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English words: proencephalic to progenitress

300 English words, part 175 of 213 of the words starting with P, A to Z. 43 have a page of their own.

English words proencephalic to progenitress

  1. proencephalic adjective: at the front of the head or of the encephalon
  2. proendocrine adjective: Relating to the production of endocrine secretions.
  3. proenforcement adjective: In favour of enforcement.
  4. proenkephalin noun: A precursor of leuenkephalin and metenkephalin.
  5. proenlargement adjective: Supporting or favouring a policy of enlargement.
  6. proenvironmental adjective: That seeks to protect the natural environment
  7. proenzymatic adjective: Relating to proenzymes
  8. proenzyme noun: Any inactive precursor of an enzyme that is converted to an enzyme by proteolysis; a zymogen.
  9. proepicardial adjective: Of or pertaining to the proepicardium.
  10. proepicardium noun: An embryonic group of progenitor cells that forms near the venous pole of the heart and gives rise to the epicardium.
  11. proepileptic adjective: That promotes an episode of epilepsy
  12. proepiplexis noun: A figure in which the speaker blames or reproaches oneself beforehand in order to secure the attention or favor of the audience; a form of protherapeia.
  13. proepisternal adjective: Relating to the proepisternum
  14. proepisternum noun: The episternum of the prothorax of an insect
  15. proepithelin noun: A growth factor and regulator of proliferation, that is converted to epithelins
  16. proepizeuxis noun: Synonym of prozeugma
  17. proequality adjective: Supporting or favouring equality between people or groups.
  18. proerythroblast noun: The earliest stage in the development of a normoblast
  19. proerythroblastic adjective: Relating to proerythroblasts
  20. proerythrocyte noun: reticulocyte
  21. proerythropoietic adjective: That promotes erythropoiesis
  22. proestrous adjective: Leading to estrus.
  23. proestrus noun: A phase of the oestrus cycle, prior to sexual receptivity, during which one or more follicles of the ovary begin to grow.
  24. proethnic adjective /pɹəʊˈɛθ.nɪk/: of or pertaining to the period prior to the split of the Proto-Indo-European language into the Indo-European language family
  25. proethnically adverb: In a proethnic manner.
  26. proetid adjective, noun: Any trilobite of the order †Proetida.
  27. proette noun: A female professional golfer.
  28. proeutectoid adjective, noun: That forms (on cooling) above the eutectoid temperature
  29. prof noun /pɹɑf/: Abbreviation of Professor.
  30. Prof'l noun: Abbreviation of professional.
  31. prof. ord. noun: Abbreviation of professor ordinarius.
  32. proface interjection: A familiar salutation or welcome offered by a host before a meal or drinks are served.
  33. profaculty adjective: Supporting or favouring the faculty.
  34. profadol noun: An opioid analgesic.
  35. profamily adjective: In favour of the traditional social construct of the family.
  36. profanable adjective: Able to be profaned.
  37. profanate verb: To profane; to make profane.
  38. profanation noun /pɹɒfəˈneɪʃ(ə)n/: The act of profaning; desecration, blasphemous behaviour, defilement.
  39. profanatory adjective: Involving or relating to profanation.
  40. profane adjective, noun, verb /pɹəˈfeɪn/: Unclean; ritually impure; unholy, desecrating a holy place or thing.
  41. profaned adjective, verb: Treated with irreverence or without due respect.
  42. profanely adverb: In a profane manner, irreverently, with marked disrespect for the sacred.
  43. profanement noun: profanation
  44. profaneness noun: The quality of being profane; profanity.
  45. profaner adjective, noun: One who profanes; a person who desecrates or defiles.
  46. profanic adjective: Profane.
  47. profaning noun, verb: profanation
  48. profanism noun: Profanity; a profane or blasphemous attitude.
  49. profanity noun /pɹəˈfænɪti/: The quality of being profane; quality of irreverence, of treating sacred things with contempt.
