English Words: P
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An adrenergic drug used to relieve allergic reactions, to treat respiratory infections and to suppress the appetite.
Any of a class of phenylpropanoids in which a benzene ring has an allyl group attached to it. They are precursors for a variety of insecticides.
Any phenyl derivative of a pyrazole, but especially any insecticide (such as fipronil) based upon this structure
Any of three isomeric phenyl derivatives of pyrrole, both of which are the structural basis of many herbicides, antibiotics etc.
An intermediate in the biosynthesis of phenylalanine, formed by the decarboxylation of prephenate with loss of hydroxyl.
The N-phenyl derivative of carbamide; it is either tasteless or has a bitter taste, depending on the genetic makeup of the person tasting it, who is either a nontaster or a taster, respectively.
Any phenyl derivative of a thiohydantoin, but especially one formed from an amino acid in the Edman method of protein degradation
Any of a class of compounds that include a large range of cocaine-like psychoactive stimulants.
A synthetic compound related to hydantoin, used as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of epilepsy.
A bearing representing the head of a dart or javelin, with long barbs which are engrailed on the inner edge.
Consisting of three prosodic feet, normally a spondee, dactyl, and spondee (or trochee), but admitting of some variations.
A celebrated Athenian poet of the Old Comedy, living in the fifth century BCE (born after Crates and Cratinus but before Aristophanes, Eupolis, and Plato Comicus – so between c. 519 and c. 446 BCE), victorious at least thrice at the City Dionysia and the Lenaia in the 440s–430s, and inventor of the Pherecratean metre.
An Ancient Greek thinker from the island of Syros, who authored a cosmogony that bridged the mythological thought of Hesiod and pre-Socratic philosophy (fl. 6th century BC)
γ Ursae Minoris, a star in the constellation Ursa Minor, formerly a dual North Star with Kochab from about 1000 BC to about AD 300.
A chemical secreted by an animal, especially an insect, that affects the development or behavior of other members of the same species, functioning often as a means of attracting a member of the opposite sex.
Synonym of phew (“expressing relief, amazement, or disgust and rapid exhalation at a smell.”).
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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 300. 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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