English words: potamographical to potica

300 English words, part 143 of 213 of the words starting with P, A to Z. 26 have a page of their own.

English words potamographical to potica

potamographical adjective: Relating to potamography.
potamography noun: An account or description of a river, or rivers.
potamoid noun: Any member of the Potamoidea superfamily of crabs.
potamological adjective: Relating to potamology.
potamologist noun: One who studies rivers.
potamology noun: The study of rivers.
potamometer noun: An instrument for measuring the velocity of the current in a river or stream.
potamonautid noun: Any crab in the family Potamonautidae.
potamonid noun: Any crab in the family Potamonidae.
potamonym noun /ˈpɒtəmənɪm/: A name for a river.
potamophile noun: That which prefers or occurs only in freshwaters.
potamophilous adjective: Loving or having an affinity towards rivers.
potamophobia noun: A morbid fear of rivers.
potamoplankton noun: plankton that inhabit rivers
potamotrygonid noun: Any fish in the family Potamotrygonidae.
potance noun: Alternative form of potence (“stud in clock or watch mechanism”).
Potanin proper noun: A transliteration of the Russian surname Пота́нин (Potánin)
potargo noun: bottarga
potarite noun: A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal silver white mineral containing mercury and palladium.
potaroo noun: Alternative spelling of potoroo.
potash noun, verb /ˈpɒt.æʃ/: The water-soluble part of wood ash, used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer (chemically speaking, an impure form of potassium carbonate (K₂CO₃)...
potash alum noun: alum, hydrated potassium aluminium sulphate, formula K₂SO₄.Al₂(SO₄)₃.24H₂O
potash bentonite noun: Synonym of K-bentonite.
potash blue noun: Synonym of Prussian blue.
potash-feldspar noun: potassium feldspar
potash-felspar noun: potassium feldspar
potash kettle noun: A thick-walled iron pot used in the small-scale manufacture of potash
potash lye noun: Potassium hydroxide.
potash of sulfur noun: potassium sulfate
potash of sulphur noun: Alternative spelling of potash of sulfur.
potash water noun: A kind of aerated water containing potassium bicarbonate, used for medicinal purposes.
potashery noun: A place where potash is manufactured.
potass noun: Obsolete form of potash.
potassa noun: The chemical compound potassium hydroxide.
potassamide noun: potassium amide
potassian adjective: Containing potassium
potassiated adjective: Reacted or treated with potassium salts
potassic adjective: Containing potassium.
potassic-arfvedsonite noun: A sodium amphibole mineral with the chemical formula [(K,Na)][Na₂][Fe₂₊₄Fe₃₊]Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂.
potassic-chloro-hastingsite noun: Synonym of dashkesanite.
potassic-chlorohastingsite noun: Alternative form of potassic-chloro-hastingsite.
potassic-hastingsite noun: A calcium amphibole mineral with the chemical formula KCa₂(Fe₂₊₄Fe₃₊)Al₂Si₆O₂₂)(OH)₂.
potassic-leakeite noun: Alternative form of potassicleakeite.
potassic-magnesio-fluoro-arfvedsonite noun: A rare, bluish-gray vitreous mineral belonging to the sodic-potassic amphibole group, with the formula KNa₂(Mg₄Fe³⁺)Si₈O₂₂F₂.
potassic-richterite noun: A sodium-calcium amphibole mineral with the chemical formula {K}{CaNa}{Mg₅}Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂.
potassicarfvedsonite noun: Alternative form of potassic-arfvedsonite.
potassicchlorohastingsite noun: Alternative form of potassic-chloro-hastingsite.
potassichastingsite noun: Alternative form of potassic-hastingsite.
potassicleakeite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic reddish brown mineral containing hydrogen, iron, lithium, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and vanadium.
potassicpargasite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic black mineral containing calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.
potassicrichterite noun: Alternative form of potassic-richterite.
potassicsadanagaite noun: A monoclinic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.
potasside noun: An alkalide with potassium as the anion.
potassiferous adjective: Containing or producing potassium.
