English words: parthenogen to parturitive

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English words parthenogen to parturitive

parthenogen noun: An organism that reproduces by parthenogenesis.
parthenogenesis noun /ˌpɑːθɪnəʊˈd͡ʒɛnɪsɪs/: (An instance of) reproduction by the development of a single gamete (an ovum or ovule) without fertilisation by a gamete of the opposite sex; compare...
parthenogenetic adjective: Of, pertaining to, or produced by, parthenogenesis.
parthenogenetical adjective: Alternative form of parthenogenetic.
parthenogenetically adverb: In a parthenogenetic way.
parthenogenic adjective: Of, pertaining to, or produced by, parthenogenesis.
parthenogenically adverb: By parthenogenesis.
parthenogenous adjective: Exhibiting or relating to parthenogenesis.
parthenogeny noun: parthenogenesis
parthenolatry noun: The worship of virgins, or of the Virgin Mary.
parthenolide noun: A sesquiterpene lactone which occurs naturally in the plant feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium); used for the relief of migraine
parthenology noun: The study of Asexual Reproduction.
Parthenon proper noun /ˈpɑːθənən/: An ancient temple to Athena and monument in the city of Athens. It is a symbol of Greek achievement in the arts and of Athenian democracy.
Parthenope proper noun /pɑːrˈθɛnəpi/: One of the sirens, daughter of the god Achelous and the Muse Terpsichore.
Parthenopean adjective: Of or relating to the Parthenopean Republic (Italian: Repubblica Partenopea), a French First Republic-supported republic in the territory of the Kingdom of...
parthenophile noun: One who is sexually attracted to adolescent girls, particularly virgins
parthenophilia noun: Sexual attraction towards girls in late adolescence.
parthenophilic adjective: Having a hebephilic or ephebophilic attraction to girls.
parthenophobia noun: an irrational fear of girls, especially virgins
parthenopid noun: Any crab in the family Parthenopidae.
Parthenos proper noun: An epithet of various Greek goddesses, most commonly Athena.
parthenospore noun: A spore that develops without fertilization.
parthenosporophyte noun: A sporophyte that produces parthenospores.
parthenote noun: A cell or embryo generated through parthenogenesis.
Parthia proper noun /ˈpɑːθi.ə/: A region in northeastern Iran.
Parthian adjective, noun /ˈpɑːθɪən/: Relating to Parthia or Parthians.
Parthian shot noun: A military maneuver where archers on horseback turned their bodies back in full gallop to shoot at the pursuing enemy.
Parthiv proper noun: A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
parthood noun: The relational quality of being a part.
parti noun /ˈpɑːti/: The basic, central, or main concept, drawing, or scheme of an architectural design.
parti-colored adjective: Alternative form of particoloured.
parti-coloured adjective: Alternative spelling of party-coloured
parti pris noun /ˌpɑːtɪˈpɹiː/: A bias or preconceived opinion.
parti-striped adjective: Having stripes of various colors.
parti-wall noun: Alternative form of party wall
partial adjective, noun, verb /ˈpɑɹʃəl/: Existing as a part or portion; incomplete.
partial application noun: The process of fixing a number of arguments to a function, producing another function of smaller arity.
partial autocorrelation noun: Remaining correlation of two random variables in a stochastic process after intervening random variables have been accounted for.
partial-birth abortion noun: Intact dilation and extraction.
partial calque noun: A compound word or expression consisting of both native and foreign elements; a loanblend.
partial charge noun: an electric charge that is less than the charge on an electron; for example, that of a quark
partial cloverleaf interchange noun: A variation on the cloverleaf interchange in which there are fewer loop ramps.
partial dependency noun: An attribute of a relation that depends on a key but also on a part of such key; this is a violation of second normal form.
partial derivative noun: A derivative with respect to one variable of a function of several variables with the other variables held constant.
partial differential noun: an infinitesimal change in a variable in a partial derivative, or the result of partial differentiation
partial differential equation noun: A differential equation that involves the partial derivatives of a function of several variables.
partial discharge noun: A localized electrical breakdown of a small portion of a solid or fluid electrical insulator when being applied to high voltage.
partial discharge extinction voltage noun: The highest voltage where partial discharge starts to cease to occur.
partial discharge inception voltage noun: The lowest voltage where partial discharge starts to occur.
partial equilibrium noun: A state of equilibrium as analysed in a specific part of an economy while ignoring the possible effects of changes in this part on the rest of the economy.
partial evaluation noun: A technique for program optimization by specialization, so as to produce new programs which run faster than the originals while guaranteed to behave in the...
