English words: pharyngogastric to phenicopter
300 English words, part 69 of 213 of the words starting with P, A to Z. 18 have a page of their own.
English words pharyngogastric to phenicopter
- pharyngogastric adjective: Relating to the pharynx and stomach.
- pharyngoglossal adjective: Relating to the pharynx and tongue.
- pharyngoglottal adjective: Relating to the pharynx and glottis.
- pharyngognathous adjective: Characteristic of fish of the order Pharyngognathi.
- pharyngography noun: The scientific description of the pharynx.
- pharyngohypophyseal adjective: Relating to the pharynx and the pituitary gland.
- pharyngointestinal adjective: Relating to the pharynx and the intestines
- pharyngojejunal adjective: relating to, or connecting the pharynx and the jejunum
- pharyngolaryngeal adjective: Relating to both the pharynx and the larynx.
- pharyngolaryngectomy noun: A surgical procedure in which the pharynx and the larynx are partially or completely removed, usually to treat advanced cancers of the throat region.
- pharyngolaryngitis noun: Inflammation of the pharynx and larynx.
- pharyngological adjective: Relating to pharyngology.
- pharyngologist noun: A student of pharyngology; one versed in the science of pharyngology.
- pharyngology noun: The science that studies the pharynx and treatment of its diseases.
- pharyngomalacia noun: A condition of the lungs in which the pharyngeal wall collapses during breathing
- pharyngomaxillary adjective: Relating to the pharynx and maxilla.
- pharyngometer noun: A device used in pharyngometry.
- pharyngometry noun: The acoustic measurement of the pharynx in order to diagnose sleep apnea
- pharyngomycosis noun: Any fungal disease of the pharynx.
- pharyngonasal adjective: Relating to the pharynx and nose.
- pharyngopalatine adjective: Synonym of palatopharyngeal.
- pharyngopalatinus noun: The palatopharyngeus muscle.
- pharyngopathy noun: Any disease of the pharynx
- pharyngoplasty noun: A surgical procedure used to reconstruct or modify the pharynx in order to improve its structure or function.
- pharyngoplegia noun: Paralysis of the pharynx.
- pharyngoscope noun: An instrument used to examine the pharynx.
- pharyngoscopic adjective: Relating to pharyngoscopy.
- pharyngoscopy noun: The visual examination of the pharynx for diagnosis.
- pharyngospasm noun: pharyngismus
- pharyngostomy noun: Creation of an artificial opening into the pharynx.
- pharyngotome noun: A somewhat sickle-shaped instrument for incising or scarifying the tonsils, pharynx, etc.
- pharyngotomy noun: The operation of making an incision into the pharynx, usually to remove a tumour or anything that obstructs the passage.
- pharyngotonsillitis noun: pharyngitis and tonsillitis occurring together
- pharyngotracheal adjective: Relating to the pharynx and the trachea
- pharyngotremy noun: The condition of an animal in which the pharynx is perforated by gill slits.
- pharyngotympanic adjective: Relating to, or connecting, the pharynx and eardrum.
- pharyngotympanic tube noun: Eustachian tube
- pharyngula noun: The phylotypic stage of embryonic development of vertebrate animals, following the blastula, gastrula, and neurula.
- pharynx noun /ˈfa.ɹɪŋks/: The part of the alimentary canal and respiratory tract that extends from the back of the mouth and nasal cavity to the larynx and esophagus.
- phasable adjective: Alternative form of phaseable.
- phasal adjective: Alternative form of phasic.
- phascogale noun /fæsˈkɒɡəli/: Any of several Australian dasyurid marsupials, of the genus Phascogale, the males of which die shortly after mating.
- phascolarctid noun: Any marsupial in the family Phascolarctidae, including the koala.
- phascolarctine adjective: Of or relating to the obsolete taxonomic subfamily Phascolarctinae.
- phascolome noun: A marsupial of the former genus Phascolomys; a wombat.
- phascolosomatid noun: Any sipunculan worm of the family Phascolosomatidae.
- phase noun, verb /feɪz/: A distinguishable part of a sequence or cycle occurring over time.
- phase angle noun: Angular component of a polar coordinate representation.
