| AEPYORNIS | • Aepyornis n. An elephant bird of the genus Aepyornis. • Aepyornis n. A taxonomic genus within the family Aepyornithidae – elephant birds, large, extinct birds of Madagascar. • Æpyornis prop.n. Alternative spelling of Aepyornis. |
| DRYPOINTS | • drypoints n. Plural of drypoint. • dry␣points n. Plural of dry point. • DRYPOINT n. a sharp needle by which fine lines are drawn in copper engraving. |
| LAYPERSON | • layperson n. A person who is not a cleric. • layperson n. One who is not intimately familiar with a given subject or activity. • lay␣person n. Alternative form of layperson. |
| PARSIMONY | • parsimony n. Great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily. • parsimony n. (By extension) The quality or characteristic of using the fewest resources or explanations to solve a problem. • PARSIMONY n. sparingness or reluctance in the spending of money, also PARCIMONY. |
| PERSONIFY | • personify v. (Transitive) To be an example of; to have all the attributes of. • personify v. (Transitive) To create a representation of (an abstract quality) in the form of a character or persona. • PERSONIFY v. to be the embodiment of. |
| PROPENYLS | • propenyls n. Plural of propenyl. • PROPENYL n. a hydrocarbon radical related to propene. |
| PROPYLONS | • propylons n. Plural of propylon. • PROPYLON n. an entrance to a temple. |
| PYRANOSES | • pyranoses n. Plural of pyranose. • PYRANOSE n. a sugar present in pyran. |
| PYRENOIDS | • pyrenoids n. Plural of pyrenoid. • PYRENOID n. a protein body of certain lower organisms. |
| PYRONINES | • pyronines n. Plural of pyronine. • PYRONINE n. (tradename) any of several xanthene dyes, also PYRONIN. |
| PYROXENES | • pyroxenes n. Plural of pyroxene. • PYROXENE n. any of a group of minerals common in igneous rocks. |
| SPOROGENY | • sporogeny n. Sporogenesis. • SPOROGENY n. the production of spores. |
| SPOROGONY | • sporogony n. The formation of sporozoites from spores or zygotes. • SPOROGONY n. the growth or development of an animal or a zooid from a nonsexual germ. |