English words: pronunciamiento to properispomenon

300 English words, part 179 of 213 of the words starting with P, A to Z. 27 have a page of their own.

English words pronunciamiento to properispomenon

pronunciamiento noun: A military uprising or coup in Spain or the Spanish American republics, particularly in the 19th century, usually accompanied by a statement declaring the...
pronunciation noun /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/: The way in which a word, phrase, letter, character etc. is made to sound when spoken.
pronunciation dictionary noun: A dictionary that provides pronunciation of words, usually in the International Phonetic Alphabet.
pronunciation respelling noun: The respelling of a word to show pronunciation, especially as used in dictionaries not employing a phonetic alphabet for phonetic transcription.
pronunciation spelling noun /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən ˈspɛlɪŋ/: A spelling intended to represent a pronunciation, which may or may not be the standard spelling of the word.
pronunciational adjective: Of or relating to pronunciation.
pronunciative adjective: Of or relating to pronunciation.
pronunciator noun: Someone who pronounces; a pronouncer.
pronunciatory adjective: Of or relating to pronunciation.
pronuntiatio noun: One of the five canons of classical rhetoric: the discipline of delivering speeches.
Prony proper noun: A locality in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland.
Prony brake noun: A device to measure the torque produced by an engine, essentially by wrapping a cord or belt around the output shaft and measuring the force transferred to...
pronymph noun: An arthropod hatchling still inside its embryonic cuticle, often specialized for breaking the eggshell or leaving the oviposition site; a prolarva.
pronymphal adjective: Being or relating to a pronymph.
proodont adjective: Of teeth, pointing forwards.
prooemion noun: A preface, an introduction.
prooemium noun: Alternative form of proemium.
proof adjective, noun, suffix, verb /pɹuːf/: An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.
proof by contradiction noun: The proof of a statement adduced by deriving a contradiction from the statement's negation.
proof by example noun: A logical fallacy consisting of providing one or more examples as a proof of a more general statement.
proof by exhaustion noun: The indirect verification or falsification of a statement by the verification or falsification of each of the finite number of cases which arise therefrom.
proof charge noun: A charge of powder and ball, greater than the service charge, fired in an arm, as a gun or cannon, to test its strength.
proof game noun: A chess game starting from the initial position which results in a particular position appearing on the board, associated with retrograde analysis problems.
proof house noun: A building fitted for proving the barrels of firearms.
proof leaf noun: A proof sheet (page of proofed text)
proof-listen verb: Alternative form of prooflisten.
proof-listener noun: Alternative form of prooflistener.
proof mark noun: A mark stamped on a gun to show that it has been tested successfully.
proof of burn noun: A process for verification on a blockchain that requires the destruction (“burning”) of tokens.
proof of concept noun: A short and/or incomplete realization of a certain method or idea to demonstrate its feasibility.
proof of delivery noun: A document that substantiates that a carrier has satisfied its terms of a contract of carriage for cargo by confirmation of the recipient or consignee.
proof of life noun: Proof that a hostage is still alive.
proof of payment noun: A document, such as a receipt or bank statement, that acts as evidence of someone having paid for something.
proof of purchase noun: A document that acts as evidence of someone having bought something, such as a receipt.
proof of stake noun: A process for transaction verification on a blockchain which does not require energy-intensive mining.
proof of technology noun: proof of concept; pilot project
proof of work noun: A form of cryptographic proof in which a prover proves to verifiers that a certain amount of a specific computational effort has been expended.
proof plane noun: A small conductor attached to an insulated handle used to transfer electrical charge to a measuring instrument.
proof positive noun: Overwhelming or definitive proof.
proof-read verb: Alternative spelling of proofread.
proof reader noun: A person who reads proof, copy or other text, looking for errors and making corrections
proof sheet noun: A page of proofed text; a sheet used to make corrections, emendations, etc. before being printed for use.
proof spirit noun: A mixture of alcohol and water used as a standard for distilled drinks.
proof system noun: A set of axioms and a set of inference rules which are jointly used to deduce tautologies, thereby providing proofs of them.
proofer noun /ˈpɹuːfə/: A chamber used in baking that encourages fermentation of dough by yeast through warm temperatures and controlled humidity.
proofful adjective: Serving to prove something.
proofgame noun: Alternative form of proof game
proofhouse noun: Alternative form of proof house.
proofing noun, suffix, verb /ˈpɹuːfɪŋ/: A step in creating yeast breads and baked goods, during which the yeast is allowed to leaven the dough.
proofless adjective: Without proof.
prooflessly adverb: Without proof.
