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English words: propretor to prosensory

300 English words, part 181 of 213 of the words starting with P, A to Z. 34 have a page of their own.

English words propretor to prosensory

  1. propretor noun: Alternative spelling of propraetor.
  2. proprial adjective: Relating to a proper noun.
  3. proprialisation noun: Alternative spelling of proprialization.
  4. proprialization noun: The process of a common noun becoming a proper name or a common adjective becoming a proper adjective.
  5. proprietage noun: proprietorship
  6. proprietarial adjective /pɹəˌpɹaɪ.əˈtɛəɹi.əl/: Pertaining to proprietarians or proprietarianism (in colonial North America).
  7. proprietarially adverb: In a proprietarial manner.
  8. proprietarian noun /pɹəˌpɹaɪ.əˈtɛəɹi.ən/: A proponent of proprietarianism, that is, of proprietary colonies and proprietary government in colonial America.
  9. proprietarianism noun: A belief that property is an absolute right, sometimes to the extreme of considering it to overrule the human rights of others.
  10. proprietariat noun: People who own property.
  11. proprietarily adverb: In a proprietary way; with an air of ownership.
  12. proprietariness noun: The quality of being proprietary.
  13. proprietarity noun: The quality of being proprietary.
  14. proprietary adjective, noun /pɹəˈpɹaɪ.ə.tə.ɹi/: Of or relating to property or ownership.
  15. proprietary eponym noun: A successful brand name or trademark that has come into general use to refer to the generic class of objects rather than the specific brand type, usually...
  16. proprietary trading noun: Trading activity conducted by a securities firm for its own profit rather than for its clients.
  17. proprietess noun: Alternative form of proprietress.
  18. proprietive adjective: Of or relating to possession or being endowed of.
  19. proprietor noun /pɹəˈpɹaɪətɚ/: An owner.
  20. proprietoress noun: Alternative form of proprietress.
  21. proprietorial adjective: Of or pertaining to ownership.
  22. proprietorial borough noun: A rotten borough.
  23. proprietorially adverb: In a proprietorial manner; like an owner.
  24. proprietorship noun: The state of being a proprietor; ownership.
  25. proprietory adjective /pɹəˈpɹaɪətɔːɹi/: Alternative form of proprietary.
  26. proprietous adjective: proper
  27. proprietously adverb: In a proprietous or proper manner or way; properly.
  28. proprietousness noun: The state of being proprietous or proper; properness
  29. proprietress noun: A female proprietor.
  30. proprietrix noun: A female proprietor.
  31. propriety noun /pɹəˈpɹaɪəti/: The particular character or essence of someone or something; individuality.
  32. propriobulbar adjective: That projects to the medulla oblongata
  33. proprioception noun /ˌpɹəʊ.pɹi.əʊˈsɛp.ʃən/: The sense of the position of parts of the body, relative to other neighbouring parts of the body.
  34. proprioceptional adjective: Relating to proprioception
  35. proprioceptive adjective: Of or pertaining to proprioception.
  36. proprioceptively adverb: In terms of proprioception.
  37. proprioceptor noun: A nerve ending that functions as a sensory receptor in muscles, tendons, joints and the inner ear; they respond to movement and position
  38. proprioceptory adjective: Relating to proprioception or to a proprioceptor
  39. propriomotor adjective: proprioceptive and motor
  40. proprioreceptor noun: Alternative form of proprioceptor.
  41. proprioreceptory adjective: Alternative form of proprioceptory.
  42. propriosensitivity noun: Synonym of proprioception.
  43. propriospinal adjective: Relating specifically to the spine, and especially to those structures that connect segments of the spine
  44. propriospinally adverb: In a propriospinal manner
  45. proprium noun: A property that applies to all members of a species and only to them, serving to distinguish the species from other species within the same genus, yet is...
  46. proprochiral adjective: Describing an achiral compound that can be converted to a chiral one in two steps
  47. proprochirality noun: A form of prochirality in which an achiral compound is converted to a chiral one in two steps.
