English words: Priene to primitive type

300 English words, part 168 of 213 of the words starting with P, A to Z. 28 have a page of their own.

English words Priene to primitive type

Priene proper noun: An ancient city of Ionia.
prier noun: A person who pries.
priest noun, verb /ˈpɹiːst/: A religious clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson) who is trained to perform services or sacrifices at a church or temple.
priest-doctor noun: A person who acts as a medium between the spirit and the visible worlds, performing healing or divination rituals.
priest hole noun: A secret compartment in a large house, used as a hiding place for priests during the times when Catholicism was forbidden.
priest-king noun: A sacred king, a monarch with prominent religious attributes.
priest-monk noun: Alternative spelling of priestmonk.
priest-ridden adjective: Dominated or plagued by priests.
priest's hole noun: Alternative form of priest hole.
priestal adjective: Relating to priests; priestly.
priestcap noun: A skullcap.
priestcraft noun: The craft of performing the duties of a priest.
priestdom noun: Political rule or sweeping social control exercised by a class of priests; a ruling class of priests.
priesteen noun: A petty priest.
priestess noun, verb /ˈpriːstɛs/: A woman with religious duties and responsibilities in certain religions.
priestess of Venus noun: Synonym of prostitute.
priestesshood noun: Priesthood as it relates to priestesses, i.e. the female kind.
priestesslike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a priestess.
priestessly adjective: Of, pertaining to, or resembling, priestesses.
priesthood noun /ˈpɹiːstˌhʊd/: The role or office of a priest.
priesthood of all believers noun: The common priesthood composed of all Christians, according to general Christian belief, and thought by Protestants to preclude the ministerial priesthood...
priesting noun, verb: The ordination of a priest.
priestish adjective: Like a priest.
priestism noun: The influence, rule, doctrines, principles, etc., of priests or the priesthood.
priestist noun: A proponent of priestism.
priestless adjective: Without a priest or priests.
priestlessness noun: Absence of priests.
priestlet noun: A petty priest.
Priestley proper noun: A surname from Old English.
Priestleyan adjective: Of or relating to Joseph Priestley (1733–1804), English theologian and scientist.
priestlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a priest.
priestliness noun: The quality or state of being like a priest.
priestly adjective /ˈpɹiːstli/: Of or relating to priests.
Priestman proper noun: A surname
priestmonk noun: a monk who is also a priest
priestress noun: A priestess.
priestridden adjective: Alternative form of priest-ridden.
priestship noun: Synonym of priesthood.
priestx noun: Non-binary or gender-neutral equivalent of priest.
Prieto proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
Prieur proper noun: A surname from French.
Prieur-Griscelli syndrome noun: neonatal onset multisystem inflammatory disease
prieve verb: To prove.
prifelone noun: A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
prifinium bromide noun: An antimuscarinic drug.
prifuroline noun: An antiarrhythmic drug.
prig noun, verb /pɹɪɡ/: A deliberately superior person; a person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner.
prigdom noun: Synonym of priggishness.
Prigg proper noun: A surname.
prigger noun: A thief.
priggery noun: Thievery or roguery.
priggess noun: A female prig (smugly superior person).
prigging noun, verb: stolen goods
priggish adjective /ˈpɹɪɡɪʃ/: Like a prig.
priggishly adverb: In a priggish way.
priggishness noun: The state or quality of being priggish.
priggism noun: The quality or state of being priggish; the manners of a prig; exaggerated propriety, fussiness about trivialities.
prighood noun: The state or essence of being a prig; priggery.
prigman noun: A thief.
Prigogine proper noun: A surname from Russian, variant of Prigozhin
Prigozhin proper noun /pɹɪˈɡoʊʒɪn/: A surname from Russian
-pril suffix /pɹɪl/: Used to form names of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors.
