English words: purgament to purpuric acid

300 English words, part 205 of 213 of the words starting with P, A to Z. 41 have a page of their own.

English words purgament to purpuric acid

purgament noun: Something excreted or purged; excretion.
purgana noun: Dated form of pargana.
purganna noun: Dated form of pargana.
purgannah noun: Dated form of pargana.
purgation noun /pɜːˈɡeɪʃn/: The process or act of purging, such as by the use of a purgative.
purgative adjective, noun: purging
purgatively adverb: In a purgative manner; so as to purge.
Purgatoire proper noun: A river in southeastern Colorado, United States.
purgatorial adjective: Of, pertaining to, or resembling purgatory.
purgatorian noun: One who holds to the doctrine of purgatory.
purgatoriid noun: Any extinct mammal in the family Purgatoriidae.
purgatory adjective, noun /ˈpɝɡəˌtɔɹi/: Alternative letter-case form of Purgatory.
purge noun, verb /pɜːd͡ʒ/: To clean thoroughly; to rid of impurities; to cleanse; to clear of (something unwanted).
purgeability noun: Capability of being purged.
purgeable adjective: Capable of being purged.
purgee noun: The victim of a purge.
purgen noun: A preparation of phenolphthalein, employed as a laxative.
purger noun: One who, or that which, purges or cleanses.
purgery noun: A part of a sugarhouse where molasses is drained from sugar.
purging noun, verb: A removal of undesirable people.
purging cassia noun: A golden shower tree (Cassia fistula).
purging nut noun: Synonym of physic nut (“Jatropha curcas”).
purging place noun: A body part where excess humors are expelled.
purgingly adverb: So as to purge.
puri noun /ˈpʊəɹiː/: A type of unleavened bread from India and Pakistan, usually deep-fried.
purie noun: A marble of a single opaque color.
Purif noun: Purification Rundown
purifactory adjective: Purificatory.
purifiability noun: The condition of being purifiable
purifiable adjective: Capable of being purified.
purificant noun: Any substance that purifies.
purification noun /ˌpjʊəɹɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/: The act or process of purifying; the removal of impurities.
Purification Rundown noun: A detoxification program used by the Church of Scientology, involving exercise, vitamins, and long periods in a sauna, and supposed to treat long-term...
purificational adjective: Of or relating to purification.
purificative adjective: Having power to purify or cleanse.
purificator noun: One who, or that which, purifies; a purifier.
purificatory adjective: That purifies; purificative
purified adjective, verb /ˈpjʊɹɪfaɪ.ɪŋ/: Made or rendered pure or more pure.
purifier noun: A person or device that purifies (by removing impurities).
puriform adjective: In the form of pus.
Purifoy proper noun: A surname.
purify verb /ˈpjʊəɹɪfaɪ/: To cleanse, or rid of impurities.
purifying noun, verb: An act of purification.
purifyingly adverb: So as to purify.
Purim proper noun /ˈpʊəɹɪm/: A Jewish festival, celebrated on the fourteenth day of Adar, commemorating the deliverance of the Persian Jews from a complete massacre at the hand of Haman...
Purim spiel noun: A (usually comic) theatrical reenactment of the book of Esther.
Purimic adjective: Relating to Purim.
purinaemia noun: Alternative form of purinemia.
purination noun: Reaction with, or conversion to a purine
purine noun /ˈpjʊəɹiːn/: Any of a class of organic heterocyclic compounds, composed of fused pyrimidine and imidazole rings, that constitute one of the two groups of organic...
purinergic adjective: Containing or releasing purines
purinergic receptor noun: Synonym of purinoceptor
purinergically adverb: In a purinergic manner.
purinic adjective: Of or pertaining to purine
purinoceptor noun: Any of a family of plasma membrane substances involved in cellular functions such as vascular reactivity, apoptosis and cytokine secretion
purinoreceptor noun: purinoceptor
purinosome noun: An organised group of enzymes that together carry out the biosynthesis of purines in cells
Purinton proper noun: A surname.