  48. proproctor noun: An assistant proctor in a university.
  49. proprofit adjective: Supporting or favouring the making of a profit.
  50. proprohibition adjective: Supportive of the prohibition of alcoholic drink.
  51. proproliferative adjective: That leads to proliferation
  52. proprotease noun: Any proenzyme that is converted into a protease
  53. proprotein noun: Any protein that is cleaved by a convertase to form a smaller protein or biologically-active polypeptide.
  54. proprotor noun: Any of the powered rotors of a tiltrotor aircraft.
  55. proprovincial adjective: Supporting or favouring a province.
  56. props interjection, noun, verb: plural of prop
  57. props master noun: Clipped compound of property master.
  58. propshaft noun: Alternative form of prop shaft.
  59. Propst proper noun: A surname.
  60. propstick noun: Any stick or pole used to prop something up.
  61. propsychotic adjective: That promotes psychosis.
  62. proptech noun: The application of information technology to real-estate markets.
  63. propterygial adjective: Relating to the propterygium.
  64. propterygium noun: The anterior of three principal cartilages in the fins of some fishes.
  65. proptose verb: To displace (an eye) in its socket; to cause exophthalmus.
  66. proptosis noun: exophthalmos
  67. proptotic adjective: exophthalmic
  68. propubic adjective: Having a pubic shaft that is directed forward
  69. propublicity adjective: Supporting or favouring publicity.
  70. propudious adjective: shameful, infamous, disgraceful
  71. propugn verb: To fight for, defend, or contend for something
  72. propugnacle noun: A defence, rampart or fortress.
  73. propugnation noun: means of defence; defence
  74. propugnator noun: A champion or defender.
  75. propugner noun: A defender, supporter, vindicator.
  76. propuh adjective: Pronunciation spelling of proper
  77. propulsatile adjective: Serving to force the contents to move in a rapid outflow.
  78. propulsation noun: The act of driving away or repelling; a keeping at a distance.
  79. propulsatory adjective: Tending to propel.
  80. propulse verb /pɹəˈpʌls/: To repel; to drive off or away.
  81. propulsion noun /pɹəˈpʌlʃən/: The process of propelling, driving, or pushing, typically forward or onward; a propulsive force or impulse.
  82. propulsionless adjective: Without a means of propulsion.
  83. propulsive adjective: Of or pertaining to propulsion
  84. propulsively adverb: In a propulsive way.
  85. propulsiveness noun: The state or condition of being propulsive.
  86. propulsor noun: A propellor enclosed in a short cylinder, that can typically be swivelled to change the angle of thrust.
  87. propulsory adjective: propulsive
  88. propunishment adjective: Supporting or favouring punishment.
  89. propurchase adjective: Supporting or favouring a purchase.
  90. propwash noun: Alternative form of prop wash.
  91. propwash deflection unit noun: A device placed over or behind the propeller of a boat to deflect its prop wash downward as a very effective form of agitation dredging, primarily used by...
  92. propwoman noun: A woman responsible for looking after the props in a theater
  93. propwood noun: Timber used to make props (vertical supports in a mine or similar).
  94. propygostylar adjective: On the spine, immediately in front of the pygostyle (describing a joint or vertebra).
  95. propyl noun /ˈpɹoʊpəl/: Either of two isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₃H₇, formally derived from propane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
  96. propyl alcohol noun: Synonym of 1-propanol.
  97. propylacrylamide noun: The N-propyl derivative of acrylamide that is a monomer used in the production of polyacrylamides
  98. propyladenine noun: Any propyl derivative of adenine
  99. propylaeon noun: Alternative form of propylaeum.
  100. propylaeum noun /ˌpɹəʊpɪˈliːəm/: A vestibule or entrance, (especially) to a temple.