  50. profanity delay noun: Synonym of broadcast delay.
  51. profanize verb: To make profane.
  52. profanum vulgus noun: The profane rabble.
  53. profarmer adjective: Supporting or assisting farmers.
  54. profarming adjective: Supporting or favouring farming.
  55. profascist adjective, noun: In favour of fascism.
  56. profect noun, verb: Profit.
  57. profection noun: A setting out, going forward, advance or progression.
  58. profectional adjective: Of or relating to profection.
  59. profectitious adjective /ˌpɹɒfɪkˈtɪʃəs/: Proceeding from, or as if from, a parent; derived, as from an ancestor.
  60. profeminism noun: Support for feminism.
  61. profeminist noun: A supporter of feminism.
  62. profemoral adjective: anterior to the femur (of an insect)
  63. -profen suffix /ˈpɹəʊ.fən/: Used to form names of ibuprofen derivatives used as anti-inflammatory agents.
  64. profenamine noun: A phenothiazine derivative used as an antiparkinsonian agent.
  65. profenofos noun: An organophosphate insecticide.
  66. profer verb /pɹəʊˈfɜː/: To utter; to pronounce.
  67. proferens noun: The person who proposes a contract (or one of its clauses)
  68. profersonal adjective: Combining professional and personal aspects.
  69. profert noun: The production or display of recorded evidence in court.
  70. profesh adjective, noun: Clipping of professional.
  71. profess verb /pɹəˈfɛs/: To administer the vows of a religious order to (someone); to admit to a religious order.
  72. professable adjective: That can be professed.
  73. professed adjective, verb /pɹəˈfɛst/: Openly declared or acknowledged.
  74. professedly adverb /pɹəˈfɛsɪdli/: In a professed manner.
  75. professer noun: Alternative form of professor (“one who professes something”).
  76. profession noun /pɹəˈfɛʃ.ən/: A promise or vow made on entering a religious order.
  77. profession of faith noun: A creed; a (typically formulaic) statement of the beliefs of one's religion, often recited during public prayers or liturgies.
  78. professional adjective, noun /pɹəˈfɛʃ.ə.nəl/: A person who belongs to a profession.
  79. professional class noun: A social and economic demographic, commonly identified as part of the upper middle class.
  80. professional deformation noun: A tendency to view things from the point of view of one's own profession or expertise, rather than from a broader or humane perspective.
  81. professional engineer noun: An engineer who holds a license granted by a regulatory body of engineering.
  82. professional foul noun: An intentional foul, usually committed to prevent a scoring opportunity.
  83. professional politician noun: A person whose sole employment is political in nature; usually elected to office and paid a salary, but may collect donations from individuals,...
  84. professional rescuers doctrine noun: Synonym of fireman's rule.
  85. professional secrecy noun: The legal protection of confidentiality for disclosures made to certain professionals by their clients.
  86. professional service noun: A service provided by one acting in an occupational domain regulated due to the required advanced expertise.
  87. professional sport noun: Sport in which athletes receive payment for their performance.
  88. professional student noun: Someone who takes college classes to avoid having to assume adult responsibilities after graduating from high school.
  89. professional suicide noun: An action by a person that is expected to ruin their own career.
  90. professional support lawyer noun: A member of a legal organisation that carries out research and other support duties
  91. professional university noun: Synonym of university of applied sciences.
  92. professional wrestler noun: A performer in the professional wrestling business.
  93. professional wrestling noun: A form of sports entertainment characterized by the performance of choreographed wrestling matches with predetermined outcomes.
  94. professionalese noun: Characteristically professional language or jargon
  95. professionalisation noun: Alternative spelling of professionalization.
  96. professionalise verb: Alternative spelling of professionalize.
  97. professionalish adjective: Somewhat professional; having a professional air.
  98. professionalism noun /pɹəˈfɛʃənəˌlɪzəm/: The status, methods, character or standards expected of a professional or of a professional organization, such as reliability, discretion, evenhandedness,...
