| BIOPIRATE | • biopirate n. (Derogatory) One who engages in biopiracy. • BIOPIRATE n. one who practises biopiracy. |
| IMPOLITER | • impoliter adj. Comparative form of impolite: more impolite. • IMPOLITE adj. having bad manners. |
| OPTIMISER | • optimiser n. Alternative spelling of optimizer. • OPTIMISER n. one who optimises, also OPTIMIZER. |
| OPTIMIZER | • optimizer n. A person in a large business whose task is to maximize profits and make the business more efficient. • optimizer n. (Computing) A program that uses linear programming to optimize a process. • optimizer n. (Computing) A compiler or assembler that produces optimized code. |
| PERDITION | • perdition n. Eternal damnation. • perdition n. Hell. • perdition n. Absolute ruin; downfall. |
| PERIAKTOI | • periaktoi n. Plural of periaktos. • periaktoi n. A device for changing scenery in a theatre. A row of adjacent, three-sided columns form a backdrop to… • PERIAKTOS n. (Greek) in the ancient Greek theatre, a tall revolving prism at the side of the stage, projecting a variety of backdrops. |
| PERIDOTIC | • peridotic adj. Of or relating to peridot. • PERIDOTIC adj. relating to peridot. |
| PERIOTICS | • periotics n. Plural of periotic. • PERIOTIC n. a bone of the middle ear. |
| PISTOLIER | • pistolier n. (Archaic) Alternative spelling of pistoleer. • PISTOLIER n. one who uses a pistol, also PISTOLEER, PISTOLERO. |
| POITRINES | • poitrines n. Plural of poitrine. • POITRINE n. (French) a woman's bosom. |
| POSITIVER | • positiver adj. (Nonstandard) comparative form of positive: more positive. • POSITIVE adj. assertive, affirmative. |
| PREBIOTIC | • prebiotic n. (Chiefly in the plural) A substance in food that is hard to digest and promotes the growth of beneficial… • prebiotic adj. Before the advent of life. • prebiotic adj. (Of a food) Not digestible, but beneficial. |
| PROBITIES | • probities n. Plural of probity. • PROBITY n. complete and confirmed integrity. |
| PROTEINIC | • proteinic adj. Proteinaceous. • PROTEINIC adj. relating to protein. |
| REPTILOID | • reptiloid n. (Science fiction) A reptilian humanoid creature. • REPTILOID adj. reptile-like. • REPTILOID n. any animal of the Reptilia. |
| TOPIARIES | • topiaries n. Plural of topiary. • TOPIARY n. the art of trimming shrubs into shape. |
| TRIPODIES | • tripodies n. Plural of tripody. • TRIPODY n. (Greek) a verse of three metrical feet. |