-prilat suffix /pɹɪl.ət/: Used to form names of diacid analogs of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors.
prile noun: a hand of three cards of the same value in three card brag
Prilep proper noun: A city in southern North Macedonia.
priliximab noun: A chimeric monoclonal antibody designed to treat Crohn's disease and multiple sclerosis.
prill noun, verb /pɹɪl/: to flow, spurt
prill sulfur noun: elemental sulfur in nugget form
prilled adjective, verb: formed into pellets
prilling noun: The solidification of droplets of molten material falling against an upward stream of air; used especially to agglomerate ammonium nitrate and urea for use...
prilling tower noun: the device used for producing prill agglomerates
prillion noun: Tin extracted from the slag.
prilocaine noun /ˈpɹɪl.əˌkeɪn/: A local anesthetic related to lidocaine and used in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₃H₂₀N₂O·HCl as a nerve block for pain especially in surgery and dentistry.
prim adjective, noun, suffix, verb /pɹɪm/: Of a person, their manner or appearance: Formal and precise; stiffly decorous.
prim and proper adjective: prudish, straight-laced
prima adjective, noun /ˈpɹiː.mə/: most important
prima ballerina noun: The leading ballerina in a dance company.
prima donna noun /ˌpɹiːməˈdɒnə/: The principal female singer or the leading lady.
prima donnaish adjective: Having the characteristics of a prima donna (a person who considers themself much more important than others).
prima faciality noun: The quality of being prima facie.
prima facie adjective, adverb /ˈpɹiː.mə ˈfeɪ.siː/: At first sight; on the face of it.
prima materia noun: The primitive formless base of all matter, which is the starting material required for the magnum opus and the creation of the philosopher's stone.
prima scriptura noun: The doctrine that canonized scripture is first or above all other sources of divine revelation.
primability noun: The property of being primable.
primable adjective: Able to be primed.
primacist noun: One who supports the political primacy or hegemony of a certain power on the world stage.
primacord noun: Synonym of detonating cord.
primacy noun /ˈpɹaɪ.mə.si/: The state or condition of being prime or first, as in time, place, rank, preference etc.
primacy effect noun: The increased ability to remember items presented earlier, such as the first items in a list: the early-position aspect of the serial position effect.
primadonna noun: Alternative form of prima donna.
primae noctis noun: droit de seigneur
primaeval adjective: Dated spelling of primeval.
primaeval forest noun: Alternative spelling of primeval forest.
primaevality noun: Alternative spelling of primevality.
primaevally adverb: Alternative form of primevally.
primaevalness noun: Dated spelling of primevalness.
primage noun: A payment made for loading or unloading a ship, or for care of goods during transit by ship.
Primakov proper noun: English transliteration of the Russian surname Примако́в (Primakóv).
primal adjective, noun, verb /ˈpɹaɪməl/: Being the first in time or in history.
primal horde noun: In Freudian psychoanalysis, an archetypal cathexis of the sons usurping their father's hierarchical position; the basis of the Oedipus complex, and...
primal scene noun: In Freudian theory, the first time a child witnesses (and understands) his or her parents copulating.
primal scream noun: A scream produced during primal therapy.
primal therapist noun: A therapist who carries out primal therapy.
primal therapy noun: A form of psychotherapy based on the reliving of traumatic experiences.
primality noun: The condition of being prime.
primally adverb: In a primal manner.
primaperone noun: An anxiolytic drug.
primaquine noun /ˈpɹɪm.ə.kwɪn/: A synthetic compound derived from quinoline, used as a medication in the treatment of malaria and pneumocystis pneumonia.
primarch noun: the main leader of a group
primaried adjective, verb: Having a specified number or kind of primaries (kind of flight feather).
primarily adverb /ˈpɹaɪ.mə.ɹə.li/: Of a primary or central nature, first and foremost.
primariness noun: The quality or state of being primary, or first in time, act, or intention.
primarosol noun: An original soil that has been modified by erosion etc
primary adjective, noun, verb /ˈpɹaɪ.m(ə.)ɹi/: First or earliest in a group or series.