prooflessness noun: The state or condition of having no proof; absence or lack of proof.
prooflike adjective: Of a coin: highly reflective, like the first batch struck from a new die.
prooflisten verb: To listen, usually to a recording, for errors.
prooflistener noun: One who listens, usually to a recording, for errors.
proofmark noun: Alternative form of proof mark.
proofness noun: The degree of proof of alcohol.
proofread noun, verb /ˈpɹuːfɹiːd/: To check a written text for errors in spelling, grammar, syntax, and punctuation.
proofreader noun: A person who proofreads.
proofreading noun, verb: The act or process by which a document is proofread.
proofroom noun: A room where proofreading is carried out.
proofs noun, suffix, verb /pɹuːfs/: plural of proof.
proofsheet noun: Alternative spelling of proof sheet.
prooftext noun, verb: A decontextualized quotation from a document (often, but not always, a book of the Bible) to establish a proposition rhetorically through an appeal to...
proompt noun, verb /pɹuːmpt/: A prompt.
prooncogenic adjective: That precedes or leads to oncogenesis
proopiomelanocortic adjective: Of or pertaining to proopiomelanocortin.
proopiomelanocortin noun: A precursor polypeptide involved in diverse cellular functions.
Proosian noun /pɹuːʃ(ə)n/: Pronunciation spelling of Prussian.
proosteoblastic adjective: That promotes the growth of osteoblasts
proosteoclastogenic adjective: That promotes osteoclastogenesis
proostracum noun: The anterior prolongation of the guard of the phragmocone of belemnites and allied fossil cephalopods, whether horny or calcareous.
proot interjection, noun /pɹuːt/: A command to a donkey or mule to move faster.
prootic adjective, noun: In front of the auditory capsule.
proovigenic adjective: That leads to oogenesis
proovogenic adjective: That promotes ovogenesis
prooxidant noun: Any substance that induces oxidative stress
prooxidative adjective: That promotes the production of oxidative free radicals
prop noun, prefix, verb /pɹɒp/: An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
prop bet noun: Clipped compound of proposition bet.
prop blast noun: The blast of air created by an airplane propeller.
prop comedian noun: Alternative form of prop comic.
prop comedy noun: A style of comedic performance in which common and/or unusual objects are used as physical aids to help achieve a humorous effect.
prop comic noun: A comedian whose performances use common or unusual objects as physical aids to help achieve a humorous effect.
prop forward noun: A forward who acts as a prop in a scrum.
prop gun noun: A replica of a real gun, incapable of firing projectiles (thus not actually a firearm) used in making a movie or television production.
prop-jet noun: Alternative form of propjet.
prop master noun: Clipped compound of property master.
prop shaft noun: propeller shaft; driveshaft.
prop sword noun: A sword with its tip and edge blunted for safety, diminishing the ability to use it as a weapon: intended for dramatic representation.
prop up verb /ˌpɹɒp ˈʌp/: To support with, or as if with, a prop.
prop vowel noun: A vowel added at the end of a word in certain languages, often resulting from a sound change where vowels at the ends of words were deleted.
prop wash noun: The disturbed mass of air or water pushed aft (or forward when in reverse) by the propeller of an aircraft or propeller-driven watercraft.
propa adjective, adverb: Alternative form of proper.
propacetamol noun: A prodrug form of paracetamol.
propachlor noun: 2-chloro-N-isopropylacetanilide, a herbicide that acts on annual grasses and some broadleaf plants.
propadeutic adjective: Alternative spelling of propaedeutic.
propadiene noun: the simplest allene, CH₂=C=CH₂
propadienyl noun: A radical derived from propadiene
propaedeutic adjective, noun /ˌpɹoʊpiːˈdjuːtɪk/: Preparatory or introductory.
propaedeutical adjective: Alternative form of propaedeutic.
propaedeutically adverb: In the role of, or with the intention that a thing serve as, a propaedeutic.
propaedia noun: An introductory volume of an encyclopaedia
propafenone noun /pɹəʊˈpæf.ən.əʊn/: A drug with antiarrhythmic and local anesthetic properties, used in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia.
propafol noun: A short-acting, intravenously administered hypnotic agent, 2,6-diisopropylphenol
propagability noun: The quality of being propagable.
propagable adjective: Capable of being propagated.
propagand verb: To promote through propaganda.
propaganda noun /ˌpɹɒpəˈɡændə/: Agitation, publicity, public communication aimed at influencing an audience and furthering an agenda.
propaganda by the deed noun: Alternative form of propaganda of the deed.
