English words: plaster of Paris to platiniridium

300 English words, part 104 of 213 of the words starting with P, A to Z. 25 have a page of their own.

English words plaster of Paris to platiniridium

plaster of Paris noun: A hemihydrate of calcium sulfate, made by calcining gypsum, that hardens when moistened and allowed to dry; used to make casts, molds and sculpture.
plaster ring noun: Synonym of mud ring.
plaster room noun: A room in a hospital where plaster casts are applied.
plaster saint noun: Someone who makes a show of being benevolent and morally upright, often in a hypocritical way.
plaster-stone noun: gypsum
plasterable adjective: Suitable for having plaster applied.
plasterboard noun, verb: A construction material consisting of a rigid panel of several layers of fibreboard or paper bonded to a gypsum core.
plastered adjective, verb: Coated with plaster.
plasterer noun: A person whose occupation is to plaster walls.
plasterer bee noun: Any bee of the subfamily Colletinae, solitary bees that secrete a substance from their mouthparts to give a cellophane-like lining to their nests.
plasteriness noun: The quality of being plastery.
plastering noun, verb: The act or process of overlaying with plaster.
plasterless adjective: Without plaster (the building material); unplastered.
plasterlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of plaster (the material).
plasterly adjective /ˈplæstə(ɹ)li/: Resembling plaster (plaster of Paris).
plasterman noun: A plasterer.
plasterwise adverb: In the manner of a plaster.
plasterwork noun /ˈplæstɚˌwɝk/: Architectural work executed in plaster.
plastery adjective: Of the nature of plaster.
plastic adjective, noun /ˈplæstɪk/: A synthetic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer, whether thermoplastic or thermosetting.
plastic art noun: An art form which involves physical manipulation of a three-dimensional medium by moulding or modeling such as sculpture or ceramics.
plastic bag noun: A type of packaging made of thin, flexible, plastic film, starch, or plastic textile, used for containing and transporting food, waste, and consumer goods....
plastic baton round noun: A non-lethal projectile made of aluminium carcase and plastic head, designed to be fired from a specialized gun, for riot control.
plastic beauty noun: Beauty achieved by cosmetic surgery.
plastic bullet noun: A non-lethal projectile made of aluminium carcase and plastic head, designed to be fired from a specialized gun, for riot control.
plastic cheese noun: Any soft cheese that can be moulded.
plastic deformation noun: A permanent change in the shape or size of an object without breaking it or putting it under excessive stress.
plastic explosive noun: Any of a number of explosive materials formulated to be soft and hand malleable.
plastic fantastic noun: A fibreglass boat.
plastic flow noun: Any fluid flow in which movement is proportional to the applied force (above the yield value).
plastic footprint noun: A measure of the total amount of plastic waste an individual, company, or product generates.
plastic money noun: Credit cards and debit cards as an alternative to cash.
Plastic Paddy noun: A person of another ethnicity considered to be passing or posing as Irish.
plastic panties noun: Plastic pants that resemble panties.
plastic pants noun: An undergarment worn over a diaper or nappy (or underwear) in order to prevent leakage through the fabric.
plastic patriotism noun: Performative or superficial displays of patriotism.
plastic pig noun: The Reliant Robin, a three-wheeled fibreglass car.
plastic ratio noun: A geometrical proportion given by the unique real solution of the equation x³ = x + 1. Its decimal expansion begins 1.324717957244746...
plastic surgeon noun: A surgeon who performs plastic surgery.
plastic surgery noun: Surgery that is performed on the restoration, reconstruction or alteration of the human body.
plastic wood noun: Synonym of wood putty.
plastical adjective: plastic (malleable)
plastically adverb /ˈplastɪkli/: In a plastic way; through moulding; flexibly.
plasticard noun: Thin polystyrene sheets used in arts and crafts.
plasticate verb: To transform into a plastic material.
plasticator noun: A device for melting and mixing thermoplastic materials.
plasticene noun: Alternative form of plasticine.
plastician noun /plæsˈtɪʃən/: Someone or something that transforms or reshapes objects.
plasticin noun: A neurofilament protein present in the goldfish retina
plasticine noun /ˈplæs.tɪ.siːn/: Modeling clay.
plasticisation noun: Alternative spelling of plasticization
plasticise verb: Alternative spelling of plasticize.
plasticiser noun: Alternative spelling of plasticizer.
plasticism noun: The state or condition of being plastic.
plasticity noun /ˌplæs.ˈtɪs.ɪ.ti/: The quality or state of being plastic.