primary accent noun: Synonym of primary stress.
primary adrenal insufficiency noun: Synonym of Addison's disease
primary alcohol noun: Any alcohol of general formula R-CH₂-OH
primary amine noun: An amine, containing a single radical, of general formula R-NH₂
primary amoebic meningoencephalitis noun: Synonym of naegleriasis.
primary bedroom noun: Synonym of master bedroom.
primary care noun: The medical attention that a patient receives upon first contact with a healthcare system; either a general practitioner or the A&E or ER department of a...
primary cell wall noun: The semipermeable outer cell wall of plant cells.
primary cilium noun: non-motile single cilium
primary color noun: Any of three colors which, when added to or subtracted from others in different amounts, can generate all other colors
primary colour noun: Any of three colours which, when added to or subtracted from others in different amounts, can generate all other colours.
primary data noun: Data that has been compiled for a specific purpose, and has not been collated or merged with other data.
primary education noun: The basic schooling given to children up to the age of puberty, including reading, writing, and basic mathematics.
primary election noun: A preliminary election to select a political candidate of a political party.
primary energy noun: Energy in a form that has not been processed or is not processed before use.
primary explosive noun: A type of explosive that is extremely sensitive to stimuli such as impact, friction, heat, static electricity, or electromagnetic radiation.
primary fire noun: A major fire, generally occurring in a building or vehicle and involving rescues or fatalities.
primary forest noun: Synonym of old-growth forest.
primary goods noun: Goods which are presumed to be desired by all rational individuals.
primary healthcare noun: Synonym of primary care.
primary hypothermia noun: Hypothermia caused by exposure to a cold environment.
primary ideal noun: Given a commutative ring R, any ideal I such that for any a,b ∈ R, if ab ∈ I then either b ∈ I or aⁿ ∈ I for some integer n > 0.
primary immunodeficiency noun: Any of the many genetic disorders due to an aspect of the body's immune system being either absent or failing to function normally.
primary industry noun: An industry that processes raw materials for conversion by secondary industry into goods or services sold by tertiary industry to provide goods or services...
primary intention noun: The healing of a clean wound without tissue loss, by bringing the edges together and closing them with sutures, staples, tape, or glue.
primary key noun: In the design of a database table, the primary key (abbreviated PK) is selected among the non-empty set of candidate keys. The PK is a column (or an...
primary legislation noun: Legislation enacted by an act of parliament; contrasted with secondary legislation, which is enacted by the executive branch under powers derived from...
primary life support system noun: A backpack, worn on a space suit, that provides breathable oxygen and removes expelled carbon dioxide
primary market noun: The part of the financial markets that deals with the issuance of new securities.
primary memory noun: Synonym of main memory.
primary metabolite noun: A metabolite of an organism that is used by that organism for growth, development, etc.
primary myelofibrosis noun: Incurable myeloid tumor entity that goes along with progressive non-clonal fibrosis of the bone marrow.
primary offense noun: The most serious offence of a group of offenses that a person committed at the same time, or is charged with committing at the same time.
primary phosphine noun: any compound of general formula R-PH₂
primary planet noun: A planet; a natural satellite of a sun.
primary polycythemia noun: Synonym of polycythemia vera
primary poverty noun: The condition of living below the poverty line, having insufficient income to meet one's basic needs.
primary producer noun: A person or organization producing basic agricultural commodities, such as a farmer or cattle producer.
primary production noun: The organic matter produced from carbon dioxide by photosynthesis.
primary rate interface noun: an ISDN service delivered over T1, E1 or J1 datalines, with delivery of connections between 1472 kilobits per second and 1984 kilobits per second (kibibits)
primary reinforcement noun: A consequence, such as food or water, that fulfills a primary, unlearned drive, such as hunger or thirst, and thereby reinforces a behavior without...
