English words: prosentence to protagonistically
300 English words, part 182 of 213 of the words starting with P, A to Z. 34 have a page of their own.
English words prosentence to protagonistically
- prosentence noun: Alternative spelling of pro-sentence.
- prosentential adjective: Of or pertaining to pro-sentences.
- prosententially adverb: As a pro-sentence.
- prosenthesis noun: The quantity that determines the divergence between two successive whorls in a shoot.
- proseparatist adjective, noun: Alternative spelling of pro-separatist.
- prosequence noun: A part of a protein that is present in this protein's inactive form but is removed during activation. It is usually required for protein folding or maintenance.
- proser noun: One who writes prose.
- proseriate noun: Any flatworm of the order Proseriata
- Proserpina proper noun /prəʊˈsɜːpɪnə/: The goddess of springtime, queen of the underworld and the wife of Pluto; the Roman equivalent of Persephone.
- Proserpine proper noun: Alternative form of Proserpina (“Roman goddess of the seasons and spring vegetation, daughter of Ceres and Jupiter; queen of the Underworld as wife of...
- proserpinid noun: Any snail in the family Proserpinidae.
- proseucha noun: Alternative form of proseuche.
- proseuche noun: A place of prayer; among the Jews, one that was not a synagogue, or the temple, usually roofless.
- proseukhe noun: Alternative form of proseuche.
- prosewise adverb /ˈpɹəʊzwaɪz/: In terms of prose, as opposed to poetry.
- prosexist adjective: In favour of sexism.
- prosey adjective: Alternative spelling of prosy.
- proshipper noun: Alternative form of pro-shipper.
- proshot noun: A professionally filmed version of a live stage production.
- prosification noun: The process of prosifying.
- prosifier noun: One who prosifies.
- prosify verb: To convert or translate into prose.
- prosign noun: Any of a set of special sequences in Morse code used as control characters and punctuation.
- prosilient adjective: Eminent; prominent; distinguished above others.
- prosily adverb: In a prosy manner.
- prosimetric adjective: In the form of a prosimetrum.
- prosimetrical adjective: Consisting both of prose and verse.
- prosimetrum noun: A poetic composition consisting of both prose and verse, usually in alternation
- prosimian adjective, noun: A primate that is not a monkey or an ape, generally nocturnal with large eyes and ears. Such primates were formerly grouped in the suborder Prosimii, but...
- prosiness noun: The quality or state of being prosy; tediousness.
- prosing adjective, noun, verb: Writing prose; speaking or writing in a tedious or prosy manner.
- prosingly adverb: Using prose
- prosiopesis noun /ˌpɹɒsɪəʊˈpiːsɪs/: Ellipsis of the beginning of a grammatical construction, common in informal speech and spontaneous written electronic communication, frequently occurring in...
- prosiopetic adjective /ˌpɹɒsɪəʊˈpɛtɪk/: Of the nature of prosiopesis; compare aposiopetic.
- prosiphon noun: A minute tube found in the protoconch of ammonites, not connected with the true siphon.
- Prosise proper noun: A surname.
- prosist noun: A writer of prose.
- prosit interjection /ˈpɹəʊzɪt/: Toast to indicate one is drinking to someone's, or to each other's, health.
- proskinesis noun: Alternative form of proskynesis.
- proskynesis noun: The act of bowing down before a lord or ruler, especially in ancient Persia.
- proskynetarion noun: an object of religious reverence
- proskynitarion noun: Alternative form of proskynetarion.
- proslambanomenos noun: The lowest note in Ancient Greek music, appended to the bottom of the scale.
- proslave adjective: Synonym of proslavery.
- proslaver noun: One who supports the idea of slavery.
- proslavery adjective, noun: Supporting slavery.
- proslaveryism noun: Synonym of proslavery (“support for the institution of slavery”).
- proslavic adjective: Alternative spelling of pro-Slavic.
- proslavist noun: Alternative spelling of pro-slavist.