- phase contrast microscope noun: A microscope that uses the change of phase when light is transmitted or reflected from a transparent or reflective specimen to form an image; used...
- phase contrast microscopy noun: A form of light microscopy in which small differences in refractive index of a transparent specimen are converted into amplitude (contrast) differences in...
- phase diagram noun: A graph, with axes representing temperature and pressure, showing the equilibrium conditions for a given substance to be a solid, liquid or gas.
- phase down verb: To gradually reduce the size or scale of.
- phase factor noun: A normalized complex number, considered as, say, the scalar coefficient of a ket.
- phase function noun: A function that describes the angular distribution of light reflected from a body when illuminated from a specific direction
- phase in noun, verb: To introduce (something) little by little, either via discrete phases of increase or (by extension) by continuous gradations; to introduce in phases, or as...
- phase inverter noun: An electronic circuit which changes the phase of a signal by 180°; used in the input stage of a push-pull amplifier.
- phase-locked loop noun: an electronic circuit used to lock an oscillator in phase with an arbitrary input signal
- phase modulation noun: A method of sending information by modifying (modulating) the difference in phase (fraction of a wave length) between a signal and a reference.
- phase modulator noun: an electronic circuit that causes the phase angle of a modulated wave to vary in accordance with the modulating signal
- phase of matter noun: Synonym of state of matter.
- phase of the moon noun: Synonym of lunar phase.
- phase out noun, verb /feɪ̯z äʊ̯t/: To remove or relinquish the use of (something) little by little, either via discrete diminishing phases or (by extension) by continuous gradations; to...
- phase plane noun: A two-dimensional vector field of the phase between two variables
- phase rule noun: the rule which states that the number of degrees of freedom in a system at equilibrium equals the number of components minus the number of phases plus 2
- phase separation noun: The conversion of a single-phase system into a multiphase system; especially the separation of a solution into two immiscible liquids.
- phase shift keying noun: Alternative spelling of phase-shift keying.
- phase shifter noun: A type of microwave network.
- phase space noun: Given a (dynamical) system, any topological space such that every point in the space's underlying set uniquely represents a state of the system and every...
- phase tester noun: A device, often built into a screwdriver, used to check for electric current.
- phase trafficked adjective: Separated or purified by phase trafficking.
- phase trafficking noun: A method of separating or purifying compounds by partitioning them between immiscible liquids.
- phase transfer catalysis noun: A process in which the rate of a reaction in a heterogeneous two-phase system is enhanced by the addition of a substance that transfers one of the reactants...
- phase-transfer catalyst noun: A catalyst that migrates a reactant across a phase boundary
- phase transition noun: The transition between thermodynamic phases of a physical system, especially one between the solid, liquid, and gaseous phases of a substance.
- phase velocity noun: The velocity of propagation of a pure sine wave of infinite extent and infinitesimal amplitude.
- phaseable adjective: Configurable to follow a fixed phase.
- phaseal adjective: Of or relating to a phase.
- phasecal noun: A system that injects a frequency comb signal in order to disambiguate phase in multiple basebands downconverted from the input signal.
- phased adjective, verb /feɪzd/: Organized or structured chronologically in phases
- phasedown noun: A gradual reduction in size or scale.
- phaseic adjective: Relating to phaseic acid or its derivatives
- phaseic acid noun: A terpenoid catabolite of abscisic acid
- phasel noun: The French bean, or kidney bean.
- phaseless adjective: Without a phase, or visible form.
- phaselessness noun: Absence of phases.
- phasematched adjective: Having matched phases
- phasematching adjective: That synchronizes the phase of two or more waves
- phasemeter noun: A device for measuring the difference in phase of two alternating currents of electromotive forces.
- phaseogram noun: Alternative form of phasogram.
- phaseolaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Phaseolaceae.
- phaseolic acid noun: The compound (3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyloxybutanedioic acid found in some beans
- phaseoliform adjective: Shaped like a bean; like a bent ellipsoid.
- phaseolin noun: A prenylated pterocarpan found in Phaseolus vulgaris seeds and in the stems of Erythrina subumbrans.
- phaseollidin noun: A flavonoid found in Phaseolus vulgaris and other plants.
- phaseollin noun: Alternative form of phaseolin.