plasticization noun: The process of making something more plastic
plasticize verb: To make something more plastic, especially by adding a plasticizer
plasticizer noun /ˈplæs.tɪ.saɪ.zə/: Any of various substances added to a material (such as plastic or concrete) in order to make it more pliable.
plasticked adjective: Covered in plastic.
plasticky adjective: Resembling plastic, especially in the sense of being cheap and lightweight.
plasticless adjective: Without plastic.
plasticly adverb: Alternative form of plastically.
plasticness noun: The quality or state of being plastic.
plasticolous adjective: That grows on plastic.
plasticosis noun: Fibrosis caused by the ingestion of plastic.
plasticrete noun: A durable construction material.
plastics noun: Plastic surgery, especially as a profession.
plasticuffs noun: plastic handcuffs
plasticulture noun: The use of plastics in agriculture.
plasticware noun: Culinary or scientific equipment made of plastic.
plastid noun /ˈplæ.stɪd/: Any of various organelles found in the cells of plants and algae, often used for photosynthesis.
plastidal adjective: Alternative form of plastidial.
plastidary adjective: Relating to plastids
plastidial adjective: Of or pertaining to a plastid
plastidic adjective: Pertaining to, or composed of plastids
plastidium noun: Synonym of plastid.
plastidome noun: The entirety of the plastids of a cell.
plastidule noun: One of the small particles or organic molecules of protoplasm.
plastidyl adjective: Related to or composed of a plastid.
plastification noun: Act or process of plastifying.
plastifier noun: A chemical agent that causes other chemical compounds to react to form a plastic.
plastify verb: To make or become plastic or malleable.
plastiglass noun: A clear material combining the characteristics of plastic and glass.
plastiglomerate noun: A type of rock with plastic inclusions
plastilina noun: plasticine
plastin noun: A set of proteins...
plastinate noun: A body, or body part, preserved by means of plastination.
plastinated adjective: Preserved by means of plastination.
plastination noun: A technique for preserving bodies or body parts by replacing the water and fat with certain plastics.
plastinator noun: One who plastinates dead bodies or body parts.
plastinoid adjective: Resembling plastin.
plastique noun: A form of physical exercise that involves rotation of the joints.
plastiskin noun: synthetic skin, especially that of an android.
plastisol noun: A liquid dispersion of plastic or resin that may be converted to a solid by heating
plastisphere noun /ˈplæstɪˌsfɪəɹ/: The ecosystem on the surface of a piece of plastic (especially in a marine environment).
plastivore noun: A biological organism (microbial or otherwise) which consumes and breaks down plastics (synthetic polymers).
plastivorous adjective: Consuming plastic.
plastizyme noun: Any of a type of molecularly imprinted polymer engineered to function as an enzyme, being a catalyst to aid breakdown of molecules, for industrial uses and...
plasto- prefix: A small body, structure, particle, or granule, especially of living matter.
plastochron noun: The time between successive leaf initiation events.
plastochronal adjective: Relating to the plastochron.
plastochrone noun: Alternative form of plastochron.
plastochronic adjective: Relating to the plastochron.
plastocyanin noun: An important copper-containing protein, involved in electron transfer
plastoelastic adjective: Plastic and elastic.
plastoelasticity noun: The condition of being plastoelastic.
plastogamic adjective: Synonym of plasmogamic.
plastogamy noun: Synonym of plasmogamy.
plastogene noun: The equivalent of a simple gene in plastids
plastogenetic adjective: Relating to plastogenes
plastoglobule noun: A globular mass of lipoprotein within a chloroplast.
plastoglobulin noun: Any of a group of lipoproteins present in the plastids of many plants
plastoglobulus noun: Alternative form of plastoglobule.
plastographic adjective: Relating to plastography.
plastography noun: The art of forming figures in any malleable material.
plastoholotype noun: An artificial mould or copy of a holotype specimen.
plastohydroquinone noun: The reduced, phenolic form of plastoquinone
plastoid noun: A plastic-like material.
plastome noun: The part of the genome of a photosynthetic plant found in its plastid
plastomenid noun: Any turtle of the genus †Plastomenus.
plastometer noun: A tool used to determine the flow properties of plastic materials.
plastomic adjective: Relating to the plastome.
plastonema noun: A filament the surrounds a plastosome (organelle).
plastoquinol noun: A compound derived from plastoquinone during photosynthesis.
plastoquinone noun: a quinone, related to the carotenoids, involved in the electron transport process of photosynthesis
plastoribosome noun: A prokaryotic ribosome
plastosemiquinone noun: Any semiquinone derived from a plastoquinone
plastosome noun: Any of various organelles found within a cell, especially a mitochondrion.
plastotype noun: A plastid genotype.
plastral adjective: Relating to the plastron.
plastromancy noun: A form of divination through the use of turtleshell plastrons.
plastromantic adjective: Of or pertaining to plastromancy.
plastron noun /ˈplæstɹən/: The nearly flat part of the shell structure of a tortoise or other animal, similar in composition to the carapace.
plastronal adjective: Relating to a plastron
plastrum noun: Alternative form of plastron.
