English words: pneuma to Pockels effect

300 English words, part 113 of 213 of the words starting with P, A to Z. 29 have a page of their own.

English words pneuma to Pockels effect

pneuma noun /ˈnjuːmə/: A neume.
pneumasis noun: A pocket of air, or, figuratively, something resembling a pocket of air.
pneumat- prefix: Alternative form of pneumato- before a vowel
pneumate noun: Any salt or ester of pneumic acid.
pneumatic adjective, noun /n(j)uːˈmæ.tɪk/: Of, relating to, or resembling air or other gases
pneumatic bone noun: Any bone, such as the mastoid process or those of the birds, that contains many hollow cells full of air
pneumatic device noun: Any device which generates or is powered by compressed air.
pneumatic drill noun: A heavy drill consisting of a bit powered by compressed air, used e.g. for breaking tarmac.
pneumatic post noun: A postal service delivering messages through pneumatic tubes.
pneumatic trough noun: A piece of laboratory apparatus, consisting of a vessel filled with liquid (generally water or mercury), used for collecting gases.
pneumatical adjective: pneumatic
pneumatically adverb: In a pneumatic manner.
pneumaticity noun: The state of being pneumatic, or of having a cavity or cavities filled with air.
pneumaticize verb: To convert to a pneumatic form
pneumaticized adjective, verb: Having cavities filled with air
pneumatics noun: The branch of mechanics that deals with the mechanical properties of gases
pneumatique noun /njuːmaˈtiːk/: The pneumatic postal system in Paris (abolished 1984), or a letter sent by this system.
pneumatisation noun: Alternative form of pneumatization.
pneumatised adjective: Alternative form of pneumatized.
pneumatism noun: Spiritualism centred on the belief in the pneuma.
pneumatist noun: A believer in pneumatism.
pneumatization noun: The formation of air cavities, as in bones or a sinus
pneumatize verb: To fill with air cavities.
pneumatized adjective: Having air cavities.
pneumatizing adjective, verb: That produces pneumatization
pneumato- prefix /ˈ(p)njuːmətəʊ/: Relating to air.
pneumatocele noun: A hernia or air-filled cyst within the lung.
pneumatocracy noun: The rule of the spirit in government; a spiritual approach to politics.
pneumatocratic adjective: Relating to pneumatocracy.
pneumatocyst noun: A sac or other structure containing air and used for flotation by a marine organism, chiefly used in reference to those of kelps and siphonophores.
pneumatocystic adjective: Relating to a pneumatocyst.
pneumatode noun: A group of cells with spiral secondary wall thickenings, present in a velamen; acts as an airway for gas exchange for respiration or photosynthesis
pneumatogram noun: A tracing of the respiratory movements, obtained by a pneumatograph or stethograph.
pneumatograph noun: An instrument for recording the movements of the thorax or chest wall during respiration.
pneumatographic adjective: Relating to pneumatography.
pneumatography noun: Measurement with a pneumatograph.
pneumatologic adjective: Alternative form of pneumatological.
pneumatological adjective: Of or pertaining to pneumatology.
pneumatologically adverb: In terms of, or by means of, pneumatology.
pneumatologist noun: One versed in pneumatology.
pneumatology noun /ˌnjuː.məˈtɒ.lə.d͡ʒi/: The study of spiritual beings and phenomena, especially the interactions between humans and God.
pneumatolysis noun: the alteration of rocks and minerals by gases or magmatic fluid within volcanos etc
pneumatolytic adjective: Relating to pneumatolysis
Pneumatomachian noun: Synonym of Pneumatomachist.