partial false friend noun /ˈpɑɹ.ʃəl fɔls fɹɛnd/: A word in a language bearing a deceptive resemblance to a word in another language, and at least one meaning in common, but not all.
partial fraction noun: Any of several fractions to the sum of which a single fraction is equal.
partial function noun: A function whose domain is a subset of the set on which it is formally defined; i.e., a function f: X→Y for which values f(x) are defined only for x ∈ W,...
partial function application noun: Alternative form of partial application.
partial indulgence noun: An indulgence that remits part of a person’s sins, and thus part of their time in purgatory.
partial object noun: In some languages, e.g. in Finnish, an object that indicates incomplete action, as opposed to total object that indicates completed action.
partial order noun: (informal) An ordering of the elements of a collection that behaves like that of the natural numbers by size, except that some elements may not be...
partial ordering relation noun: A partial order.
partial out verb: To remove one variable (by giving it a fixed value) in order to identify any correlation between others
partial pin noun: A pin where a rook or queen is pinned along a file, or a bishop or queen is pinned along a diagonal.
partial pressure noun: The pressure that one component of a mixture of gases would contribute to the total pressure.
partial shaper noun: A type of breast form used for symmetry when one breast is smaller or has less tissue than the other.
partial sum noun: The sum of the first n terms of an infinite series, where n is a finite number.
partial thromboplastin time noun: A blood test that characterizes coagulation of the blood.
partial to adjective: Having a liking or preference for; favorably disposed toward; fond of.
partial vacuum noun: A region of low atmospheric pressure, especially one in which most of the air has been pumped out.
partial veil noun: A veil which covers the mushroom gills from the edge of the cap to the stem.
partialise verb: Alternative form of partialize.
partialism noun: The doctrine that the three persons of the Trinity are each three parts of God; in other words, each one thirds of God.
partialist noun: One who is partial.
partialistic adjective: Exhibiting or relating to partialism.
partialitas noun: The unique human position in Spinozan philosophy, where humans are simultaneously (i) 'finite modalities' as 'contingent' beings and (ii) because of human...
partiality noun /pɑɹʃiˈælɪti/: Preference, bias in favor of, tendency.
partialization noun: The act, or the result, of partializing
partialize verb: To make or become partial; to divide into parts.
partially adverb /ˈpɑɹʃəli/: To a partial degree or extent, incompletely.
partially defatted pork fatty tissue noun: Fresh pork fatty tissue, excluding skin, that has been rendered at a temperature not more than 120 degrees Fahrenheit and is pinkish, fresh-looking, and...
partially ordered adjective: Equipped with a partial order; when the partial order is specified, often construed with by.
partially ordered set noun: A set that has a given, elsewhere specified partial order.
partialness noun: The condition of being partial; partiality
partibility noun: The quality or state of being partible; divisibility; separability.
partible adjective /ˈpɑːtɪbl̩/: Divisible, able to be divided or partitioned.
partibus noun: A note in the margin of a summons, giving the name and designation of the pursuer.
partic'lar adjective: Pronunciation spelling of particular, representing nonstandard English.
particeps criminis noun: An accomplice in crime; an accessory.
participability noun: The quality of being participable.
participable adjective: Capable of being participated in or shared.
participance noun: Synonym of participation; the process of act of participating; involvement.
participancy noun: Alternative form of participance (participation)
participant adjective, noun /pɑːˈtɪsɪpənt/: One who participates.
participant evolution noun: The use of technology in a way expected to change the course of human evolution.
participant observation noun: A research methodology used in some social sciences to gain familiarity with a group of individuals and their practices through an intensive involvement,...
participant observer noun: One doing participant observation.
participantly adverb: In a participant manner; as a participant.
participate adjective, verb /pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/: To join in, to take part, to involve oneself (in something).
participatingly adverb: So as to participate.
participation noun /pɑːˌtɪs.ɪˈpeɪ.ʃən/: The act of participating, of taking part in something.
participation points noun: A percentage of net income (rather than gross income) paid to somebody who has contributed to the making of a film.
participation trophy noun: A trophy given to participants in a competition, usually children, regardless of their success.
participation-washing noun: The strategy or practice by organizations (such as companies and governments) of a process of "hollow" (fake) consultation of citizens or members, despite...
participational adjective: Of or pertaining to participation.
participationism noun: An approach to learning that focuses on the individual learner interacting with other people.
participationist noun: A proponent of participationism.
participative adjective: That participates, or is capable of participating
participatively adverb: In a participative manner.
participator noun /pɑɹˈtɪsəˌpeɪtɚ/: one who participates, a participant
participatorily adverb: In a participatory manner.
