English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 221 of 931

per fessadv

(Partitioned) horizontally; (especially) partitioned horizontally into two halves (formally party per fess).

per impossibileadv

As is impossible.

per litt.adv

By letter; in a message to the author.

per mensemadv

monthly; by the month

per millenoun

Alternative form of permille; a part or other object per thousand.

per myriadadv

Alternative spelling of permyriad.

per nasumadv

via the nose

per nocteprep_phrase

At night.

per oremadv

Alternative form of per os: via the mouth; orally.

per orumadv

Alternative form of per orem per os; via the mouth; orally

per paleadv

(Partitioned) vertically; (especially) partitioned vertically into two halves (formally party per pale).

per palladv

(Partitioned) into three triangular sections, one pointing down from the top of the shield and the others occupying the remainder of the left and right halves of the shield, as if the shield is divided by a Y shape (formally party per pall or tierced per pall).

per procurationemadv

by the agency of, especially when signing a letter in place of someone else

per rectumadv

By or through the rectum, as (usually, more specifically) the rectal route of administration for drugs.

per saltumadv

At a single leap; all at once.

per seadv

Without determination by or involvement of extraneous factors; by its very nature.

per stirpesphrase

A method of distributing an estate to the descendants or heirs of a deceased legatee in which the estate is divided equally among the branches of a family or designated heirs, without regard to differing numbers of people in different branches.

per vaginaadv

Through the vagina; by way of the vagina (usually with reference to the vaginal route of administration or vaginal bleeding).

per vaginamadv

Through the vagina, as (usually, more specifically) by the vaginal route of administration.

per-centagenoun

Archaic form of percentage.

per-rectaladj

Through the rectum.

peracaridnoun

Any crustacean of the superorder Peracarida.

peracetatenoun

Any salt or ester of peracetic acid

peraceticadj

Of or pertaining to peracetic acid or its derivatives.

peracetic acidnoun

The peroxy derivative of acetic acid CH₃-CO-OOH; it is a powerful oxidizing agent and disinfectant though can be explosive

peracetylatedadj

acetylated in all (or almost all) available positions

peracetylationnoun

acetylation in which all available sites are acetylated

peracidnoun

Any acid that contains a peroxy group - e.g. peracetic acid

peracidicadj

Relating to a peracid

peractverb

To go through with, perform, or carry out

peracuteadj

Very sharp; very violent.

peradventureadv

Perchance or maybe; perhaps; supposing.

Peraginename

A surname from Italian.

peragrateverb

To travel around or through.

peragrationnoun

The act or state of passing through any space.

perahunoun

Alternative form of proa (“sailing vessel”).

perainoun

Alternative form of pirai (“piranha fish”).

peraianoun

A place on the other side, usually a territory across the sea from a city or an island, generally a dependency of an ancient Greek city.

Perainoname

A surname from Italian.

perakinenoun

An indole alkaloid isolated from the leaves of Rauvolfia yunnanensis.

perakizumabnoun

A humanized monoclonal antibody designed for the treatment of arthritis.

Peralname

A surname from Spanish.

peralkalineadj

Describing igneous rocks that have a higher ratio of sodium and potassium to aluminium than is needed to produce feldspar

peralkalinitynoun

The condition of being peralkaline

Peraltaname

A surname from Spanish.

peraluminousadj

Describing igneous rocks that have a higher molar proportion of aluminium to sodium, potassium and calcium

perambulateverb

To walk about, roam or stroll; to ambulate.

perambulationnoun

A survey, a tour; an instance of walking around.

perambulatornoun

A baby carriage.

perambulatorilyadv

In a perambulatory way.

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 221. 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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