| DEPRESSURISE | • depressurise v. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of depressurize. • DEPRESSURISE v. to reduce the air pressure in esp. suddenly, also DEPRESSURIZE. |
| DEPRESSURIZE | • depressurize v. (Transitive) To reduce the air pressure within a chamber. • depressurize v. (Intransitive) To have the pressure of one’s environmental atmosphere reduced. • DEPRESSURIZE v. to reduce the air pressure in esp. suddenly, also DEPRESSURISE. |
| DEREPRESSING | • derepressing v. Present participle of derepress. • DEREPRESS v. to activate (a gene or enzyme) by releasing it from a blocked state. |
| DEREPRESSION | • derepression n. (Genetics) The inactivation of a repressor gene. • derepression n. (Psychiatry) The cessation of repression of a belief, memory, etc. • DEREPRESSION n. the act of derepressing. |
| INTERPLEADER | • interpleader n. (Law) One who makes an interplea. • interpleader n. (Law) Motion for a third party to enter into a lawsuit in process because a matter is being adjudicated… • interpleader n. (Law) Process by which a third party asks a court to determine which of two rival claims is to be honored… |
| INTERSPERSED | • interspersed adj. Placed at intervals amongst other things. • interspersed v. Simple past tense and past participle of intersperse. • INTERSPERSE v. to place something at intervals in or among. |
| PEREGRINATED | • peregrinated v. Simple past tense and past participle of peregrinate. • PEREGRINATE v. to wander through. |
| PREBENDARIES | • prebendaries n. Plural of prebendary. • PREBENDARY n. a clergyman attached to a collegiate or cathedral church who enjoys a prebend in consideration of his officiating at stated times in the church. |
| PREDETERMINE | • predetermine v. (Transitive) To determine or decide in advance. • predetermine v. (Transitive) To doom by previous decree; to foredoom. • pre-determine v. Alternative form of predetermine. |
| PRETERMITTED | • pretermitted v. Simple past tense and past participle of pretermit. • PRETERMIT v. to omit, neglect to mention. |
| REDEMPTIONER | • redemptioner n. (Historical) An immigrant, generally from the 18th or 19th century, who gained passage to America by… • redemptioner n. Someone who redeems oneself, such as from debt or servitude. • REDEMPTIONER n. an immigrant to America in the 18th and 19th centuries who obtained passage by becoming an indentured servant. |
| REPREHENDING | • reprehending v. Present participle of reprehend. • REPREHEND v. to rebuke. |
| SUPERREFINED | • superrefined adj. Very highly refined. • SUPERREFINE v. to refine to a very high degree. |