| HYPERMART | • hypermart n. A hypermarket. • HYPERMART n. a very large self-service store, also HYPERMARKET. |
| PARARHYME | • pararhyme n. A verse form in which the consonants of two words are identical in sound, but the vowels of the words… • PARARHYME n. a form of rhyme in which the consonants but not the vowels of the last stressed syllable are identical. |
| PERFUMERY | • perfumery n. (Countable) A shop selling perfumes. • perfumery n. (Countable) A factory where perfume is made. • perfumery n. (Uncountable) The manufacture of perfume. |
| PERIMETRY | • perimetry n. The measurement of a perimeter. • perimetry n. (Medicine) The systematic measurement of light sensitivity in the visual field by the detection of the… • PERIMETRY n. measurement of the field of vision. |
| PRIMARILY | • primarily adv. (Focus) Of a primary or central nature, first and foremost. • PRIMARY adv. taking first place. |
| PROEMBRYO | • proembryo n. (Botany) A cluster of cells in the ovule of a fertilized flowering plant that has not yet formed into an embryo. • proembryo n. (Botany) The protonema of mosses. • PROEMBRYO n. a group of cells formed in the dividing zygote, from which part the embryo arises. |
| PYRETHRUM | • pyrethrum n. Any of several daisy-like perennial African plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially Tanacetum cinerariifolium. • pyrethrum n. Anacyclus pyrethrum (pellitory of Spain). • pyrethrum n. (Organic chemistry) Any of several insecticides obtained from these plants; pyrethrin. |
| PYROCERAM | • pyroceram n. (US) a form of pyrex. • PYROCERAM n. (tradename) a strong heat-resistant glass. |
| PYROMETER | • pyrometer n. A thermometer designed to measure high temperatures. • pyrometer n. An instrument for measuring the thermal expansion of solids. • PYROMETER n. an instrument for measuring very high temperatures. |
| PYROMETRY | • pyrometry n. The measurement of high temperatures. • PYROMETRY n. the art of measuring degrees of heat, or the expansion of bodies by heat. |
| TEMPORARY | • temporary adj. Not permanent; existing only for a period or periods of time. • temporary adj. Existing only for a short time or short times; transient, ephemeral. • temporary n. One serving for a limited time; short-term employee. |