| CRYPTOGRAM | • cryptogram n. Encrypted text. • cryptogram n. (Games) A type of word puzzle in which text encoded by a simple cipher is to be decoded. • CRYPTOGRAM n. anything written in cipher, also CRYPTOGRAPH. |
| IMPROPERLY | • improperly adv. In an improper manner; not properly. • IMPROPER adv. not proper. |
| MICROPARTY | • microparty n. (Chiefly Australian politics) A very small political party. • MICROPARTY n. a small political party, especially one focussing on a single issue. |
| MICROPYLAR | • micropylar adj. Of or pertaining to micropyles. • MICROPYLAR adj. of or like a micropyle, a micropore in ovum for spermatozoon. |
| PEREMPTORY | • peremptory adj. (Law) Precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal. • peremptory adj. Positive in opinion or judgment; absolutely certain, overconfident, unwilling to hear any debate or… • peremptory adj. (Obsolete) Firmly determined, resolute; obstinate, stubborn. |
| PROEMBRYOS | • proembryos n. Plural of proembryo. • PROEMBRYO n. a group of cells formed in the dividing zygote, from which part the embryo arises. |
| PROMISSORY | • promissory adj. Containing or consisting of a promise. • promissory adj. (Law, of a contractual provision) Stipulating the future actions required of the parties to an insurance… • PROMISSORY adj. containing a promise or binding declaration of something to be done or forborne. |
| PROMONTORY | • promontory n. A high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff. • promontory n. (Anatomy) A projecting part of the body. • PROMONTORY n. a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water. |
| PROMPTUARY | • promptuary n. (Obsolete) A magazine, repository, or handbook. • promptuary n. (Arithmetic) A device described in Napier’s treatise Rabdologiæ, consisting of a large set of strips… • promptuary adj. (Obsolete) Of or relating to preparation. |
| PYROCERAMS | • PYROCERAM n. (tradename) a strong heat-resistant glass. |
| PYROMANCER | • pyromancer n. One who performs pyromancy. • pyromancer n. (Fantasy) One who has a magical ability to conjure or control fire. • PYROMANCER n. one who engages in pyromancy, divination by the use of fire. |
| PYROMERIDE | • PYROMERIDE n. a nodular rhyolite. |
| PYROMETERS | • pyrometers n. Plural of pyrometer. • PYROMETER n. an instrument for measuring very high temperatures. |
| PYROMETRIC | • pyrometric adj. (Analytical chemistry) Of, or relating to a pyrometer or pyrometry. • PYROMETRIC adj. relating to pyrometry, the art of measuring degrees of heat, or the expansion of bodies by heat, also PYROMETRICAL. |
| REDEMPTORY | • redemptory adj. Paid as ransom; serving to redeem. • REDEMPTORY adj. paid for ransom; serving to redeem. |
| SPIROMETRY | • spirometry n. (Medicine) The measurement of the volume of air that a person can move into and out of the lungs, using a spirometer. • SPIROMETRY n. the act of measuring the chest capacity by means of a spirometer. |
| TERPOLYMER | • terpolymer n. A copolymer derived from three species of monomer. • TERPOLYMER n. a polymer such as a complex resin. |