  99. professionalist noun: A person or organisation that supports a professional attitude.
  100. professionality noun: The condition of being professional.
  101. professionalization noun /pɹəˌfɛʃn̩əlʌɪˈzeɪʃən/: The act or process of professionalizing, or becoming professional.
  102. professionalize verb: To make something professional.
  103. professionalizer noun: One who professionalizes.
  104. professionally adverb: As a professional; for one's paid career.
  105. professionalness noun: The quality of being professional.
  106. professionalship noun: The condition, status, degree, or office of a professional.
  107. professionary adjective: Relating to a profession or occupation; professional.
  108. professionist noun: A professional; one who follows a profession.
  109. professionize verb: To advance (an occupation) to the level of a profession.
  110. professionless adjective: Lacking a profession.
  111. professionym noun /pɹəˈfɛʃ.ənɪm/: A term, title, or form of address used to designate or identify a person or group by their profession.
  112. professly adverb: Professedly (in a professed manner).
  113. professor noun /pɹəˈfɛs.ə/: The most senior rank for an academic at a university or similar institution.
  114. Professor Cube noun: Alternative form of Professor's Cube.
  115. Professor Moriarty noun: Alternative form of Moriarty (“An archenemy or nemesis, especially a highly intelligent one.”).
  116. professor ordinarius noun: A professor with a chair, representing a given area.
  117. Professor's Cube noun: A variety of Rubik's Cube with 98 cubies arranged as a 5×5×5 cube.
  118. professorate noun: Alternative form of professoriate.
  119. professordom noun: The realm or sphere of professors; professors, collectively.
  120. professoress noun: A female professor.
  121. professorial adjective /ˌprɒfəˈsɔːɹiəl/: Of, relating to, or characteristic of a professor or professors, or of a professorship or professorships.
  122. professorialism noun: The manners or habits of a professor.
  123. professoriality noun: The quality of being professorial, or holding the post of professor.
  124. professorially adverb: In a professorial manner.
  125. professoriat noun: Alternative form of professoriate (“professors in general”).
  126. professoriate noun: Professors considered as a group or body.
  127. professorine noun: A female professor.
  128. professoring noun: Acting as a professor.
  129. professorish adjective: Characteristic of a professor.
  130. professorless adjective: Without a professor or professors.
  131. professorlike adjective: Resembling a professor, characteristic of a professor.
  132. professorling noun: a young and unexperienced professor
  133. professorly adjective: Professorial; having the manner or appearance of a professor or professors.
  134. professorship noun: The office of a professor.
  135. professory adjective: Of, relating to, or similar to a professor; professorial.
  136. profestrix noun: A female professor.
  137. Profeta proper noun: A surname from Italian.
  138. proffee noun /ˈpɹɒf.i/: Coffee mixed with a protein shake or protein powder, creating a drink that provides both caffeine and protein.
  139. proffer noun, verb /ˈpɹɒfə(ɹ)/: An offer made; something proposed for acceptance by another; a tender.
  140. proffer letter noun: A written agreement between a prosecutor and a defendant or prospective witness, allowing the latter to give the prosecutor information about an alleged...
  141. proffer up verb: To proffer (something); to offer or make available (something).
  142. profferer noun: Someone who proffers something.
  143. proffering noun, verb: The act by which something is proferred.
  144. Proffit proper noun: A surname.
  145. Proffitt proper noun: A surname.
  146. profibril noun: A cluster of fibrin molecules that becomes a protofibril
  147. profibrillatory adjective: That leads to fibrillation
  148. profibrinogenic adjective: That promotes fibrinogenesis
  149. profibrinolysin noun: Synonym of plasminogen.
  150. profibrinolytic adjective: Promoting fibrinolysis.
  151. profibroblast noun: A structure that develops into a fibroblast
  152. profibrogenesis adjective: Alternative form of profibrogenic.
