English Words: P
46,516 words · Page 244 of 931
Any of a class of proteins that adhere only temporarily to the biological membrane with which they are associated.
An estimation of the oxygen saturation level usually measured with a pulse oximeter device.
An intermediate filament protein expressed mainly in neurons of the peripheral nervous system
Pertaining to or situated on the peripheral part of a lobule, especially a hepatic lobule.
The use of more words than are necessary to express the idea; a roundabout, or indirect, way of speaking; circumlocution.
The use of a longer expression instead of a shorter one with a similar meaning, for example "I am going to" instead of "I will".
A conjugation formed by the use of the simple verb with one or more auxiliaries.
A mixture of algae, cyanobacteria, heterotrophic microbes, and detritus that is attached to submerged surfaces in most aquatic ecosystems.
Any of a group of sex pheromones produced by the female American cockroach Periplaneta americana.
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 244. 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.
For readers using this index as a spelling reference, the guarantee is that every form you see on the list is a documented English headword, not a guess, not a derived inflection lacking a lemma row. If a word you expected to find is absent from the "P" list, it usually means the form exists only as an inflection of another lemma (e.g. a past participle stored under the infinitive) or the entry has not yet been imported from Wiktionary. Use the search bar or the misspelling lookup to resolve these cases.