English Words: P

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pentonnoun

A pentagonal capsomere of an adenovirus capsid.

pentonatenoun

Any salt or ester of a pentonic acid.

pentonenoun

valylene

pentopnoun

An electronic pen-like device intended as an educational computer for use with attachable cartridges and special digital paper.

pentosaceousadj

Relating to, or containing pentoses

pentosannoun

Any polysaccharide composed of pentoses.

pentosenoun

A sugar or saccharide containing five carbon atoms.

pentosidenoun

Any glycoside derived from a pentose

pentosurianoun

the presence of pentose sugars in the urine; especially the presence of abnormally high levels of xylulose in the urine

pentosylnoun

A univalent radical derived from a pentose

pentosyltransferasenoun

Any glycosyltransferase that catalyzes the transfer of a pentose

pentothalnoun

Thiopental.

pentoxidenoun

any oxide containing five oxygen atoms in each molecule

pentoxyverinenoun

A cough suppressant.

Pentraethname

A village in Anglesey, Wales.

Pentrename

A number of places in Wales:

Pentre Berwname

A village in Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog community, Anglesey, Wales (OS grid ref SH4772).

Pentre-cwrtname

A village in Llangeler community, north-west Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN3838).

Pentreathname

A surname from Cornish.

Pentrebachname

A hamlet in Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN8233).

Pentrefelinname

A number of places in Wales:

pentremitaladj

Of or relating to pentremites.

pentroughnoun

A penstock.

pentupleadj

Synonym of quintuple in its various senses.

pentupletnoun

Synonym of quintet: A group of five, particularly musicians.

penturbanadj

Pertaining to or located in penturbia.

penturbianoun

Small towns that lie beyond city suburbs, viewed collectively.

pentylnoun

Any of several isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₅H₁₁, formally derived from pentane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.

pentylaminenoun

Any of several isomeric amines derived from a pentane, but especially the primary amine CH₃(CH₂)₄NH₂

pentylicadj

Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, pentyl.

pentynenoun

Any of several isomeric alkynes having five carbon atoms and one triple bond

Pentyrchname

A village and community within the City of Cardiff, Wales (OS grid ref ST1082).

penuchenoun

A fudge made from brown sugar, butter, milk, and often nuts.

Penukondaname

A town in Andhra Pradesh, India.

penultnoun

The next-to-last syllable of a word.

penultimanoun

the next to last syllable in a word

penultimateadj

Next to last, second to last; immediately preceding the end of a sequence, list, etc.

penultimatelyadv

Next to the last in order.

penultimatumnoun

A statement of terms or conditions made by one party to another, commonly expressed as an ultimatum in the hopes of compelling immediate compliance with demands, but that then is superseded by more negotiation instead of actual dire consequences.

penumbranoun

A partially shaded area around the edges of a shadow, especially an eclipse.

penumbraenoun

plural of penumbra

penumbraladj

Of, or pertaining to, the penumbra.

penumbrallyadv

In a penumbral manner.

penumbrousadj

Partially shaded.

penumbrænoun

plural of penumbra

Penunuriname

A surname from Spanish.

penupnoun

The stage during the process of handwriting after a pen lift event, where the pen's tip hovers above the writing pad, before a pendown landing.

penurienoun

Obsolete form of penury.

penuriousadj

Miserly; excessively cheap.

penuriouslyadv

In a penurious manner.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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 215. 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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