- proslepsis noun: The pretence of passing over a subject while at the same time describing it fully.
- prosleptic adjective: Being or involving a particular kind of proposition in a syllogism. (See Wikipedia article.)
- proso noun, prefix: Panicum miliaceum, a grass used as a crop.
- proso millet noun /ˈpɹoʊsoʊ ˈmɪlɪt/: Panicum miliaceum, a grass species used as a crop.
- prosobranch adjective, noun: A gastropod with gills in front of the heart, formerly thought to belong to a single group, Prosobranchia.
- prosobranchiate adjective, noun: Synonym of prosobranch (“having the gills anterior to the heart”).
- prosocline adjective: slanting forward
- prosocoele noun: The entire cavity of the prosencephalon.
- prosodeme noun: A phoneme that extends over more than one segment of sound
- prosodiac adjective, noun: A verse used in prosodia, having three anapests, of which the first may be substituted with a spondee or iamb.
- prosodiacal adjective: Synonym of prosodic.
- prosodiacally adverb: prosodically
- prosodial adjective: Of or pertaining to prosody.
- prosodially adverb: In terms of prosody.
- prosodian noun: A prosodist.
- prosodic adjective /pɹəˈzɒdɪk/: Of, or relating to, prosody.
- prosodic unit noun: A segment of speech that occurs within a single prosodic contour.
- prosodical adjective: Alternative form of prosodic.
- prosodically adverb: In a prosodic manner.
- prosodicity noun: The state of being prosodic.
- prosodics noun: The study of prosody in speech.
- prosodification noun: The imposition of prosodic structure (e.g. syllables, feet, stress, etc.) onto string of segments (i.e. sounds such as consonants and vowels)
- prosodion noun: A processional hymn.
- prosodist noun: A person involved with prosody.
- prosody noun /ˈpɹɒzədi/: The study of rhythm, intonation, stress, and related attributes in speech.
- prosogyrate adjective: That curves toward the anterior
- prosoma noun /pɹəʊˈsəʊmə/: The front segment of a body which is divided into two or more segments, especially the cephalothorax of an arachnid or crustacean.
- prosomal adjective: Relating to a prosome.
- prosomatic adjective: Alternative form of prosomal.
- prosomatostatin noun: A statin that is associated with diabetes and coronary disease
- prosome noun: Synonym of proteasome.
- prosomere noun: Any of the six subdivisions thought to compose the embryonic forebrain
- prosomeric adjective: Relating to prosomeres.
- prosomite noun: The somite of a prosome
- prosonomasia noun: An allusion to the similarity of sound of several names or words.
- prosop- prefix: Alternative form of prosopo- (before a vowel)
- prosopagnosia noun /ˌpɹɒsəpaɡˈnəʊʒə/: A form of visual agnosia characterized by difficulty with face recognition despite intact low-level visual processing.
- prosopagnosic adjective, noun: Relating to, or exhibiting, prosopagnosia.
- prosopalgia noun: Facial neuralgia.
- prosopalgic adjective: Relating to prosopalgia.
- prosopamnesia noun: A rare neuropsychological deficit defined by an inability to remember faces.
- prosophylline noun: A particular piperidine alkaloid found in the leaves of mesquite plants (of the genus Prosopis)
- prosoplasia noun: The differentiation of cells to a higher function or a higher level of organization.
- prosoplectenchyma noun: Synonym of prosenchyma
- prosoplectenchymatous adjective: Alternative form of prosenchymatous.
- prosopo- prefix: Having to do with the face; facial.
- prosopoagnosia noun /ˌpɹɑsəpoʊˌæɡˈnoʊʒə/: Alternative form of prosopagnosia.
- prosopographia noun: The vivid description of someone's face or character.
- prosopographic adjective: Of or pertaining to prosopography
- prosopographical adjective: Relating to prosopography.
- prosopographically adverb: In a prosopographic manner
- prosopography noun: A study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships.
