| HYPERMARTS | • hypermarts n. Plural of hypermart. • HYPERMART n. a very large self-service store, also HYPERMARKET. |
| HYPERMETER | • hypermeter n. A hypercatalectic line, i.e. with two syllables beyond the metrum. • hypermeter n. A period with a redundant syllable. • HYPERMETER n. a verse which has a redundant syllable or foot; a hypercatalectic verse. |
| HYPERMILER | • hypermiler n. One who uses special driving techniques to achieve unusually good fuel economy. |
| IMPROPERLY | • improperly adv. In an improper manner; not properly. • IMPROPER adv. not proper. |
| PARARHYMES | • pararhymes n. Plural of pararhyme. • PARARHYME n. a form of rhyme in which the consonants but not the vowels of the last stressed syllable are identical. |
| PEREMPTORY | • peremptory adj. (Law) Precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal. • peremptory adj. Positive in opinion or judgment; absolutely certain, overconfident, unwilling to hear any debate or… • peremptory adj. (Obsolete) Firmly determined, resolute; obstinate, stubborn. |
| PREPRIMARY | • preprimary adj. Pertaining to, or taking place in the time before a primary election. • preprimary adj. Before primary education. • preprimary n. An election that takes place before a primary election. |
| PROEMBRYOS | • proembryos n. Plural of proembryo. • PROEMBRYO n. a group of cells formed in the dividing zygote, from which part the embryo arises. |
| PYRETHRUMS | • pyrethrums n. Plural of pyrethrum. • PYRETHRUM n. a name still applied to various garden flowers, esp. varieties of Chrysanthemum. |
| PYROCERAMS | • PYROCERAM n. (tradename) a strong heat-resistant glass. |
| PYROMANCER | • pyromancer n. One who performs pyromancy. • pyromancer n. (Fantasy) One who has a magical ability to conjure or control fire. • PYROMANCER n. one who engages in pyromancy, divination by the use of fire. |
| PYROMERIDE | • PYROMERIDE n. a nodular rhyolite. |
| PYROMETERS | • pyrometers n. Plural of pyrometer. • PYROMETER n. an instrument for measuring very high temperatures. |
| PYROMETRIC | • pyrometric adj. (Analytical chemistry) Of, or relating to a pyrometer or pyrometry. • PYROMETRIC adj. relating to pyrometry, the art of measuring degrees of heat, or the expansion of bodies by heat, also PYROMETRICAL. |
| REDEMPTORY | • redemptory adj. Paid as ransom; serving to redeem. • REDEMPTORY adj. paid for ransom; serving to redeem. |
| SPIROMETRY | • spirometry n. (Medicine) The measurement of the volume of air that a person can move into and out of the lungs, using a spirometer. • SPIROMETRY n. the act of measuring the chest capacity by means of a spirometer. |
| TERPOLYMER | • terpolymer n. A copolymer derived from three species of monomer. • TERPOLYMER n. a polymer such as a complex resin. |
| TRIUMPHERY | • TRIUMPHERY n. (Shakespeare) a triumvir. |