English Words: P
46,516 words · Page 343 of 931
Exposure of the eye to bright light and measurement of the time taken for vision to return, used in ocular diagnosis
A change in the dimensions of some piezoelectric materials when illuminated; only occurs if the material is also photoelectric.
The modification of the structure of a compound by light, especially when accompanied by a change in function
Any process by which plants and other photoautotrophs convert light energy into chemical energy.
To synthesize carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water using the energy of light by photosynthesis
Either of two biochemical systems, active in chloroplasts, that are part of photosynthesis
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 343. 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.
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