potassio- prefix: potassium
potassion noun: A potassium ion.
potassium noun /pəˈtæsiəm/: A soft, waxy, silvery reactive metal that is never found unbound in nature; an element with atomic number 19 and atomic weight of 39.0983.
potassium-39 noun: The major stable isotope of potassium, 3919K, having nineteen protons and twenty neutrons; it amounts to over 93% of the element in nature
potassium-40 noun: A naturally-occurring radioactive isotope of potassium, 4019K, having 19 protons and 21 neutrons, and a half-life of 1.3 billion years; it is the chief...
potassium-42 noun: An artificially produced radioactive isotope of potassium, 4219K, having a half-life of 12.4 hours; used in medicine as a tracer
potassium-43 noun: An artificially produced radioactive isotope of potassium, 4319K, having a half-life of 22 hours; used in medicine as a tracer
potassium acesulfame noun: A particular artificial sweetener.
potassium acetate noun: Alternative form of E261.
potassium adipate noun: Alternative form of E357.
potassium alginate noun: Alternative form of E402.
potassium aluminium silicate noun: Alternative form of E555.
potassium aluminium sulfate noun: The sulfate double salt of potassium and aluminium KAl(SO₄)₂; occurs naturally as alum
potassium amide noun: A yellowish brown solid, KNH₂, obtained by heating potassium in ammonia gas. It is most commonly used as a base to create a carbanion of an enolate.
potassium antimonyl tartrate noun: The salt commonly known as tartar emetic
potassium argentocyanide noun: Synonym of potassium dicyanoargentate.
potassium-argon dating noun: A method of estimating the age of igneous rocks or of archaeological objects by measuring the amount of argon that has built up through the radioactive...
potassium ascorbate noun: Alternative form of E303.
potassium bentonite noun: Synonym of K-bentonite.
potassium benzoate noun: The potassium salt of benzoic acid.
potassium bicarbonate noun: An odorless, slightly basic substance which is soluble in water and often used to offset acidity.
potassium bisulphite noun: Alternative form of E228.
potassium bitartrate noun: cream of tartar
potassium bromate noun: a bromate of potassium: KBrO₃. It takes the form of white crystals or powder and it is a strong oxidizing agent.
potassium bromide noun: The potassium salt of hydrobromic acid (chemical formula KBr).
potassium carbonate noun: The alkaline salt K₂CO₃, that is the major constituent of potash; it is used in the production of glass and some soaps.
potassium channel noun: A small pore in a cell membrane that is selective to potassium ions and has several regulatory functions.
potassium chlorate noun: The potassium salt of chloric acid (chemical formula KClO₃).
potassium chloride noun: The potassium salt of hydrochloric acid, KCl; it is used as a salt substitute for table salt, a medication, a fertilizer, and a feedstock.
potassium chromate noun: A potassium salt of chromic acid, K₂CrO₄; the yellow crystals are soluble in water, and it is used as an analytical reagent.
potassium citrate noun: A potassium salt of citric acid with the molecular formula K₃C₆H₅O₇.
potassium cyanide noun: The potassium salt of hydrocyanic acid, KCN; the colourless crystals are soluble in water, and it is extremely poisonous, and is used in electroplating, the...
potassium dichromate noun: A potassium salt of chromic acid, K₂Cr₂O₇; the orange crystals are soluble in water, and it is used as an oxidizing agent and in photography.
potassium dicyanoargentate noun: An inorganic compound with the formula KAg(CN)₂.
potassium feldspar noun: Any of several alkaline feldspars containing potassium aluminium silicate, KAlSi₃O₈
potassium fluoride noun: A fluoride salt of potassium with the chemical formula KF.
potassium formate noun: A salt of formic acid, formula CHKO₂.
potassium fumarate noun: The potassium salt of fumaric acid
potassium gluconate noun: Alternative form of E577.
potassium guanylate noun: Alternative form of E628.
potassium hydrogen carbonate noun: potassium bicarbonate
potassium hydroxide noun: The alkaline base KOH, once known as caustic potash; it has a number of industrial uses, including the manufacture of bleach.
