English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 213 of 931

pentasternumnoun

The third sclerite of a segmented sternal complex.

pentastichnoun

Any composition consisting of five verses.

pentastichousadj

Having, or arranged in, five vertical ranks.

pentastomenoun

Any tongue worm of the subclass Pentastomida

pentastomesnoun

plural of pentastome

pentastomiasisnoun

disease caused by Pentastomida parasites

pentastomidosisnoun

Any disease associated with the presence of pentastomids

pentastrontiumnoun

Five strontium atoms or ions in a compound (Sr₅).

pentastylenoun

A portico with five columns.

pentasubstitutedadj

Having five substituents.

pentasulfatenoun

Any compound containing five sulfate groups or ions

pentasulfidenoun

Alternative spelling of pentasulphide.

pentasulphidenoun

any sulphide containing five sulphur atoms in each molecule

pentasyllabicadj

Having five syllables.

pentasyllabicallyadv

In five syllables.

pentasyllablenoun

A pentasyllabic word

pentatelluridenoun

Any compound having five telluride ions

Pentateuchname

Synonym of Torah.

pentateuchaladj

Of or pertaining to the Pentateuch, also known as the Torah.

pentathionic acidnoun

The dibasic acid HSO₃-S₃-SO₃H

pentathiophenenoun

An oligomer of thiophene (containing five units) that is used to image protein aggregates

pentathletenoun

An athlete who competes in the pentathlon.

pentathlonnoun

An ancient athletics discipline, featuring five events: stadion, wrestling, long jump, javelin and discus

pentathlumnoun

pentathlon

pentationnoun

The arithmetic operation of repeated tetration.

pentationaladj

Relating to pentation.

pentatomicadj

Having five atoms in each molecule.

pentatonenoun

An augmented sixth

pentatonicadj

Based on five tones.

pentatonic scalenoun

A scale having five notes per octave.

pentatonicallyadv

In a pentatonic manner; using a pentatonic scale

pentatonicismnoun

The condition of being pentatonic

pentatriacontanenoun

Any of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having thirty-five carbon atoms, but especially n-pentatriacontane CH₃(CH₂)₃₃CH₃

pentatriacontanoicadj

Of or pertaining to pentatriacontanoic acid or its derivatives; ceroplastic

pentatricopeptidenoun

A polypeptide motif containing thirty-five amino acid units

pentatrienenoun

Any of several isomeric unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons having five carbon atoms and three double bonds

pentauranylnoun

Five uranyl ions or groups in a compound.

pentavalentadj

Having an atomic valence of 5.

pentavalentlyadv

In a pentavalent manner

pentavigesimaladj

quinary-vigesimal (based upon both the numbers five and twenty).

pentazincnoun

Five zinc atoms or ions in a compound (Zn₅).

pentazocinenoun

A synthetic compound that is a potent nonaddictive analgesic, often given during childbirth.

pentazolenoun

HN₅, The five-membered homocyclic compound containing five nitrogen atoms and two double bonds

penteconternoun

A galley-type Grecian vessel with fifty oars.

Pentecostname

Synonym of Shavuot (“a Jewish harvest festival which falls on the sixth day of Sivan in the spring, fifty days after the second day of the Passover when the omer (“sheaf of barley”) is offered; a ceremony held on that day to commemorate the giving of the Torah (“first five books of the Hebrew scriptures”) to Moses and the Israelites on Mount Sinai”).

Pentecostaladj

Of, or relating to Pentecost.

Pentecostalismnoun

A religious movement that emphasizes the Holy Spirit and is known for speaking in tongues.

Pentecostalistadj

of or pertaining to Pentecostalism

Pentecostallyadv

In a Pentecostal way.

Pentecostarionnoun

A liturgical book for the Paschal season, used by the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic Churches that follow the Byzantine Rite.

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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 213. 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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