  153. profibrogenetic adjective: Alternative form of profibrogenic.
  154. profibrogenic adjective: That promotes fibrogenesis
  155. profibrogenically adverb: In a profibrogenic manner
  156. profibrosis adjective: Synonym of profibrotic.
  157. profibrotic adjective: That promotes fibrosis
  158. profic noun: Professionally published fiction, especially tie-in fiction based on a media property.
  159. profichi noun: The crop of caprifig collected in the spring
  160. proficience noun: Alternative form of proficiency.
  161. proficiency noun /pɹəˈfɪʃənsi/: Ability, skill, competence.
  162. proficiency badge noun: An insignia or badge awarded by the Girl Scouts to indicate special achievement.
  163. proficient adjective, noun /pɹəˈfɪʃ.ənt/: Good at something; skilled; fluent; practiced, especially in relation to a task or skill.
  164. proficiently adverb: In a proficient manner.
  165. proficientness noun: proficiency
  166. proficuous adjective: Useful or profitable.
  167. proficuously adverb: In a proficuous manner.
  168. profil perdu noun: A view of the subject from partially behind, such that only one side of the face is visible.
  169. profilable adjective: Able to be profiled.
  170. profilaggrin noun: A polymeric precursor of filaggrin present in keratohyalin granules in cells of the stratum granulosum.
  171. profilamentous adjective: Forming filaments.
  172. profile noun, verb /ˈpɹəʊ.faɪl/: The outermost shape, view, or edge of an object.
  173. profile picture noun: A graphical representation of a user or persona in a digital space.
  174. profiled adjective, verb: That has undergone profiling
  175. profilee noun: A person who is profiled.
  176. profiler noun: A mechanical device that cuts complex, irregular shapes by tracing a pattern.
  177. profilin noun: An actin-binding protein involved in the dynamic turnover and restructuring of the actin cytoskeleton, found in all eukaryotic organisms in most cells.
  178. profiling noun, verb: The forensic science of constructing an outline of a person's individual characteristics.
  179. profilist noun: An artist who draws or paints profiles
  180. profilograph noun: An instrument for automatically recording the profile of the ground it traverses.
  181. profilometer noun: A device designed to measure the profile, and hence the roughness, of a surface.
  182. profilometric adjective: Of or pertaining to profilometry.
  183. profilometrical adjective: Alternative form of profilometric.
  184. profilometrically adverb: In a profilometric manner
  185. profilometry noun: The use of a technique in the measurement and profiling of an object.
  186. profinite adjective: Describing certain topological groups formed from finite groups
  187. profinite group noun: A topological group that is isomorphic to the inverse limit of some inverse system of discrete finite groups; equivalently, a topological group that is also...
  188. profisetinidin noun: A tannin composed of fisetinidin units.
  189. profit noun, verb /ˈpɹɒfɪt/: Total income or cash flow minus expenditures. The money or other benefit a non-governmental organization or individual receives in exchange for products and...
  190. profit a prendre noun: A nonpossessory interest in land which grants the legal right to enter onto another person's real property (real estate) for the purpose of taking from its...
  191. profit and loss noun: A profit-and-loss statement; an income statement.
  192. profit and loss statement noun: Synonym of income statement.
  193. profit center noun: A unit or department of a company which is expected to make an identifiable contribution to the organization's profits.
  194. profit centre noun: UK and Canada standard spelling of profit center.
  195. profit crop noun: Synonym of cash crop
  196. profit margin noun: The ratio of net income to net sales of a company expressed as a percentage.
  197. profit monger noun: A person, business, or profession marked by avarice and greed.
  198. profit motive noun: The pursuit of financial gain as a motivation for individuals and firms to conduct business.
  199. profit share noun: Synonym of capital share.
  200. profit sharing noun: A system in which some of the profit of an enterprise are divided among the workers, giving them an incentive for profits without an equity interest.
