| EPENTHETIC | • epenthetic adj. (Phonology, phonetics) Of or pertaining to epenthesis. • epenthetic adj. (Phonology, of a phoneme or syllable) Inserted into a word. • EPENTHETIC adj. inserted in the body of a word; as, an epenthetic letter or sound. |
| LEPTOTENES | • leptotenes n. Plural of leptotene. • LEPTOTENE n. the first stage of meiotic prophase in which long, slender, single-stranded chromosomes develop. |
| PENETRATED | • penetrated v. Simple past tense and past participle of penetrate. • PENETRATE v. to thrust or force a way into the inside of. |
| PENETRATES | • penetrates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of penetrate. • PENETRATE v. to thrust or force a way into the inside of. |
| PENTAMETER | • pentameter n. (Poetry) A line in a poem having five metrical feet. • pentameter n. (Poetry) Poetic metre in which each line has five feet. • PENTAMETER n. a line of verse consisting of five metrical feet. |
| PENTETERIC | • penteteric adj. Quinquennial. • PENTETERIC adj. occurring every fourth year. |
| PESTERMENT | • pesterment n. The act of pestering, or the state of being pestered; vexation; worry. • PESTERMENT n. the act of pestering, or the state of being pestered. |
| PETITENESS | • petiteness n. The quality of being petite. • PETITENESS n. the state of being petite. |
| PETTEDNESS | • pettedness n. The quality of being petted. • PETTEDNESS n. the state of being petted. |
| PREDENTATE | • predentate adj. Before the teeth have developed. • PREDENTATE adj. having teeth in the forepart of the jaw only. |
| PRETENDENT | • pretendent n. Alternative form of pretendant. • PRETENDENT n. a pretender; a claimant, also PRETENDANT. |
| SEPTENNATE | • septennate n. A period of seven years. • SEPTENNATE n. a period of seven years; as, the septennate during which the President of the French Republic holds office. |
| TERNEPLATE | • terneplate n. (Also attributively) Thin iron or steel sheeting coated with an alloy of lead and tin (or, more recently… • TERNEPLATE n. thin iron sheets coated with an alloy of lead and tin. |