purinyl noun: A univalent radical derived from a purine
puriri noun: Vitex lucens, an evergreen tree endemic to New Zealand.
purism noun: An insistence on pure or unmixed forms.
purist adjective, noun /ˈpjʊəɹɪst/: Of or pertaining to purism.
purist Greek noun: Greek which is used in an archaistically, recalling one which is of a historical, Ancient or Classical style.
puristic adjective: Of, or relating to purism or purists.
puristical adjective: puristic
puristically adverb: In a puristic manner.
puritan adjective, noun /ˈpjʊə.ɹɪ.tən/: A puritanical person.
Puritan work ethic noun: Synonym of Protestant work ethic.
Puritandom noun: The world or sphere of Puritans.
Puritaness noun: A female Puritan.
Puritanic adjective: Alternative letter-case form of puritanic.
puritanical adjective, noun /pjʊəɹ.ɪˈtæn.ɪ.kəl/: Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice.
puritanically adverb: In a puritanical manner.
puritanicalness noun: The quality of being puritanical.
puritanise verb: Alternative form of puritanize.
puritanism noun: Strict and austere religious conduct.
puritanist noun: Someone with strict, austere or ultra-conservative values, especially in terms of sexual or religious conduct.
puritanistic adjective: puritanical
puritanize verb: To agree with, or teach, the doctrines of Puritans; to conform to the practice of Puritans.
puritanizer noun: One who puritanizes.
puritanlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a Puritan.
puritanly adverb: In the manner of a Puritan; puritanically.
Puritano noun: A kind of cigar with pointed ends.
purity noun /ˈpjʊəɹɪti/: The state or degree of being pure.
purity ball noun: A formal dance event attended by fathers and their teenage daughters to promote virginity until marriage; mostly among conservative Christian groups in the...
purity pledge noun: Synonym of virginity pledge.
purity ring noun: A ring representing a religious vow to abstain from sexual intercourse until marriage.
purity spiral noun: The situation in which members of an ideological group become increasingly zealous and intolerant, eventually turning on other members.
purity test noun: An informal survey that assesses the participant's supposed degree of innocence in worldly matters, such as sex, drugs, and deceit.
Purkey proper noun: A surname.
Purkinje proper noun /pərˈkɪndʒi/: A surname from Czech.
Purkinje cell noun: A kind of GABAergic neuron located in the cerebellar cortex.
Purkinje effect noun: The tendency for the peak luminance sensitivity of the human eye to shift toward the blue end of the spectrum at low illumination levels.
Purkinje fiber noun: One of a group of fibers in the heart, consisting of specialized cardiomyocytes, that allow the heart's conduction system to create synchronized...
Purkinje fibre noun: Alternative form of Purkinje fiber.
Purkinje figure noun: Synonym of Purkinje image.
Purkinje image noun: Any of various reflections of objects within the structure of the eye.
Purkinje layer noun: The narrow layer of Purkinje cells in the cerebellar cortex.
Purkinje neuron noun: Synonym of Purkinje cell.
Purkinje's figure noun: Alternative form of Purkinje figure.
Purkinje shift noun: Purkinje effect
Purkinjean adjective: Of or pertaining to Jan Evangelista Purkyně (Johannes Evangelists Purkinje, 1787–1869), Czech anatomist and physiologist, or to his discoveries.
Purkyne effect noun: Alternative form of Purkinje effect.
purl noun, verb /pɜːl/: A particular stitch in knitting in which the working yarn is pulled through an existing stitch from front to back.
purler noun: A headlong fall or tumble.