potassium inosinate noun: Alternative form of E632.
potassium iodide noun: A salt, KI, formally derived from potassium hydroxide and hydriodic acid, used as an analytical reagent, in organic synthesis, and in the preparation of...
potassium lactate noun: Alternative form of E326.
potassium malate noun: Alternative form of E351.
potassium niobate noun: The salt KNbO₃; its crystals have a large nonlinear optical coefficient, and it find use in the manufacture of lasers; nanowires of the substance have been...
potassium nitrate noun: KNO₃, a naturally occurring salt, notably used as an ingredient of gunpowder; also used a food preservative and as an ingredient in toothpaste for sensitive...
potassium nitrite noun: The potassium salt of nitrous acid, KNO₂.
potassium permanganate noun: KMnO₄, the most readily available commercial permanganate; it is used as an oxidizing agent both in industry and in the analytical laboratory.
potassium selective electrode noun: An ion selective electrode used to measure the concentration of potassium ions, especially in biological fluids.
potassium silver cyanide noun: Synonym of potassium dicyanoargentate.
potassium soap noun: Synonym of soft soap (“any jellyish soap made by cooking natural oils and fats with potassium hydroxide”).
potassium sorbate noun: The potassium salt of sorbic acid.
potassium sulfate noun: The potassium salt of sulfuric acid, K₂SO₄, used as a fertilizer.
potassium sulfite noun: The potassium salt of sulfurous acid, K₂SO₃, used as a food preservative.
potassium sulphate noun: Alternative spelling of potassium sulfate.
potassium sulphite noun: Alternative spelling of potassium sulfite.
potassiumlike adjective: Resembling potassium.
potassoxyl noun: The radical KO, derived from, and supposed to exist in, potassium hydroxide and other compounds.
potation noun /pəˈteɪ.ʃən/: The act of drinking.
potational adjective: Relating to potation.
potative adjective: Relating to potation, or drinking.
potato interjection, noun, verb /pəˈteɪ.təʊ/: The edible starchy tuber of the plant species Solanum tuberosum.
potato aphid noun: A sap-sucking pest insect, of species Macrosiphum euphorbiae.
potato apple bread noun: A type of breakfast snack made from potatoes and sweetened apples, usually eaten around Halloween in Ireland.
potato bean noun: The groundnut.
potato beetle noun: A Colorado beetle, Leptinotarsa decimlineata
potato blight noun: A devastating disease of potatoes caused by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans.
potato-bogle noun: A scarecrow.
potato bread noun: A type of bread made with potatoes, often served shallow-fried as part of a cooked breakfast, common in Northern Ireland and Scotland.
potato bug noun: A Jerusalem cricket, any of various insects of the genus Stenopelmatus.
potato bug mandolin noun: Synonym of roundback (“kind of mandolin”).
potato bush noun: An Australian shrub, Solanum ellipticum
potato cake noun: A savory flat cake made from flour and mashed potatoes, often fried or baked.
potato cannon noun: Synonym of spud gun (“a gun powered by compressed air, butane or other propellant, which fires a complete potato”)
potato chip noun: One of a batch of pieces of potato cut into elongated cubes and fried; a chip or chipped potato, usually larger than American French fries.
potato chip of the sea noun: A pteropod.
potato cod noun: Epinephelus tukula, a large fish found in the tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans.
potato crisp noun: A thin slice of potato that has been deep-fried until it is brittle and crispy, and which is eaten when cool; they are typically packaged and sold as a snack.
potato digger noun: Synonym of potato spinner.
potato-ey adjective: Alternative form of potatoey.
potato fly noun: A striped blister beetle (Epicauta vittata), a pest of potato crops.
