| APOPEMPTIC | • apopemptic adj. Pertaining to departing; farewell, valedictory. • apopemptic n. (Obsolete) A farewell or parting address. • APOPEMPTIC adj. relating to departing or leave-taking; valedictory. |
| EPIPHYTISM | • epiphytism n. (Botany) The quality or condition of being an epiphyte. • EPIPHYTISM n. the state of being an epiphyte, a plant which grows upon another plant. |
| MICROPIPET | • micropipet n. Alternative form of micropipette. • MICROPIPET n. a very fine pipet, also MICROPIPETTE. |
| MISSTEPPED | • misstepped v. Simple past tense and past participle of misstep. • MISSTEP v. to make a wrong step. |
| MISSTOPPED | • misstopped v. Simple past tense and past participle of misstop. • MISSTOP v. to stop wrongly. |
| PALIMPSEST | • palimpsest n. A manuscript or document that has been erased or scraped clean, for reuse of the paper, parchment, vellum… • palimpsest n. (Archaic) Monumental brasses that have been reused by engraving of the blank back side. • palimpsest n. (Astronomy) Circular features believed to be lunar craters that have been obliterated by later volcanic activity. |
| PAMPOOTIES | • pampooties n. Plural of pampootie. • PAMPOOTIE n. a rawhide slipper worn by men in the Aran Islands. |
| PENTAPRISM | • pentaprism n. (Photography) A five-sided prism used in the viewfinder of most single-lens reflex cameras. • PENTAPRISM n. a five-sided prism used in photography. |
| PEPPERMINT | • peppermint n. A hybrid herb of the mint family (Mentha × piperita), formed by crossing watermint and spearmint, which… • peppermint n. (Countable) A confection containing extract of peppermint. • PEPPERMINT n. a pungent and aromatic mint with dark green lanceolate leaves and whorls of small pink flowers in spikes. |
| PREEMPTING | • preempting v. Present participle of preempt. • preëmpting v. Present participle of preëmpt. • pre-empting v. Present participle of pre-empt. |
| PREEMPTION | • preemption n. An act or process that preempts; a preventive or forestalling action; as… • preëmption n. Rare spelling of preemption. • pre-emption n. Alternative spelling of preemption. |
| PREEMPTIVE | • preemptive adj. Of or relating to preemption. • preemptive adj. Made so as to deter an anticipated unpleasant situation. • preemptive adj. (Bridge, of a high-level bid) Intended to interfere with an opponent’s bidding. |
| PROPHETISM | • prophetism n. The work of prophets; prophecy. • PROPHETISM n. the actions of a prophet or prophets. |
| SUPPERTIME | • suppertime n. The time when supper takes place. • suppertime n. The time when supper is ready. • supper-time n. Alternative form of suppertime. |