propaganda laundering noun: The act of legitimizing misinformation by presenting it in the same manner as widely trusted news sources, in order to increase its exposure and lend it...
propaganda of the deed noun [ˌpɹɒ.pəˈɡæ̝ˑn.də əʋ ˌðə ˈdiːd]: A politically motivated act of violence, meant to broadcast an ideological message and serve as catalyst to ignite a spirit of socialist revolution among...
propaganda-palooza noun: A large propaganda operation.
propaganded adjective: That is influenced or affected by propaganda.
propagandee noun: A person to whom propaganda is disseminated.
propagandic adjective: Of or relating to propaganda.
propaganding noun: Promoting propaganda; influencing or affecting by propaganda.
propagandise verb: Alternative form of propagandize.
propagandish adjective: Somewhat like propaganda.
propagandism noun: The use of propaganda.
propagandist adjective, noun /pɹɒpəˈɡandɪst/: A person who disseminates propaganda.
propagandistic adjective /pɹɒpəɡanˈdɪstɪk/: Having the characteristics of propaganda; spreading propaganda.
propagandistically adverb: In a propagandistic manner; with the characteristics of propaganda.
propagandization noun: The spreading of propaganda.
propagandize verb: To use or spread propaganda.
propagandizer noun: One who propagandizes.
propagandous adjective: Characterized by propaganda.
propagandum noun: An idea or topic spread with the goal of convincing or influencing large numbers of people, regardless of its actual validity.
propagant noun: Part of a plant used for propagation.
propagatable adjective: Synonym of propagable.
propagate adjective, verb /ˈpɹɒpəˌɡeɪt/: To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production.
propagation noun /pɹɒpəˈɡeɪʃən/: The multiplication or natural increase in a population.
propagation constant noun: The change underdone by the amplitude and phase of an electromagnetic wave as it travels in a certain direction.
propagation delay noun: The time taken for a signal to reach its destination.
propagation mode noun: The behavior of radio wave signals as they travel along transmission lines.
propagation time noun: In a digital circuit, the amount of time required for a signal or wave to travel from one point of a transmission medium to another.
propagational adjective: That propagates, or causes propagation
propagative adjective: Of, pertaining to, or produced by propagation
propagatively adverb: By means of propagation
propagator noun: A person who disseminates news or rumour
propagatory adjective: That leads to propagation
propagatress noun: A female propagator.
propagatrix noun: A female propagator
propage verb: To propagate.
propago noun: A layer or branch laid down to root.
propagon noun: A vibrational mode that propagates as a plane wave
propagular adjective: Relating to or composed of propagules.
propagulation noun: asexual reproduction via propagules
propagule noun /ˈpɹɒpəˌɡjuːl/: A reproductive particle released by an organism in order to propagate itself, by means such as dispersal or infection, to the next stage in its life cycle...
propaguliferous adjective: Able to produce propagules.
propagulum noun: A runner terminated by a germinating bud.
propah adjective: Pronunciation spelling of proper
propaideia noun: Preliminary teaching or education
propalation noun: disclosure, revelation
propale verb: To disclose.
propalinal adjective: Moving backward and forward, as the underjaw does during mastication.
propalticid noun: Any beetle in the family Propalticidae.
propamidine noun: An antiseptic and disinfectant.
propamocarb noun: A systemic fungicide used against oomycetes.
propan-2-one noun: acetone
propanal noun: propionaldehyde
propanal oxime noun: Any oxime derivative of propanal.
propanamide noun: The acid amide of propanoic acid, CH₃CH₂CONH₂
propandiol noun: Alternative form of propanediol.
propane noun /ˈpɹoʊpeɪn/: An aliphatic hydrocarbon, C₃H₈, a constituent of natural gas.
propanediamine noun: Either of two isomeric diamino derivatives of propane; any substituted derivative of these compounds
propanedinitrile noun /ˌpɹəʊpeɪndaɪˈnaɪtɹaɪl/: Malononitrile.
propanedioate noun: malonate
propanedioic acid noun: Malonic acid.
propanediol noun: Any of four diols derived from propane, usually the forms 1,2-propanediol and 1,3-propanediol, but especially 1,2-propanediol known as propylene glycol
propanelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of propane.
propanethial noun: The thial CH₃-CH₂-CH=S
propanetriol noun: glycerol
propanidid noun: A very short-acting phenylacetate general anesthetic.
propanil noun: The herbicide 3′,4′-dichloropropionanilide
propanoate noun: Any salt or ester of propanoic acid; propionate.
propanocaine noun: An anesthetic drug.