Pneumatomachist noun: One who denies the divinity of the Holy Ghost.
pneumatometer noun: A device used to measure the force of inspiration or expiration of a person's lungs.
pneumatometric adjective: spirometric
pneumatometry noun: spirometry
pneumatonograph noun: A device used to measure the intraocular pressure of the eye
pneumatophore noun: A gas-filled sac or float of some colonial marine coelenterates, such as the Portuguese man-of-war.
pneumatophorous adjective: Having or relating to a pneumatophore.
pneumatosaccus noun: The subumbrellar surface of siphonophorous pneumatophores.
pneumatosis noun: The abnormal accumulation of air or other gas in the body.
pneumatotaxy noun: The condition of zoospores whose irritability is dependent on the presence of dissolved gases, the products of respiration of the zoospores in the sporangium.
pneumatothorax noun: Alternative form of pneumothorax.
pneumaturia noun /ˌ(p)njuːməˈtjʊəɹɪə/: The presence of undissolved gases in the urine during urination.
pneume noun: Alternative form of neume.
pneumectomy noun: Synonym of pneumonectomy.
pneumic acid noun: taurine
pneumo noun, prefix /(p)njuːməʊ/: Relating to the lungs.
pneumoactivate verb: To activate (or become activated) within the lungs
pneumoactivated adjective, verb: activated within the lungs
pneumoallergen noun: An allergen in the lungs or respiratory tract
pneumobilia noun: The presence of gas in the biliary system, typically found in patients that have recently undergone biliary surgery or endoscopic biliary procedure.
pneumocandin noun: Any of a group of echinocandins produced by several fungi
pneumocardiographic adjective: Relating to pneumocardiography.
pneumocentesis noun: centesis of a lung, typically to remove fluid
pneumocephalus noun: The presence of air inside the skull, usually caused by trauma, surgery, or other conditions that let air enter.
pneumocidal adjective: That kills pneumococci
pneumococcal adjective: Of, pertaining to or caused by a pneumococcus bacterium
pneumococcic adjective: Of, pertaining to or caused by a pneumococcus bacterium.
pneumococcosis noun: Any of various diseases caused by pneumococcus (for example, pneumococcal pneumonia, pneumococcal sepsis, and pneumococcal meningitis).
pneumococcus noun: A gram-positive bacterium, Streptococcus pneumoniae, that causes pneumonia and other infectious diseases
pneumocolon noun: A colonic diagnostic procedure during which the colon is inflated with air.
pneumocolonography noun: radiography of the colon following introduction of air to aid contrast
pneumoconiosis noun /ˌnjuːməʊ.kəʊniˈəʊsɪs/: A disease of the lungs caused by inhalation of particulate matter.
pneumoconiotic adjective: Of, relating to, or affected by pneumoconiosis.
pneumocyclicin noun: A particular bacteriocin produced by the pneumococcus bacterium.
pneumocystiasis noun: Synonym of pneumocystosis (which is the more common synonym)
pneumocystic adjective: Relating to pneumocystis
pneumocystis noun: A parasitic fungal organism of the genus Pneumocystis, in humans specifically Pneumocystis jorevicii.
pneumocystis pneumonia noun: A form of pneumonia caused by the yeast-like fungus Pneumocystis jirovecii.
pneumocystosis noun: A fungal infection with Pneumocystis jirovecii that primarily occurs as a pulmonary infection in AIDS patients.
pneumocyte noun: A cell that is responsible for gas exchange in the alveoli in the lungs
pneumocytic adjective: Relating to pneumocytes
pneumocytosis noun: pneumonia in people with impaired immune systems (typically as a result of AIDS)
pneumodermatid noun: Any sea angel in the family Pneumodermatidae.
pneumoencephalitis noun: Synonym of Newcastle disease.
pneumoencephalogram noun: An image produced by means of pneumoencephalography.
pneumoencephalographic adjective: Relating to pneumoencephalography.
pneumoencephalography noun: A former medical procedure in which most of the cerebrospinal fluid was drained from around the brain and replaced with air, oxygen, or helium to allow the...
pneumoencephalopathy noun: A historical term for brain dysfunction caused by air entering the cranial cavity, typically as a complication of older diagnostic procedures like...
pneumofibrosis noun: pulmonary fibrosis
pneumogalactan noun: A polysaccharide composed of pneumose and galactose residues
pneumogastric adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to the lungs and the stomach
pneumogastric nerve noun: Synonym of vagus nerve.