Purley proper noun /ˈpɜːli/: A town in the borough of Croydon, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3161).
purlicue noun: The space between one's forefinger and thumb.
purlieu noun /ˈpɜːljuː/: The ground on the edges of a forest, especially when partly subject to the same forest laws concerning game hunting etc.
purlieuman noun: An owner of lands in the purlieu.
purlin noun [ˈpɜːɹlɪn]: A longitudinal structural member bridging two or more rafters of a roof.
purline noun: Alternative form of purlin.
purling adjective, noun, verb: That purls; rippling, eddying.
purloin verb /pɜːˈlɔɪn/: To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal.
purloiner noun: One who purloins.
purloining noun, verb: theft
purloinment noun: The act of purloining; theft
purlwise adverb: By purling.
purmorphamine noun: A protein agonist, 9-cyclohexyl-N-(4-morpholinophenyl)-2-(naphthalen-1-yloxy)-9H-purin-6-amine, that is involved in cardiovascular regeneration
Purnell proper noun: A surname.
Purnima proper noun: The full moon. The day (tithi) in each month in which the full moon occurs, and marks the division in each month between the two lunar fortnight in Hindu...
puro noun /ˈpʊəɹəʊ/: A cigar, especially one made with tobacco from a single country.
purohit noun: A family priest.
Puroik noun: A tribe of the hill-tracts of Arunachal Pradesh in India.
puroindoline noun: Any of a small group of proteins, rich in tryptophan, found only in wheat
purok noun: a subdivision of a barangay, typically urban.
puromucous adjective: Synonym of mucopurulent.
puromycin noun: An antibiotic that is a strong inhibitor of protein translation.
puromycine noun: Alternative spelling of puromycin.
puromycylated adjective: Treated with puromycin
puromycylation noun: Treatment with puromycin
puroresu noun: Japanese professional wrestling
purothionin noun: Any of a group of toxic cross-linked cyclic oligopeptides
purotoxin noun: Any of a group of toxins present in venom of spiders of genus Geolycosa.
purp noun /pɝp/: A variety of marijuana with purple flowers.
purpart noun: Alternative form of purparty.
purparty noun: A share, part, or portion of an estate allotted to a coparcener.
purple adjective, noun, verb /ˈpɜː.pl̩/: A colour between red and blue; violet, though often closer to magenta.
purple airway noun: A route reserved for an aircraft on which a member of a royal family is flying.
purple-backed fairywren noun: Any member of the species Malurus assimilis of fairywrens, of the Australia mainland except the east coast; formerly considered to be the same species as...
purple bacteria noun: Proteobacteria that produce their own food using photosynthesis, with colors including purple, red, brown, and orange.
purple bar noun: Cosmorhoe ocellata, a common moth of Eurasia.
purple beautyberry noun: A berry of the plant, Callicarpa dichotoma
purple beech noun: Synonym of copper beech
purple box noun: A device used in phreaking that adds a hold facility to a telephone line.
purple coral noun: A species of forest mushroom, Alloclavaria purpurea
purple-crowned fairywren noun: Any member of the species Malurus coronatus of fairywrens of central and northern Australia.
purple death noun: Synonym of Spanish influenza.
purple drank noun: A recreational drug based on cough syrup, popular in the hip-hop community in the southern United States.
purple dye murex noun: A medium-sized predatory sea snail of species Haustellum brandaris, which secrets a substance that can be used to make a long-lasting purple dye- Tyrian purple.
purple emperor noun: A large, dark brown and white (female), or purple and white (male) butterfly, Apatura iris, of the family Nymphalidae.
purple everlasting noun: spoon-leaf cudweed (Gamochaeta purpurea)
purple finch noun: Haemorhous purpureus, a fringillid bird.
purple-fish noun: A shellfish, probably of the genus Murex, the classical source of Tyrian purple
purple fruit noun, verb: Rape.
purple gas noun: Gasoline priced with reduced taxes for farm use, identified by adding purple dye.
purple glory-of-the-sun noun: Leucocoryne purpurea, a flowering plant native to central Chile.
purple-glossed snake noun: any snake in the genus Amblyodipsas.
purple glove syndrome noun: A skin disease presenting with swollen, discoloured, painful extremities, associated with intravenous administration of phenytoin.