- phaseoloid adjective: A clade within the subfamily Faboideae, the tropical legumes, comprising the genera Vigna, Phaseolus, Glycine, and Cajanus.
- phaseolotoxin noun: A toxin, produced by halo blight pathogen, that causes systemic chlorosis.
- phaseolus noun: any of several domesticated beans, of the genus Phaseolus, native to the Americas
- phaseomannite noun: inositol
- phaseometer noun: Alternative form of phasemeter.
- phaseout noun: The action of phasing out; an incremental removal or reduction.
- phaseplane noun: Alternative form of phase plane.
- phaser noun, verb /ˈfeɪzɚ/: An electronic device that produces special effects on the sound produced by an electric guitar etc.
- phaseshift noun: A difference in phase values.
- phasey adjective: distorted by phase
- phasgonurid noun: Any member of the Phasgonuridae.
- -phasia suffix: Used to form the names of disorders and phenomena relating to words and speech.
- phasianellid noun: Any member of the species in the family Phasianellidae of gastropods.
- phasianid adjective, noun /ˈfeɪʃənɪd/: Of or relating to semiflightless, gallinaceous game birds, such as pheasants, quails, peafowl, junglefowl, and guinea fowl.
- phasianine adjective: Of or resembling a pheasant.
- phasianoid adjective: Relating to or characteristic of pheasants.
- phasic adjective /ˈfeɪzɪk/: Of or relating to phases.
- phasically adverb: In a phasic manner
- phasicity noun: The condition of existing in phases, typically used of blood flow
- phasin noun: Any of a family of surface proteins associated with bacterial granules.
- phasing noun, verb /ˈfeɪzɪŋ/: Movement through phases; arrangement of a sequence or cycle.
- phasing current noun: The momentary electrical current between two alternating-current generators when juxtaposed in parallel and not agreeing exactly in phase or period.
- phasirna noun: Alternative form of phasiRNA.
- phasis noun: A phase (of the moon, a planet etc.).
- phasitron noun: An electromechanical device once used to modulate the phase of a signal
- phasivirus noun: Any bunyavirus of the genus Phasivirus
- phasm noun /ˈfæzəm/: An apparition; a phantom.
- phasma noun: A phasmid.
- phasmatid noun: Any stick insect in the family Phasmatidae.
- phasmatodean noun: Any stick insect of the order Phasmatodea
- phasmid noun /ˈfæz.mɪd/: Any insect of the order Phasmida: a leaf insect or walking stick (stick insect).
- phasmidic adjective: Describing a liquid crystal molecule having a rigid core and a pair of flexible side chains
- phasmophobia noun: The fear of ghosts/supernatural beings.
- phasmophobic adjective: Of or pertaining to phasmophobia.
- phasogram noun: A histogram of the distances between reads in a nucleic acid chain
- phasome noun: The phase-variable genes of an organism
- phasometer noun: Alternative form of phasemeter.
- phason noun: A quasiparticle existing in quasicrystals due to their specific, quasiperiodic lattice structure
- phasonic adjective: Of or pertaining to phasons
- phasor noun: A representation of a complex number in terms of a complex exponential.
- PHASR noun: A gun or rifle implementing PHASR technology.
- phat adjective, noun /fæt/: Excellent; cool; very good.
- phat pants noun: A style of pants/trousers that are fitted at the waist but increasingly wide down the legs, covering the feet entirely.
- phatagin noun: The long-tailed pangolin (Manis tetradactyla).
- phataka noun: Alternative form of pataka.
- phatic adjective, noun /ˈfætɪk/: Pertaining to words used to convey any kind of social relationship and whose meaning is otherwise either deemphasized or absent.
- phatic communion noun: Communication that takes place primarily for social purposes rather than for the exchange of vital information, such as small talk and social pleasantries.
- phatically adverb: In a phatic manner.
- phaticity noun: The quality of being phatic.
- phaticness noun: Synonym of phaticity.
- Phatmetic adjective: Phatnitic
- phatness noun: Fullness, richness, body.
- Phatnic adjective: Phatnitic
- Phatnitic adjective: Of or relating to a certain one of the seven ancient distributaries of the river Nile.
- phats noun: phat pants
- phattie noun: Alternative spelling of fatty (“large marijuana cigar”).
