English words: periglottic to periodontology

300 English words, part 56 of 213 of the words starting with P, A to Z. 19 have a page of their own.

English words periglottic to periodontology

periglottic adjective: Around the glottis.
periglottis noun: The epidermis of the tongue.
perignathic adjective: Surrounding the jaws.
perigon noun: A round angle; a full circle.
perigonadal adjective: Surrounding the gonads
perigonadial adjective: Around the gonads.
perigonadic adjective: Surrounding a gonad
perigone noun: perianth
perigonial adjective: of or related to the perigonium
perigonium noun: The sterile parts of a flower; collectively, the sepals and petals (or tepals); the perianth.
Périgord noun: A black truffle.
Périgord pie noun: A gourmet meat pie made with game (such as duck or partridge) and truffles.
perigraft adjective: Surrounding a graft
perigranular adjective: Surrounding a granule
perigraph noun: An instrument for measuring a person's ability to flex the neck and limbs.
perigraphic adjective: Surrounding the graphics; sometimes applied to the material (preface, etc.) between the covers and the main content of a comic.
Périgueux proper noun /ˌpɛɹɪˈɡɜː/: A commune, the prefecture of the department of Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
periguloside noun: A particular steroid glycoside.
perigyne noun: Synonym of perigynium.
perigynial adjective: Relating to a perigynium.
perigynium noun /pɛɹɪˈd͡ʒɪnɪəm/: A specialized sheath-like bract that surrounds the ovary or fruit of some flowering plants, especially those in the family Cyperaceae (sedges); utricle.
perigynous adjective: Having the stamens, petals or sepals situated around the ovary (especially, on the rim of the receptacle of a superior ovary).
perigynously adverb: In a perigynous manner.
perigyny noun: The quality of being perigynous.
perihabenular adjective: Surrounding a habenula
perihadromatic adjective: Surrounding the hadrome.
perihaematomal adjective: Alternative form of perihematomal.
perihelial adjective: Relating to the perihelion.
perihelic adjective: Of or pertaining to a perihelion.
perihelion noun /ˌpɛɹ.ɪˈhiː.lɪ.ən/: The point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun.
perihelium noun /ˌpɛ.ɹɪˈhiː.lɪ.əm/: Synonym of perihelion.
perihematoma adjective: Alternative form of perihematomal.
perihematomal adjective: That surrounds a hematoma
perihemorrhagic adjective: Surrounding a hemorrhage
perihemotoma adjective: Alternative form of perihematomal.
perihemotomal adjective: Alternative form of perihematomal.
perihepatic adjective: Surrounding the liver.
perihepatitis noun: Inflammation of the serous or peritoneal coating of the liver.
periherm noun: In an orbit around the planet Mercury, the point that is closest to Mercury.
perihermion noun: Periapsis around Mercury.
perihilar adjective: Surrounding the hilum.
perihippocampal adjective: Surrounding the hippocampus
perihydro adjective: Having hydrogen atoms attached around a ring
perihydroxylated adjective: hydroxylated at points around a ring system
perihypoglossal adjective: Surrounding the hypoglossal nerve.
perihypothalamic adjective: Surrounding the hypothalamus
periictal adjective: Of or pertaining to the time around a seizure episode.
periimplant adjective: Surrounding an implant
periimplantation adjective: Around the time of implantation
periimplantational adjective: Before and/or after an implantation
periimplantitis noun: Alternative form of peri-implantitis.
periinfarct adjective: That surrounds an infarct
periinfarcted adjective: Surrounded by infarcts
periinfarction adjective: Surrounding an infarction/infarct.
periinsular adjective: Surrounding an island.
periinterventional adjective: Surrounding an intervention
periintestinal adjective: Surrounding the intestines
periintraventricular adjective: Surrounding and/or within a ventricle
periischemic adjective: Surrounding an area of ischemia
perijove noun: Periapsis around Jupiter.
perijunction adjective: Alternative form of perijunctional.
perijunctional adjective: That surrounds a junction
perikaryal adjective: Relating to a perikaryon
perikaryon noun: The cell body of a neuron or of an odontoblast.
perikaryonic adjective: Relating to the perikaryon.