pneumogenic adjective: That originates in the lungs
pneumogram noun: A record (often overnight) of the respiratory movements of a subject by the use of pneumography.
pneumograph noun: Alternative form of pneumatograph.
pneumographic adjective: Relating to pneumography.
pneumography noun: scientific description of the lungs.
pneumohaemothorax noun: Alternative form of pneumohemothorax.
pneumohemopericardium noun: The presence of both air and blood in the pericardial cavity.
pneumohemoperitoneum noun: Hemopneumoperitoneum.
pneumohemothorax noun: hemopneumothorax
pneumokoniosis noun: Alternative form of pneumoconiosis.
pneumolancidin noun: Any of a group of inhibitory lantibiotics produced by Streptococcus pneumoniae.
pneumologic adjective: Synonym of pneumological.
pneumological adjective: Relating to pulmonology.
pneumologist noun /n(j)ʊˈmɒləd͡ʒɪst/: Synonym of pulmonologist.
pneumology noun /n(j)ʊˈmɒləd͡ʒi/: The study of the respiratory system and organs.
pneumolysin noun: A putative virulence factor of the gram-positive bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae. It has a range of biological activity, including the ability to lyse and...
pneumolysis noun: Synonym of pneumonolysis.
pneumolysoid noun: Any of a group of recombinant mutant proteins related to pneumolysin.
pneumomassage noun: pneumatic massage of the internal portions of the ear
pneumomediastinum noun: The condition of having the presence of air in the mediastinum.
pneumometer noun: A spirometer.
pneumometry noun: The measurement of lung capacity.
pneumon- prefix: Alternative form of pneumono- (before a vowel)
pneumonectomize verb: To carry out a pneumonectomy
pneumonectomized adjective, verb: Subject to a pneumonectomy
pneumonectomy noun: The surgical removal of all or part of a lung.
pneumonia noun /njuˈməʊniə/: Inflammation of the lungs caused by viruses, bacteria or other infectious microorganisms.
pneumoniac adjective, noun: Of or relating to pneumonia.
pneumonialike adjective /njuːˈməʊnɪəlaɪk/: Characteristic of pneumonia.
pneumonic adjective, noun /njuːˈmɒnɪk/: Of, or relating to the lungs; pulmonary.
pneumonic device noun: Any device designed for use with or relating to the lungs, such as the iron lung and medical ventilator, or any device used in the field of respiratory therapy.
pneumonic plague noun: A severe lung infection caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis.
pneumonitic adjective: Of, pertaining to, or suffering from, pneumonitis.
pneumonitis noun: Inflammation of the tissue of the lungs.
pneumono- prefix /(p)njuːməʊnəʊ/: Alternative form of pneumo-.
pneumonoconiosis noun: Alternative form of pneumoconiosis.
pneumonocyte noun: pneumocyte
pneumonocytic adjective: Relating to pneumonocytes
pneumonographic adjective: Alternative form of pneumographic.
pneumonography noun: Alternative form of pneumography.
pneumonokoniosis noun: Alternative form of pneumoconiosis.
pneumonologic adjective: Relating to pneumonology.
pneumonological adjective: Alternative form of pneumonologic.
pneumonologist noun: Alternative form of pneumologist.
pneumonology noun: Alternative form of pneumology.
pneumonolysis noun: The separation of an adherent lung from the pleura, to permit collapse of the lung. It was formerly used to treat tuberculosis.
pneumonometer noun: A spirometer
pneumonopathic adjective: Relating to pneumonopathies
pneumonopathy noun: Any disease of the lungs
pneumonorrhagia noun: Alternative form of pneumorrhagia.
pneumonotomy noun: The surgical procedure of making an incision in the lung.
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis noun /ˌnjuːmə.nəʊ.ʌl.tɹə.maɪ.kɹəʊˌskɒ.pɪkˌsɪ.lɪ.kəʊ.vɒl.keɪ.nəʊ.kəʊ.niˈəʊ.sɪs/: A disease of the lungs, allegedly caused by inhaling microscopic silicate particles originating from the eruption of a volcano.