primary research noun: Research that involves the collection of previously ungathered data, rather than the analysis of that which is already available.
primary residence noun: The dwelling where a person usually lives. A person may have only one primary residence at any given time, which is used for legal purposes such as...
primary school noun /ˈpɹaɪməɹi skuːl/: A formal, obligatory kind of school that typically begins with nursery school or first grade and ends at fifth or sixth grade.
primary sector noun: The sector of the economy that principally produces raw materials for use by other sectors.
primary source noun: An original work, especially one by a notable author whose work is now the subject of commentaries (secondary sources).
primary storage noun: The volatile memory of a computer directly accessible by the central processing unit; the main memory together with cache memory (and processor registers).
primary stress noun: The stronger of two degrees of stress in the pronunciation of a word.
primary structure noun: The linear sequence of amino acids covalently linked by peptide bonds to form a single polypeptide chain.
primary tense noun: In Latin, the present or future tense.
primary time noun: The point in time when something is initiated; the start time.
primary time standard noun: A time standard that does not require calibration against another time standard.
primary tooth noun: A milk tooth.
primary transcript noun: The RNA molecule that is produced by transcription of DNA, before splicing or polyadenylation.
primary valence noun: in a coordination compound, the number of negative ions needed to satisfy the charge on the central metal ion
primary work noun: Synonym of primary source.
primary world noun: The real world of the reader or viewer, as opposed to the imaginary "secondary world" of a work of fiction.
primarying noun, verb: Mounting a challenge to an incumbent office-holder in a party primary.
primase noun: An RNA polymerase involved in the initiation of DNA synthesis.
Primat noun: A very large champagne bottle with the capacity of about 27 liters, equivalent to 36 standard bottles.
primatal adjective, noun /pɹʌɪˈmeɪt(ə)l/: Pertaining to primates.
primate noun /ˈpɹaɪmeɪt/: A mammal of the order Primates, comprising of apes (including humans), monkeys, lemurs, tarsiers, lorisids, and galagos.
primate city noun: A city in a geographic region that is much more populous than any other cities in that region.
primatelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a primate.
primateship noun: The office, dignity, or position of a primate (church officer).
primatial adjective /pɹʌɪˈmeɪʃ(ə)l/: Of or pertaining to a primate.
primatical adjective: Of or pertaining to a primate (the church thing, not the monkeys).
primatological adjective: Relating to primatology.
primatologically adverb: In terms of primatology.
primatologist noun: A specialist in primatology.
primatology noun: The scientific study of primates; a sub-discipline of zoology.
primatomorph noun: Any mammal of the mirorder Primatomorpha; a primate or colugo.
primatomorphan adjective: Relating to primatomorphs
primatophilic adjective: Attracted to primates (typically to monkeys)
primavera adjective, noun: Describing a light vegetable sauce, especially one served with pasta.
primaveral adjective: Relating to or characteristic of early spring.
primaxial adjective: comprised of somitic cells only
prime adjective, noun, verb /pɹaɪ̯m/: First in importance, degree, or rank.
prime broker noun: A broker on the securities market tailored to the needs of institutional investors’ portfolios, such as securities lending, risk management, reporting tools...
prime brokerage noun: The services offered by a prime broker.
prime constellation noun: An ordered set of prime numbers having a constant difference between successive elements
prime contract noun: A contract entered into directly between the client and the contractor (contracted provider of products or services), especially one involving government...
prime contractor noun: A general contractor.
prime cost noun: The cost of production, without regard to profit.
prime cut noun /ˈpɹaɪm kʌt/: A top-quality serving of meat.
prime decomposition noun: Synonym of prime factorization.
prime directive noun: An order or mission which presents the overriding control over a course of action.
prime factor noun, verb: A factor of a given integer which is also a prime number.
prime factorisation noun: Alternative spelling of prime factorization.
prime factorization noun: The factorization of a positive integer into its constituent prime numbers.
prime field noun: A field that contains no proper subfields.