  201. profit taking noun: Alternative form of profit taking.
  202. profit warning noun: An announcement by a company to its shareholders and other investors that its profits are likely to be less than expected.
  203. profitability noun /ˌpɹɒf.ɪ.təˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/: The state or quality of being profitable; capacity to make a profit.
  204. profitable adjective /ˈpɹɒf.ɪ.tə.bl̩/: Producing a profit.
  205. profitableness noun: The quality of being profitable; gainfulness; usefulness; advantageousness.
  206. profitably adverb /ˈpɹɒf.ɪ.tə.bli/: In a profitable manner, in a way that achieves profit or gain.
  207. profiteer noun, verb /ˌpɹɒfɪˈtɪə(ɹ)/: One who makes an unreasonable profit not justified by cost or risk, a rent-seeker.
  208. profiteering noun, verb: The act of making an unreasonable profit not justified by the corresponding assumption of risk, or by doing so unethically or opportunistically.
  209. profiter noun: One who profits.
  210. profiterole noun /pɹəˈfɪtəɹoʊl/: A small, hollow case of choux pastry with a filling.
  211. profiting noun, verb: The making of a profit.
  212. profitless adjective: not yielding profit
  213. profitlessly adverb: In a profitless manner.
  214. profitlessness noun: The state or condition of being profitless.
  215. profitmaking adjective: That makes a profit; profitable.
  216. profitmonger noun: Alternative form of profit monger.
  217. profitmongering noun: The activities of a profit monger.
  218. profits warning noun: Alternative form of profit warning.
  219. profitseeking adjective: Aiming to make a profit.
  220. profitsome adjective: Characterised or marked by profit
  221. Profitt proper noun: A surname.
  222. profitwise adverb: In terms of profit.
  223. profixigenal adjective: Relating to or situated on the anterior part of the fixigena of a trilobite.
  224. proflavin noun: Alternative form of proflavine.
  225. proflavine noun: A disinfectant, acridine-3,6-diamine, bacteriostatic against many gram-positive bacteria
  226. proflazepam noun: A benzodiazepine drug.
  227. profligacy noun /ˈpɹɑflɪɡəsi/: Careless wastefulness.
  228. profligate adjective, noun, verb /ˈpɹɒflɪɡət/: Inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly.
  229. profligately adverb: In a profligate manner.
  230. profligateness noun: The state or condition of being profligate; wastefulness.
  231. profligation noun: defeat; rout; overthrow
  232. profligatory adjective: Tending to or encouraging wastefulness.
  233. profluence noun /ˈpɹəʊflʊəns/: Onward flow; current.
  234. profluent adjective /ˈpɹɒfluənt/: Flowing smoothly as if in a stream.
  235. profluorescent adjective: Leading to and preceding fluorescence.
  236. profluralin noun: A dinitroaniline herbicide with IUPAC name (N-(cyclopropylmethyl)-2,6-dinitro-N-propyl-4-(trifluoromethyl)aniline.
  237. profluvious adjective: Relating to profluvium
  238. profluvium noun: A copious discharge of fluid, especially a bodily fluid.
  239. profonde noun: A secret pocket in a magician's coat, used in vanishing tricks etc.
  240. proforeign adjective: Supporting or favouring what is foreign.
  241. proform noun: Alternative spelling of pro-form.
  242. proforma adjective, noun: Alternative spelling of pro forma.
  243. profound adjective, noun, verb /pɹəˈfaʊnd/: Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to great depth; deep.
  244. profoundly adverb /pɹəˈfaʊndli/: With depth, meaningfully.
  245. profoundness noun: The quality of being profound; profundity
  246. profulgent adjective /pɹəˈfʌld͡ʒənt/: Shining out; gleaming.
  247. profunctor noun: A generalization of a relation in category theory
  248. profunda noun: A deep-seated artery, as of the arm, neck, or leg.