perikaryoplasm noun: A zone of granular protoplasm seen in Cobaea scandens in the cytoplasm of the resting pollen mother-cell on its approaching division.
perikinetic adjective: Describing any property related to the probability of cohesion during collisions with other bodies
perikron noun: Alternative form of perikrone.
perikrone noun: Periapsis around the planet Saturn.
perikyma noun: Any of the pits around the long prisms of tooth enamel, indicating the places where enamel-producing cells used to make contact with neighbouring cells.
peril noun, verb /ˈpɛɹɪl/: A situation of serious and immediate danger.
peril point noun: The level beyond which an import tariff would be low enough to threaten domestic production.
perilabyrinthine adjective: Surrounding a labyrinth (of the ear)
perilacunar adjective: Surrounding a lacuna
perilacustrine adjective: surrounding a lake
perilampid noun: Any parasitic wasp of the family Perilampidae.
perilaryngeal adjective: Around the larynx.
perilene noun: Alternative spelling of perylene.
perilenticular adjective: Surrounding the lens of the eye
perilesion adjective: Alternative form of perilesional.
perilesional adjective /ˌpɛrɪˈliːʒə.nəl/: Around a lesion.
perilesionally adverb /ˌpɛrɪˈliːʒə.nə.lɪ/: In a perilesional manner
periligamentous adjective: Around a ligament.
perilimbal adjective: Around the limbus.
periliminal adjective: Surrounding an entrance
perilingual adjective: Around the time that a person acquires language.
perilingually adverb: Around the time that a person acquires language.
perilipin noun: Any of a family of proteins that associate with the surface of lipid droplets, and whose phosphorylation is essential for the mobilization of fats in...
perilithon noun: A form of periphyton found on submerged rocks
perilla noun /pəˈɹɪl.ə/: An East Asian herb with flavorful leaves used in cooking and as a garnish, Perilla frutescens. Also grown for the seeds, which contain an edible and...
perillaldehyde noun: perilla aldehyde: a natural organic compound found most abundantly in the annual herb perilla, but also in a wide variety of other plants and essential...
perillartine noun: The oxime of perillaldehyde.
perilless adjective: Free from peril.
Perillo proper noun: A surname.
perillyl noun: The univalent radical derived from perillyl alcohol.
perillyl alcohol noun: The monoterpenoid alcohol related to perillaldehyde
perilobar adjective: Around a lobe.
perilobular adjective: That surrounds a lobe
perilous adjective /ˈpɛɹ.ɪ.ləs/: Dangerous, full of peril.
perilously adverb /ˈpɛ.ɹɪ.ləs.li/: In a perilous manner.
perilousness noun: The quality of being perilous.
perilsome adjective: Characterised or marked by peril; perilous
periluminal adjective: Around the lumen.
periluminally adverb: Around the lumen.
periluminar adjective: Alternative form of periluminal.
perilunate adjective: Surrounding the lunate bone
perilune noun: The point of an elliptical lunar orbit where the distance between the satellite and the Moon is at its minimum.
perilymph noun: An extracellular fluid found in the scala tympani and scala vestibuli of the cochlea.
perilymphadenitis noun: inflammation of the tissue surrounding a lymph gland
perilymphangial adjective: Around, or at the side of, a lymphatic vessel.
perilymphatic adjective: Pertaining to, or containing, perilymph.
perilymphatically adverb: In a perilymphatic manner
Perim proper noun: A volcanic island in the Strait of Mandeb at the south entrance into the Red Sea, off the south-west coast of Yemen.
perimac noun: Synonym of paroxetine.
perimacula adjective: Alternative form of perimacular.
perimacular adjective: Around the macula
perimalleolar adjective: Around the malleolus.
perimammary adjective: Surrounding a mammary gland, or surrounding the breast
perimammillar adjective: perimammillary
perimammillary adjective: Surrounding a mammillary body
perimandibular adjective: Around the mandible.
perimarginal adjective: Around a margin.
perimatrix noun: The area surrounding a matrix
perimaximal adjective: Around a maximum
perimedullar adjective: Alternative form of perimedullary.
perimedullary adjective: Surrounding a medulla (especially the medulla oblongata).