  101. propylamine noun: Either of two amines derived from propane, but especially the primary amine CH₃CH₂CH₂NH₂
  102. propylammonium noun: The cation formed by protonation of propylamine; any of its derivatives
  103. propylamphetamine noun: A psychostimulant drug and research chemical of the phenethylamine and amphetamine chemical classes.
  104. propylate noun: Synonym of propionate.
  105. propylbenzene noun: The hydrocarbon CH₃-CH₂-CH₂-C₆H₅ that is the parent compound of the lignans
  106. propylcarbinol noun: n-butanol, a primary alcohol with a four-carbon structure and the chemical formula C₄H₉OH.
  107. propylene noun: The organic chemical compound propene. An alkene which is a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C₃H₆.
  108. propylene glycol noun: α-propyleneglycol, 1,2-propanediol, CH₃CH(OH)CH₂OH, a thick oily liquid, used as an antifreeze and in many industrial applications
  109. propylene oxide noun: The epoxide derived from propane; it is used in the production of some polyethers
  110. propyleneglycol noun: Alternative form of propylene glycol.
  111. propyleneoxide noun: Alternative form of propylene oxide.
  112. propylenic adjective: Related to propylene or to polypropylene
  113. propylhexedrine noun: An adrenergic compound that is a sympathomimetic with varied medicinal uses.
  114. propylic adjective: propyl (attributive)
  115. propylidene noun: The divalent radical CH₃-CH₂-CH=
  116. propyliodone noun: A molecule used as a contrast medium.
  117. propylite noun: A form of andesite modified by hydrothermal processes.
  118. propylitisation noun: Alternative spelling of propylitization
  119. propylitization noun: The alteration of minerals and ores at low temperature and pressure
  120. propylketobemidone noun: A particular narcotic painkiller.
  121. propylmagnesium noun: A chemical containing propyl functional group attached to magnesium
  122. propylon noun: Alternative spelling of propylaeum.
  123. propylparaben noun: The n-propyl ester of p-hydroxybenzoic acid, used as a preservative.
  124. propylpyrazoletriol noun: A synthetic, non-steroidal agonist of ERα (estrogen receptor alpha), used in scientific research.
  125. propylthiouracil noun /ˌpɹəʊ.pʌɪl.θʌɪ.əʊˈjʊə.ɹə.sɪl/: A thioamide drug, used to treat hyperthyroidism by decreasing the amount of thyroid hormone produced by the thyroid gland, which is associated with a risk...
  126. propyne noun: the alkyne HC≡C-CH₃
  127. propynyl noun: A univalent radical derived from propyne
  128. propyperone noun: An anxiolytic drug.
  129. propyphenazone noun: A derivative of phenazone with similar analgesic and antipyretic effects.
  130. propyzamide noun: The herbicide C₁₂H₁₁Cl₂NO.
  131. proquazone noun: A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
  132. proquinazid noun: A particular fungicide.
  133. proquinolate noun: An antimicrobial solution.
  134. proracing adjective: Supporting or favouring racing.
  135. proracist adjective: In favour of racism.
  136. proradiate adjective: Synonym of prorsiradiate
  137. prorailroad adjective: In favour of a railroad.
  138. prorastomid noun: Any mammal in the family Prorastomidae, extinct early relatives of the dugong and manatees.
  139. prorata adverb: Alternative form of pro rata.
  140. proratable adjective: Divisible pro rata (proportionately); capable of being prorated.
  141. prorate verb /pɹoʊˈɹeɪt/: To divide proportionately, especially by day; to divide pro rata.
  142. prorater noun: A person employed to make debt repayments to multiple creditors on behalf of a debtor.
  143. proration noun: In budgeting, the proportional distribution or allocation of parameters, such as noise power and transmission losses, among a number of tandem-connected...
  144. prore noun: The front part of a ship.
  145. prorebel adjective: Supporting or favouring a rebel group.
  146. prorecall adjective: In favour of a recall.
  147. prorecognition adjective: Supporting or favouring the official recognition of something.
  148. proreconciliation adjective: Supporting or favouring reconciliation.
