | • scrappier adj. Comparative form of scrappy: more scrappy. • SCRAPPY adj. fragmentary. |