participatory adjective /pɑːˈtɪsɪpətəɹi/: Relating to participation.
participatory democracy noun: A form of government in which citizens participate individually and directly in political decisions and policies affecting their lives, rather than through...
participatory economics noun: A proposed alternative to capitalism that uses participatory decision making.
participatress noun: A female participant.
participial adjective, noun /ˌpɑː(ɹ)tɪˈsɪpi.əl/: Of, relating to, or being a participle.
participial adjective noun: A participle used as an adjective; it may be either a present participle or a past participle, and used either attributively or predicatively.
participial phrase noun: A group of words functioning as an adjective, beginning with a participle and including any modifiers or complements, that describe a noun or pronoun.
participiality noun: The quality of being participial.
participialization noun: The process of participializing.
participialize verb: To form into, or put in the form of, a participle.
participially adverb: As a participle; in a participial manner.
participle noun /pɑːˈtɪsɪpəl/: A form of a verb that may function as an adjective, noun or adverb. English has two types of participles: the present participle and the past participle. In...
Partick proper noun: An inner city area of Glasgow, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde (OS grid ref NS5566).
particle noun /ˈpɑːtɪkl̩/: A very small piece of matter, a fragment; especially, the smallest possible part of something.
particle accelerator noun: A device that accelerates electrically charged particles to extremely high speeds, for the purpose of inducing high energy reactions or producing high...
particle-antiparticle noun: A subatomic particle and its corresponding antiparticle.
particle beam noun: A beam of atoms, ions or subatomic particles that has been accelerated by some device and collimated by magnets and/or electrostatic lenses
particle beamer noun: Synonym of ray gun.
particle board noun: A structural material manufactured from wood particles (such as chips and shavings) by pressing, and binding through resin.
particle decay noun: Any spontaneous process of one unstable subatomic particle transforming into multiple other particles.
particle distribution function noun: A function that gives the number of particles per unit of volume of phase space.
particle energy noun: The sum of a particle's potential energy and kinetic energy
particle horizon noun: A cosmological horizon.
particle mechanics noun: The study of the motion of individual particles.
particle physics noun: The physics of subatomic particles
particle shower noun: A group of secondary particles that splits off from matter when a high-energy particle interacts with it.
particle statistics noun: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see particle, statistics.
particle theory noun: atomic theory
particle verb noun: A two-word verb, consisting of a verb and a particle (either an adverb or a preposition), that has idiomatic meaning; a phrasal verb that includes a...
particle zoo noun /ˌpɑːtɪkl̩ ˈzuː/: An extensive list of known and theorized elementary particles.
particleboard noun: Alternative spelling of particle board.
particled adjective: Formed of the specified kind of particle.
particolor adjective, noun: Alternative form of particolour.
particolored adjective: US standard spelling of particoloured.
particolour adjective, noun: Synonym of particoloured.
particoloured adjective: Made up of sections having different, often bright, colours.
particoloured bat noun: A species of vesper bat that lives in temperate Eurasia, eastwards over the Caucasus and Iran into Mongolia, northeast China, Korea, Afghanistan and...
particoloured bear noun: Synonym of giant panda.
particular adjective, noun /pəˈtɪk.jʊ.lə/: Pertaining only to a part of something; partial.
particular average noun: A partial loss or damage that is borne solely by the owner of the affected property, not shared among all parties involved.
Particular Baptist noun: A member of an English Baptist sect arising in the seventeenth century which believed in particular redemption.
particular church noun: Any of the individual constituent hierarchically ordered ecclesial communities in full communion with Rome that are part of the Catholic Church as a whole.
particular council noun: A formally convened assembly of bishops from a specific territory, that meets to deliberate and legislate on matters of faith and pastoral governance within...
particular integral noun: Any solution to a differential equation.
particularisation noun: Alternative spelling of particularization.
particularise verb: Non-Oxford British English spelling of particularize.
particularism noun: An exclusive focus on a particular area, group, sect, etc.
particularist adjective, noun /pəˈtɪkjʊləɹɪst/: One who holds to particularism.
particularistic adjective: Of or pertaining to particularism.
particularistically adverb: In a particularistic manner.
particularity noun /pəˌtɪkjʊˈlæɹɪti/: A particular thing.
particularization noun: The act of particularizing.
particularize verb /pəˈtɪkjʊləɹaɪz/: To make particular, as opposed to general; to restrict to a specific or individual case, class etc.; to single out.
particularizer noun: One who particularizes.
particularizingly adverb: In a particularizing manner.
particularly adverb /pəˈtɪkjələli/: Especially, extremely.
particularment noun: A particularity or detail.
particularness noun: Quality of being particular.
particulars noun /pɚˈtɪkjəlɚz/: The details or specifics of something.
particulary adverb: Synonym of particularly
particulate adjective, noun, verb /pɑːˈtɪk.jʊ.lɪt/: Composed of separate particles.
particulate inheritance noun: A pattern of inheritance showing that phenotypic traits can be passed from generation to generation through genes, which can keep their ability to be...
particulate matter noun: Any solid or liquid in a finely subdivided state, especially when considered as an atmospheric pollutant.
particulated adjective, verb: Reduced to a particulate form.
