| EPIPHRAGM | • epiphragm n. (Zoology) A dry layer of mucus used by a snail or mollusk to seal itself inside its shell during hibernation. • epiphragm n. (Botany) The dilated apex of the columella in urn mosses. • EPIPHRAGM n. the disc with which certain molluscs close the aperture of their shell. |
| EPISPERMS | • episperms n. Plural of episperm. • EPISPERM n. the skin or coat of a seed, esp. the outer coat. |
| IMPURPLED | • impurpled v. Simple past tense and past participle of impurple. • IMPURPLE v. to dye purple, also EMPURPLE. |
| IMPURPLES | • impurples v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impurple. • IMPURPLE v. to dye purple, also EMPURPLE. |
| MAPPERIES | • MAPPERY n. (Shakespeare) the making, or study, of maps. |
| PAMPERING | • pampering v. Present participle of pamper. • pampering n. The act by which somebody is pampered. • PAMPERING n. the act of treating with extreme or excessive indulgence. |
| PAUPERISM | • pauperism n. The state of being a pauper; poverty. • PAUPERISM n. the state of being a pauper. |
| PEPEROMIA | • peperomia n. Any plant of the genus Peperomia, some of which are popular houseplants. • Peperomia prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Piperaceae – pepper-like herbaceous perennials. • PEPEROMIA n. a genus of subtropical herbaceous plants. |
| PERILYMPH | • perilymph n. An extracellular fluid found in the scala tympani and scala vestibuli of the cochlea. • PERILYMPH n. the fluid surrounding the membranous labyrinth of the ear. |
| PERIMORPH | • perimorph n. (Mineralogy) A mineral enclosed within another. • perimorph n. (Mineralogy) The outer mineral that encloses an endomorph. • PERIMORPH n. a crystal of one species enclosing one of another species. |
| PERIPLASM | • periplasm n. (Cytology) The region between the plasma membrane and the outer membrane or cell wall. • PERIPLASM n. the region inside the wall of a biological cell. |
| PERISPERM | • perisperm n. (Biology) The layer of nutritive tissue, derived from the nucellus, that surrounds the embryo of a seed… • PERISPERM n. the albumen of a seed, esp. that portion which is formed outside of the embryo sac. |
| PIMPERNEL | • pimpernel n. (Now rare) A plant of the genus Pimpinella, especially burnet saxifrage (Pimpinella saxifraga). • pimpernel n. Any of various plants of the genus Anagallis, having small red, white or purple flowers, especially… • pimpernel n. Sanguisorba spp. |
| PREIMPOSE | • preimpose v. To impose ahead of time. • PREIMPOSE v. to impose in advance. |
| REMAPPING | • remapping v. Present participle of remap. • remapping n. A new mapping. • REMAP v. to map again. |
| REPUMPING | • repumping v. Present participle of repump. • repumping n. (Physics) The use of a laser to raise an electron (in an atom or ion etc) back to a previous high state. • REPUMP v. to pump again. |
| SUPERPIMP | • superpimp n. (Slang) An extremely successful pimp. • SUPERPIMP n. a pimp controlling other pimps. |