| COMPETENT | • competent adj. Having sufficient skill, knowledge, ability, or qualifications. • competent adj. (Law) Having jurisdiction or authority over a particular issue or question. • competent adj. Adequate for the purpose. |
| ENTOPHYTE | • entophyte n. (Ecology) Any plant or fungus growing as a parasite within another organism. • ENTOPHYTE n. a vegetable parasite subsisting in the interior of the body. |
| ENTREPOTS | • entrepots n. Plural of entrepot. • entrepôts n. Plural of entrepôt. • ENTREPOT n. (French) a place, such as a warehouse, port, or trading center, to which goods are brought for distribution to other parts of the world. |
| EPITHETON | • EPITHETON n. an epithet, also APATHATON, EPITHET. |
| LEPTOTENE | • leptotene n. (Biology) The first part of the prophase of meiosis, characterized by threadlike chromosomes. • LEPTOTENE n. the first stage of meiotic prophase in which long, slender, single-stranded chromosomes develop. |
| PANETTONE | • panettone n. A soft Italian sourdough brioche from Milan, with candied fruit, usually prepared for Christmas as a dessert. • PANETTONE n. (Italian) a kind of spiced cake, usually made with sultanas. |
| POSTTEENS | • postteens n. Plural of postteen. • POSTTEEN n. a young adult. |
| POTENTATE | • potentate n. A powerful leader; a monarch; a ruler. • potentate n. A powerful polity or institution. • potentate n. (Derogatory) A self-important person. |
| POTENTISE | • potentise v. Alternative form of potentize. • POTENTISE v. to render the latent power of (anything) available, also POTENTIZE. |
| POTENTIZE | • potentize v. (Transitive) To make potent; to render the latent power of (anything) available. • POTENTIZE v. to render the latent power of (anything) available, also POTENTISE. |
| PREPOTENT | • prepotent adj. Very powerful; superior in force, influence, or authority; predominant. • prepotent adj. (Biology) Characterized by prepotency. • PREPOTENT adj. potent in a very high degree. |
| STENOTYPE | • stenotype n. A keyboard machine used to record a version of shorthand using a series of phonetic symbols. • stenotype n. Any of the characters used in this shorthand system. • stenotype v. (Transitive) To record using a stenotype. |
| TELEPOINT | • telepoint n. A base station to which users of early mobile phones could connect in order to place (but not receive) calls. • TELEPOINT n. a device located in a public place that activates cordless phones. |
| TENTPOLES | • tentpoles n. Plural of tentpole. • tent-poles n. Plural of tent-pole. • tent␣poles n. Plural of tent pole. |
| TEXTPHONE | • textphone n. (Britain) A telephone with a simple keyboard and a small screen, used by the deaf. • TEXTPHONE n. a phone that can transmit text messages. |