-plasty suffix /-ˈplæs.ti/: Repair or restoration of a part or function.
-plasy suffix: Alternative form of -plasia.
plat adjective, adverb, noun, verb /plæt/: A plot of land; a lot.
plat du jour noun /ˌplɑː duː ˈʒʊə/: The special dish for the day in a restaurant.
plat-eye noun: A mythical monster or ghost in the folklore of the West Indies and southern United States; it is a being with large, glowing eyes, capable of shapeshifting...
Plata proper noun: A surname.
platable adjective: Alternative spelling of plateable.
platacanthomyid noun: Any rodent in the Platacanthomyidae.
Plataea proper noun: An ancient Greek city-state situated in Boeotia near the frontier with Attica at the foot of Mt. Cithaeron, between the mountain and the river Asopus, which...
Plataean adjective, noun: Someone from ancient Plataea.
platan noun /ˈplat(ə)n/: A planetree.
platanaceous adjective: Belonging to the family Platanaceae of plane trees.
platanistid noun: Any river dolphin in the Platanistidae.
platanistoid noun: Any river dolphin in the superfamily Platanistoidea.
platanna noun: Any of several clawed frogs of the genus Xenopus which spend most of their time in water and rarely emerge onto land, especially the common platanna,...
platanthera noun /pləˈtæn.θɚ.ɹə/: Any orchid of the genus Platanthera.
platanus noun: Any tree of the genus Platanus.
platarsite noun: An isometric-diploidal gray mineral containing arsenic, platinum, rhodium, ruthenium, and sulfur.
plataspid noun: Any true bug in the family Plataspidae, which is sometimes known as the Plataspididae.
platband noun: A border of flowers in a garden, especially along a wall; a strip of turf forming a border.
plate adjective, noun, verb /ˈpleɪ̯t/: A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten.
plate appearance noun: A batter's completed turn in the batter's box. It usually results in an at-bat or walk, but may also result in a hit-by-pitch, sacrifice fly, sacrifice hit,...
plate armor noun: American standard spelling of plate armour.
plate armour noun: Metallic armour made of large pieces or plates.
plate away verb: Of a travel agent, to stop booking travelers on an airline and start booking them on others instead.
plate block noun: A block of stamps from the edge of the sheet which shows the plate from which the stamps were printed.
plate bone noun: scapula
plate carrée noun: An equirectangular map projection in which latitude and longitude form the y and x of a coordinate plane.
plate-carrier noun: A kind of bulletproof vest.
plate count noun: A measure of bacterial contamination of a sample.
plate girder noun: A beam built of steel plates and shapes welded or bolted together to form a deep beam larger than could be produced by a rolling mill.
plate glass adjective, noun: Sheet glass; a type of glass, initially produced in plane form, commonly used for windows, windshields, etc.
plate glass university noun: Any of several universities founded in the United Kingdom in the 1960s in the era of the Robbins Report on higher education.
plate lunch noun: A Hawaiian meal consisting of white rice, macaroni salad, and an entrée.
plate mail noun: Brigandine.
plate mark noun: A legal emblem stamped into articles made from precious metals such as gold and silver to indicate the value of the metal.
plate meal noun: A full meal with a fixed set of dishes as components, often but not necessarily served at a restaurant.
plate meristem noun: A meristem in which mitosis occurs in two planes, forming a flat plate of tissue.
plate money noun: A type of money issued in Sweden in the 17th and 18th centuries consisting of large rectangular pieces of copper.
plate number coil noun: A United States postage stamp with the number of the printing plate or plates printed on it.
plate out noun, verb: To be neutralized and deposited onto a solid surface.
plate paper noun: A heavy spongy paper, for printing from engraved plates.
plate powder noun: A powder used to polish silverware, especially silver plate
plate press noun: A press with a flat carriage and a roller, used for printing from engraved steel or copper plates.
