| COMPTROLLERS | • comptrollers n. Plural of comptroller. • COMPTROLLER n. a royal household official who examines and supervises expenditures. |
| HYPERTHERMAL | • hyperthermal adj. Of, pertaining to, or causing hyperthermia. • hyperthermal n. (Geology) Any of several brief geological periods of global warming. • HYPERTHERMAL adj. suffering from hyperthermia. |
| IMPERATORIAL | • imperatorial adj. Commanding; authoritative. • imperatorial adj. Relating to the title or office of imperator. • IMPERATORIAL adj. like an imperator. |
| MARPRELATING | • MARPRELATE v. to inveigh after the manner of Martin Marprelate, the name assumed by the author of certain anti-episcopal tracts, 1588-9. |
| PARAMETRICAL | • parametrical adj. Parametric. • PARAMETRICAL adj. relating to parameters, also PARAMETRAL, PARAMETRIC. |
| PARAMILITARY | • paramilitary n. A group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion, but which do not represent the formal… • paramilitary n. (Colloquial) A member of a paramilitary group. • paramilitary adj. Relating to a paramilitary. |
| PERAMBULATOR | • perambulator n. (Britain) A baby carriage. • perambulator n. One who perambulates. • perambulator n. A surveyor’s instrument for measuring distances, consisting of a wheel that rolls over the ground, along… |
| PEREMPTORILY | • peremptorily adv. In a peremptory manner; in a commanding tone, brooking no delay. • PEREMPTORY adv. putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay. |
| PERIMETRICAL | • perimetrical adj. Of, relating to or having a perimeter. • PERIMETRICAL adj. relating to a perimeter, also PERIMETRAL, PERIMETRIC. |
| PERMACULTURE | • permaculture n. (Agriculture) Any system of sustainable agriculture that renews natural resources and enriches local ecosystems. • permaculture n. The design, installation and maintenance of indefinitely sustainable human communities set in balanced… • PERMACULTURE n. a system of self-sustaining natural agriculture. |
| POLARIMETERS | • polarimeters n. Plural of polarimeter. • POLARIMETER n. an instrument for measuring polarised light. |
| POLARIMETRIC | • polarimetric adj. (Physics) Of or pertaining to polarimetry, or measured using a polarimeter. • POLARIMETRIC adj. relating to measurement by polarimeter, an instrument for measuring polarised light. |
| PREFORMULATE | • preformulate v. To formulate (a pharmaceutical drug) in advance of general availability. • PREFORMULATE v. to formulate in advance. |
| PREMARITALLY | • premaritally adv. Before marriage. • PREMARITAL adv. taking place before marriage. |
| PREMENSTRUAL | • premenstrual adj. Occurring in the time period during the menstrual cycle leading up to the beginning of menstruation. • premenstrual adj. Relating to the time period in a girl’s life prior to her first experience of menstruation; prepubescent. • PREMENSTRUAL adj. taking place before menstruation. |
| PROCLAMATORY | • proclamatory adj. In the manner of a proclamation. • PROCLAMATORY adj. of the nature of a proclamation. |
| PROMULGATORS | • promulgators n. Plural of promulgator. • PROMULGATOR n. one who promulgates. |
| PYROMETRICAL | • pyrometrical adj. Pyrometric. • PYROMETRICAL adj. relating to pyrometry, the art of measuring degrees of heat, or the expansion of bodies by heat, also PYROMETRIC. |
| TELEPROMPTER | • teleprompter n. A device placed near or on a television camera that displays scrolling text, allowing a person to read… |
| TRAMPOLINERS | • trampoliners n. Plural of trampoliner. • TRAMPOLINER n. one who uses a trampoline, also TRAMPOLINIST. |