Partida proper noun: A surname.
partido noun: A subdivision of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
partied out adjective: exhausted from partying
partier noun: One who parties; a person who attends a party or other lively gathering.
partile adjective: joined in aspect by a perfect measure, with no variance
partiless adjective: Alternative spelling of partyless.
partimen noun: A form of tenson in which a question is debated
partimento noun: A bassline typically used for instruction in harmony and counterpoint.
partin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of parting.
parting noun, verb /ˈpɑɹtɪŋ/: The act of parting or dividing; division; separation.
parting-cup noun: A drinking-cup with two handles on opposite sides.
parting gift noun: A gift given to someone who is leaving; a leaving present.
parting of the ways noun: a separation of two things or people because of a disagreement, a point of divergence, especially an important one
parting phrase noun: A standard formula to part from a conversation.
parting sand noun: Dry, non-adhesive sand sprinkled upon the partings of a mould to facilitate separation by preventing the mould from sticking together.
parting shot noun: An insult or barbed comment issued as the speaker departs or the conversation comes to an end.
Partington proper noun: A surname.
partinost noun: Partyness, or political party spirit, in the context of the former USSR.
partisan adjective, noun /ˈpɑː.tɪˌzæn/: An adherent to a party or faction.
partisanism noun: The practices of partisans; partisanship.
partisanization noun: The process of partisanizing.
partisanize verb: To make partisan.
partisanly adverb: In a partisan way.
partisanry noun: Synonym of partisanship.
partisanship noun /ˌpɑːtɪˈzænʃɪp/: An inclination to be partisan or biased; partiality.
partita noun /pɑːˈtiːtə/: A type of instrumental suite popular in the 18th century
partite adjective, suffix /ˈpɑːtaɪt/: Divided into parts.
partition noun, verb /pɑːˈtɪ.ʃən/: An action which divides a thing into parts, or separates one thing from another.
partition coefficient noun: The ratio of the equilibrium concentrations of a solute in two immiscible solvents.
partition function noun: generalization of the definition of a partition function in statistical mechanics
partition of unity noun: A collection of non-negative-valued functions defined on a topological space, such that every point has only finitely many nonzero values, and these sum to one.
partitionability noun: The property of being partitionable.
partitionable adjective: That can be partitioned.
partitional adjective: Relating to partitions.
partitionally adverb: In terms of, or by means of, partitions.
partitionary adjective: Synonym of partitional (“relating to partitions”).
partitioned adjective, verb: Having partitions.
partitioner noun: One who applies, executes or imposes a partition, division or separation.
partitioning noun, verb: The act or result of dividing into partitions; an arrangement of partitions.
partitioning cellular automaton noun: A block cellular automaton.
partitionism noun: A policy favouring geopolitical partitioning.
partitionist noun: A political partisan who favours geopolitical partitioning.
partitionless adjective: Without partitions.
partitionment noun: The act of partitioning.
partitive adjective, noun /ˈpɑː.tə.tɪv/: That divides something into parts.
partitive ablative noun: The ablative case which represents the whole or set of which the head of a partitive phrase is a portion or subset.
partitive article noun: A type of article, sometimes viewed as a type of indefinite article, used with a mass noun such as water, to indicate a non-specific quantity of it; class...
partitive case noun: A noun case used to indicate that an object is affected only partially by the verb, or that the effect is not real. It often corresponds roughly to the...
partitive dative noun: the dative case which represents the whole or set of which the head of a partitive phrase is a portion or subset
partitive genitive noun: The genitive case which represents the whole or set of which the head of a partitive phrase is a portion or subset; a use or instance of such a genitive case.
partitively adverb: In a partitive manner.
partitiviral adjective: Relating to the partitiviruses
partitivirus noun: Any virus of the family Partitiviridae.
partitivity noun: The quality of being partitive.
partitocratic adjective: Alternative form of partocratic.
partitur noun: A full score, conductor's score (with a separate line for every part).
partitura noun: sheet music; score
partiture noun: The printing of each instrument's part on a separate stave
Partium proper noun: The region located to the north and west of Transylvania.
partizan adjective, noun: Dated spelling of partisan.
partizanly adverb: Alternative form of partisanly.
partizanship noun: Dated spelling of partisanship.
partless adjective: Having no parts.
partlessness noun: Absence of parts.
partlet noun /ˈpɑːtlət/: A hen (originally in the form Dame Partlet).