- prosopolepsy noun /pɹəˈsəʊpəˌlɛpsi/: a premature opinion or prejudice against a person, formed from external appearance
- prosopometamorphopsia noun: A rare neurovisual perceptual disorder characterized by distorted perception of human faces, in which facial features may appear altered in size, shape,...
- prosopomorphic adjective: Shaped like a face
- prosopon noun: A mask worn by an actor to indicate the character being played.
- prosoponeuralgia noun: Neuralgia of the face.
- prosoponology noun: The collection and classification of masks.
- prosopopeia noun: Alternative spelling of prosopopoeia.
- prosopopesis noun: A sudden and profound change of an individual's personality, whether spontaneous or induced e.g. in hypnosis.
- prosopopoeia noun /pɹəˌsəʊpəˈpiːə/: An act of personifying a person or object when communicating to an audience; a figure of speech involving this.
- prosopopoeial adjective /pɹɒsə(ʊ)pəˈpiːəl/: Prosopopoeic.
- prosopopoeic adjective: Relating to prosopopoeia
- prosopylar adjective: Relating to a prosopyle
- prosopyle noun: A pore, in some sponges, that traps food particles
- prosorhochmid adjective, noun: Any nemertean in the family Prosorhochmidae.
- Prospaltian adjective: Of or relating to Prospalta (Attica), a deme of ancient Attica.
- prospect noun, verb /ˈpɹɒspɛkt/: The region which the eye overlooks at one time; a view; a scene; an outlook.
- prospectin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of prospecting.
- prospecting noun, verb: The act of one who prospects.
- prospection noun: The action of looking forward into the future. Formed by analogy with retrospection.
- prospective adjective, noun /pɹəˈspɛktɪv/: Likely or expected to happen or become.
- prospectively adverb: In a prospective manner.
- prospectiveness noun: The quality of being prospective.
- prospectivity noun: The state of being prospective rather than retrospective.
- prospectless adjective: Without prospects; futureless.
- prospectlessness noun: Lack of prospects.
- prospector noun /pɹəˈspɛktə/: A person who explores or prospects an area in search of mineral deposits, such as gold.
- prospectus noun /pɹəˈspɛktəs/: A document, distributed to prospective members, investors, buyers, or participants, which describes an institution (such as a university), a publication, or...
- prospectusless adjective: Without a prospectus.
- prospekt noun: In Russia, a broad, multilane and very long straight street in urban areas, which serves as an arterial road.
- prosper verb /ˈpɹɒspə(ɹ)/: To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or prosperous; to thrive; to make gain.
- prosperer noun: Someone who prospers
- Prosperian adjective /prɒˈspɪəriən/: Alternative form of Prosperonian.
- prosperingly adverb: So as to prosper; in a prosperous way.
- prosperite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and zinc.
- prosperity noun /pɹɑˈspɛɹ.ɪ.ti/: The condition of being prosperous: having good fortune and a fortune.
- prosperity doctrine noun: prosperity theology.
- prosperity gospel noun: Synonym of prosperity theology.
- prosperity theology noun: Religious belief that wealth is a divine reward for a person's faith in god.
- prosperless adjective: Devoid of prosperity; not prosperous
- prospermatogonial adjective: Relating to prospermatogonia
- prospermatogonium noun: Synonym of gonocyte.
- Prospero proper noun: A moon of Uranus
- Prosperonian adjective /prɒspɛˈroʊniən/: Of or relating to the Shakespearean character Prospero.
- prosperous adjective /ˈpɹɑs.pə.ɹəs/: Characterized by success.
- prosperously adverb: In a prosperous manner; so as to prosper.
- prosperousness noun: Synonym of prosperity.
- prospertunity noun: Opportunity that leads to prosperity.
- prosphora noun: a holy bread; a small loaf of leavened bread, used for communion in Orthodox Church. Usually consists of two layers, symbolizing the dual nature of Christ.
- prosphysis noun: A growing together of parts; specifically, a morbid adhesion of the eyelids to each other or to the eyeball.
