| DESTEMPER | • destemper n. Obsolete form of distemper. • DESTEMPER v. (obsolete) to distemper, in the paint sense, also DISTEMPER. |
| EMMETROPE | • emmetrope n. A person with emmetropia, perfect vision. • EMMETROPE n. a person showing emmetropia, correct refraction of light by the eyes. |
| EXTEMPORE | • extempore adj. Carried out with no preparation; impromptu. • extempore adv. Without preparation; extemporaneously. • extempore n. Something improvised. |
| PEDOMETER | • pedometer n. A device, often electronic, that measures the number of steps taken, and thus estimates the distance walked. • pedometer n. (North American) Alternative spelling of paedometer. • PEDOMETER n. an instrument for measuring distance travelled on foot. |
| PERIMETER | • perimeter n. (Mathematics) The sum of the distance of all the lengths of the sides of an object. • perimeter n. (Mathematics) The length of such a boundary. • perimeter n. The outer limits of an area. See synonyms at circumference. |
| PERMEATED | • permeated v. Simple past tense and past participle of permeate. • PERMEATE v. to spread through. |
| PERMEATES | • permeates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of permeate. • PERMEATE v. to spread through. |
| PERMITTEE | • permittee n. (Law) One who receives a permit. • PERMITTEE n. one to whom a permission or permit is given. |
| PETAMETER | • petameter n. (US) (metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 1015 meters; alternative spelling of petametre. • PETAMETER n. ten to the power of fifteen metres, also PETAMETRE. |
| PETAMETRE | • petametre n. Britain spelling of petameter. • PETAMETRE n. ten to the power of fifteen metres, also PETAMETER. |
| PREEMPTED | • preempted v. Simple past tense and past participle of preempt. • preëmpted v. Simple past tense and past participle of preëmpt. • pre-empted v. Simple past tense and past participle of pre-empt. |
| PREEXEMPT | • PREEXEMPT v. to exempt beforehand. |
| RETEMPERS | • retempers v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of retemper. • RETEMPER v. to modify again. |
| TEMPERATE | • temperate adj. Moderate; not excessive. • temperate adj. Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions. • temperate adj. Proceeding from temperance. |
| TEMPERERS | • temperers n. Plural of temperer. • TEMPERER n. one who tempers. |
| TREPONEME | • treponeme n. Any of the bacterium of the genus Treponema. • TREPONEME n. a kind of bacterium, a spirochaete, that causes syphilis, also TREPONEMA. |