| CAPERNOITY | • CAPERNOITY n. (Scots) the head, noddle, also CAPERNOITIE, CAPPERNOITY. |
| COPARTNERY | • copartnery n. The state of being copartners in any undertaking. • COPARTNERY n. the state of being copartners in any undertaking. |
| COUNTERSPY | • counterspy n. A spy working in counterintelligence. • counterspy v. (Intransitive) To carry out counterespionage. • COUNTERSPY n. a spy whose job is to catch other spies. |
| DECRYPTING | • decrypting v. Present participle of decrypt. • DECRYPT v. to decode. |
| DECRYPTION | • decryption n. The process reversing an encryption, i.e. the process which converts encrypted data into its original form. • DECRYPTION n. the act of decrypting. |
| ENCRYPTING | • encrypting v. Present participle of encrypt. • ENCRYPT v. to put a message into code. |
| ENCRYPTION | • encryption n. (Cryptography) The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge… • encryption n. (Cryptography) A ciphertext, a cryptogram, an encrypted value. Usually used with the preposition "of"… • ENCRYPTION n. the act of encrypting. |
| HYPERTONIC | • hypertonic adj. (Of a solution) Having a greater osmotic pressure than another. • hypertonic adj. (Anatomy) Having a very high muscular tension; spastic. • HYPERTONIC adj. having excessive muscle tone. |
| HYPOCENTER | • hypocenter n. (US) Alternative spelling of hypocentre. • HYPOCENTER n. the point under the earth's surface where the energy of an earthquake is first released. |
| HYPOCENTRE | • hypocentre n. (Geology) The focus of an earthquake, directly under the epicentre. • hypocentre n. (Military) The point on the surface below an atmospheric explosion; ground zero. • HYPOCENTRE n. the point on the earth directly below the centre of a nuclear explosion. |
| PARCHMENTY | • parchmenty adj. Resembling or characteristic of parchment. • PARCHMENTY adj. like parchment. |
| PENETRANCY | • penetrancy n. The quality or state of being penetrant; penetrance. • PENETRANCY n. the state of being penetrant. |
| PERNICKETY | • pernickety adj. (Chiefly Britain) Fussy; paying undue attention to minor details; fastidious. • pernickety adj. Requiring attention to minor details. • PERNICKETY adj. fussy about small details, also PERSNICKETY. |
| PERTINENCY | • pertinency n. The quality of being pertinent to the matter at hand; relevance. • pertinency n. (Countable, dated) Something that is relevant to the matter at hand. • PERTINENCY n. the state of being pertinent, also PERTINENCE. |
| PHENOCRYST | • phenocryst n. (Mineralogy) Any relatively large crystal embedded in a more fine-grained or glassy igneous rock. • PHENOCRYST n. a larger crystal in a porphyritic rock. |
| PREPOTENCY | • prepotency n. The quality or condition of being prepotent; predominance. • prepotency n. (Biology) The capacity, on the part of one of the parents, as compared with the other, to transmit more… • PREPOTENCY n. the state of being prepotent, also PREPOTENCE. |
| PYCNOMETER | • pycnometer n. (Physics, metrology) A vessel of precisely known volume used by weighing to determine the specific gravity… • PYCNOMETER n. an instrument for measuring specific gravity or density, also PYKNOMETER. |
| PYROTECHNY | • pyrotechny n. The manufacture and use of fireworks. • pyrotechny n. (Figuratively) Impressive, dazzling or virtuosic display. • pyrotechny n. The use of fire in chemistry and metallurgy. |