- phatties noun: phat pants
- phattu noun: A timid or cowardly person.
- phaunouxite noun: A triclinic-pinacoidal colorless mineral containing arsenic, calcium, hydrogen, and oxygen.
- Phazanian adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to Phazania.
- PHC noun: Abbreviation of potentially hazardous comet.
- PhD noun: Alternative form of Ph.D..
- PHE noun: Initialism of public health emergency.
- pheasant noun /ˈfɛzənt/: A bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for food.
- pheasant coucal noun: A species of coucal, Centropus phasianinus, of Indonesia, New Guinea, and Australia.
- pheasant's eye noun: Any member of the genus Adonis of flowering plants in the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae), native to Europe and Asia, particularly
- pheasant-tailed jacana noun: Hydrophasianus chirurgus, a wader in the family Jacanidae.
- pheasantless adjective: Without pheasants.
- pheasantlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a pheasant or its meat.
- pheasantry noun /ˈfɛ.zən.tɹɪ/: A place for keeping and rearing pheasants.
- pheasantwood noun: The tree Senna siamea.
- phebalosin noun: A coumarin found in Phebalium species.
- phecode noun: A coded form of a phenotype
- phedinkus noun: Nonsense, malarkey
- phee-call noun: A specialized vocalization from marmosets that identifies them individually.
- pheep interjection: The sound of a whistle.
- pheese noun, verb: Alternative form of feeze.
- pheeze noun, verb: Alternative form of feeze.
- pheganomycin noun: A peptide antibiotic produced by Streptomyces cirratus
- Phegley proper noun: A surname.
- PHEIC noun /feɪk/: Acronym of public health emergency of international concern.
- Pheichom noun: Alternative form of Pheijom.
- Pheidian adjective: Alternative form of Phidian.
- Pheidippides proper noun /fəˌdɪpəˈdiːz/: A runner who is said to have ran from Marathon to Athens to deliver to news of the Athenian victory at the Battle of Marathon, inspiring the marathon race
- Pheijom noun: A Meitei traditional loincloth used by menfolk.
- Phelan proper noun /ˈfiːlən/: A male given name from Irish.
- Phelan-McDermid syndrome noun: A genetic disorder characterized by developmental delay, intellectual disability, speech abnormalities, ASD-like behaviors, hypotonia, and mild dysmorphic...
- phellamurin noun: A flavanonol found in Phellodendron amurense; the 8-prenyl 7-glucoside derivative of aromadendrin.
- phellandral noun: A specific monoterpene aldehyde.
- phellandrene noun: Either of a pair of organic cyclic monoterpenes, α-phellandrene and β-phellandrene, used in fragrances.
- phellem noun: cork (dead protective tissue between the bark and cambium in woody plants)
- phelloderm noun: The innermost parenchymatous tissue of the periderm of some plants
- phellodermal adjective: Of or pertaining to phelloderm.
- phellogen noun: The tissue of young cells that produces the phellem.
- phellogenetic adjective: Relating to phellogen.
- phellogenic adjective: Relating to or composed of phellogen.
- phelloplastic adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to phelloplasty.
- phelloplastics noun: The art of modelling in cork.
- phellopterin noun: A coumarin found in the plant Angelica archangelica.
- phelonion noun /fəˈləʊniən/: A liturgical vestment worn by a priest of the Eastern Christian tradition, equivalent to the chasuble of the Western tradition.
- Phelps proper noun /fɛlps/: A surname transferred from the given name.
- pHEMA noun: Abbreviation of polyhydroxyethylmethacrylate.
- Pheme proper noun /ˈfiː.mi/: The personification of fame and renown, her favour being notability, her wrath being scandalous rumours.
- -phemia suffix: Synonym of -phasia: forms names of speech disorders.
- phen- prefix: Alternative form of pheno-.
- phen-fen noun: Alternative form of fen-phen.
- phenacaine noun: A local anesthetic, the only anesthetic other than cocaine that is approved for ophthalmic use.
- phenacemide noun: An anticonvulsant of the urea class.
- phenacene noun: Any of a series of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons differing from the acenes in having a zig-zag structure
- phenacetin noun /fɪˈnæsətɪn/: Any of a class of analgesic and antipyretic drugs derived from acetanilide.
