English Words: P
46,516 words · Page 438 of 931
A mass of cytoplasm, containing many nuclei, created by the aggregation of amoeboid cells of slime molds during their vegetative phase.
Stage of sexual reproduction joining the cytoplasm of two parent mycelia without the fusion of nuclei.
The important living portion of protoplasm, considered a chemical substance of the highest elaboration.
the shrinking of protoplasm away from the cell wall of a plant or bacterium due to water loss.
The quantum of waves produced by the collective effects of large numbers of electrons when disturbed from equilibrium.
Of or pertaining to plasmons, the quasiparticles resulting from the quantization of plasma oscillations.
A form of asexual reproduction, in protozoa, in which a multinucleate cell divides into similar daughter cells without mitosis.
A hypothetical unit of protoplasm; the smallest possible particle of protoplasm, further division of which would destroy its structure and necessitate chemical change.
A cast made of a stiff material (often plaster of Paris and gauze) in order to immobilize a broken bone for the period of healing.
A hemihydrate of calcium sulfate, made by calcining gypsum, that hardens when moistened and allowed to dry; used to make casts, molds and sculpture.
Someone who makes a show of being benevolent and morally upright, often in a hypocritical way.
A construction material consisting of a rigid panel of several layers of fibreboard or paper bonded to a gypsum core.
Any bee of the subfamily Colletinae, solitary bees that secrete a substance from their mouthparts to give a cellophane-like lining to their nests.
Expensive plastic scale models that are very popular, such as those from the Warhammer franchise.
An undergarment worn over a diaper or nappy (or underwear) in order to prevent leakage through the fabric.
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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 438. 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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