English Words: P
46,516 words · Page 207 of 931
Either of two boranes containing five boron atoms, but especially the stable compound B₅H₉ once proposed as a rocket fuel
Either of forty-six isomers of the polychlorinated biphenyl containing five chlorine atoms
A fungicide formally derived from nitrobenzene; it is an off-white or yellow solid with a musty odour.
A fully chlorinated derivative of phenol that is used as a fungicide and wood preservative.
A four-dimensional object analogous to a tetrahedron, constructed out of five tetrahedra.
The quality of having five independent channels for conveying color information in the eye.
Capable of neutralizing, or combining with, five molecules of a monobasic acid; having five hydrogen atoms capable of substitution by acid residues; said of certain complex bases.
A flat talisman, almost always star-shaped, made of parchment, sheet metal, or other substance, marked with a magic symbol or symbols, used in magical evocation.
Any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having fifty carbon atoms, but especially n-pentacontane CH₃(CH₂)₄₈CH₃
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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 207. 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.
On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.
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