| EPIPHYLLOUS | • epiphyllous adj. (Botany) Growing upon, or inserted into, the leaf. • EPIPHYLLOUS adj. borne on the leaves or leaflike organs. |
| IMPERIOUSLY | • imperiously adv. In an imperious manner; in the style of an emperor. • imperiously adv. In a way that brooks no refusal; commandingly. • IMPERIOUS adv. assuming command; haughty. |
| IMPETUOUSLY | • impetuously adv. In an impetuous manner; with sudden force. • IMPETUOUS adv. tending to act in a rash or impulsive manner. |
| IMPORTUNELY | • importunely adv. (Obsolete) In an importune manner. • IMPORTUNE adv. importunate. |
| OXYSULPHIDE | • oxysulphide n. Alternative form of oxysulfide. • OXYSULPHIDE n. a compound containing an element combined with oxygen and sulphur. |
| PENDULOSITY | • pendulosity n. The state or quality of being pendulous. • PENDULOSITY n. the state of being pendulous. |
| PENURIOUSLY | • penuriously adv. In a penurious manner. • PENURIOUS adv. poor; mean. |
| PERICHYLOUS | • PERICHYLOUS adj. of a plant, having water-storing tissue outside the green tissue. |
| PLEURODYNIA | • pleurodynia n. (Medicine) A painful condition of the side of the body, simulating pleurisy, usually due to rheumatism. • PLEURODYNIA n. pain in the muscles of the chest or side. |
| PLUVIOMETRY | • pluviometry n. The scientific measurement of rainfall. • PLUVIOMETRY n. the measurement of rain. |
| POLYSULFIDE | • polysulfide n. (Chemistry) Any compound of general formula RSnR having a chain of more than two sulfur atoms; any derivative… • POLYSULFIDE n. a sulfide containing two or more atoms of sulfur in the molecule, also POLYSULPHIDE. |
| PRELUSORILY | • prelusorily adv. In a prelusory manner. • PRELUSORY adv. introductory, also PRELUSIVE. |
| PROMYCELIUM | • promycelium n. The basidium of a rust fungus, a club-shaped structure bearing sporidia. • PROMYCELIUM n. a short germ-tube put out by some fungal spores. |
| PURPOSIVELY | • purposively adv. In a purposive manner. • PURPOSIVE adv. directed towards an end. |
| PYROLUSITES | • pyrolusites n. Plural of pyrolusite. • PYROLUSITE n. native manganese dioxide, a black or dark-grey tetragonal mineral with a metallic lustre. |
| PYROSULFITE | • pyrosulfite n. (Inorganic chemistry) metabisulfite. • PYROSULFITE n. as in sodium pyrosulfite, an inorganic compound used as a preservative, antioxidant and disinfectant. |