  149. prorecovery adjective: That promotes recovery
  150. prorector noun: An officer who presides over the academic senate of a university in certain countries, especially Germany.
  151. prorectorate noun: The office or position of prorector.
  152. proreferendum adjective: In favour of a referendum.
  153. proreform adjective: In favour of reform.
  154. proreformist noun: A person in favour of reform.
  155. proregenerative adjective: That leads to regeneration
  156. proregime adjective: In favor of a regime.
  157. proregression noun: A combination of progression and regression, cancelling each other out and leading to stasis.
  158. proregular adjective: Having the property that the inverse systems of the Koszul cohomology modules satisfy the Inverse limit#Mittag-Leffler condition.)
  159. prorehabilitation adjective: Supporting or favouring rehabilitation.
  160. prorenal adjective: pronephric
  161. prorenalase noun: A precursor protein that becomes renalase when activated
  162. prorenin noun: A precursor of renin
  163. prorepublican adjective: Supporting or favouring a republic.
  164. proresearch adjective: Supportive of research.
  165. proresolving adjective: That promotes resolution
  166. proresorptive adjective: That promotes resorption
  167. prorestriction adjective: Supporting or favouring a restriction.
  168. prorevival adjective: In favour of revival or revivalism.
  169. prorevivalist noun: A supporter of revival or revivalism.
  170. prorevolution adjective: In favour of revolution.
  171. prorevolutionary adjective: In favour of political revolution.
  172. prorex noun: viceroy
  173. prorhinal adjective: Situated in front of the nasal chambers.
  174. prorogate verb: to prorogue
  175. prorogation noun /pɹəʊɹəˈɡeɪʃn̩/: Causing something to last longer or remain in effect longer; prolongation, continuance.
  176. prorogator noun: One who prorogates.
  177. prorogue verb /pɹə(ʊ)ˈɹəʊɡ/: To suspend (a parliamentary session) or to discontinue the meetings of (an assembly, parliament etc.) without formally ending the session.
  178. proroguement noun: The act of proroguing; a prolongation or extension.
  179. proroguer noun: One who prorogues.
  180. proroguing noun, verb: A prolongation or extension.
  181. proroyal adjective: Supporting or favouring royalty.
  182. proroyalty adjective: Supporting or favouring royalty.
  183. prorsiradiate adjective: Inclined forward.
  184. prorubricyte noun: A red blood cell precursor, the third nucleated stage of red blood cell production.
  185. prorupt adjective, verb: To cause something to burst forth.
  186. prorupted adjective, verb: Having burst forth.
  187. proruption noun: The act or state of bursting forth; a bursting out.
  188. pros noun, prefix /pɹəʊz/: To, toward, before, forward, in front.
  189. pros and cons noun, verb: The advantages and disadvantages or positives and negatives regarding a specific choice or situation.
  190. pros ton kairon phrase: As the occasion requires.
  191. prosaccade noun: A saccade towards a target
  192. prosaccadic adjective: Relating to a prosaccade
  193. prosaic adjective /pɹəʊˈzeɪ.ɪk/: Pertaining to or having the characteristics of prose.
  194. prosaical adjective: Alternative form of prosaic.
  195. prosaicality noun: The quality of being prosaic.
  196. prosaically adverb: In a prosaic manner; straightforwardly.
  197. prosaicalness noun: The quality of being prosaic.
  198. prosaicism noun: The quality or state of being prosaic; a prosaic manner or style.
  199. prosaicness noun: The characteristic of being prosaic.
  200. prosaism noun /pɹəʊˈzeɪ.ɪzəm/: A manner, quality, expression, style, phrase or word that is prosaic.
  201. prosaist noun: A person who writes prose.
  202. prosal adjective /ˈpɹəʊzəl/: Of or pertaining to prose; prosaic.
  203. prosapogenin noun: The aglycone of a saponin
  204. prosaposin noun: A glycoprotein that is a precursor for saposins A, B, C, and D.