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis noun: Alternative spelling of pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
pneumonultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis noun: Alternative spelling of pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
pneumoparotitis noun: A disorder characterised by the presence of air in the parotid gland.
pneumopathy noun: Any disease of the lungs
pneumopericardium noun: The presence of air in the pericardial cavity.
pneumoperitoneal adjective: Relating to pneumoperitoneum.
pneumoperitoneum noun: The presence of air or gas in the peritoneal cavity.
pneumoperitonitis noun: Peritonitis accompanied by the presence of gas in the peritoneal cavity.
pneumopexy noun: fixation of layers of the lung tissue
pneumophage noun: A bacteriophage that counters bacterial infection of the lungs
pneumoprotective adjective: That serves to protect the lungs.
pneumoprotein noun: Any protein typically found in the fluid of the lungs
pneumoresection noun: Resection of part of a lung.
pneumoretroperitoneal adjective: Relating to pneumoretroperitoneum.
pneumoretroperitoneum noun: The presence of air or gas in the retroperitoneal space.
pneumorrhagia noun: Hemorrhage of the lungs.
pneumose noun: A deoxy- derivative of talose
pneumosepsis noun: Sepsis secondary to pneumonia.
pneumosphere noun: A lung spheroid that contains progenitor cells
pneumostimulation noun: stimulation of the lungs
pneumostome noun: A pore through which slugs and other gastropods breathe
pneumotach noun: pneumotachograph
pneumotachograph noun: A form of spirometer that measures and displays the velocity of airflow
pneumotachography noun: The use of a pneumotachograph
pneumotachometer noun: A spirometer that measures the flow rate of gases by detecting pressure differences across the fine mesh.
pneumotactile adjective: Relating to the skin's ability to feel a pneumatic pulse
pneumotaxic adjective: Pertaining to the regulation of respiratory rate.
pneumotherapeutic adjective: Relating to pneumotherapy.
pneumotherapeutics noun: The use of pneumotherapy.
pneumotherapy noun: The treatment of disease by inhalations of compressed or rarefied gases.
pneumothorax noun /ˈnjuː.məʊˌθɔ.ɹæks/: Presence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall.
pneumotomy noun: Synonym of pneumonectomy.
pneumotonometer noun: An ophthalmic instrument that is used to measure the intraocular pressure using a balanced air pressure (sometimes achieved by blowing a puff of air at the...
pneumotonometric adjective: Relating to pneumotonometry.
pneumotonometry noun: A noninvasive method of estimating the intraocular pressure of the eye by exposing the cornea to a sudden puff of air
pneumotoxic adjective: Having a toxic effect on the lungs
pneumotoxicant noun: Any pneumotoxic material
pneumotoxicity noun: The condition of being pneumotoxic
pneumotoxin noun: Any pneumotoxic substance.
pneumotricipital adjective: Relating to the lungs and the triceps
pneumotropic adjective: Having an affinity for (or moving towards) the tissues of the lungs
pneumotropism noun: The condition of being pneumotropic
pneumotype noun: Any of several distinct types of microorganism present in the lungs
pneumotyphus noun: typhous pneumonia
pneumovax noun: A pneumococcal vaccine
pneumoventriculography noun: ventriculography of the ventricles of the larynx
pneumoviral adjective: Relating to the pneumoviruses
pneumovirus noun: Any virus of the genus Pneumovirus or of the family Pneumoviridae.
PNF noun: Initialism of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation: applied to a set of stretching techniques commonly used in clinical environments to enhance the...
png noun, verb /pɪŋ/: Alternative letter-case form of PNG; Portable Network Graphics, an open protocol for digital images.
PNG Tuber noun: Alternative form of PNGTuber.
pNGB noun: Initialism of pseudo Nambu-Goldstone boson
PNGTuber noun /ˈpiː.ɛn.dʒiːˌtʃuː.bə/: A YouTube personality who uses stylized static images edited onto their videos as a substitute for a facecam.
