CYPRINE | • cyprine adj. (Botany) Of or pertaining to the cypress. • CYPRINE n. a type of silicate mineral, aka vesuvianite. |
ENCRYPT | • encrypt v. To conceal information by means of a code or cipher. • ENCRYPT v. to put a message into code. |
ENTROPY | • entropy n. A measure of the disorder present in a system. • entropy n. (Thermodynamics, countable) A measure of the amount of energy in a physical system that cannot be used to do work. • entropy n. The capacity factor for thermal energy that is hidden with respect to temperature. |
HYPERON | • hyperon n. (Physics) Any baryon (a three-quark particle) with a non-zero strangeness (i.e., whose composition includes… • HYPERON n. a class of atomic particle, any baryon that is not a neutron. |
PERENTY | • perenty n. Alternative form of perentie. • PERENTY n. (Native Australian) a large Australian monitor lizard, also PERENTIE. |
PHRENSY | • phrensy n. Obsolete spelling of frenzy. • phrensy v. Obsolete spelling of frenzy. • PHRENSY v. to make frantic, also FRENZY. |
PLENARY | • plenary adj. Fully attended; for everyone’s attendance. • plenary adj. (Theology or law) Complete; full; entire; absolute. • plenary n. Plenary session. |
PREWYNS | • PREWYN n. (Shakespeare) a prune, also PRUINE. |
PREYING | • preying v. Present participle of prey. • PREY v. to exploit or terrorize victims. |
PROGENY | • progeny n. (Uncountable) Offspring or descendants considered as a group. • progeny n. (Uncountable, obsolete) Descent, lineage, ancestry. • progeny n. (Countable, figurative) A result of a creative effort. |
PRONELY | • pronely adv. In a prone manner or position. • PRONE adv. lying face down. |
PROPYNE | • propyne n. (Organic chemistry) the alkyne HC≡C-CH3. • PROPYNE n. a gaseous methyl acetylene. |
PROYNED | • PROYN v. to prune, also PROIGN, PROIN, PROINE, PROYNE. |
PROYNES | • PROYNE v. to prune, also PROIGN, PROIN, PROINE, PROYN. |
PYONERS | • pyoners n. Plural of pyoner. • PYONER n. (Shakespeare) a military pioneer, also PIONER. |
PYRENES | • pyrenes n. Plural of pyrene. • PYRENE n. the hard covering of the kernel of certain fruits. |
PYROGEN | • pyrogen n. (Medicine) Any substance that produces fever, or a rise in body temperature. • PYROGEN n. a substance that produces fever. |
PYRONES | • pyrones n. Plural of pyrone. • PYRONE n. a type of carbon compound. |