  205. prosaptide noun: A glycoprotein related to prosaposin
  206. prosarcopenic adjective: That promotes sarcopenia
  207. prosateur noun: A writer of French prose.
  208. prosauropod noun /pɹoʊˈsɔɹɵpɑd/: Any member of the Prosauropoda, a group of early herbivorous dinosaurs with a long neck and small head, forelimbs shorter than the hindlimbs, and a very...
  209. prosbul noun: Alternative form of prozbul.
  210. proscaline noun: 4-propoxy-3,5-DMPEA, a psychedelic and hallucinogenic drug.
  211. proscenium noun /pɹəʊˈsiː.ni.əm/: The stage area between the curtain and the orchestra.
  212. proscenium arch noun: The arch that frames a theater stage, and separates it from the auditorium.
  213. proscenium curtain noun: Synonym of front curtain.
  214. proschema noun: A screen or pretext for doing something, especially for waging war.
  215. proscience adjective: In favour of science or its methods or the scientific establishment.
  216. proscientific adjective: In favour of science.
  217. proscillaridin noun: A cardiac glycoside of the bufanolide type.
  218. prosciurine noun: Any squirrel of the genus Prosciurillus
  219. prosciutto noun /pɹəˈʃuː.toʊ/: A dry-cured ham from Italy, thinly sliced.
  220. prosciutto bread noun: A loaf bread which contains chunks of prosciutto and provolone, using lard.
  221. prosclerotic adjective: That leads to sclerosis
  222. proscolex noun: An early larval form of a trematode worm; a redia.
  223. proscribable adjective: Capable of being proscribed.
  224. proscribe verb /pɹəˈskɹaɪb/: To forbid or prohibit.
  225. proscribed adjective, verb: Forbidden or prohibited.
  226. proscriber noun: One who, or that which, proscribes, denounces, or prohibits.
  227. proscript adjective, noun: A prohibition; an interdiction.
  228. proscription noun /pɹəˈskɹɪp.ʃən/: A prohibition.
  229. proscriptionist noun: Someone who proscribes; a prohibitor.
  230. proscriptive adjective: proscribing or prohibiting, for example as according to a norm or standard
  231. proscriptively adverb: In a proscriptive manner.
  232. proscriptiveness noun: The quality of being proscriptive.
  233. proscriptivism noun: A proscriptive approach.
  234. proscriptivist noun: One who is characterized by proscribing; one who tends to proscribe.
  235. proscutellum noun: The penultimate segment of the pronotum of an arthropod.
  236. proscylliid noun: Any fish in the family Proscylliidae.
  237. proscynema noun: A formulaic inscription expressing adoration of or homage to a particular deity.
  238. proscynesis noun: Alternative form of proskynesis.
  239. prose noun, verb /ˈpɹəʊz/: Language, particularly written language, not intended as poetry.
  240. prose poem noun: A literary text written in the manner of prose–without the fixed lines, rhyme, and meter often characteristic of poetry–but nonetheless clearly possessing...
  241. prosecco noun /pɹəˈsɛkoʊ/: A dry, slightly sparkling Italian white wine made from that grape; also a geographical indication.
  242. prosecrecy adjective: Supporting or favouring secrecy.
  243. prosecretin noun: A precursor to secretin, activated by gastric acid
  244. prosecretory adjective: That leads to secretion
  245. prosect verb: To dissect beforehand, as in preparation for an anatomical lecture.
  246. prosection noun: An anatomical dissection carried out by an experienced anatomist as a demonstration for others.
  247. prosector noun: A person who prepares a body for dissection by students, or dissects them as demonstrations.
  248. prosector's wart noun: A rash, verruca necrogenica, of small, red papular nodules in the skin caused by inoculation with Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a previously infected and...
  249. prosectorial adjective: Of or relating to a prosector.
  250. prosectorship noun: The role or status of prosector.
  251. prosecutability noun: The quality of being prosecutable.
  252. prosecutable adjective: Able to be prosecuted.