purple gold noun: Synonym of amethyst gold.
purple gromwell noun: Synonym of creeping gromwell.
purple guava noun: The tree Psidium rufum.
purple hairstreak noun: A small, brown (female) or purple (male) butterfly, of species Quercusia quercus (syn. Neozephyrus quercus), of the family Lycaenidae
purple hat therapy noun: Any medical practice in which an established form of therapy is combined with an unlikely new addition and is then claimed to be effective because of the...
purple haze noun: One of numerous strains of cannabis known for their high THC content and recognizable by the color of their leaves, which vary from solid purple to flecked...
purple-headed yogurt slinger noun: A penis.
purple heart noun: The drug phenobarbitone when taken recreationally.
purple helmet noun: The glans penis.
purple heron noun /ˈpɜː(ɹ)pəl ˈhɛɹən/: A wading bird, Ardea purpurea, having reddish-brown plumage and found throughout southern Europe and Asia.
purple ivory noun: Synonym of pink ivory (“an African hardwood”).
purple Jesus noun: A punch-like alcoholic drink made with grape juice.
purple joe-pye weed noun: Synonym of feverweed (“the plant Eupatorium purpureum”).
purple judge noun: A circuit court judge.
purple leaf sand cherry noun: Synonym of purple-leaved plum
purple-leaved plum noun: Any of nothospecies Prunus × cistena, a hybrid resulting from a cross between Prunus cerasifera and P. pumila.
purple lettuce noun: A European perennial herb related to lettuce, Prenanthes purpurea
purple loosestrife noun: A semi-aquatic herbaceous plant, Lythrum salicaria, having long spikes of purple flowers, native to Eurasia, considered invasive in North America and New...
purple marshlocks noun: Comarum palustre (syn. Potentilla palustris), a waterside shrub.
purple martin noun: The largest North American swallow, Progne subis.
purple meadowrue noun: Synonym of tall meadowrue (“Thalictrum dasycarpum”)
purple milkweed noun: Asclepias purpurascens, native to the central and midwestern United States.
purple monkey dishwasher phrase: A nonsense phrase used at the end of a chain in a game of Chinese whispers, or when conveying a message on behalf of another, or others.
purple nasty noun: Synonym of snakebite and black.
purple noise noun: Synonym of violet noise.
purple notice noun: A notice from Interpol providing information on modi operandi, procedures, objects, devices, or hiding places used by criminals.
purple nurple noun: A school prank, the act of taking a person's nipple between the thumb and forefinger and then twisting it around roughly.
purple ochre noun: A rare variant identical to red ochre chemically but of a different hue caused by different light diffraction properties associated with a greater average...
purple of Cassius noun: A pigment formed from gold and tin salts, used in glassmaking.
purple passion noun: Any plant of the genus Gynura.
purple patch noun: A period of excellent performance where nearly everything seems to go right, contrasting with a lower general level of performance.
purple pill noun: An esomeprazole tablet, taken to reduce stomach acidity.
purple pitcher plant noun: A carnivorous pitcher plant native to much of Canada and parts of the eastern United States, of species Sarracenia purpurea.
purple plague noun: The brittle, bright-purple intermetallic compound AuAl₂, formed when gold and aluminium are heated while in direct contact (for instance, if a gold wire is...
purple prairie clover noun: Dalea purpurea, a species of flowering plant in the legume family, native to central North America.
purple prose noun: Extravagant or flowery writing, especially in a literary work.
purple quartz noun: Synonym of amethyst.
purple rice noun: Synonym of black rice.
purple sandpiper noun: A type of sandpiper, Calidris maritima.
purple sock noun: Any of the genus Xenoturbella of marine deep-water flatworm-like animals of the phylum Xenacoelomorpha.
purple-spotted adjective: Alternative spelling of purplespotted.
purple spurge noun: A plant of species Euphorbia peplis.
purple squirrel noun: A job applicant who perfectly fits a laundry list of requirements, against long odds of finding such a person.