- phenacetine noun: Alternative form of phenacetin.
- phenacetolin noun: A yellowish-brown powder obtained by the action of sulphuric acid on glacial acetic acid and phenol.
- phenaceturic acid noun: An acid excreted in the urine after consumption of phenylacetic acid.
- phenacite noun: Alternative spelling of phenakite.
- phenacodont noun: Alternative form of phenacodontid.
- phenacodontid noun: Any member of the family †Phenacodontidae of extinct large herbivorous mammals.
- phenacolepadid noun: Any gastropod in the family Phenacolepadidae.
- phenacyl noun: The aromatic ketonic radical C₆H₅-CO-CH₂-
- phenacyl bromide noun: A colourless solid with chemical formula C₆H₅C(O)CH₂Br, a powerful lachrymator and a useful precursor to other organic compounds, prepared by bromination of...
- phenadoxone noun: A particular narcotic painkiller.
- phenagle verb: Alternative form of finagle.
- phenaglycodol noun: A drug used as a tranquilizer.
- phenakism noun: deception; trickery.
- phenakistiscope noun: Alternative form of phenakistoscope.
- phenakistiscopic adjective: Alternative form of phenakistoscopic.
- phenakistoscope noun /ˌfɛnəˈkɪstəskəʊp/: An early animation device consisting of a disc or drum which rotated, showing successive images through slits, often via a mirror, thus producing the...
- phenakistoscopic adjective: Of or relating to the phenakistoscope.
- phenakite noun: A trigonal-rhombohedral mineral containing beryllium, oxygen, and silicon.
- phenalene noun: A tricyclic hydrocarbon consisting of a cyclohexene ring ortho- and peri-fused to naphthalene
- phenalenone noun: A tricyclic aromatic ketone having a carbonyl group in the cyclohexene ring of phenalene
- phenalgin noun: An ammoniated compound of phenyl and acetamide, used as an analgesic and antipyretic, and resembling phenacetin in its therapeutic action.
- phenalgine noun: Alternative form of phenalgin.
- phenamazoline noun: A histamine 1 receptor antagonist.
- phenampromide noun: A particular narcotic painkiller.
- phenanthraquinone noun: Any quinone derived from phenanthrene, but especially 9,10-phenanthraquinone (9,10-phenanthrenedione)
- phenanthrene noun: A tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon obtained from coal tar; used in the manufacture of dyes, pharmaceuticals and explosives; it is isomeric with anthracene.
- phenanthrenemethanol noun: A chemical compound used to treat malaria.
- phenanthrenequinone noun: Any of several isomeric quinones derived from phenanthrene, but especially 9,10-phenanthrenequinone obtained by oxidation with chromic acid
- phenanthrenyl noun: Any of five isomeric univalent radicals derived from phenanthrene
- phenanthrenylene noun: Any arylene derived from phenanthrene
- phenanthridine noun: A tricyclic aromatic heterocycle formally derived from phenanthrene by substituting a nitrogen atom for a CH group in the central ring
- phenanthridinium noun: The cation formed by protonation of phenanthridine
- phenanthridinone noun: A cyclic amide derived from phenanthridine that has immunosuppressant activity
- phenanthridone noun: A major metabolite of phenanthridine.
- phenanthro noun: phenanthrene fused to another ring
- phenanthroindolizidine noun: A pentacyclic heterocycle consisting of a phenanthrene system fused with that of indolizidine; any derivative of this compound
- phenanthrol noun: Any of five isomeric phenols derived from phenanthrene
- phenanthroline noun: A tricyclic heterocyclic compound having two pyridine rings fused with a benzene ring; any of its derivatives
- phenanthromethyl noun: A phenanthryl derivative of a methyl radical
- phenanthropyran noun: Any heterocycle consisting of a phenanthrene ring system fused to that of a pyran
- phenanthryl noun: Any univalent radical derived from phenanthrene
- phenanthrylene noun: Any divalent radical derived from phenanthrene, but especially 2,7-phenanthrylene
- phenaphthazine noun: Synonym of nitrazine.
- phenaridine noun: A particular narcotic painkiller.