  253. prosecutably adverb: In a prosecutable manner.
  254. prosecute verb /ˈpɹɒsɪkjuːt/: To start criminal proceedings against.
  255. prosecutee noun: Synonym of defendant.
  256. prosecuting attorney noun: A public officer charged with carrying on the prosecution or representing the state in criminal proceedings and, in some jurisdictions, instituting or...
  257. prosecution noun /ˌpɹɒs.ɪˈkjuː.ʃən/: The act of prosecuting a scheme or endeavor.
  258. prosecution association noun: An organization of citizens, typically in the same community, who paid dues to cover one another's costs of privately prosecuting offenders should a crime...
  259. prosecution history noun: The record of the examination of a patent application, including the original application, responses made by the examiner, and amendments made by the...
  260. prosecution history estoppel noun: In United States patent law, the circumstance under which a person who has filed a patent application, and then made amendments to the application to...
  261. prosecutional adjective: Pertaining to prosecution, or to the prosecution of a particular case.
  262. prosecutive adjective: Of or pertaining to prosecution.
  263. prosecutive case noun: A special form of the prolative case used to describe movement along a surface or way.
  264. prosecutor noun /ˈpɹɑ.səˌkjuːˌtəɹ/: A prosecuting attorney.
  265. prosecutorial adjective: Relating to prosecuting of criminal cases.
  266. prosecutorially adverb: In a prosecutorial manner or context.
  267. prosecutorship noun: The rank or office of prosecutor.
  268. prosecutrix noun: A female prosecutor
  269. prosegment noun: A section of amino acids at one end of a protein molecule that assists in folding
  270. prosegregation adjective: In favor of segregation, especially racial segregation.
  271. proselike adjective: Resembling prose.
  272. proselyte noun, verb /ˈpɹɒsəlaɪt/: One who has converted to a religion or doctrine, especially a gentile converted to Judaism.
  273. proselyte of the gate noun: A convert who was not compelled to submit to the regulations of the Mosaic law.
  274. proselyter noun: A person who proselytes; a proselytizer.
  275. proselytess noun: A female proselyte; a female gentile who has converted to Judaism.
  276. proselytic adjective: Pertaining to proselytism.
  277. proselytical adjective: Alternative form of proselytic.
  278. proselytingly adverb: So as to proselytize.
  279. proselytisation noun: Alternative spelling of proselytization.
  280. proselytise verb: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of proselytize.
  281. proselytiser noun: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of proselytizer.
  282. proselytism noun /ˈpɹɑsəlɪˌtɪzm/: The practice of proselytizing.
  283. proselytist noun: One who proselytises.
  284. proselytistic adjective: Synonym of proselytic.
  285. proselytization noun: The act or process of proselytizing.
  286. proselytize verb /ˈpɹɒs.əl.ɪ.taɪz/: To advertise one’s religious beliefs; to convert (someone) to one’s own faith or religious movement or encourage them to do so.
  287. proselytizing noun, verb: proselytism
  288. proselytor noun: A proselytizer, one who proselytes.
  289. proselytory adjective: Proselytizing.
  290. proseman noun: A male writer of prose.
  291. proseminar noun: A seminar that is open to (and accessible to) upper level undergraduates; contrasts with a graduate seminar (for graduate students only), which assumes more...
  292. proseminary noun: A seminary that prepares pupils for a higher institution.
  293. prosemite noun: Someone who favors Semitism.
  294. prosencephalic adjective: Of or pertaining to the prosencephalon.
  295. prosencephalon noun: The forebrain.
  296. prosenchyma noun: The tissues formed of elongated cells, especially those with pointed or oblique extremities, such as the principal cells of ordinary wood.
  297. prosenchymal adjective: Relating to the prosenchyma.
  298. prosenchymatous adjective: Relating to the prosenchyma.
  299. prosenescent adjective: Promoting senescence.
  300. prosensory adjective: Describing cells or other structures that will develop into sensory ones

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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.