English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 373 of 931

picotiterplatenoun

Alternative form of picotiter plate.

picotiticadj

Relating to the mineral picotite.

picotpaulitenoun

An orthorhombic-disphenoidal bronze mineral containing iron, sulfur, and thallium.

Picottename

A surname from French.

picovoltnoun

One million millionth (10⁻¹²) of a volt, abbreviated as pV.

picowattnoun

One million millionth (10⁻¹²) of a watt, abbreviated as pW.

picquetnoun

Archaic form of picket.

picranoun

The powder of aloes with canella, formerly officinal, employed as a cathartic.

picramatenoun

Any derivative (equivalent to a salt or ester) of picramic acid

picramicadj

Of or pertaining to picramic acid or its derivatives

picrasminnoun

An organic compound found in Jamaican quassia.

picratenoun

Any salt or ester of picric acid.

picratedadj

Mixed with a picrate.

picrelnoun

A picture attached to a post, especially one on an imageboard.

picricadj

Designating a type of bitter yellow acid.

picric acidnoun

2,4,6-trinitrophenol, C₆H₂(NO₂)₃, prepared by the nitration of phenol or of aspirin; a toxic, yellow, explosive substance used in dyes, explosives, and as an antiseptic

picritenoun

A variety of high-magnesium olivine basalt.

picriticadj

Relating to, or composed of, picrite.

picro-prefix

bitter

picrobasaltnoun

picrite

picrocarminenoun

A stain made from picric acid and indigo carmine.

picrocrocinenoun

Alternative form of picrocrocin.

picroerythrinnoun

An organic compound found in lichens, related to erythrin.

picroindigocarminenoun

A stain made from picric acid and indigo carmine.

picrolitenoun

A fibrous variety of serpentine, possibly antigorite.

picromelnoun

A colourless viscous substance having a bittersweet taste, formerly supposed to be the essential principle of bile, but later identified as a mixture, principally of salts of glycocholic acid and taurocholic acid.

picropharmacolitenoun

A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing arsenic, calcium, hydrogen, magnesium, and oxygen.

picrosidenoun

Any of a family of iridoid glycosides isolated from Picrorhiza species

picrosidesnoun

plural of picroside

picrosirius rednoun

A red stain used to visualize collagen.

picrossnoun

A puzzle in which cells of a grid must be filled or left blank, according to sets of numbers given at the side of the grid, to reveal a hidden picture.

picrotoxinnoun

A poisonous material, extracted from the seeds of plants of species Anamirta cocculus, used as a stimulant; it is a complex of two alkaloids: picrotoxinin and picrotin.

picrotoxininnoun

An alkaloid found in picrotoxin.

picrylnoun

The univalent radical, analogous to phenyl, derived from picric acid

picrylhydrazinenoun

The organic hydrazine obtained formally by replacement of the -OH of picric acid by -NH-NH2

picrylhydrazylnoun

A free radical derived from picrylhydrazine; any derivative of this compound

picsnoun

plural of pic

pics or it didn't happenphrase

Used to request a picture of a reported event, especially on an Internet forum.

picspamnoun

A post on a blog featuring a collection of pictures, generally of the same subject or from the same source.

Pictnoun

A member of an ancient people of northern and central Scotland.

pictarnienoun

A sea bird, the great tern.

pictelnoun

A pixel.

picternoun

Pronunciation spelling of picture.

pictilisibnoun

An investigational PI3K inhibitor.

Pictionaryname

A board game in which players advance by successfully identifying the words represented by pictures drawn by other players.

Pictishadj

Of or pertaining to the Picts.

Pictishnessnoun

The quality or state of being Pictish.

Pictlandname

The northeastern part of Scotland, formerly inhabited by the Picts.

Picto-prefix

A combining form relating to Pictland (prehistoric northern and eastern Scotland) or Pictish people (Picts).

pictogramnoun

A picture that represents a word or an idea by illustration.

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 373. 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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