Potato Germans noun: A group of German families who settled in the heathlands of central Jutland in Denmark during the mid-1700s.
potato head noun: A foolish person.
potato in its jacket noun: A jacket potato; a baked potato.
potato masher noun: A utensil used to mash potatoes.
potato moth noun: The gelechioid moth Stoeberhinus testaceus.
potato oil noun: Synonym of fusel oil
potato onion noun: A variety of onion, similar to the shallot but producing larger bulbs.
potato opening noun: A variant of the Reti Opening in which white moves its queen's rook pawn to a4 on the third move (1. Nf3 d5 2. a4).
potato pancake noun: A shallow-fried pancake of grated potato and egg, often flavored with grated onion.
potato paradox noun: A calculation having a counterintuitive result: "Fred brings home 100 kg of potatoes, which consist of 99% water. He then leaves them outside overnight so...
potato pen noun: A layered framework of beds for growing potatoes, stacked one above the other.
potato-phile noun: Alternative form of potatophile.
potato psyllid noun: The psyllid Bactericera cockerelli.
potato quality adjective: Of exceptionally poor quality; low-resolution, grainy, or blurry.
potato race noun: A novelty race, on foot or on horseback, in which competitors attempt to collect a number of potatoes as quickly as possible.
potato radius noun: The radius of a celestial body when it is long enough to allow gravity to transform the body into a globe, typically estimated at approximately 300 kilometres.
potato salad noun: A salad made from chopped boiled potatoes and a variety of other ingredients in a dressing.
potato scallop noun: A potato cake.
potato scone noun: tattie scone
potato skin noun: One of a dish of potato skins.
potato skins noun: A snack food or appetizer made of slices of half-spherical pieces of potatoes with the skin left on one side and a quarter-inch or so of the inside of the...
potato spinner noun: A device with a spoked wheel that is connected to a tractor (or traditionally drawn by a horse) to lift potatoes out of the ground.
potato starch noun: A widely diffused vegetable substance found in the extracted material of potatoes used in cooking.
potato thrips noun: Synonym of onion thrips.
potato tot noun: Synonym of tater tot
potato tree noun: Any of several large nightshades (genus Solanum), especially S. crinitum (syn. S. macranthum), S. crispum, S. erianthum, and S. wrightii.
potato vine noun: A South American plant, of species Solanum laxum.
potato virus X noun: A plant pathogenic virus of the family Alphaflexiviridae and order Tymovirales, found mainly in potatoes.
potato wart noun: Synchytrium endobioticum, a fungus which infects potatoes.
potato wedge noun: An irregular wedge-shaped slice of potato, often large and unpeeled, either baked or fried.
potato worm noun: tomato worm (Manduca quinquemaculata)
potato-y adjective: Alternative form of potatoey.
potatoed adjective, verb: With potato.
potatoes and point noun: A simple meal of potatoes only, or very little else.
potatoes boulangères noun: Synonym of boulangère potatoes.
potatoes O'Brien noun: A dish of pan-fried potatoes with red and green bell peppers.
potatoey adjective: Resembling or characteristic of potatoes.
potatohead noun: Alternative form of potato head.
potatoless adjective: Without potatoes.
potatolike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a potato.
potatoness noun: The quality of being a potato, or like a potato.
potatophile noun: A lover of potatoes.
potatophobia noun: The fear of, or aversion to, potatoes.
potator noun: A drinker.
potatory adjective: Of or pertaining to drinking.
potatuh noun: Pronunciation spelling of potato
Potawatomi noun /ˌpɔtəˈwɑtəmi/: A member of a Native American people of the upper Mississippi River region.
potayto, potahto interjection /pəˈteɪtoʊ pəˈtɑːtoʊ/: That is a distinction without a difference.
potbank noun: A bottle-shaped oven used in parts of England for firing pottery.
potbellied adjective: Having a potbelly.
potbellied pig noun: A small Vietnamese domesticated pig, sometimes kept as a pet.
potbellied stove noun: A potbelly stove.
potbelly noun: A large, protruding, or swollen abdomen; a paunch.
potbelly pig noun: Synonym of potbellied pig.
potbelly stove noun: A cast iron stove with a rotund firebox that uses as fuel coal, coke, wood, charcoal, or rarely peat.
potboil verb: To produce inferior creative works in order to make money.
potboiler noun: Alternative spelling of pot boiler.
potbound adjective: Alternative form of pot-bound.
potboy noun: A boy employed in a plant nursery to tap clay pots with a stick for their ringing sound, indicating whether the plant required watering.
potbrownie noun: Alternative spelling of pot brownie.
potcake noun: A dog of a mixed breed found on several Caribbean islands, generally with smooth coats, cocked ears, and long faces.
potch noun, verb /pɒt͡ʃ/: To thrust.
potcheen noun: Alternative form of poteen.