- prospicience noun /pɹəˈspɪʃəns/: foresight.
- prospicuous adjective: Able to be seen from far away; conspicuous.
- prospidium chloride noun: A spiro compound.
- prospiracy noun: A secret plan by a group to do something beneficial.
- prosporangium noun: A vesicular cell in Chytridieæ, the protoplasm of which passes an outgrowth of itself, the sporangium, and becomes divided into swarm spores.
- prospore adjective: That develops into a spore
- prosport adjective: In favour of sport.
- pross noun, verb /ˈpɹɒs/: A prostitute.
- prosser noun: One who prosses; a sponger or scrounger.
- prossie noun: A prostitute.
- prossy noun: prostitute
- -prost interfix, suffix /pɹɒst/: Used to form names of prostaglandins.
- prostacyclin noun: A prostaglandin produced in the walls of blood vessels; it acts as a vasodilator and inhibits the aggregation of platelets
- prostacycline noun: Alternative form of prostacyclin.
- prostaglandin noun /pɹɒstəˈɡlændɪn/: Any of a group of naturally occurring lipids derived from the C₂₀ acid prostanoic acid; they have a number of physiological functions and may be considered...
- prostaglandinuria noun: The presence of prostaglandin in the urine
- prostalene noun: A prostaglandin analogue.
- prostamide noun: The ethanolamide of a prostaglandin
- prostane noun: The alicyclic hydrocarbon 1-heptyl-2-octylcyclopentane or any of its derivatives
- prostanoic acid noun: a C₂₀ fatty acid, containing a cyclopentane ring, that is the basis of the prostaglandins
- prostanoid noun: Any of the prostaglandins and related compounds
- prostasin noun: A particular protein that is implicated in epithelial sodium channel regulation.
- prostasome noun: A membranous vesicle secreted by the prostate gland into the semen
- prostasphere noun: A spherical cluster of prostate cancer cells
- prostatauxe noun: Enlargement of the prostate.
- prostate adjective, noun /ˈpɹɒs.teɪt/: The prostate gland.
- prostate cancer noun: Cancer of the prostate gland.
- prostate gland noun: A gland in male mammals surrounding the urethra just below the urinary bladder that controls the release of urine from the bladder and produces a secretion...
- prostate-specific adjective: Specific to the prostate.
- prostate-specific antigen noun: A glycoprotein enzyme secreted by the epithelial cells of the prostate gland and becoming part of the ejaculate; used in the diagnosis of prostate cancer.
- prostatectomize verb: To perform a prostatectomy.
- prostatectomy noun: The surgical removal of part or all of the prostate gland.
- prostatic adjective: Relating to the prostate gland.
- prostatic acid phosphatase noun: An enzyme produced by the prostate, which may be found in increased amounts in men who have prostate cancer or other diseases.
- prostatic adenocarcinoma noun: Adenocarcinoma of the prostate gland, accounting for over 95% of prostate cancers.
- prostatic urethra noun: The part of the male urethra that runs almost vertically through the prostate gland from its base to its apex.
- prostatic utricle noun: A small pouch in the prostate opening that is homologous to the uterus.
- prostaticovesical adjective: Relating to the prostate and the urinary bladder.
- prostatin noun: Synonym of pravastatin.
- prostatism noun: Any of various minor disorders of the prostate gland, typically causing obstructed urination; also called lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS).
- prostatitis noun: Inflammation of the prostate.
- prostato- prefix: Relating to the prostate glands.
- prostatodynia noun: pain in the prostate
- prostatolithotomy noun: A surgical operation in which an incision is made into the prostate gland to remove a prostatic calculus.
- prostatomegaly noun: A medical condition characterized by the enlargement of the prostate.
- prostatorrhea noun: Alternative spelling of prostatorrhoea.
- prostatorrhoea noun: Morbid or excessive discharge from a prostate gland.
