English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 278 of 931

petrolificadj

Yielding petroleum.

petrolinenoun

A paraffin obtained from petroleum that is lighter and less expensive than kerosene.

petrolismnoun

Political corruption and exploitation financed by oil exports.

petrolistnoun

A proponent of petrolism.

petrolizationnoun

The treatment of water with kerosene in order to exterminate mosquitoes.

petrolizeverb

To treat (water) with kerosene in order to exterminate mosquitoes.

petrollessadj

Without petrol.

petrollyadj

Resembling or characteristic of petrol.

petrologicadj

Of or pertaining to petrology.

petrologicaladj

Of or pertaining to petrology, the study of rock formation and composition

petrologicallyadv

In a petrological way.

petrologistnoun

A geologist who specializes in petrology.

petrologynoun

The study of the origin, composition and structure of rock.

petrolæumnoun

Archaic spelling of petroleum.

petromastoidadj

Of or relating to the petrous and mastoid parts of the temporal bone

petromaxnoun

A kind of pressurized paraffin lamp that uses a mantle.

petromodernitynoun

Those aspects of modern times that are dependent on and shaped by the availability of oil.

petromoneynoun

Money earned from the sale of oil.

Petronename

A surname from Italian.

petronelnoun

A short but large-caliber, heavy 16th- and 17th-century firearm that used a matchlock or wheellock mechanism, intermediate between the arquebuse and pistol.

Petronellaname

A female given name from Latin, rare in English after Middle Ages.

Petronianadj

Of or relating to Petronius (Gaius Petronius Arbiter, c. 27–66 AD), a Roman courtier during the reign of Nero, generally believed to be the author of Satyricon.

Petroniumname

An ancient city in modern Turkey, now Bodrum

Petroniusname

A male given name from Latin, of historical usage, notably borne by a Roman courtier during the reign of Nero and the patron saint of Bologna

petronoianoun

Fear and/or paranoia due to the economics of oil and petroleum.

Petropavlname

A city (population 200,000) on the Ishim River; the capital city of North Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan.

petrophilenoun

Any organism that thrives in rocky environments.

petrophilicadj

Thriving in rocky environments.

petrophilousadj

Thriving in a rocky environment.

petrophysicaladj

Relating to petrophysics.

petrophysicallyadv

In terms of petrophysics.

petrophysicistnoun

One who studies petrophysics.

petrophysicsnoun

The physics of rock, especially rock that acts as a reservoir for petroleum or other fluids

petroplinthiticadj

Of or relating to petroplinthite.

Petropolisname

A city and municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and historic state capital.

petropoliticaladj

Relating to petropolitics.

petropoliticsnoun

The politics associated with the export of oil.

petropoundnoun

Money in pounds sterling earned from the sale of oil.

petroproductnoun

A petroleum product; either crude oil or a derivative.

petrorevenuenoun

Revenue from the export of oil.

petrorublenoun

Money in rubles earned from the sale of oil.

Petrosname

A transliteration of the Greek male given name Πέτρος (Pétros).

petrosaladj

Of great hardness; petrous.

petrosectomynoun

The removal of air cells from a bone, typically from the temporal bone before a cochlear implant.

petroselinicadj

Of or pertaining to petroselinic acid or its derivatives.

Petrosianname

A surname from Armenian.

petrosilexnoun

felsite

petrosiliciousadj

Containing or relating to petrosilex.

Petrosinoname

A surname from Italian.

petrosomatoglyphnoun

An impression of part of a human or animal body incised in rock

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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 278. 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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