| EMPIRICISM | • empiricism n. (Medicine, now chiefly historical) Medicine as practised by an empiric, founded on mere experience… • empiricism n. (Philosophy) A doctrine which holds that the only or, at least, the most reliable source of human knowledge… • empiricism n. A pursuit of knowledge purely through experience, especially by means of observation and sometimes by experimentation. |
| EMPIRICIST | • empiricist n. An advocate or supporter of empiricism. • EMPIRICIST n. an empiric. |
| EPIDIDYMIS | • epididymis n. (Anatomy) A narrow, tightly-coiled tube connecting the efferent ducts from the rear of each testicle… • EPIDIDYMIS n. a mass of sperm-carrying tubes at the back of the testis. |
| EPILIMNION | • epilimnion n. The surface layer of a liquid body, used in reference to a reservoir or body of water. • EPILIMNION n. the upper, warm layer of water in a lake. |
| IMIPRAMINE | • imipramine n. (Pharmacology) A synthetic compound (trademark Tofranil) used to treat depression. • IMIPRAMINE n. an antidepressant drug also used in the treatment of enuresis. |
| IMPARITIES | • imparities n. Plural of imparity. • IMPARITY n. lack of equality. |
| IMPEDITIVE | • impeditive adj. (Archaic) Causing hindrance; impeding. • IMPEDITIVE adj. causing hindrance; impeding. |
| IMPERILING | • imperiling v. Present participle of imperil. • IMPERIL v. to put in danger, also PERIL. |
| IMPOLICIES | • impolicies n. Plural of impolicy. • IMPOLICY n. an instance of being impolite. |
| IMPUNITIES | • impunities n. Plural of impunity. • IMPUNITY n. exemption from penalty. |
| IMPURITIES | • impurities n. Plural of impurity. • IMPURITY n. something that is impure. |
| PERIDINIUM | • Peridinium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Peridiniaceae – certain dinoflagellates. • PERIDINIUM n. a dinoflagellate, a kind of marine protozoan, also PERIDINIAN. |
| PILGRIMISE | • pilgrimise v. Alternative form of pilgrimize. • PILGRIMISE v. to go on pilgrimage, also PILGRIMIZE. |
| PILGRIMIZE | • pilgrimize v. (Obsolete) To wander as a pilgrim; to go on a pilgrimage. • PILGRIMIZE v. to go on pilgrimage, also PILGRIMISE. |
| PRIMITIVES | • primitives n. Plural of primitive. • PRIMITIVE n. an uncivilised person. |
| PYRIMIDINE | • pyrimidine n. (Organic chemistry) A diazine in which the two nitrogen atoms are in the meta- positions; it is the… • PYRIMIDINE n. a compound found in DNA. |
| SIMPLIFIED | • simplified adj. Made more simple; having its complexity reduced. • simplified adj. Relating to simplified Chinese. • simplified v. Simple past tense and past participle of simplify. |
| SIMPLIFIER | • simplifier n. Agent noun of simplify; one who simplifies. • SIMPLIFIER n. something that simplifies. |
| SIMPLIFIES | • simplifies v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of simplify. • SIMPLIFY v. to make simple. |