perimelasma noun: Synonym of peribothron.
perimembrane adjective: Surrounding a membrane
perimembranous adjective: Forming a surrounding membrane
perimeningeal adjective: Surrounding the meninges
perimeningitis noun: Synonym of pachymeningitis.
perimenopausal adjective: Of, pertaining to, or experiencing perimenopause.
perimenopausally adverb: Around the time of menopause.
perimenopause noun: The physiological stage that women approaching menopause go through when, due to hormonal changes, they progress from their usual pattern of menstruation...
perimenstrual adjective: Around the time of menstruation.
perimenstrually adverb: Around the time of menstruation.
perimenstruation adjective: perimenstrual
perimesencephalic adjective: Surrounding the mesencephalon
perimetazine noun: An antipsychotic drug.
perimeter noun /pɪˈɹɪm.ɪ.tə/: The sum of the distance of all the lengths of the sides of an object.
perimeter check noun: A patrol conducted by law enforcement to monitor or secure an area.
perimeter fence noun: A fence that circles the perimeter of an area in order to prevent access.
perimeterless adjective: Without a perimeter.
perimetrial adjective: Of or relating to the perimetrium
perimetric adjective: of, relating to or having a perimeter
perimetrical adjective, noun: of, relating to or having a perimeter
perimetrical jigsaw noun: A type of alphabetical jigsaw in which the perimeter of the solved grid contains a quotation or other familiar phrase.
perimetrically adverb: in a perimetrical manner
perimetrist noun: An ophthalmologist whose speciality is perimetry
perimetrium noun: The outer serosa layer of the uterus.
perimetropolitan adjective: Surrounding a metropolis
perimetry noun: The measurement of a perimeter.
perimicrobial adjective: Surrounding a microbe; especially surrounding a bacterium within a higher organism.
perimicrovillar adjective: Surrounding a microvillus
perimidine noun: A tricyclic heterocycle consisting of a dihydri-pyrimidine ring ortho- and peri-fused to naphthalene
perimitochondrial adjective: Surrounding a mitochondrion
perimitral adjective: In the area of the mitral valve and its margins.
perimodiolar adjective: Surrounding the modiolus
perimolysis noun: dental erosion caused by gastric acid from the stomach coming into contact with the teeth
perimorph noun: A mineral enclosed within another.
perimorphic adjective /pɛɹɪˈmɔɹfɪk/: Of or relating to perimorphism or a perimorph.
perimorphism noun: The formation of perimorphs.
perimorphous adjective: perimorphic
perimortal adjective: Synonym of perimortem.
perimortally adverb: In a perimortal manner
perimortem adjective, adverb: At, or near, the time of death.
perimovement adjective: Before and after a movement of the body
perimuscular adjective: Around a muscle or muscles.
perimycin noun: A polyene antibiotic with antifungal properties, produced by the bacterium Streptomyces coelicolor var. aminophilus.
perimylopid noun: Any member of the family Perimylopidae of beetles.
perimyocarditis noun: inflammation of the pericardium and the underlying myocardium
perimyoendocarditis noun: Synonym of pancarditis.
perimysial adjective: Surrounding a muscle or muscles. Often used to characterize patterns of inflammation found in myopathic disease. Endomysial and perimysial patterns of...
perimysium noun: A layer of connective tissue which surrounds several muscle fibers into bundles
Perin proper noun: A surname.
perinaeal adjective: Alternative spelling of perineal.
perinaeum noun: Alternative spelling of perineum.
perinaise noun: Mayonnaise made with peri-peri peppers.
perinarial adjective /ˌpɛɹɪˈnɛəɹi.əl/: Surrounding a nostril
perinasal adjective: near the nose
perinatal adjective: Of or pertaining to the time around birth.
perinatality noun: The quality of being perinatal.
perinatally adverb: Around the time of birth.
perinate noun: A member of a viviparous species from approximately one month before, to one month after, birth.
perinatologic adjective: Alternative form of perinatological.
perinatological adjective: Relating to perinatology.
perinatologist noun: An obstetrician specializing in the care of the mother and fetus at higher than normal risk for complications.
perinatology noun: A branch of obstetrics focusing on the medical and surgical management of high-risk pregnancies.