PNH noun: Abbreviation of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.
PNI noun: Initialism of psychoneuroimmunology
pnicogen noun: Alternative form of pnictogen.
pnictide noun: Any binary compound of a pnictogen
pnictogen noun /ˈpnɪktə(ʊ)d͡ʒən/: Any element from group 15 of the periodic table, which includes nitrogen, phosphorus, arsenic, antimony and bismuth.
pnictogenide noun: Any binary compound containing an anion of a pnictogen; namely nitride, phosphide, arsenide, antimonide or bismuthide
pnigalion noun: A nocturnal monster in Ancient Greece that would choke its victims; incubus; nightmare.
Pnina proper noun: A female given name.
PNK adjective: Abbreviation of pink (eye or hair color).
PNL noun: Alternative form of P&L (“profit and loss”).
PNM noun: Initialism of potential new member (especially of a fraternity or sorority).
PNN noun: Abbreviation of planetary nebula nucleus.
-pnoea suffix: Alternative spelling of -pnea.
PNoy proper noun: Benigno Aquino III, 15th President of the Philippines.
PNP noun: Initialism of plug and play.
PNPase noun: Polynucleotide phosphorylase, an RNA-degrading protein
PNQ noun: Initialism of private notice question.
PNR noun: Initialism of passenger name record: the complete details of a passenger's booking, including itinerary, contact details, and special requests; or the...
PNS noun: Initialism of peripheral nervous system.
pntd. verb: Abbreviation of painted.
PNTR noun: Initialism of permanent normal(ized) trade relations.
Pnuelian adjective: Of or relating to Amir Pnueli (Hebrew: אמיר פנואלי; 1941–2009), Israeli computer scientist known for his work on temporal logic.
PNV adjective: Initialism of present, not voting: of a vote that may be cast in some legislatures to indicate abstention.
po adjective, adverb, noun /pəʊ/: A peacock.
PO Box noun: A post office box; a lockable box hired from the postal authorities or a private company as a collection point for mail.
po'boy noun /ˈpoʊ.bɔɪ/: Alternative form of po' boy.
po' boy bread noun: A style of French bread made with less flour and more water than a traditional baguette, yielding a lighter and fluffier texture with less chewiness; used...
po'd adjective: Annoyed; irritated; angry; fed up.
po-face noun: A stern, disapproving, or humorless expression.
po-faced adjective /ˈpəʊ.feɪst/: Wearing a particularly stern and disapproving expression; humourless; priggish.
po-mo adjective, noun: Syllabic abbreviation of postmodernism.
po'ouli noun /ˌpoʊ.oʊˈuːli/: Melamprosops phaeosoma, the black-faced honeycreeper, endemic to Hawaii, declared extinct in 2021.
po po noun /ˈpoʊˈpoʊ/: One's posterior, bottom, buttocks.
poa noun, phrase /ˈpoʊ.ə/: Initialism of power of attorney.
poa pitha noun: A fried Bangladeshi delicacy made of all purpose and rice flour, water, jaggery, and salt.
poaceous adjective: Belonging to the family Poaceae of grasses.
poacevirus noun: Any virus of the genus Poacevirus
poach noun, verb /ˈpoʊt͡ʃ/: To cook (something) in simmering or very hot liquid (usually water; sometimes wine, broth, or otherwise).
poach up verb: To cook (something) by poaching.
poachable adjective: Capable of being poached, or stolen.
poachard noun: Alternative form of pochard.
poached adjective, verb /pəʊtʃt/: Cooked by poaching.
poached egg noun: An egg that has been cooked by gently breaking it into simmering or very hot water.
poached egg daisy noun: An Australian plant of species Polycalymma stuartii.
poacher noun /ˈpoʊ.t͡ʃɚ/: A person who trespasses in order to take game illegally, one who poaches; a person who illegally takes animals or plants from the wild.
poacher's gun noun: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see poacher, gun.
poacher's pie noun: A pie made with game and vegetables: often rabbit, carrot, and potato.
poacher's pot noun: A game stew or hotpot.
poacher turned gamekeeper noun: A person now charged with protecting what they formerly preyed upon.
poachiness noun: The state of being poachy or marshy.
poaching noun, verb: Illegal procurement of protected wildlife such as fish, game, logging, or plant collecting.
poachy adjective: Wet and soft; boggy.
