English Words: P

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phytotoxemianoun

toxemia due to phytotoxins

phytotoxicadj

Characteristic of a phytotoxin.

phytotoxicantnoun

Any substance that is toxic to plants

phytotoxicitynoun

The condition of being phytotoxic

phytotoxicologicaladj

Relating to phytotoxicology

phytotoxicologynoun

The toxicology of plants

phytotoxinnoun

Any toxic substance produced by a plant.

phytotransformationnoun

A form of phytoremediation in which plant's metabolism modifies its environment by inactivating, degrading or immobilizing substances

phytotreatmentnoun

Synonym of phytoremediation.

phytotronnoun

A laboratory in the form of a greenhouse or similar building in which plants can be grown and studied under individually controlled conditions.

phytotronicadj

Relating to phytotronics.

phytotrophynoun

Plant nutrition.

phytotropinnoun

Any of a class of substances that inhibits auxin transport and therefore of root growth, gravitropism and phototropism.

phytovigilancenoun

The detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects of plant products

phytoviraladj

Relating to plant viruses.

phytovirusnoun

A plant virus.

phytovolatilizationnoun

A form of phytoremediation in which substances from the soil are released into the air, sometimes after being broken down into volatile components

phytozoonnoun

A plant-like animal; a zoophyte.

phytozoophagousadj

zoophagous, but prepared to consume plants if needed

phytozoophagynoun

The condition of being phytozoophagous

phytylnoun

The univalent radical derived from phytol

phænologicadj

Archaic form of phenologic.

phænologynoun

Archaic spelling of phenology.

phænomenanoun

plural of phænomenon

phænomenaladj

Archaic spelling of phenomenal.

phænomenonnoun

Archaic spelling of phenomenon.

phænotypicadj

Alternative spelling of phenotypic.

phænotypicaladj

Archaic spelling of phenotypical.

Phú Quốcname

An island city in Kiên Giang Province, Vietnam, includes the Phú Quốc archipelago and the Thổ Chu archipelago

Phú Thọname

A province of Vietnam.

Phú Yênname

A former province of Vietnam (abolished in 2025).

Phœbëname

Nonstandard spelling of Phoebe.

phœnicesnoun

plural of phœnix

Phœnicianame

Obsolete spelling of Phoenicia.

Phœnicianadj

Archaic spelling of Phoenician.

Phœniciansnoun

plural of Phœnician

phœnicopternoun

Obsolete form of phenicopter.

Phœnicopteridæname

Obsolete form of Phoenicopteridae.

Phœnixname

Obsolete spelling of Phoenix.

phởnoun

Alternative spelling of pho (“Vietnamese soup”).

pinoun

The sixteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets and the seventeenth in Old Greek.

Pi Dayname

March 14th, an annual celebration of the mathematical constant π (pi).

pi mesonnoun

A pion, a type of meson.

pi sainoun

Hardened snot, booger.

pi-heptominonoun

A particular symmetric seven-cell methuselah in Conway's Game of Life.

pi-jawnoun

Lecturing or patronizing talk, especially from an adult to a child.

pi-minusnoun

The negative pion, composed of a down quark and an anti-up quark.

pi-plusnoun

The positive pion, composed of an up quark and an anti-down quark.

pianoun

The pia mater, the innermost of the meninges that protect the brain and spinal cord.

Pia carrynoun

A technique for bringing a drowning non-swimmer to shore, by holding their head out of the water, encircling their waist or hips with one arm, and supporting their buttocks or thigh on one's hip, while propelling oneself by kicking.

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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 363. 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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