- phenarsazinine noun: A tricyclic heterocycle consisting of two benzene rings fused to arsazine
- phenarsenamine noun: The drug arsphenamine.
- phenate noun: Any salt or ester of phenol (when considered as an acid)
- phenazacillin noun: hetacillin
- phenazine noun: any of a class of aromatic tricyclic heterocycles used to make dyestuffs
- phenazinium noun: A cation formed by protonation of a phenazine
- phenaziterpene noun: Any terpenoid derivative of phenazine
- phenazocine noun: A particular narcotic painkiller.
- phenazoline noun: antazoline
- phenazon noun: Alternative spelling of phenazone.
- phenazone noun: A particular analgesic.
- phenazopyridine noun: A chemical used as an analgesic for the urinary tract.
- phencyclidine noun /fɛnˈsaɪ.klɪ.diːn/: A synthetic compound derived from piperidine, used as a veterinary anesthetic and in hallucinogenic drugs such as angel dust.
- phendimetrazine noun /ˌfɛndaɪˈmɛtɹəziːn/: A particular drug used for weight loss, metabolized by the body into phenmetrazine.
- phene noun /ˈfiːn/: Benzene.
- phenelzine noun /fɪˈnɛl.ziːn/: A synthetic compound used as a monoamine oxidase inhibitor.
- pheneme noun: A (hypothetical) linguistic item that is atomic both with respect to phonology as well as semantics; an item that is both a phoneme as well as a sememe.
- pheneridine noun: A particular narcotic.
- phenetamine noun: A spasmolytic drug.
- phenethicillin noun: Alternative form of pheneticillin.
- phenethyl alcohol noun: 2-phenylethanol, a colourless liquid found in various essential oils and used in perfumery and as a preservative in soaps.
- phenethylamide noun: A derivative of phenethylamine and a carboxylic acid.
- phenethylamine noun: An aromatically substituted aliphatic amine, C₆H₅C₂H₄NH₂, which is a neurotransmitter in the brain; it has pharmacological properties similar to amphetamine.
- phenethylglucosinolate noun: gluconasturtiin
- phenethylline noun: Alternative form of fenethylline.
- phenetic adjective /fəˈnɛtɪk/: Of, or relating to, phenetics.
- phenetically adverb: In a phenetic manner
- phenetician noun: Synonym of pheneticist.
- pheneticillin noun: A certain penicillin antibiotic.
- pheneticism noun: Support for the system of phenetics.
- pheneticist noun: One who uses phenetics.
- phenetics noun /fəˈnɛtɪks/: A form of numerical systematics in which organisms are grouped based upon the total or relative number of shared characteristics.
- phenetidine noun: o-, m- or p-aminophenyl-ethyl ether
- phenetol noun: Synonym of phenetole
- phenetole noun: ethyl phenyl ether
- phenetsal noun: The salicylic acid ester of acetaminophenol, used as an antirheumatic, antipyretic, antiseptic, and analgesic.
- pheneturide noun: A particular anticonvulsant medication of the ureide class.
- phenformin noun: An antidiabetic drug of the biguanide class.
- phengite noun /ˈfɛn.d͡ʒaɪt/: Any of a series of dioctahedral micas of composition K(AlMg)₂(OH)₂(SiAl)₄O₁₀, similar to muscovite but with addition of magnesium.
- phengitic adjective: Containing or relating to phengite.
- phenglutarimide noun: An anticholinergic used as an antiparkinsonian agent.
- phengodid noun: Any of the family Phengodidae of glowworm beetles.
- phengophobia noun: aversion to daylight
- phenibut noun /ˈfɛnɪbjuːt/: β-phenyl-GABA, a gabapentinoid drug similar to baclofen and gabapentin, often legally sold online and taken orally for its euphoric effects.
- phenic adjective: Of, relating to, derived from, or resembling, phenyl or phenol.
- phenicarbazide noun: A semicarbazide and an antipyretic substance, carcinogenic in mice.
- pheniceous adjective: Alternative form of phoeniceous.
- Phenician adjective, noun: Dated form of Phoenician.
- phenicine noun: A purple powder precipitated when a sulphuric solution of indigo is diluted with water.
- phenicol noun: Synonym of chloramphenicol.
- phenicopter noun: A flamingo.
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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.