- prostatoseminalvesiculectomy noun /ˌprɒsteɪtoʊˌsɛmɪnəlˌvɛsɪkjʊlˈɛktəmi/: a surgical procedure in which the prostate gland, seminal vesicles, and ejaculatory ducts are removed
- prostatosome noun: Alternative form of prostasome.
- prostatosphere noun: A spherical cluster of prostate cancer stem cells
- prostatotomy noun: An operation to remove the prostate.
- prostatourethral adjective: Relating to the prostate gland and the urethra
- prostatovesical adjective: Relating to the prostate and the seminal vesicles
- prostatovesiculectomy noun: A surgery where the prostate gland and seminal vesicles are removed, usually to treat prostate cancer.
- prostatovesiculitis noun: The inflammation of both the prostate gland and the seminal vesicles, usually caused by infection, leading to pelvic pain, urinary symptoms, and sometimes...
- prostectomy noun: Alternative form of prostatectomy.
- prostegostom noun: The anteriormost section of the stegostom, sometimes fused with the mesostegostom.
- prostein noun: A protein that is expressed in the cytoplasm of benign and malignant prostate cells
- prostelic adjective: Of an axis: consisting of a single concentric bundle.
- prostereoisomerism noun: Prochirality.
- prosternal adjective: Relating to a prosternum
- prosternation noun: dejection; depression
- prosternum noun: The ventral sclerite (plate) of the prothorax of an insect.
- prosth- prefix: Placed before, added.
- prosthaphæresis noun: A method of computing by means of a table of natural trigonometrical functions, without multiplication.
- prosthaphaeresis noun: Alternative spelling of prosthaphæresis
- prosthaphaeretic adjective: Relating to prosthaphaeresis.
- prostheca noun: A cellular appendage that is an extension of the cellular membrane and contains cytosol
- prosthecate adjective: Having prosthecae.
- prosthenic adjective: Having strong foreparts.
- prosthesis noun /pɹɒsˈθiːsɪs/: An artificial replacement for a body part, either internal or external.
- prosthetic adjective, noun /ˌpɹɒsˈθɛtɪk/: Artificial, acting as a substitute for part of the body; relating to prosthesis.
- prosthetic group noun: The non-protein component of a conjugated protein.
- prosthetically adverb: By prosthetic means.
- prosthetician noun: someone who fits prostheses
- prostheticist noun: Alternative form of prosthetist.
- prosthetics noun /pɹɒsˈθɛtɪks/: Branch of medicine that deals with the artificial replacement of missing body parts.
- prosthetist noun: A person who makes or fits prosthetic devices.
- prosthion noun: The most anterior point of the upper alveolar process
- prostho- prefix: Placed before, added, at the front, at the tip, before.
- prosthodontic adjective: Of or pertaining to prosthodontics
- prosthodontics noun /ˌpɹɑs.θəˈdɑn.tɪks/: Prosthetic dentistry: a specialty of dentistry concerned with the restoration or replacement of damaged or missing teeth or portions thereof.
- prosthodontist noun: one who specializes in prosthodontics.
- prosthogonimid noun: Any trematode flatworm in the family Prosthogonimidae.
- prosthologist noun: Someone skilled in the design, manufacture and fitting of prostheses.
- prostibot noun: A sexbot hired out as a prostitute.
- prostibule noun: A brothel.
- prostibulous adjective: Of or relating to prostitutes or prostitution; meretricious.
- prostie noun: Alternative spelling of prosty.
- prostigmatic adjective: Relating to the prostigmatids
- prostigmatid noun: Any mite of the suborder Prostigmata
- -prostil suffix /ˈpɹɒ.stɪl/: Used to form names of prostaglandins used as antiulcers.
- prostitutable adjective: Able to be prostituted.
- prostitute adjective, noun, verb /ˈpɹɒstɪˌtjuːt/: Debased, corrupt; seeking personal gain by dishonourable means.
- prostitute's caution noun: A police caution issued to a person for loitering and soliciting sex.
- prostitute's pupil noun: An Argyll Robertson pupil, a characteristic sign in syphilitic eye disease.