plate reader noun: A piece of laboratory equipment used to detect the changes that might occur in a microtiter plate.
plate reverb noun: An electromechanical device used to produce a reverb sound effect, in which an electrical audio signal is made to vibrate a metal plate, and sensors...
plate sale noun: A sale of cars from the previous year.
plate ship noun: A galleon, especially a Spanish one, carrying a cargo of precious metals and other treasure.
plate spinning noun: A circus performance in which a number of plates balanced on poles are kept continually spinning by the performer.
plate tectonics noun: The large-scale movement of tectonic plates that contributes to continental drift.
plate up verb: To dish out or place food on a plate (or other serving vessel) prior to serving.
plate wheel noun: A wheel whose rim and hub are connected by a continuous plate of metal, instead of by arms or spokes.
Platea proper noun: A borough of Pennsylvania.
plateable adjective: That can be plated (covered with another material).
Platearian adjective: Of or pertaining to the twelfth-century writer Matthaeus Platearius the Younger.
plateasm noun: An overly broad or full style of pronunciation.
plateau noun, verb /ˈplætəʊ/: A largely level expanse of land at a high elevation; tableland.
plateau basalt noun: Synonym of flood basalt.
plateau effect noun: A gradual decrease in effectiveness.
plateau pika noun: A species of mammal in the pika family, Ochotonidae.
Plateau's law noun: Any of a set of laws describing the structure of soap films.
plateaulike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a plateau.
platebound adjective: Describing an antibody (or other material) that is bound to a glass plate and not able to move away.
platebrush noun: Synonym of susumber (“Solanum torvum”).
plated adjective, verb /ˈpleɪtɪd/: Covered with plates or scales.
plated lizard noun: A lizard from the family Gerrhosauridae, native to Africa.
plateful noun: The quantity contained on a plate.
plateglass noun: Alternative form of plate glass.
plateholder noun: A device for holding a photographic plate.
plateia noun: A town square in Greece or Cyprus
platelayer noun: A railway employee who inspects and maintains the permanent way of a railway installation.
platelaying noun: The work of a platelayer, inspecting and maintaining the permanent way.
platelegs noun: Plate armour for legs.
plateless adjective: Without a plate or plates.
plateless turtle noun: The Australasian pig-nose turtle (Carettochelys insculpta).
platelessness noun: Absence of plates.
platelet noun /ˈpleɪt.lət/: A small colorless disk-shaped particle found in the blood of mammals, which plays an important role in the formation of blood clots.
platelet function test noun: Any of several diagnostic procedures that test the blood clotting function of platelets.
plateletpheresis noun: The removal of platelets from a person through apheresis.
platelike adjective: Having characteristics of a plate
platemail noun: Alternative form of plate mail.
platemaker noun: One who produces plates (printing surfaces).
platemaking noun: The production of plates (printing surfaces).
plateman noun: A person in charge of the tableware (originally silver plate) in a restaurant.
platemark noun: A mark or emblem stamped upon gold or silver plate, to indicate the place of manufacture, the degree of purity, etc.
platemog verb /ˈpleɪ̯t.mɑɡ/: To be significantly more appetizing than (another dish).
platen noun /ˈplætən/: The part of a printing press which presses the paper against the type and by which the impression is made.
platencin noun: A natural antibiotic, related to platensimycin, occurring in strains of Streptomyces platensis.
platensimycin noun: A natural antibiotic occurring in strains of Streptomyces platensis.
plateosaur noun: A plateosaurid dinosaur of the genus Plateosaurus that lived during the Late Triassic period.
plateosaurian noun: Any sauropodomorph dinosaur of the clade Plateosauria
plateosaurid noun: Any dinosaur in the family Plateosauridae.
plateosaurus noun /ˌplætiəˈsɔːɹəs/: Any herbivorous dinosaur of the family Plateosauridae.
plater noun: Someone who plates metal.
plateresque adjective: Pertaining to an ornate style of architecture of 16th-century Spain suggestive of silver plate.
