English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 282 of 931

peyote gravynoun

A mixture of peyote and water used ceremonially and medicinally.

peyotismnoun

The consumption of peyote for its psychedelic effects as a religious ritual.

peyotistnoun

One who consumes peyote for its psychedelic effects.

peyotlnoun

Alternative form of peyote.

Peyraudname

A village in Ardèche department, France.

Peyrehoradename

A town in Landes department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.

Peyronie's diseasenoun

A connective tissue disorder involving the growth of fibrous plaques in the soft tissue of the penis, causing abnormal curvature.

Peytonname

A surname.

peytrelnoun

Alternative form of poitrel.

Peytynname

A female given name.

Peyzawatname

Alternative form of Payzawat.

Peyziwatname

Alternative form of Payzawat.

Pezname

A kind of candy in the form of small blocks that is sold in small plastic dispensers.

pezizanoun

Any of the genus Peziza of saprophytic fungi.

pezizaceousadj

Belonging to the family Pezizaceae of cup fungi.

pezizinnoun

An orange-yellow pigment found in Peziza species.

pezizoidadj

Resembling a fungus of the polyphyletic genus Peziza, having a cuplike form.

pezographnoun

A regmaglypt.

Pezzaname

A surname from Italian.

pezzottaitenoun

A cesium analog of beryl, a silicate of cesium, beryllium, lithium and aluminium that crystallizes in the trigonal system.

Pezzulloname

A surname from Italian.

Peñarrubianame

A municipality of Abra, Cordillera Administrative Region, Luzon, Philippines.

Peșteraname

A village in Moieciu, Brașov County, Romania.

Peștișaniname

A commune of Gorj County, Romania.

Pe̍h-ōe-jīnoun

A Latin alphabet-based orthography for Hokkien, created and introduced by Presbyterian Christian missionaries in the 19th century.

PFnoun

Initialism of pilot flying, a pilot currently in control of the flight trajectory of the aircraft, as opposed to pilot monitoring.

PFAname

Initialism of Paper Football Association.

pfaffverb

Alternative spelling of faff.

Pfaffenschlag bei Waidhofen an der Thayaname

A municipality of Waidhofen an der Thaya district, Lower Austria, Austria.

Pfaffiannoun

The determinant of a skew-symmetric matrix, capable of being written as the square of a polynomial in the matrix entries.

pfahintj

Expressing contempt or dissatisfaction.

Pfahlername

A surname from German.

Pfalzname

The Palatinate region of Germany.

pfalzgrafnoun

A German representative of the Frankish king (or, later, the Holy Roman Emperor), in a palatial domain of the crown; a count palatine.

Pfannenstiel incisionnoun

A surgical incision that allows access to the abdomen.

PFARnoun

Abbreviation of post-flight assessment review

PFASnoun

Acronym of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substance (“a type of environmental pollutant”).

PFASsnoun

plural of PFAS

pfaughintj

An expression of disgust, contempt, disdain, or dismissal.

pfbverb

To purl into front and back of same stitch.

PFBSnoun

Abbreviation of perfluorobutanesulfonate.

PFCnoun

Initialism of private first class.

PFDnoun

Initialism of phase-frequency detector.

Pfeffer's solutionname

A plant nutrient solution consisting of calcium nitrate, potassium nitrate, magnesium sulfate, monopotassium phosphate, potassium chloride, ferric chloride, and water.

Pfefferkornname

A surname from German.

pfeffernussnoun

A small gingerbread biscuit, flavoured with spices, eaten especially at Christmas.

pfeffernussenoun

plural of pfeffernuss

Pfeifername

A surname.

Pfeiffername

A surname from German.

Pfeiffer syndromenoun

A rare genetic disorder characterized by craniosynostosis.

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 282. 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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