prime form noun: The normal form of the most compact chord in a set.
prime formula noun: A well-formed formula which has not been made by combining simpler well-formed formulas by means of logical connectives.
prime gap noun: The difference between two successive prime numbers.
prime ideal noun: Any (two-sided) ideal I such that for arbitrary ideals P and Q, PQ⊆I⟹P⊆I or Q⊆I.
prime implicant noun: A group of related 1's (implicant) on a Karnaugh map which is not subsumed by any other implicant in the same map. Equivalently (in terms of Boolean...
prime lens noun: A photographic lens with a constant focal length, as opposed to a zoom lens.
prime meridian noun: The reference line at 0° longitude, passing through Greenwich, England, from which longitude east and west is measured.
prime minister noun /ˌpɹaɪ(m)ˈmɪnɪstə(ɹ)/: The chief member of the cabinet and head of the government, especially in a parliamentary democracy; often the leader of the majority party.
prime ministerial adjective: Of or relating to a prime minister.
prime ministership noun: The office of a premier or prime minister.
prime ministress noun: A female prime minister.
prime ministrix noun: A female prime minister.
prime ministry noun: Synonym of prime ministership.
prime mover noun: The initial agent that is the cause of all things.
prime number noun: Any natural number greater than 1 that cannot be formed by multiplying two smaller natural numbers.
prime number theorem noun: Any theorem that concerns the distribution of prime numbers.
prime of life noun: The period of one's mature life when one is at a peak of health and performance.
prime rate noun: The interest rate that large commercial banks charge on loans to customers with a high credit rating, i.e. those seen as at low risk of default.
prime reciprocal magic square noun: A magic square using the decimal digits of the reciprocal of a prime number.
prime rib noun: A cut of beef consisting of two to seven ribs; one of the nine primal cuts.
prime ring noun: Any nonzero ring R such that for any two (two-sided) ideals P and Q in R, the product PQ = 0 (the zero ideal) if and only if P = 0 or Q = 0.
prime subring noun: The image of the natural homomorphism from ℤ into R, which is the unique homomorphism mapping 1_ℤ to 1_R. Equivalently, the intersection of all subrings of R.
prime suspect noun: A person who is considered by the law enforcement agency investigating a crime to be the most likely suspect.
prime the pump verb: To engage in deficit spending.
prime time adjective, noun: The block of programming on television during the middle of the evening, usually between 7:00 pm and 11:00 pm.
prime triplet noun: An ordered set of three prime numbers in which the smallest and largest of the three differ by six.
prime up verb: To prep up; to prepare or coach.
Primeau proper noun: A surname.
primed adjective, verb /pɹaɪmd/: Prepared for use or action.
primegilt noun: A kind of tax in Scotland, perhaps originally for the upkeep of the altar and priest, and later for supporting infirm and elderly mariners.
primehood noun: The quality of being a prime number; primeness.
primeless adjective: Without prime numbers.
primely adverb /ˈpɹʌɪmli/: Primarily.
primeministership noun: The office of a prime minister.
primeness noun: The quality or state of being first.
primer adjective, noun /ˈpɹaɪ.mə/: A prayer or devotional book intended for laity, initially an abridgment of the breviary and manual including the hours of the Virgin Mary, 15 gradual and 7...
primer cord noun: Synonym of detonating cord.
primerless adjective: Lacking, or not needing, a primer
primero noun: A card game resembling poker, dating back at least to the 16th century.
primerole noun: A primrose.
primetime adjective: Alternative form of prime time.
primeur noun: new wine (such as Beaujolais nouveau)
primeval adjective /pɹaɪ̯ˈmiː.vəl/: Belonging to the first ages.
primeval forest noun: A forest unaffected by humans, typically containing large live trees, large dead trees, and large logs.
primeval soup noun: The supposed liquid mixture of organic compounds which, under the influence of ultraviolet light, lightning etc., gave rise to the first self-replicating...