Potchefstroom proper noun: An academic city in North West, South Africa.
potcher noun: A machine in which rags, after being washed, are stirred and bleached as part of a process for making paper
potcherman noun: One who operates a potcher.
potchky verb: to work in an amateur fashion for little gain
POTD noun: Initialism of picture of the day.
potdar noun: An officer who assayed and stamped the money paid as revenue.
pote verb /pəʊt/: To push, thrust.
Poteat proper noun: A surname.
Poteau proper noun /ˈpoʊtoʊ/: A city, the county seat of Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States.
poteen noun /pəˈtiːn/: Illegally produced Irish whiskey; moonshine.
Poteet proper noun: A surname.
potelot noun: molybdenum sulphide
Potemkin proper noun /pɒˈtɛm.kɪn/: A transliteration of the Russian surname Потёмкин (Potjómkin).
Potemkin village noun: Any false construct devised to disguise a shortcoming or improve appearances.
Potemkinian adjective: Of or relating to Russian minister Grigori Potemkin (1739–1791).
potence noun: Power or strength; potency.
potench adjective, noun: Potential (latent).
potency noun /ˈpəʊtənsi/: Power, authority.
potender noun: Synonym of budtender.
potent adjective, noun /ˈpəʊt(ə)nt/: Powerful; possessing power; effective.
potent potable noun: An alcoholic beverage.
potentacy noun: sovereignty
potentate adjective, noun /ˈpəʊ.tən.teɪt/: A powerful leader; a monarch; a ruler.
potentation noun: potentiation
potente adjective: Alternative form of potenty.
potential adjective, noun /pəˈtɛnʃəl/: A currently unrealized ability (with the most common adposition being to).
potential difference noun: The difference in potential energy between two points in an electric field; the difference in charge between two points in an electrical circuit; voltage.
potential energy noun: The energy possessed by an object because of its position (in a gravitational or electric field), or its condition (as a stretched or compressed spring, as...
potential mood noun: The grammatical mood expressing possibility and potential.
potential temperature noun: The temperature a parcel of air would have if brought adiabatically to a standard reference pressure
potential theory noun: The study of harmonic functions.
potential verb noun: Synonym of abstract verb
potential vorticity noun: a quantity which is proportional to the product of vorticity and stratification. When applied to air parcels, aids the understanding of cyclogenesis
potential well noun: the region surrounding a local minimum of potential energy, especially if the potential has a constant value in an interval and a higher (finite or...
potentialism noun: A worldview based on things that might be possible rather than the actual facts.
potentialist noun: One who subscribes to potentialism.
potentialistic adjective: Relating to potentialism.
potentiality noun /pəˌtɛnʃiˈælɪti/: The quality of being or having potential.
potentialization noun: The process of potentializing.
potentialize verb: To make or give something potential
potentially adverb /pəˈtɛnʃ(ə)li/: In a manner showing much potential; with the possibility of happening in a given way.
potentially hazardous object noun: A near-Earth asteroid or comet with an orbit such that it has the potential to make close approaches to the Earth and is of a size large enough to cause...
potentialness noun: The quality of being potential.
potentiary noun: A person invested with power or influence.
potentiate verb: To endow with power.
potentiated adjective, verb: enhanced
potentiation noun /pəʊˌten.ʃiːˈeɪ.ʃən/: the synergistic effect of two drugs given simultaneously
potentiative adjective: Relating to potentiation
potentiator noun: A reagent that enhances sensitization of an antigen.
