| ALPESTRINE | • alpestrine adj. Synonym of subalpine. • Alpestrine adj. Pertaining to the Alps, or other high mountains. • Alpestrine adj. (Botany) Growing on the elevated parts of mountains, but not above the tree-line; subalpine. |
| ENTHALPIES | • enthalpies n. Plural of enthalpy. • ENTHALPY n. the total heat content of a system. |
| EPICENTRAL | • epicentral adj. Of or pertaining to an epicentre. • epicentral n. (Anatomy) An epicentral bone. • EPICENTRAL adj. relating to an epicentre. |
| EPISTERNAL | • episternal adj. Of or pertaining to the episternum. • EPISTERNAL adj. of or pertaining to the episternum, a median bone connected with the sternum. |
| 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. |
| INTERPLEAD | • interplead v. (Law) To plead against each other, or go to trial between themselves, as the claimants in an interpleader. • INTERPLEAD v. to plead against each other, or go to trial between themselves, as the claimants in an interpleader. |
| PEDIMENTAL | • pedimental adj. Of or pertaining to a pediment. • PEDIMENTAL adj. of or pertaining to a pediment. |
| PENALITIES | • penalities n. Plural of penality. • PENALITY n. liability to punishment. |
| PENETRALIA | • penetralia n. The innermost, secret or hidden parts; mysteries. • penetralia n. The innermost parts of a building, such as a shrine, recess or a sanctuary within a temple. • PENETRALIA n. the innermost or most private parts, esp. of a temple or palace; hidden things or secrets. |
| PERITONEAL | • peritoneal adj. Of, relating to, or affecting the peritoneum. • PERITONEAL adj. relating to the peritoneum, also PERITONAEAL. |
| PLANETLIKE | • planetlike adj. Resembling or characteristic of a planet. • PLANETLIKE adj. like a planet. |
| PLANETWIDE | • planetwide adj. Throughout a planet; covering a whole planet. • planetwide adv. Throughout a planet. • PLANETWIDE adj. extending throughout or involving an entire planet. |
| 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. |
| PLASTICENE | • plasticene n. Alternative form of plasticine. • PLASTICENE n. (tradename) a kind of modelling material that remains soft and can be reworked, used esp. by children, also PLASTICINE. |
| PLENARTIES | • plenarties n. Plural of plenarty. • PLENARTY n. the state of an occupied benefice. |
| PREGENITAL | • pregenital adj. (Psychiatry) Describing psychosexual development prior to the genital phase. • pregenital adj. (Zoology) In front of the genital region. • PREGENITAL adj. situated in front of the genitals. |
| PRESENTIAL | • presential adj. In-person, on-premises, face-to-face (i.e., not involving online, virtual or remote interaction). • presential adj. (Now rare) Implying actual presence; present. • presential adj. (Grammar, now rare) Pertaining to the present tense. |
| SEPTENNIAL | • septennial adj. Of or relating to a 7 year period. • SEPTENNIAL adj. lasting or continuing seven years; as, septennial parliaments. |
| SPLENATIVE | • splenative adj. (Obsolete) pertaining to the spleen. • SPLENATIVE adj. (obsolete) hot-tempered. |