  249. profunda femoris artery noun: Synonym of deep femoral artery.
  250. profundal adjective, noun: Relating to the deep zone of an inland body of water where very little sunlight penetrates; located between the limnetic and the benthic zones.
  251. profundaplasty noun: A surgical procedure that enlargens the junction of the deep femoral artery.
  252. profundicate verb /pɹəˈfʌndɪˌkeɪt/: To make profound; to make a concept unnecessarily complicated.
  253. profundify verb /pɹəˈfʌndɪfaɪ/: To make profound; to make a concept unnecessarily complicated.
  254. profunditude noun: profundity
  255. profundity noun /pɹəˈfʌndɪti/: The state of being profound; magnitude, gravity, or intensity.
  256. profundulid noun: Any fish in the family Profundulidae.
  257. profurca noun: A bundle of muscles in the thorax of some insects
  258. profurcal adjective: Relating to the profurca
  259. profurcasternal adjective: Relating to the profurcasternum
  260. profurcasternum noun: The posterior part of the prosternum of some insects
  261. profuse adjective, verb /pɹəˈfjuːs/: abundant or generous to the point of excess; copious; volubly expressed.
  262. profused adjective, verb: abundant, copious, profuse
  263. profusely adverb /pɹəˈfjusli/: In great quantity or abundance; in a profuse manner.
  264. profuseness noun /pɹoʊˈfjus.nəs/: The quality of being profuse; profusion
  265. profusion noun /pɹoʊˈfjuʒən/: abundance; the state of being profuse; a cornucopia
  266. profusive adjective: profuse; lavish; prodigal
  267. profusively adverb: In a profusive manner.
  268. profusiveness noun: The quality of being profusive.
  269. prog adjective, noun, verb /pɹɒɡ/: Clipping of progressive.
  270. prog-like adjective: Similar to, or reminiscent of, progressive rock.
  271. prog rock noun: Clipped compound of progressive rock.
  272. progabide noun: An analogue and prodrug of gamma-aminobutyric acid, used in the treatment of epilepsy.
  273. progambling adjective: In favour of gambling.
  274. progamer noun: Alternative form of pro-gamer.
  275. progametal adjective: Of or relating to a progamete.
  276. progametangial adjective: Relating to the progametangium.
  277. progametangium noun: The structure, in some fungi, that develops into the gametangium.
  278. progamete noun: A cell that divides to form gametes, or occasionally passes into a gamete.
  279. progamic adjective: That promotes fertilization.
  280. progamous adjective: Synonym of progamic.
  281. progastrin noun: The inactive precursor of gastrin
  282. progay adjective: Alternative spelling of pro-gay.
  283. progelatinase noun: A precursor of gelatinases
  284. progemmation noun: The situation where stylospores are given off from basidia, new terminal cells being developed from older or basal cells.
  285. progenate noun, verb: To have children.
  286. progenation noun: The act of progenating
  287. progenerate verb: To beget; to generate; to produce.
  288. progeneration noun: The act of begetting; propagation, bearing children, or reproduction.
  289. progenerative adjective: Of or relating to progeneration.
  290. progenesis noun: precocious sexual reproduction (especially in nematodes)
  291. progenetic adjective: Of or pertaining to progenesis
  292. progenital adjective: Deriving from or otherwise related to progeny or a progenitor or the anatomical region employed for progeneration.
  293. progenitally adverb: In progenital terms.
  294. progenitive adjective: Being able to produce offspring; reproductive.
  295. progenitiveness noun: The state or quality of being progenitive (able to produce offspring).
  296. progenitor noun /pɹəʊˈd͡ʒɛn.ɪ.tə/: A forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors.
  297. progenitor cell noun: A form of stem cell that is specialised to differentiate into a single type of cell.
  298. progenitorial adjective: Relating to a progenitor.
  299. progenitorship noun: The state of being a progenitor.
  300. progenitress noun: a female progenitor

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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.