| OPPORTUNISM | • opportunism n. The practice of taking advantage of any situations or people to achieve an end, often with no regard… • OPPORTUNISM n. the practice of regulating actions by favourable opportunities rather than consistent principles. |
| PANSPERMIAS | • PANSPERMIA n. (Greek) the theory that life could be diffused through the universe by means of germs carried by meteorites, also PANSPERMATISM, PANSPERMISM, PANSPERMY. |
| PANSPERMIES | • PANSPERMY n. the theory that life could be diffused through the universe by means of germs carried by meteorites, also PANSPERMATISM, PANSPERMIA, PANSPERMISM. |
| PANSPERMISM | • panspermism n. Synonym of panspermatism. • PANSPERMISM n. the theory that life could be diffused through the universe by means of germs carried by meteorites, also PANSPERMATISM, PANSPERMIA, PANSPERMY. |
| PANSPERMIST | • panspermist n. An advocate of panspermism; one who believes that life on Earth originated in outer space. • PANSPERMIST n. a believer in panspermism. |
| PENTAPRISMS | • pentaprisms n. Plural of pentaprism. • PENTAPRISM n. a five-sided prism used in photography. |
| PEPPERMINTS | • peppermints n. Plural of peppermint. • PEPPERMINT n. a pungent and aromatic mint with dark green lanceolate leaves and whorls of small pink flowers in spikes. |
| PERISPOMENA | • perispomena n. Plural of perispomenon. • PERISPOMENON n. a word having a circumflex accent on the final syllable. |
| PREEMPTIONS | • preemptions n. Plural of preemption. • preëmptions n. Plural of preëmption. • pre-emptions n. Plural of pre-emption. |
| PREIMPOSING | • preimposing v. Present participle of preimpose. • PREIMPOSE v. to impose in advance. |
| PREPAYMENTS | • prepayments n. Plural of prepayment. • PREPAYMENT n. payment in advance. |
| PRESTAMPING | • prestamping v. Present participle of prestamp. • PRESTAMP v. to stamp beforehand. |
| PRESUMPTION | • presumption n. The act of presuming, or something presumed. • presumption n. The belief of something based upon reasonable evidence, or upon something known to be true. • presumption n. The condition upon which something is presumed. |
| PROPELMENTS | • propelments n. Plural of propelment. • PROPELMENT n. propulsion; a propelling motion. |
| SUPPORTMENT | • supportment n. (Obsolete) support. • SUPPORTMENT n. support. |