English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 290 of 931

pharmanoun

The pharmaceutical or drug-making sector.

Pharma Broname

Martin Shkreli (American businessman)

pharmabioticnoun

Any material with potential health benefit that can be mined from host, microbe, dietary interactions in the gut.

pharmacarenoun

Public insurance covering all or some of the cost of pharmaceuticals.

pharmaceuticadj

pharmaceutical

pharmaceuticaladj

Of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists.

pharmaceutical gradenoun

A standard of purity suitable for medicinal use.

pharmaceuticallyadv

In pharmaceutical terms or for pharmaceutical purposes.

pharmaceuticsnoun

The art and science of dispensing medical drugs.

pharmaciannoun

Synonym of pharmacist: a person who sells medicines.

pharmacicadj

pharmaceutical

pharmacistnoun

A health professional who controls, formulates, preserves, and dispenses medications and provides medical advice and counseling on how medicines should be used in order to achieve maximum benefit, and minimal side effects in order to avoid drug interactions.

pharmaco-prefix

medication

pharmacoactiveadj

pharmacologically active

pharmacoactivitynoun

pharmaceutical activity

pharmacobehavioraladj

Relating to pharmaceutical drugs and behavior (and their relationships).

pharmacobezoarnoun

A bezoar comprising undigested medications and their vehicles, such as capsule casings and tablets; such bezoars can form in people with disrupted digestion, polypharmacy, or both.

pharmacochaperonenoun

A pharmacological chaperone

pharmacochemicaladj

Relating to pharmacochemistry.

pharmacochemistnoun

A chemist who works in the field of pharmacochemistry.

pharmacochemistrynoun

A branch of chemistry dealing with the development of pharmaceutical drugs

pharmacodependencenoun

dependence on a pharmaceutical drug

pharmacodevelopmentaladj

Relating to the effects of medicinal drugs upon development

pharmacodiagnosisnoun

diagnosis made with the use of pharmaceuticals

pharmacodiagnosticsnoun

diagnostics used in drug prescription

pharmacodynamicadj

Of or pertaining to pharmacodynamics.

pharmacodynamicaladj

Alternative form of pharmacodynamic.

pharmacodynamicallyadv

In pharmacodynamic terms.

pharmacodynamicsnoun

The branch of pharmacology that studies the effects and modes of action of drugs upon the body.

pharmacoeconomicadj

Of or pertaining to pharmacoeconomics.

pharmacoeconomicaladj

Of or pertaining to pharmacoeconomics.

pharmacoeconomicallyadv

In a pharmacoeconomic manner or context.

pharmacoeconomicsnoun

The study of the economic aspects of pharmaceuticals

pharmacoeconomistnoun

One who studies pharmacoeconomics.

pharmacoeconomynoun

The economy of pharmaceuticals

pharmacoendocrinologicaladj

Relating to the (study of the) effects of pharmaceuticals on the endocrine system

pharmacoenhancernoun

Any substance that enhances the efficacy of a drug

pharmacoenvironmentologynoun

a branch of pharmacology and pharmacovigilance that deals entry of chemicals or drugs into the environment after elimination from humans and animals as post-therapy. It deals specifically with those pharmacological agents that have impact on the environment via elimination through living organisms subsequent to pharmacotherapy.

pharmacoepidemiologicadj

pharmacoepidemiological

pharmacoepidemiologicaladj

Of or relating to pharmacoepidemiology.

pharmacoepidemiologistnoun

One who studies pharmacoepidemiology.

pharmacoepidemiologynoun

The study of the use and effects of drugs in large numbers of people

pharmacoepigeneticadj

Relating to pharmacoepigenetics

pharmacoepigeneticsnoun

The epigenetics of pharmaceuticals

pharmacoepigenomenoun

A pharmacoepigenetic genome

pharmacogenenoun

Any gene that interacts with a pharmaceutical

pharmacogenesnoun

plural of pharmacogene

pharmacogenesisnoun

The inherited genetic differences in drug metabolism which can affect individual responses to drugs

pharmacogeneticadj

Of or pertaining to pharmacogenetics.

pharmacogeneticaladj

Alternative form of pharmacogenetic.

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 290. 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.