| EPHEDRINE | • ephedrine n. (Biochemistry, pharmacology) A crystalline alkaloid drug C10H15NO obtained from a Chinese ephedra (Ephedra… • EPHEDRINE n. an alkaloid obtained from the plant ephedra and used in treating hay fever, asthma etc., also EPHEDRIN. |
| EPICENTER | • epicenter n. (American spelling) Alternative form of epicentre. • epicenter v. (American spelling) Alternative form of epicentre. • EPICENTER n. (US) the point on the Earth's surface that is directly above the focus of an earthquake, also EPICENTRE, EPICENTRUM. |
| EPICENTRE | • epicentre n. (Seismology) The point on the land or water surface directly above the focus, or hypocentre, of an earthquake. • epicentre n. (Military) The point on the surface of the earth directly above an underground explosion. • epicentre n. (Figuratively, proscribed) The focal point of any activity, especially if dangerous or destructive. |
| INNKEEPER | • innkeeper n. The person responsible for the running of an inn, usually the proprietor. • INNKEEPER n. a person in charge of an inn. |
| PELERINES | • pelerines n. Plural of pelerine. • PELERINE n. (French) a woman's cape, usually short, with points in front. |
| PEREGRINE | • peregrine adj. Wandering, travelling, migratory. • peregrine adj. Not native to a region or country; foreign; alien. • peregrine adj. (Astrology, of a planet) Lacking essential debility. |
| PERENTIES | • perenties n. Plural of perentie. • PERENTY n. (Native Australian) a large Australian monitor lizard, also PERENTIE. |
| PERSELINE | • perseline n. Obsolete spelling of parsley. • PERSELINE n. (Spenser) purslane, also PURSLAIN. |
| PERSIENNE | • persienne n. Printed calico or similar material. • persienne n. A window blind with movable slats, similar to a Venetian blind. • PERSIENNE n. (French) an Eastern cambric or muslin with a coloured printed pattern; (in plural) Persian blinds, outside shutters of thin movable slats. |
| PIECENERS | • pieceners n. Plural of piecener. • PIECENER n. a worker who joins broken threads, also PIECER. |
| PIONEERED | • pioneered v. Simple past tense and past participle of pioneer. • PIONEER v. to take part in the beginnings of. |
| PREDEFINE | • predefine v. (Transitive) To define in advance. • PREDEFINE v. to define in advance. |
| PRESENILE | • presenile adj. Before the onset of senility. • presenile adj. Marked by the physical and mental characteristics of old age, though not old in years. • PRESENILE adj. occurring before the onset of old age. |
| PYRENEITE | • pyreneite n. (Mineralogy) A greyish-black garnet. • PYRENEITE n. a black garnet. |
| RESERPINE | • reserpine n. (Organic chemistry, pharmacology) A compound of the alkaloid class obtained from Indian snakeroot (Rauvolfia… • RESERPINE n. a sedative drug. |
| SPLEENIER | • SPLEENY adj. (Shakespeare) irritable; peevish. |