potentilla noun /ˌpoʊ.tɛnˈtɪ.lə/: Any of many shrubs and herbs of the genus Potentilla; the cinquefoils.
potentiodynamic adjective: Involving the measured change in the electrical potential (voltage) of a system
potentiodynamically adverb: In a potentiodynamic manner
potentiogalvanostat noun: Any device that delivers a constant electric current at a constant voltage
potentiometer noun /pəˌtɛn(t)ʃiˈɒmɪtə/: A user-adjustable three-terminal variable resistor that can be used as a voltage divider.
potentiometric adjective: Of or pertaining to potentiometry.
potentiometrically adverb: In a potentiometric manner; with regard to potentiometry
potentiometry noun: The measurement of electrical potential (voltage) using a potentiometer
potentiostat noun: A device that maintains a constant potential during the course of a coulometric titration.
potentiostatic adjective: At a constant voltage
potentiostatically adverb: By means of a potentiostat
potentisation noun: Alternative form of potentization.
potentise verb: Alternative form of potentize.
potentite noun: An explosive used in blasting.
potentization noun: The vigorous shaking of a homeopathic medicine, supposed to make it more effective.
potentize verb: To make potent
potently adverb: In a potent manner; powerfully.
potentness noun: The quality or state of being potent; powerfulness; potency; efficacy.
potenty adjective: Having an outline or placement like that of a succession of crutch or T shapes like the fur potent (noun).
Potenza proper noun: A city, the capital of the province of Potenza and the region of Basilicata, Italy.
poteriid noun: Any member of the family Poteriidae, now family Neocyclotidae, of snails.
potestate noun /ˈpəʊtəsteɪt/: A chief ruler; a potentate.
potestative adjective: authoritative
potetometer noun: An instrument for measuring the amount of water given off by the leaves of plants.
potexviral adjective: Relating to potexviruses.
potexvirus noun: Any of the genus Potexvirus of plant pathogenic viruses of the family Alphaflexiviridae.
potful noun: as much as a pot will hold
potgirl noun: Alternative form of pot-girl.
potgun noun: A pot-shaped cannon; a mortar.
Poth proper noun /poʊθ/: A surname.
pothanger noun: pothook (hook used to suspend a cooking-pot)
pothead noun: A person who smokes cannabis frequently, or to excess.
potheen noun: Alternative spelling of poteen.
pother noun, verb /ˈpʌðə/: A commotion, a tempest.
potherb noun /ˈpɒt.hɜːb/: Any plant whose leaves, stems or flowers may be used as a culinary herb.
Pothier proper noun: A surname.
potholder noun: An insulated pad used for handling hot cooking utensils
pothole noun: A shallow pit or other edged depression in a road's surface, especially when caused by erosion, weather or traffic.
potholed adjective: Having potholes in its surface
potholer noun: Someone who explores potholes as a hobby.
potholey noun: Having many potholes.
potholing noun: A form of caving involving the exploration of potholes.
pothook noun: An S-shaped iron hook used to suspend a cooking pot over a fire.
pothos noun /ˈpoʊθoʊs/: Any vine of species Epipremnum aureum, widely cultivated as a houseplant, once classified in the genus Pothos.
pothouse noun: A business where alcoholic beverages and often food are served: a bar, a public house, a saloon, a tavern.
pothouse ballad noun: A popular and often political song emerging from and performed in working-class taverns, pubs, and "pothouses" during the 18th and 19th centuries in the...
pothunt verb: To seek artifacts for one's personal collection or to sell without regard to their cultural importance.
pothunter noun: A person who hunts animals for food (for the pot) rather than as sport.
pothunting noun, verb: The hunting of animals to be cooked as food.
Poti proper noun: A port city in the region of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgia, located on the eastern Black Sea coast; built near the site of the ancient Greek colony of Phasis.
potica noun /poʊˈti.tsə/: A cake or bread filled with (ground) nuts, popular in Slovenia and in Croatia. (In particular, the Slovene variant of this pastry, in contrast to the...

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.