Partlow proper noun: A surname.
partly adverb /ˈpɑɹtli/: In part, or to some degree, but not completely.
partmaximum noun: A maximum limit on the salary of a member of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union between 1920 and 1932.
partn noun: Abbreviation of partition.
partner noun, verb /ˈpɑːt.nə(ɹ)/: Either of a pair of people or things that belong together.
partner dance noun: A dance involving coordinated dancing between two partners.
partner in crime noun: A criminal accomplice.
partner IVF noun: Synonym of reciprocal IVF.
partner up verb: To form a partnership; to decide to work together in a duo.
partnerdom noun: The state or condition of being a partner; partnership.
partnerial adjective: Related to or in the style of a partner, or a partnership (particularly in business)
partnering noun, verb: The formation of a partnership.
partnerless adjective: Without a partner.
partnerlessness noun: Absence of a partner.
partnerly adjective: Befitting a partner.
partners desk noun: A large pedestal desk designed for two people who work while facing each other, and having a deep top and two sets of drawers, one at each end of the pedestal.
partnership noun /ˈpɑːtnəʃɪp/: The state of being associated with a partner.
partocrat noun: A supporter of partocracy.
partocratic adjective: Of or pertaining to partocracy.
partogram noun: A graphical record of key maternal and fetal data during labour, intended to provide a record of progress and highlight any delay or deviation from normal.
partogramme noun: Alternative form of partogram.
partograph noun: Synonym of partogram.
partographic adjective: Relating to or composed of partographs / partograms.
parton noun: Any of the constituent particles making up a compound particle, e.g. the quarks and gluons which make up hadrons.
partonic adjective: Characteristic of, or composed of partons
partonomic adjective: Relating to a partonomy.
partonomy noun: meronomy
partonym noun: Synonym of meronym.
partonymic adjective: Having the nature or property of a partonym.
partonymically adverb: In a partonymic way or manner.
partonymous adjective: Synonym of partonymic
partonymy noun: Synonym of meronymy
partricin noun: A heptaene macrolide antibiotic complex with strong antifungal activity.
partridge noun /ˈpɑːtɹɪd͡ʒ/: Any bird of a number of genera in the family Phasianidae, notably in the genera Perdix and Alectoris.
partridge berry noun: Alternative form of partridgeberry.
partridge pea noun: Chamaecrista fasciculata, an annual legume with yellow flowers, native to most of the eastern United States.
partridge plum noun: The partridgeberry plant.
partridge-wood noun: A hard variegated wood from a tree species of Brazil and the West Indies (Andira inermis), used in cabinet-work.
Partridgean adjective: Self-important but bathetic; unable to distinguish the meaningful from the trivial and therefore prone to absurdity.
partridgeberry noun: Squaw vine (Mitchella repens).
partridgelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a partridge.
Partridgian adjective: Alternative spelling of Partridgean.
partridging noun: The hunting of partridges.
parts noun, verb /pɑːts/: Intellectual ability or learning.
parts interpreter noun: Someone who sells replacement parts for motor vehicles; a spare parts salesperson.
parts-to-picker noun: An order picking method where the goods move in the direction of the picker.
parts unknown noun: An unspecified or unknown place.
partsa contraction: Contraction of parts + of.
partscore noun: A trick score less than 100, obtained by making a contract.
partula noun: Any of the Polynesian tree snails of the genus Partula, family Partulidae.
partulid noun: Any snail in the family Partulidae.
parture noun /ˈpɑː(ɹ)tjʊə(ɹ)/: departure
parturial adjective: Relating to parturition
parturiate verb: To bring forth young; to give birth.
parturience noun: The quality of being parturient; labour leading to childbirth.
parturiency noun: Parturition
parturient adjective, noun: In labour, about to give birth, or having recently given birth.
parturifacient noun: A medicine tending to cause parturition, or to give relief in childbirth.
parturiometer noun: A device for determining the force of the uterine contractions during childbirth.
parturiphobia noun: A morbid fear of pregnancy.
parturition noun /ˌpɑː(ɹ)tjʊˈɹɪʃən/: The act or process of a mother giving birth.
parturitional adjective: Concerning parturition, the act of giving birth.
parturitive adjective: Pertaining to parturition; obstetric.

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.