Platero proper noun: A surname.
plateroom noun: A room for the production of plates for printing.
plateroon noun: a counterfeit coin.
plates noun, verb /pleɪts/: Synonym of number plate.
plates of meat noun: The feet.
platescape noun: The visual arrangement of food on a plate and the accompanying utensils, etc., regarded as a factor in the choices people make about their food intake.
platesetter noun: A machine used in the manufacture of printed circuit boards
plateskirt noun: A skirt of plate armour.
platetrope noun: One of a pair of a paired organ.
plateware noun: Plates used for serving food and dining.
plateway noun: An early form of railway using L-shaped iron rails.
platewise adjective, adverb: In terms of plates.
platework noun: An arrangement or structure of plates.
plateworker noun: A person who constructs platework.
platey adjective: Alternative form of platy.
platform noun, verb /ˈplætfɔːm/: A raised stage from which speeches are made and on which musical and other performances are made.
platform bed noun: A bed whose base consists of a raised, level, usually rectangular horizontal solid frame, often with a section consisting of rows of flexible wooden slats...
platform boot noun: A fashionable boot with very thick soles and heels to make the wearer appear taller.
platform bridge noun: A movable gangway between the platforms of two railway carriages.
platform capitalism noun: A way of doing business that involves recruiting large numbers of people who work for themselves using the company's platform; for example, by facilitating...
platform car noun: A railway car open all round and without a roof.
platform crane noun: A crane mounted on a movable truck.
platform decay noun: The phenomenon of online platforms gradually degrading the quality of their services, often by promoting advertisements, recurring payments, and sponsored...
platform door noun: Synonym of platform screen door.
platform edge noun: A special zone at the edge of the metro platform that passengers are not allowed to enter, except when the vehicle stands still and is available for getting...
platform edge door noun: Synonym of platform screen door.
platform game noun: A video game of the genre characterized by jumping (or otherwise moving) to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles.
platform-independent adjective: Of computer software or computing methods and concepts: implemented such that they can operate on any of various computer platforms.
platform loop noun: A short stretch of railway line at a railway station which leaves a through line to serve a platform, before rejoining the through line beyond the station.
platform rocker noun: A glider (rocking chair)
platform scale noun: A weighing-machine with a flat surface for holding the thing to be weighed.
platform screen door noun: One of a series of doors at a train or subway station, at the edge of a platform, that prevent access beyond the platform when there is no train to be boarded.
platform shoe noun: A type of footwear with very thick soles and heels designed to make the wearer appear taller.
platform-specific adjective: Written specifically for a software platform that obstructs the layer below.
platform tennis noun: An American racquet sport derived from tennis, played in an enclosed area, with players permitted to bounce the ball off the outer walls.
platform ticket noun: A ticket giving a non-traveller access to a railway station platform.
platform trial noun: A clinical trial conducted under a single master protocol that evaluates multiple interventions simultaneously and can adapt over time by adding, modifying,...
platformally adverb: In terms of or by means of a platform.
platformed adjective, verb: Having very thick soles and heels to make the wearer appear taller.
platformer noun: A platform game.
platformful noun: The amount that is on a platform.
platforming noun, verb: The video game activity of jumping from one platform to another.
platformish adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a platform (in various senses).
platformism noun: An anarchist tendency stressing the need for organizations that can influence working-class and peasant movements through ideological and tactical unity,...
platformist noun: A supporter of platformism.
platformization noun: The increasing domination of the Internet by a number of large companies whose products function as markets for content.
platformless adjective: Without a platform or platforms.
platformlike adjective: Similar to or resembling a platform.
platforms noun, verb: plural of platform
platformward adjective, adverb: Toward a platform.
platformy adjective: Characteristic of platform games.
Plath proper noun: A surname.
plathelminth noun: Alternative form of platyhelminth.
Plathian adjective: Of or pertaining to Sylvia Plath (1932-1963), American poet and novelist, or her works.
platicon noun: A flat-top dissipative solitonic pulse
platin noun, suffix /ˈplæt.ɪn/: Alternative form of platen.
platina noun: platinum.
platinate noun, verb /ˈplatɪnət/: Any of several oxyanions of platinum, or the salts containing these ions.
platination noun: Reaction with a platinate ion
Platine adjective: Of or pertaining to the River Plate (Río de la Plata) or its basin.
platinectomy noun: The removal or excision of the footplate of the stapes.
plating noun, verb /ˈpleɪtɪŋ/: An act of determining where a postage stamp is positioned on a sheet.
plating carrier noun: The airline that a ticket has been issued on behalf of.
platini- prefix: platinic
platinian adjective: Containing tetravalent platinum.
platinic adjective: Containing tetravalent platinum.
platinichloric acid noun: chloroplatinic acid
platinide noun: Any element in the same group as platinum in the periodic table
platiniferous adjective: yielding, or containing platinum
platiniridium noun: A natural alloy of platinum and iridium occurring in grayish metallic rounded or cubical grains with platinum.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under P: 63,631 words, in 213 parts.