perindopril noun: A long-acting ACE inhibitor.
perindoprilat noun: An ACE inhibitor.
perine noun: A sporoderm layer surrounding the exine of many spores
perineal adjective /ˌpɛɹɪˈniəl/: Referring to the region of the perineum.
perineal raphe noun: The visible line that extends from the anus, through the mid-line of the scrotum and upwards through the posterior mid-line aspect of the penis
perineally adverb: In a perineal fashion.
perinecrotic adjective: Surrounding a necrosis
perineo- prefix: perineum
perineometer noun: An instrument for measuring the strength of voluntary contractions of the pelvic floor muscles.
perineometry noun: The measurement of the strength of voluntary contractions of the pelvic floor muscles
perineoplastic adjective: Of or pertaining to perineoplasty.
perineoplasty noun: Any of several related surgical procedures used in the correction of conditions of the vagina and/or anus, especially the repair of the perineum.
perineorrhaphy noun: The operation of sewing up a ruptured perineum.
perineoscrotal adjective: Of or relating to the perineum and the scrotum.
perineotomy noun: Surgical incision into the perineum.
perineovaginal adjective: Of or relating to the perineum and the vagina.
perinephric adjective: Around the kidney.
perinephritic adjective: Around the kidneys
perinephritis noun: inflammation or infection of the cellular tissue around the kidney
perinervous adjective: Surrounding a nerve
perineum noun /ˌpɛ.ɹɪˈniː.əm/: The region between the genitalia and anus.
perineural adjective: Near a nerve or nerves
perineurally adverb: Near a nerve or nerves.
perineurial adjective: Of or pertaining to the perineurium.
perineuritis noun: Inflammation of the perineurium.
perineurium noun: The sheath of connective tissue that surrounds a fascicle of nerve fibres
perineuronal adjective: Surrounding a neuron
perineuropilar adjective: Surrounding a neuropil
perinexal adjective: Surrounding a nexus
perinexus noun: The area surrounding a nexus
perinigricon noun: Synonym of peribothron (“periapsis of a black hole”).
Perino proper noun: A surname from Italian.
perinodal adjective: Around a node.
perinodular adjective: Surrounding a nodule.
perinormal adjective: Prepathological; lying between normal and pathological.
perinotochordal adjective: That surrounds a notochord
perinsular adjective: Around the insula of the brain.
perintegrate verb: To undergo perintegration.
perintegration noun: A secondary interpretation or analysis of the morphemic structure of a word, allowing its reinterpretation or a transfer of morphemic boundaries.
Perinton proper noun: A town in Monroe County, New York, United States.
perinuclear adjective: Surrounding a nucleus
perinuclearly adverb: Around a nucleus
perinucleolar adjective: Of or pertaining to the area within the nucleus and near the nucleolus
perinucleolus adjective: perinucleolar
perinucleus noun: A perinuclear region
periocclusion adjective: Surrounding an occlusion
periocular adjective: Surrounding the eyeball.
periocularly adverb: Around the eye.
period adjective, interjection, noun, verb /ˈpɪə.ɹi.əd/: A length of time.
period diaper noun: Synonym of period pants (“absorbent underwear used to absorb menstrual flow”).
period doubling noun: A characteristic of the transition of a system or process from regular motion to chaos, in which the period of one of its parameters is seen to double.
period drama noun: A work of the screen that evokes a particular historical period.
period of time noun: Synonym of time period.
period pain noun: Pain felt in the abdomen during menstruation.
period panties noun: Synonym of period pants.
period pants noun: Absorbent underwear used to absorb menstrual flow.
period piece noun: A work of art or drama which evokes a particular historical era.
period play noun: Sexual intercourse during menstruation.
period poverty noun: The state of being too poor to be able to afford feminine hygiene products (tampons, sanitary towels and the like).
periodate noun /pəˈɹaɪ.ə.deɪt/: Either of two oxyanions of iodine; any salt containing these anions.
periodentosis noun: Inflammation of soft tissues around one's teeth such as the gums.
periodic adjective /ˌpɪɹiˈɒdɪk/: Relative to a period or periods.
