| ALPHATESTING | • alpha␣testing n. (Software, testing) A process where a software application approaching full functionality is made available… • ALPHATEST v. to carry out an alpha test of an experimental product, such as computer software. |
| PANTOPHAGIST | • pantophagist n. One who eats all kinds of food. • PANTOPHAGIST n. an omnivore. |
| PATHOGENETIC | • pathogenetic adj. Of, pertaining to, or causing pathogenesis. • pathogenetic adj. Relating to pathogenetics. • PATHOGENETIC adj. producing disease, also PATHOGENIC, PATHOGENOUS. |
| PHOTOGELATIN | • photogelatin n. Gelatin, coated on a glass plate, that carries an image to be printed by the collotype process. • PHOTOGELATIN adj. as in photogelatin process, another name for collotype. |
| PHOTOMONTAGE | • photomontage n. (Photography) A composite image combining two or more photographs. • photomontage n. (Photography) The art of constructing such images. • PHOTOMONTAGE n. montage using photographic images. |
| PHOTOSETTING | • photosetting v. Present participle of photoset. • PHOTOSETTING n. composing (matter) by projecting film from which a printing plate is made. |
| PHOTOSTATING | • photostating v. Present participle of photostat. • PHOTOSTAT v. to make facsimiles by this means. |
| PHYTOGENETIC | • phytogenetic adj. Relating to phytogenesis. • PHYTOGENETIC adj. relating to phytogenesis, also PHYTOGENETICAL. |
| PLECTOGNATHS | • plectognaths n. Plural of plectognath. • PLECTOGNATH n. any spiny-finned marine fish of the mainly tropical order Plectognathi, that includes puffers, triggerfish, trunkfish and sunfish. |
| POSTMIDNIGHT | • postmidnight adj. After midnight, but prior to dawn. • post-midnight adj. Alternative form of postmidnight. • POSTMIDNIGHT adj. taking place after midnight. |
| POTSHOTTINGS | • POTSHOTTING n. the act of taking a potshot. |
| SNAPSHOTTING | • snapshotting v. Present participle of snapshot. • SNAPSHOT v. to photograph informally and quickly. |
| SPAGHETTINIS | • spaghettinis n. Plural of spaghettini. • SPAGHETTINI n. (Italian) pasta in the form of strings of thin spaghetti. |
| SPOTLIGHTING | • spotlighting v. Present participle of spotlight. • SPOTLIGHT v. to highlight. |
| THREEPEATING | • threepeating v. Present participle of threepeat. • THREEPEAT v. to win a sporting trophy on three consecutive occasions. |
| TOPSTITCHING | • topstitching v. Present participle of topstitch. • topstitching n. The use of the topstitch technique. • TOPSTITCH v. to make a line of stitches on the outside of a garment close to a seam. |
| TRAPSHOOTING | • trapshooting n. The sport, similar to skeet, of shooting at thrown targets with a shotgun. • trap␣shooting n. The sport of shooting at pigeons liberated, or glass balls or clay pigeons launched into the air, from a trap. • TRAPSHOOTING n. the sport of shooting from traps. |
| TRIPHTHONGAL | • triphthongal adj. Pertaining to a triphthong. • TRIPHTHONGAL adj. relating to triphthong. |