English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 439 of 931

plastic surgeonnoun

A surgeon who performs plastic surgery.

plastic surgerynoun

Surgery that is performed on the restoration, reconstruction or alteration of the human body.

plasticallyadv

In a plastic way; through moulding; flexibly.

plasticardnoun

Thin polystyrene sheets used in arts and crafts.

plasticateverb

To transform into a plastic material.

plasticatornoun

A device for melting and mixing thermoplastic materials.

plasticenenoun

Alternative form of plasticine.

plasticiannoun

Someone or something that transforms or reshapes objects.

plasticinenoun

Modeling clay.

plasticiseverb

Alternative spelling of plasticize.

plasticisernoun

Alternative spelling of plasticizer.

plasticismnoun

The state or condition of being plastic.

plasticitynoun

The quality or state of being plastic.

plasticizationnoun

The process of making something more plastic

plasticizeverb

To make something more plastic, especially by adding a plasticizer

plasticizernoun

Any of various substances added to a material (such as plastic or concrete) in order to make it more pliable.

plastickedadj

Covered in plastic.

plastickyadj

Resembling plastic, especially in the sense of being cheap and lightweight.

plasticlessadj

Without plastic.

plasticlyadv

Alternative form of plastically.

plasticnessnoun

The quality or state of being plastic.

plasticolousadj

That grows on plastic.

plasticosisnoun

Fibrosis caused by the ingestion of plastic.

plasticretenoun

A durable construction material.

plasticuffsnoun

plastic handcuffs

plasticulturenoun

The use of plastics in agriculture.

plasticwarenoun

Culinary or scientific equipment made of plastic.

plastidnoun

Any of various organelles found in the cells of plants and algae, often used for photosynthesis.

plastidialadj

Of or pertaining to a plastid

plastidicadj

Pertaining to, or composed of plastids

plastidomenoun

The entirety of the plastids of a cell.

plastidulenoun

One of the small particles or organic molecules of protoplasm.

plastifyverb

To make or become plastic or malleable.

plastiglassnoun

A clear material combining the characteristics of plastic and glass.

plastiglomeratenoun

A type of rock with plastic inclusions

plastinnoun

A substance associated with nuclein in cell nuclei, and by some considered as the fundamental substance of the nucleus.

plastinatedadj

Preserved by means of plastination.

plastinatornoun

One who plastinates dead bodies or body parts.

plastinoidadj

Resembling plastin.

plastiquenoun

A form of physical exercise that involves rotation of the joints.

plastiskinnoun

synthetic skin, especially that of an android.

plastisolnoun

A liquid dispersion of plastic or resin that may be converted to a solid by heating

plastispherenoun

The ecosystem on the surface of a piece of plastic (especially in a marine environment).

plastivorenoun

A biological organism (microbial or otherwise) which consumes and breaks down plastics (synthetic polymers).

plastivorousadj

Consuming plastic.

plastizymenoun

Any of a type of molecularly imprinted polymer engineered to function as an enzyme, being a catalyst to aid breakdown of molecules, for industrial uses and in environmental remediation.

plastochronnoun

The time between successive leaf initiation events.

plastogamynoun

Synonym of plasmogamy.

plastoglobulenoun

A globular mass of lipoprotein within a chloroplast.

plastoglobulusnoun

Alternative form of plastoglobule.

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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 439. 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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