| HEMITROPE | • hemitrope adj. Half turned round; half inverted; (crystallography) having a twinned structure. • hemitrope n. (Crystallography) A twin crystal having a hemitropal structure. • HEMITROPE adj. of a crystal, twinned, also HEMITROPAL, HEMITROPIC, HEMITROPOUS. |
| IMPOWERED | • impowered v. Simple past tense and past participle of impower. • IMPOWER v. to authorize, also EMPOWER. |
| MEIOSPORE | • meiospore n. A haploid spore produced by meiosis. • MEIOSPORE n. a haploid spore. |
| MILLEPORE | • millepore n. (Zoology) Any coral of the genus Millepora, having the surface nearly smooth, and perforated with very… • MILLEPORE n. any of a group or order of colonial hydrozoans. |
| 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. |
| PERIDROME | • peridrome n. The space between the columns and the wall of the cella in an Ancient Greek or Roman temple. • PERIDROME n. a gallery or balcony that ran round all four sides of a classical building. |
| PERISTOME | • peristome n. (Botany) One or two rings of tooth-like appendages surrounding the opening of the capsule of many mosses. • peristome n. (Zoology) The parts of or surrounding the mouths of numerous invertebrates. • peristome n. The lip, or edge of the aperture, of a spiral shell. |
| PICOMETER | • picometer n. (US) (metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10-12 meters; alternative spelling of picometre. • PICOMETER n. a trillionth of a metre, also PICOMETRE. |
| PICOMETRE | • picometre n. (Metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10-12 metres. Symbol: pm. • PICOMETRE n. a trillionth of a metre, also PICOMETER. |
| PLEIOMERY | • pleiomery n. The condition of being pleiomeric. • PLEIOMERY n. the state of being pleiomerous, having more than the normal number of parts. |
| PREIMPOSE | • preimpose v. To impose ahead of time. • PREIMPOSE v. to impose in advance. |
| PROMISEES | • promisees n. Plural of promisee. • PROMISEE n. one who is promised something. |
| RECOMPILE | • recompile v. To compile again. • recompile n. (Computing) An act of recompiling code. • RECOMPILE v. to compile again. |
| REIMPOSED | • reimposed v. Simple past tense and past participle of reimpose. • REIMPOSE v. to impose again. |
| REIMPOSES | • reimposes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reimpose. • REIMPOSE v. to impose again. |
| TEMPORISE | • temporise v. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of temporize. • TEMPORISE v. to delay so as to gain time or to avoid making a decision, also TEMPORIZE. |
| TEMPORIZE | • temporize v. (Intransitive) To deliberately act evasively or prolong a discussion in order to gain time or postpone… • temporize v. (Intransitive, by extension) To discuss, to negotiate; to reach a compromise. • temporize v. (Transitive, dentistry) To apply a temporary piece of dental work that will later be removed. |