purple state noun: A swing state.
purple storm snail noun: A holoplanktonic sea snail of species Janthina janthina.
purple sulfur bacterium noun: Any gammaproteobacterium of the order Chromatiales.
purple swamphen noun: Various species in the Porphyrio genus of the Rallidae family, including Porphyrio porphyrio, Porphyrio madagascariensis, Porphyrio poliocephalus, Porphyrio...
purple team noun: A combined red team and blue team working together.
purple teamer noun: A member of a purple team.
purple three-awn grass noun: Aristida purpurea.
purple toe syndrome noun: Synonym of blue toe syndrome (“condition resulting from clots”).
purple tooth noun: Trichaptum biforme.
purple triangle noun: A Jehovah's Witness in Nazi Germany.
purple urine bag syndrome noun: A medical syndrome characterised by purple discoloration of urine (caused by bacteria producing the enzyme indoxyl phosphatase), occurring in people with...
purple velvet plant noun: An ornamental plant, Gynura aurantiaca, grown for its attractive foliage, which is covered with soft bright-purple hairs.
purple vetch noun: Synonym of American vetch.
purple wax bean noun: Any of kind of tender, crisp, and sweet snap bean, of Phaseolus vulgaris, with a deep magenta or lavender exterior, often featuring a pale yellow interior,...
purple wiregrass noun: A species of grass native to Australia (Aristida ramosa)
purple yam noun: A yam used in a variety of desserts, Dioscorea alata.
purple zone noun: Synonym of purple airway.
purpleheart noun: A large tropical tree, of the genus Peltogyne, native to parts of South America and the West Indies
purpleleaf adjective: Having purple leaves, especially of plants within the genus Prunus.
purplely adjective, adverb /ˈpɜː(ɹ)pəl.(l)i/: In a purple manner; with purple colour.
Purpleman noun: A senior member of the Orange Order (an Orangeman).
purpleness noun: The state or condition of being purple in colour.
purplepiller noun: A person who rejects both the red pill and the blue pill.
purples noun, verb: plural of purple
purplescent adjective: Tending toward a purple colour; purplish.
purplesome adjective: Characterised or marked by purple (colour).
purplespotted adjective: Having purple spots
purpletop noun: The plant Tridens flavus, a robust North American perennial bunchgrass.
purpletop vervain noun: A purple flowering verbena (Verbena bonariensis, family Verbenaceae) native to South America and widely cultivated as a flowering annual or herbaceous...
purplette noun: A small specialty onion with burgundy skin.
purpletuft noun: Any of the genus Iodopleura of small, short-tailed birds found in the canopy of forests in tropical South America.
purplewash verb: To associate with feminism publicly to cover up actual non-feminist or anti-feminist goals.
purplewashing noun, verb: The practice of presenting something as feminist, particularly a political action, in order to soften or downplay aspects of its reputation considered...
purplewood noun: The purpleheart tree
purplewort noun: Any of various plants of the genus Trifolium.
purpley adjective: Alternative form of purply.
purpliness noun: Synonym of purplishness.
purplish adjective: Somewhat purple in colour/color.
purplishly adverb: With a colour resembling purple.
purplishness noun: The quality of being purplish.
purply adjective /ˈpɜː(ɹ)p(ə)li/: Of or having somewhat of a purple color or hue.
purpnin noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
purpoint noun: Alternative form of pourpoint.
purport noun, verb /pəˈpɔːt/: To convey, imply, or profess (often falsely or inaccurately).
purported adjective, verb /pəɹˈpɔɹ.tɪd/: Supposed, or assumed to be.
purportedly adverb /pəˈpɔː.təd.li/: As appears to be true or is stated or accepted to be (though might not be so).
purportion noun /pəˈpɔːʃən/: Something purported; a claim.
purportless adjective: Without purport or meaning.
purpose noun, verb /ˈpɜː.pəs/: The end for which something is done, is made or exists.
