English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 188 of 931

peggingnoun

The act of fastening with a peg.

peggingsnoun

plural of pegging

Peggyname

A diminutive of the female given name Margaret, also used as a formal given name.

pegheadnoun

The part of a stringed instrument, at the end of the neck, that holds the pegs or mechanical tuners used to control string tension.

PEGIname

Acronym of Pan European Game Information (“a video-game content rating system”).

peginesatidenoun

An erythropoietic agent, a functional analog of erythropoietin, intended for the treatment of anemia associated with chronic kidney disease in adult patients on dialysis.

peginterferonnoun

A pegylated interferon.

peglessadj

Without pegs.

pegletnoun

A little peg.

peglikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a peg.

pegloticasenoun

A recombinant porcine-like uricase used as a drug to treat severe gout.

pegmatitenoun

A coarsely crystalline igneous or plutonic rock composed primarily of feldspar and quartz, normally with muscovite and/or biotite mica.

pegmatiticadj

Containing or characteristic of pegmatite

pegmatizationnoun

The process of pegmatizing.

pegmatizeverb

To convert into pegmatite.

pegmatoidadj

Resembling pegmatite

pegonoun

The penis.

pegolnoun

Used to indicate PEGylation in the names of monoclonal antibodies.

pegomancynoun

divination by fountains

PEGOTname

Five major annual US entertainment awards: the Peabody, Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony

Pegramname

A surname.

pegRNAnoun

A specialized guide RNA used in prime editing, comprising a single guide RNA (sgRNA) extended with a primer binding site (PBS) and a reverse transcription template (RTT) that encodes the desired genetic edit.

pegrootsnoun

The bear's-foot (Helleborus foetidus)

pegsnoun

plural of peg

pegsunerceptnoun

A drug for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

pegtopnoun

A spinning top.

Peguname

Dated form of Bago.

Peguernoun

A person from Pegu (now Bago) in Burma.

pegvisomantnoun

A growth hormone receptor antagonist used in the treatment of acromegaly.

PEGylnoun

a functional group similar to the molecule polyethylene glycol (PEG)

PEGylateverb

To subject to PEGylation (To react polyethylene glycol (PEG) with a protein such as interferon in order to disguise its presence to the immune system).

PEGylatedadj

Treated or reacted with polyethylene glycol (PEG)

PEGylationnoun

The process of covalent attachment of PEG (polyethylene glycol) polymer chains to another molecule, normally a drug or therapeutic protein.

pehnoun

Alternative form of pe (“Semitic letter”).

pehelwannoun

A wrestler.

Pehlname

A surname from German.

Pehleviname

Alternative form of Pahlavi.

Pehuenchenoun

An indigenous people of South America, part of the Mapuche.

PEIname

Initialism of Prince Edward Island: a province of Canada.

Pei-chingname

Alternative spelling of Beijing (capital of China).

Pei-kanname

Alternative form of Beigan (island)

Pei-p'ingname

Alternative form of Peiping.

Peierls stressnoun

The force needed to move a dislocation within a plane of atoms in the unit cell.

peignoirnoun

A long outer garment for women, usually sheer and made of chiffon and often sold with matching nightgown, negligee or underwear.

Peikanname

Alternative form of Beigan (island).

Peikantangname

Synonym of Beigan (island)

peilnoun

water level

Peinanname

Alternative form of Beinan.

peinctverb

Obsolete form of paint.

peinenoun

Pain or punishment.

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The English alphabetical index for the letter P contains 46,516 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 931 pages, and you are currently viewing page 188. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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