primevality noun: The quality of being primeval.
primevally adverb: In a primeval manner; in or from the earliest times; originally.
primevalness noun: The quality of being primeval.
primeverase noun: Synonym of betulase.
primeverin noun: A glycoside of 5-methoxysalicylic methyl ester, found in the roots of the plant Primula veris.
primeverose noun: A disaccharide, consisting of xylose and glucose residues, that occurs as plant glycosides
primeverosidase noun: beta-glucosidase
primeveroside noun: A glycoside of primeverose
primevous adjective /pɹaɪˈmiːvəs/: Primeval, primordial.
primexine noun: The first part of the exine to be formed
primibrach noun: A brachial on the unbranched arm of a crinoid
primibrachial adjective, noun: Relating to a primibrach.
primidolol noun: A beta-adrenergic blocking drug.
primidone noun /ˈpɹɪm.əd.əʊn/: An anticonvulsant drug chemically related (and partially metabolized) to phenobarbital, used in the treatment of epilepsy and essential (idiopathic) tremor.
primigenial adjective: First of all; firstborn; primary; original.
primigenious adjective: Alternative form of primigenous.
primigenous adjective: First formed or generated; original; primigenial.
primigravid adjective, noun: pregnant for the first time
primigravida noun /ˌpɹaɪmɪˈɡɹævɪdə/: A woman or female animal who is pregnant for the first time, or who has been pregnant once.
primigravidity noun: The condition of being primigravid
primigravity noun: The condition of being primigravid.
primina noun: Alternative form of primine
primine noun: The outermost integument of an ovule (if it has two)
priming noun, verb /ˈpɹaɪmɪŋ/: A substance used as a primer.
priming pan noun: Synonym of flash pan.
priming powder noun: A train of powder connecting a fuse with a charge for detonation.
priming wire noun: A pointed wire used to pierce a cartridge before priming it by penetrating the vent of a firearm.
primip noun: A female during her first pregnancy
primipara noun /ˌpɹaɪˈmɪpəɹə/: A woman or female animal during or after her first pregnancy.
primiparity noun: The condition of being primiparous
primiparous adjective: Pregnant or giving birth for the first time.
primipaternity noun: The first pregnancy with a new partner
primipilar adjective /ˌpɹaɪmɪˈpaɪlə(ɹ)/: Of or relating to the primipilus (captain of the vanguard of a Roman army).
primitia noun /pɹɪˈmɪʃə/: The first fruits.
primitial adjective: Being of the first production; primitive; original.
primitive adjective, noun /ˈpɹɪmɪtɪv/: An original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to derivative.
primitive accumulation noun: The process whereby small proprietors and other groups are transformed, usually violently, into propertyless wage-laborers.
Primitive Baptist noun: A member of a certain conservative Calvinistic Baptist movement.
primitive colour noun: Synonym of primary colour.
primitive concept noun: Synonym of primitive notion.
primitive element noun: An element that generates a simple extension.
Primitive Methodist noun: A member of an early evangelical form of Methodism.
primitive notion noun: A concept that cannot be defined in terms of other concepts.
primitive polynomial noun: A polynomial over an integral domain R such that no noninvertible element of R divides all its coefficients at once; (more specifically) a polynomial over a...
primitive recursion noun: Recursion to a fixed depth.
primitive recursive adjective: Of a function, capable of being constructed from the zero function, successor function, and projection functions, by a finite number of applications of...
primitive reflex noun: A reflex action originating in the central nervous system that is exhibited by normal infants, but not neurologically intact adults, in response to...
primitive root noun: For a given modulus n, a number g such that for every a coprime to n there exists an integer k such that gᵏ ≡ a (mod n); a generator (or primitive element)...
primitive streak noun: A formation that occurs during the initial phases of embryonic development in birds, reptiles and mammals.
primitive type noun: A data type provided by a programming language as a basic building block, such as integer, character or Boolean.

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.