periodic acid noun /ˌpɜːɹaɪˈɒdɪk ˈæsɪd/: HIO₄ or H₅IO₆, the oxyacids of iodine in which iodine has the highest oxidation number; H₅IO₆ is a white crystalline substance (HIO₄ is not stable), and...
periodic comet noun: A comet which orbits the Sun and which returns to the innermost point of its orbit at known, regular intervals.
periodic continued fraction noun: A continued fraction with a sequence of numerators and denominators that repeat indefinitely
periodic fever syndrome noun: Any of a group of disorders characterized by recurrent episodes of systemic and organ-specific inflammation.
periodic function noun: Any function whose value repeats after the regular addition of a period to its independent variable; i.e., a function ƒ such that, for some positive...
periodic inequality noun: A disturbance in the motion of a planet due to its position in its orbit relative to another planet.
periodic inventory noun: A system of assessing a business' inventory in which updates are made on a periodic basis, so that a completely accurate account is only available...
periodic month noun: Synonym of tropical month.
periodic sentence noun: A complex sentence whose main clause is left unfinished until the end in order to create the effect of anticipation or suspense.
periodic structure noun: A sentence whose main clause appears at the end, after other, especially dependent, clauses.
periodic table noun /ˌpɪɹiˈɒdɪk ˈteɪb(ə)l/: A tabular chart of the chemical elements according to their atomic numbers so that elements with similar properties are in the same group (column).
periodical adjective, noun /ˌpɪɹiˈɑdɪkl̩/: A publication issued regularly, but less frequently than daily.
periodical cicada noun: Any of certain species of cicadas, especially in genus Magicicada, which are known for their 17- and 13-year life-cycles, during most of which they develop...
periodical comet noun: Alternative form of periodic comet.
periodicalist noun: Someone who publishes, or writes for, a periodical. A kind of journalist.
periodicalize verb: Synonym of periodicize (“to make periodic; to divide into periods”).
periodically adverb: In a manner that is regular or periodic.
periodicalness noun: periodicity
periodicity noun: Recurrence of a woman's periods; menstruation.
periodicize verb: To make periodic; to divide into periods.
periodide noun: An iodide containing a higher proportion of iodine than any other iodide of the same substance or series
periodinane noun: Any heterocycle containing hypervalent iodine.
periodinate verb: To iodinate thoroughly: to add the maximum amount of iodine to.
periodinated adjective, verb: Thoroughly iodinated: reacted with iodine such that many hydrogen atoms have been replaced with iodine.
periodination noun: The act of periodinating.
periodiole noun: A spore package, that looks like an egg in a bird's nest fungus
periodisation noun: Alternative form of periodization.
periodise verb: Alternative form of periodize.
periodization noun: The process of categorizing something (e.g. history) into named periods.
periodize verb /ˈpɪəɹɪəˌdaɪz/: To divide (history) into periods.
periodlike adjective: Resembling a period (time of menstruation).
periodo adjective: Describing a derivative in which all hydrogen atoms have been replaced by iodine
periodogram noun: A graph used in the harmonic analysis of spectra, time series etc.
periodontal adjective: surrounding a tooth
periodontal ligament noun: A specialized soft connective tissue that attaches the tooth to the alveolar bone socket.
periodontality noun: The quality of being periodontal.
periodontally adverb: In a periodontal way.
periodontic adjective: Synonym of periodontal.
periodontical adjective: periodontic
periodontics noun: The study of supporting structures of teeth, including the gums, alveolar bone, cementum, and the periodontal ligament, and the diseases and conditions that...
periodontist noun: A dentist whose speciality is periodontics.
periodontitic adjective: Having or relating to periodontitis.
periodontitis noun: A serious form or stage of periodontal disease which may lead to loss of bone and falling out of teeth.
periodontium noun: The specialized tissues that both surround and support the teeth, maintaining them in the maxillary and mandibular bones; the tissues including alveolar...
periodontoclasia noun: Removal or destruction of the periodontal tissues.
periodontogenesis noun: The formation and development of periodontal structures
periodontogenic adjective: That generates periodontitis
periodontological adjective: Relating to periodontology.
periodontologist noun: One who works in the field of periodontology.
periodontology noun: Periodontics.

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.