propanoic adjective: Of or pertaining to propanoic acid or its derivatives; propionic
propanoic acid noun: A colourless liquid with a sharp unpleasant odour; produced by the bacterial breakdown of fatty acids and therefore found in sweat and some cheese.
propanoid noun: Any of a large group of compounds derived from the propenyl group of p-coumaric acid
propanol noun: 1-propanol, n-propanol, propyl alcohol, propan-1-ol, n-propyl alcohol or 1-propyl alcohol – CH₃CH₂CH₂OH
propanolamine noun: Any of a class of amino alcohols derived from 1-amino-2-propanol, many of which are pharmaceutical drugs.
propanolysis noun: alcoholysis using propanol
propanone noun: The systematic name of the simplest ketone with formula C₃H₆O, usually called acetone.
propantheline noun: An antimuscarinic drug.
propaquizafop noun: The xenobiotic quinoxaline herbicide 2-(propan-2-ylideneamino)oxyethyl (2R)-2-[4-(6-chloroquinoxalin-2-yl)oxyphenoxy]propanoate
proparacaine noun: A topical ophthalmic anesthetic 2-(diethylamino)ethyl 3-amino-4-propoxybenzoate
proparalepsis noun: A form of paragoge; the addition of an extra sound at the end of a word.
propargite noun: A particular acaricide.
propargyl noun: The univalent radical HC≡C-CH₂- derived from propyne
propargyl alcohol noun: The compound HC≡CCH₂OH; the simplest stable alcohol containing an alkyne functional group.
propargylamide noun: Any amide attached to a propargylic carbon atom.
propargylamine noun: The acetylenic primary amine HC≡C-CH₂-NH₂
propargylate noun: Any salt or ester of propargylic acid
propargylated adjective: Modified by propargylation
propargylation noun: Reaction with the triple bond of a propargyl group
propargylchloride noun: Alternative form of propargyl chloride.
propargylestrenedione noun: plomestane
propargylglycine noun: The 2-propargyl derivative of glycine; any of its derivatives, some of which are enzyme inhibitors
propargylic adjective: Containing a propargyl group
propargylic acid noun: propiolic acid
proparian adjective, noun: Any trilobite in the order †Proparia.
proparoxytone adjective, noun /pɹəʊpəˈɹɒksɪtəʊn/: Having the stress or accent on the antepenultimate syllable.
proparoxytonic adjective: Of or relating to words whose stress falls on the antepenultimate (third to last) syllable
proparoxytonous adjective: Synonym of proparoxytonic.
proparticipation adjective: In favour of participation.
propatagial adjective: Related to a propatagium
propatagium noun: The portion of patagium stretching from the neck to the first digit
propatylnitrate noun: A particular nitrate.
propazine noun: A particular triazine herbicide.
propco noun /ˈpɹɒpkəʊ/: A property holding company (a subsidiary that holds a company's real estate)
propeace adjective: In favor of peace.
propeamussiid noun: Any mollusk in the family Propeamussiidae.
proped noun: Synonym of proleg.
propedeuse noun: A diploma obtained after completion of a first year's (preparatory) study at some European universities.
propedeutic noun: Alternative spelling of propaedeutic.
propedia noun: An introductory volume included in the Encyclopedia Britannica, presenting information in a condensed format.
propel verb /pɹəˈpɛl/: To provide an impetus for motion or physical action; to cause to move in a certain direction; to drive or push forward.
propelargonidin noun: Any of a class of condensed tannins formed from epiafzelechin, which yield pelargonidin when depolymerized under oxidative conditions.
propelinear adjective: A code C is propelinear if, for every codeword x in C, there exists a coordinate permutation Pₓ such that x + Pₓ (C) = C and, for any codewords x, y, z, and...
propellable adjective: Able to be propelled
propellane noun: Any tricyclic saturated hydrocarbon having two bridgehead carbon atoms joined by three bridges and a direct link.
propellant adjective, noun: fuel, oxidizer, reaction mass or mixture for one or more engines (especially internal combustion engines or jet engines) that is carried within a vehicle...
propellantless adjective: Alternative form of propellentless.
propellent adjective, noun: Alternative spelling of propellant.
propellentless adjective: Without the use of propellent.
propeller noun /pɹəˈpɛl.ə/: One who, or that which, propels.
propeller beanie noun: A seamed cap with a decorative propeller on top.
propeller cap noun: A cap with an unpowered propeller on top.
propeller head noun: The hub of a propeller, into which the blades fit.
propeller shaft noun: The shaft which transmits the rotary motion from an engine to a propeller, as on a ship or aircraft.
propellered adjective: Fitted with a propeller or propellers.
