English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 246 of 931

perirhabdomaladj

Surrounding a rhabdom

perirhinaladj

Situated around the nose.

perirolandicadj

Surrounding the Rolandic fissure

periruraladj

Surrounding a rural area

perisaccadicadj

Around the time of a saccade of the eye.

perisaccadicallyadv

In a perisaccadic manner

perisarcnoun

The outer hardened integument that covers most hydrozoan coelenterates.

perisarcolemmaladj

Surrounding the sarcolemma

perisaturniumnoun

Synonym of perikrone.

periscapularadj

Around the scapula.

periscianadj

Having the shadow moving all around.

periscopenoun

A form of viewing device that allows the viewer to see things at a different height level and usually with minimal visibility.

periscopicadj

Relating to periscopes and their use.

periscopicallyadv

Using a periscope.

periscopismnoun

Periscopic vision, covering a wide field without changing the direction of the optical axis.

periseasonaladj

Relating to each side of a season

periselectivitynoun

The preferential generation of one of a group of products having different symmetries during a reaction.

periselenenoun

Synonym of pericynthion.

periseleniumnoun

The point of a body's elliptical orbit about the moon's centre of mass where the distance between the body and the centre of mass is at its minimum.

periseptaladj

Around a septum.

perisexadj

Dyadic; endosex; not intersex.

perisexualadj

Related to sex or sex-seeking, without being explicitly sexual.

perishverb

To decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing.

perish the thoughtphrase

May the thought perish; said of an idea or suggestion that is deeply undesirable.

perishabilitynoun

The quality of being perishable.

perishableadj

Liable to perish, especially naturally subject to quick decomposition or decay.

perishablenessnoun

The state of being perishable; perishability.

perishablenessesnoun

plural of perishableness

perishablyadv

In a perishable manner.

perishedverb

simple past and past participle of perish

perishenverb

plural simple present of perish

perishernoun

An annoying child, a brat.

perishestverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of perish

perishethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of perish

perishingadj

Extremely cold.

perishinglyadv

extremely

perishlessadj

That does not perish; undying; enduring.

perishmentnoun

The act of perishing.

perisinusoidaladj

Surrounding the sinusoids of the liver

perisinusoidallyadv

In the vicinity of the sinusoids.

periskeletaladj

Around the skeleton.

perisomaladj

Relating to the perisome.

perisomaticallyadv

In a perisomatic manner

perisomenoun

The outer body of an invertebrate; the integument

perispecklenoun

The periphery of the nuclear speckle of a neuron

perispermnoun

The layer of nutritive tissue, derived from the nucellus, that surrounds the embryo of a seed in some angiosperms.

perispermicadj

Relating to the perisperm

perisphericaladj

Exactly spherical; globular.

perispinaladj

Surrounding the spine

perispindleadj

Surrounding a spindle

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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 246. 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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