- prostitution noun /ˌprɒstɪˈt͡ʃuːʃn/: Engaging in sexual activity with another person for pay.
- prostitutional adjective: Of or relating to prostitution.
- prostitutor noun: A person who prostitutes him- or herself or another person.
- prostokvasha noun: A thick soured milk product, similar to unsweetened yogurt but less sour, or kefir but thicker. In Russia or other former USSR republics, commercial and...
- prostomial adjective: Relating to the prostomium.
- prostomid noun: Any beetle in the family Prostomidae
- prostomium noun: The portion of the head of an annelid situated in front of the mouth.
- prostrate adjective, verb /ˈpɹɒstɹeɪt/: Lying flat, face-down.
- prostrate amaranth noun: Synonym of mat amaranth.
- prostrate pigweed noun: Synonym of mat amaranth.
- prostrately adverb: In a prostrate manner or position.
- prostrater noun: Alternative form of prostrator.
- prostratin noun: A phorbol that acts as an activator for a protein kinase.
- prostration noun /pɹɒsˈtɹeɪʃən/: The act or condition of prostrating oneself (lying face-down), as a sign of humility.
- prostrator noun: A person who prostrates
- prostriate adjective, noun: Describing ticks (of the order Ixodida) in which the anal groove of the adult is in front of the anus
- prostrike adjective: In favour of a strike (industrial action).
- prosty noun: A prostitute.
- prostyle adjective, noun: Having pillars only along the front side
- prostylos noun: Synonym of prostyle.
- prosub noun: Professionally translated subtitle.
- prosubstitution adjective: Supporting the substitution by the prescriber of one pharmaceutical drug for another.
- prosuffrage adjective: Supporting or favouring suffrage (the right to vote) for some group.
- prosuicide adjective: In favour of suicide or its legalization.
- prosultiamine noun: thiamine propyl disulfide, a disulfide thiamine derivative used to treat vitamin B1 deficiency
- prosumer adjective, noun /pɹəʊˈsjuːmə/: A person in postindustrial society who combines the economic roles of producer and consumer.
- prosumerism noun: The activity of a prosumer
- prosumption noun: The contribution to product development by end users.
- prosupination noun: pronation combined with supination
- prosurfactant adjective: That promotes the formation of surfactants, especially in lung tissue
- prosurrender adjective: In favour of surrender.
- prosurvival adjective: That aids survival
- prosy adjective /ˈpɹəʊzi/: Unpoetic; dull and unimaginative.
- prosyllogism noun: A syllogism that is preliminary or logically essential to another syllogism.
- prosyllogistic adjective: Of or pertaining to a prosyllogism
- prot noun, prefix: Alternative form of proto- used before a vowel.
- protacadherin noun: Alternative form of protocadherin.
- protacanthopterygian adjective, noun: Of or from the superorder Protacanthopterygii of ray-finned fish.
- protachykinin noun: A peptide isolated from pheochromocytoma tissue.
- protacrodont noun: Any extinct shark of the order Protacrodontiformes
- protactic adjective /prəˈtæktɪk/: Giving a previous narrative or explanation, as of the plot or personages of a play; introductory.
- protactinate noun: Any oxyanion of protactinium; any salt containing such an anion.
- protactinium noun /ˌpɹəʊ.tækˈtɪn.i.əm/: A chemical element (symbol Pa) with atomic number 91. A dense, silvery-gray actinide metal.
- protag noun: Clipping of protagonist.
- protagon noun: A supposed crystalline molecule that forms the brain. The idea was proposed by Matthias Eugen Oscar Liebreich and Johann Ludwig Wilhelm Thudichum later...
- protagonism noun: The quality of being a protagonist.
- protagonist noun /pɹəˈtæɡ.ə.nɪst/: The main character, or one of the main characters, in any story, such as a literary work or drama.
- protagonistic adjective: Characteristic of a protagonist.
- protagonistically adverb: In a protagonistic manner.
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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.