propellerhead noun: Alternative form of propeller head.
propellerless adjective: Without propellers.
propellerlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a propeller.
propelling noun, verb: An act of driving or urging onward; propulsion.
propelling pencil noun: A mechanical pencil.
propellor noun: Nonstandard spelling of propeller.
propellor head noun: Alternative spelling of propeller head.
propelment noun: Propulsion, the act of propelling.
propenal noun: The compound acrolein.
propenamide noun: acrylamide
propend verb /pɹə(ʊ)ˈpɛnd/: To incline or lean.
propendency noun: propensity
propendent adjective: Inclining, hanging, or projecting forward or toward
propene noun: The organic chemical compound propylene. An alkene which is a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C₃H₆.
propenenitrile noun: acrylonitrile
propenidazole noun: An imidazole derivative used in gynecology.
propenoate noun: Any salt or ester of propenoic acid.
propenoic adjective: Acrylic.
propenoic acid noun: Synonym of acrylic acid (IUPAC nomenclature)
propenol noun: Synonym of allyl alcohol.
propenone noun: Any unsaturated ketone of general formula R-CO-CH=CH-R^'
propenoyl noun: A univalent radical derived from propenoic acid
propense adjective /pɹəˈpɛns/: Leaning toward, in a moral sense; inclined; disposed; prone.
propensed adjective: Alternative form of propense.
propensely adverb: In a propense manner.
propenseness noun: Alternative spelling of propensenesse.
propensenesse noun: Inclination; propensity; tendency.
propension noun /pɹəˈpɛnʃ(ə)n/: Propensity.
propensity noun /pɹəˈpɛnsɪti/: An inclination, disposition, tendency, preference, or attraction.
propensive adjective: Having or relating to a propensity toward something.
propentdyopent noun: Any of a class of compounds formed as metabolites of heme that become bile pigments
propentofylline noun: A xanthine derivative with purported neuroprotective effects.
propenultimate adjective: Synonym of antepenultimate: two places before last.
propenyl noun: A radical of propene (propylene).
propenylamine noun: Synonym of allylamine.
propenylphenol noun: Synonym of phenylpropene.
propepsin noun: pepsinogen
propeptidase noun: A peptidase proenzyme
propeptide noun: Alternative form of pro-peptide.
propeptone noun: A product of gastric digestion intermediate between albumin and peptone, identical with hemialbumose.
proper adjective, adverb, noun /ˈpɹɒpə/: Suited or acceptable to the purpose or circumstances; fit, suitable.
proper acceleration noun: The acceleration felt by an object, as opposed to the coordinate acceleration. For example the acceleration of an object at the surface of the Earth is 9.81...
proper adjective noun: An adjective derived from (or otherwise counterpart to) a proper noun, such as British derived from Britain, or Northeastern corresponding to Northeast.
proper article noun: An article that indicates proper nouns.
proper class noun: A class which is not a set.
proper divisor noun: A divisor of a number which is not the number itself.
proper fraction noun: A vulgar fraction in which the magnitude of the numerator is less than or equal to that of the denominator, such as 2/3.
proper inclusion noun: The state of being a proper subset; a subset relation in which a set A is a subset of a set B but A is not equal to B.
proper job interjection, noun: Something performed well.
proper left noun: The direction which is to the left from an object's perspective, the direction 90 degrees counter-clockwise from the front.
proper motion noun: The change in apparent position of a celestial body due to that body's velocity relative to the Sun.
proper name noun: A word or phrase that has noun part of speech and names a specific object, usually capitalized, for example Martin or New York.
proper noun noun: A word or phrase that is a noun denoting a particular person, place, organization, ship, animal, event, or other individual entity.
proper nounhood noun: The quality of being a proper noun.
proper right noun: The direction which is to the right from an object's perspective, the direction 90 degrees clockwise from the front.
proper subset noun: a set that is a subset of the set, but not equal to it.
proper time noun: Time as measured by a clock following a timelike world line.
proper value noun: An eigenvalue.
proper vector noun: An eigenvector.
properad noun: A specific type of operad
properadic adjective: Of or pertaining to properads.
properate verb: To hasten or press forward.
properation noun: haste; hurrying.
properdin noun: A protein in human serum that complements part of the immune system
properidine noun: A particular narcotic painkiller.
properispome noun /pɹəʊˈpɛɹɪspəʊm/: properispomenon
properispomenal adjective: having a circumflex accent on the penultimate syllable
properispomenon adjective, noun /pɹəʊpɛɹɪˈspɒmənɒn/: In Greek grammar, having a circumflex accent on the penultimate syllable.

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.