POAG noun: Initialism of primary open-angle glaucoma.
poaka noun: A pig.
POAO noun: Initialism of product of animal origin.
POAP noun: Acronym of proof of attendance protocol.
Poarch proper noun: A surname from German.
poast noun, verb: A post on an internet site, especially associated with being terminally online or causing mischief.
poataniwha noun: Melicope simplex, a shrub of New Zealand.
POB noun: Initialism of place of birth.
pobbies noun: bread and milk given to babies or people who are unwell
pobblebonk noun: Any of various Australian frogs of the genus Limnodynastes.
pobby adjective /ˈpɒbi/: pulpy, swollen.
poblacion noun: A town center, or the barangay where one is located.
poblano noun /pəˈblɑːnəʊ/: A mild green chile pepper native to Mexico; when dried, the chilis are called anchos or chiles anchos (“wide chilis”).
Poblete proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
pobody's nerfect phrase: Spoonerism of nobody's perfect
poboy noun: Alternative form of po' boy.
pobs noun: Pieces of bread soaked in hot milk used as a comfort food for children during illness
POC noun: Initialism of proof of concept.
POCA noun: Acronym of phonetic orthographic computer analysis
Pocahontas noun: A Native American woman.
-pocalypse suffix: Denoting a catastrophic event caused by or related to the stem word.
pocan noun: The poke, Phytolacca americana (formerly Phytolacca decandra).
Pocasset noun /pəˈkɑs.ət/: A (member of a) Native American tribe, the Fall River Wampanoag.
Pocatello proper noun: A city, the county seat of Bannock County, Idaho, United States.
POCC noun: Abbreviation of payload operations control center.
POCD noun: Initialism of post-operative cognitive dysfunction.
pochade noun /pɒˈʃɑːd/: A rough sketch.
pochard noun /ˈpəʊtʃəd/: Any of various diving ducks of the subfamily Aythyinae (genera Aythya and Netta), especially the common pochard, Aythya ferina.
pochay noun: A post chaise.
poché noun, verb /pɔˈʃe(ɪ)/: Areas of an architectural plan or section that are filled in, often by cross-hatching or solid black, to show wall thicknesses, floor thicknesses and all...
Pocheon proper noun: A city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
pochette noun /pɒˈʃɛt/: A small handbag shaped like an envelope.
Pochhammer symbol noun: The notation (x)ₙ, where n is a non-negative integer, which depending on the context represents either the rising factorial or the falling factorial.
pochismo noun: An anglicism in Spanish taken from U.S. English.
pocho noun: A Mexican-American, especially one regarded by Mexicans as being assimilated into mainstream American culture, often implying limited to no fluency in...
pochoir noun: A technique in visual art consisting of applying various stencils (perforated templates).
pochonin noun: A radicicol produced by Pochonia or Humicola.
pochoxime noun: Any of a group of inhibitors of heat shock proteins based on radicicol.
pochtecatl noun: A trader in the Aztec Empire.
pocilliform adjective: In the shape of a small cup.
pocilloporid noun: Any coral of the family Pocilloporidae
pocilloporin noun: Any of a class of pigments present in pocilloporids
pock noun, verb /pɒk/: A pus-filled swelling on the surface on the skin caused by an eruptive disease.
pock-fretten adjective: Marked with pustule scars; pockmarked.
pock-pudding noun: A bag pudding.
pocked adjective, verb: pockmarked
Pockels effect noun: An effect that changes or produces birefringence in an optical medium induced by electric field.

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.