| ANTISEPSES | • antisepses n. Plural of antisepsis. • ANTISEPSIS n. the destruction of bacteria by a chemical agent. |
| DEPRESSANT | • depressant n. (Pharmacology) A pharmacological substance which decreases neuronal or physiological activity. • depressant n. (Mining) An agent that inhibits the flotation of a mineral or minerals. • depressant adj. (Pharmacology) reducing functional or nervous activity. |
| EPINASTIES | • epinasties n. Plural of epinasty. • EPINASTY n. a downward bending of plant parts. |
| PANTHERESS | • pantheress n. A female panther. • PANTHERESS n. a female panther. |
| PARENTLESS | • parentless adj. Having no (living) parent. • parentless adj. (Computing) Having no parent in a data structure. • PARENTLESS adj. without parents. |
| PASSEMENTS | • passements n. Plural of passement. • PASSEMENT n. (French) a decorative trimming of beads or braid, also PASSAMENT, PASSEMENTERIE, PASSMENT. |
| PASSMENTED | • PASSMENT v. to trim with braid. |
| PASTNESSES | • pastnesses n. Plural of pastness. • PASTNESS n. the state or being past or gone by. |
| PEDANTISES | • pedantises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pedantise. • PEDANTISE v. to play the pedant, also PEDANTIZE. |
| PENTOSANES | • pentosanes n. Plural of pentosane. • PENTOSANE n. a complex carbohydrate found in cellulose, also PENTOSAN. |
| PEPSINATES | • PEPSINATE v. to treat or mix with pepsin. |
| PERSONATES | • personates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of personate. • PERSONATE v. to assume the identity of, with intent to deceive. |
| PISTAREENS | • pistareens n. Plural of pistareen. • PISTAREEN n. (Spanish) an old Spanish silver coin of the value of about twenty cents. |
| PLEONASTES | • pleonastes n. Plural of pleonaste. • PLEONASTE n. a dark-green to black variety of spinel. |
| RAPTNESSES | • raptnesses n. Plural of raptness. • RAPTNESS n. the state of being rapt. |
| SCAPEMENTS | • scapements n. Plural of scapement. • SCAPEMENT n. a part of a clock or watch connecting the wheelwork with the pendulum or balance, and allowing a tooth to escape at each vibration, also ESCAPEMENT. |
| SPARTEINES | • sparteines n. Plural of sparteine. • SPARTEINE n. a narcotic alkaloid extracted from the tops of the common broom. |
| SPETSNAZES | • SPETSNAZ n. (Russian) a select military unit in the former Soviet Union, also SPETZNAZ. |
| SPETZNAZES | • SPETZNAZ n. (Russian) a select military unit in the former Soviet Union, also SPETSNAZ. |
| SUPERNATES | • supernates n. Plural of supernate. • SUPERNATE v. to float on a surface. |