purpose-built adjective: Designed and constructed to serve a particular purpose.
purpose clause noun: Synonym of final clause
purpose-like adjective: Having a definite purpose: having the appearance of being fit for a purpose.
purpose loan noun: A type of loan that is backed by securities and that is used to purchase other securities under certain government regulations.
purpose-made adjective: Made specifically for an intended purpose.
purpose statement noun: mission statement
purposed adjective, verb /ˈpəːpəst/: Intentional, deliberate.
purposedly adverb /ˈpɜː(ɹ)pəsɪdli/: According to purpose or design; on purpose
purposeful adjective /ˈpɜː.pəs.fəl/: Having purpose: having intention or meaning; intentional.
purposeful availment noun: In the law of civil procedure, an intentional act by one party directed into a particular state, thereby permitting that state to constitutionally assert...
purposefully adverb /ˈpɜː.pəs.fə.li/: In a purposeful (“resolute, determined”) manner: resolutely, determinedly.
purposefulness noun: The state of being purposeful.
purposeless adjective: Without purpose.
purposelessly adverb: In a purposeless manner; to no end; for no reason.
purposelessness noun: The state of being purposeless.
purposelike adjective: purposeful
purposely adverb /ˈpɝpəsli/: On purpose; intentionally.
purposer noun: Someone who purposes something.
purposing noun, verb: The act of forming a purpose.
purpositively adverb /ˈpəːpəsᵻtɪvlɪ/: In a purpositive manner.
purpositiveness noun /ˈpəːpəsᵻtɪvnᵻs/: The state or condition of being purpositive.
purpositivity noun /ˈpəːpəsᵻtɪvᵻti/: The state or condition of being purpositive.
purposive adjective, noun /ˈpəːpəsɪv/: Serving a particular purpose; useful; adapted to a given purpose, especially through natural evolution.
purposive approach noun: doctrine of interpreting an enactment according to the spirit of the law and in the context of its drafting
purposively adverb: In a purposive manner.
purposiveness noun /ˈpɜː(ɹ)pəsɪvnəs/: The state or condition of being purposive.
purposivism noun: philosophy, especially religious, that treats will or conscious intent as a basal fact
purposivist noun: A proponent of purposivism.
purposivistic adjective: Of or relating to purposivism.
purposivity noun: The state or condition of being purposive.
purpre adjective, noun: purple
purpresture noun: The unlawful personal appropriation of public lands; wrongful encroachment on, or enclosure of properties belonging to the public (e.g. highways, sidewalks,...
purprise noun /pə(ɹ)ˈpɹaɪz/: An enclosed space, such as the land within the borders of a manor.
purpronin noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
purpura noun /ˈpɜːpjʊɹə/: The appearance of red or purple discolorations on the skin that do not blanch when pressure is applied, caused by subdermal bleeding.
purpura rheumatica noun: Synonym of Henoch-Schönlein purpura.
purpuraceous adjective: Purple-coloured.
purpural adjective: Synonym of purpuric.
purpurascent adjective: Alternative form of purpurescent.
purpurate adjective, noun: Of a purple colour.
purpurated adjective: Clothed in purple (seen as indicating that one is wealthy or noble).
purpure adjective, noun /pəˈpjʊə/: A purple colour on a coat of arms, represented in engraving by diagonal parallel lines 45 degrees clockwise.
purpureagitoside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
purpureaglycoside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
purpureal adjective /pɜːˈpjʊə.ɹɪ.əl/: Of a purple colour.
purpureocobalt noun: A violet-red variety of cobalt.
purpureocobaltic adjective: Used to designate certain purple compounds of cobalt with ammonia.
purpurescent adjective: Somewhat purple; tinged with purple.
purpuric adjective: Pertaining to or affected with purpura (skin discoloration from blood inside it).
purpuric acid noun: C₈H₅N₅O₆, a nitrogenous acid that yields alloxan and uramil when hydrolysed, known for its purple salts.

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.