| CARYOPSIS | • caryopsis n. (Botany) A type of fruit in which the fruit skin is stuck to the seed coat; especially the grain of a cereal. • CARYOPSIS n. (Greek) a dry indehiscent fruit characteristic of grasses. |
| PARALYSIS | • paralysis n. (Pathology) The complete loss of voluntary control of part of a person’s body, such as one or more limbs. • paralysis n. A state of being unable to act. • PARALYSIS n. the state of being unable to move. |
| PARTYISMS | • partyisms n. Plural of partyism. • PARTYISM n. devotion to a political party. |
| PYRALISES | • pyralises n. Plural of pyralis. • PYRALIS n. (Greek) a kind of moth, also PYRALID, PYRALIDID. |
| PYRAMISES | • PYRAMIS n. (Shakespeare) a pyramid. |
| PYRITISES | • pyritises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pyritise. • PYRITISE v. to convert into pyrites, also PYRITIZE. |
| PYROLISES | • PYROLISE v. to decompose by heating, also PYROLIZE, PYROLYSE, PYROLYZE. |
| PYROLYSIS | • pyrolysis n. (Chemistry, physics) The decomposition of a material or compound due to heat, in the absence of oxygen… • PYROLYSIS n. decomposition due to heat. |
| PYROSISES | • PYROSIS n. (Greek) heartburn. |
| SHIPYARDS | • shipyards n. Plural of shipyard. • SHIPYARD n. a place where ships are built or repaired. |
| SOPHISTRY | • sophistry n. (Uncountable, historical) The actions or arguments of a sophist. • sophistry n. (Uncountable) Plausible yet fallacious argumentations or reasoning. • sophistry n. (Countable) An argument that seems plausible, but is fallacious or misleading, especially one devised… |
| SPAGYRICS | • spagyrics n. Plural of spagyric. • SPAGYRICS n. the science of alchemy. |
| SPAGYRIST | • spagyrist n. (Alchemy) An alchemist, especially one who tried to discover remedies for diseases. • SPAGYRIST n. an alchemist, also SPAGIRIST. |
| SPRAYIEST | • SPRAYEY adj. full of spray. |
| SPRAYINGS | • sprayings n. Plural of spraying. • SPRAYING n. an act of spraying. |
| SYRPHIANS | • syrphians n. Plural of syrphian. • SYRPHIAN n. a wasplike fly, also SYRPHID. |
| SYRUPIEST | • syrupiest adj. Superlative form of syrupy: most syrupy. • SYRUPY adj. like syrup, also SIRUPY. |