English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 477 of 931

pneumotachographnoun

A form of spirometer that measures and displays the velocity of airflow

pneumotachographynoun

The use of a pneumotachograph

pneumotachometernoun

A spirometer that measures the flow rate of gases by detecting pressure differences across the fine mesh.

pneumotactileadj

Relating to the skin's ability to feel a pneumatic pulse

pneumotaxicadj

Pertaining to the regulation of respiratory rate.

pneumotherapeuticadj

Relating to pneumotherapy.

pneumotherapeuticsnoun

The use of pneumotherapy.

pneumotherapynoun

The treatment of disease by inhalations of compressed or rarefied gases.

pneumothoraxnoun

Presence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall.

pneumotomynoun

Synonym of pneumonectomy.

pneumotonometernoun

An ophthalmic instrument that is used to measure the intraocular pressure using a balanced air pressure (sometimes achieved by blowing a puff of air at the cornea and measuring the subsequent flattening for the corneal surface)

pneumotonometrynoun

A noninvasive method of estimating the intraocular pressure of the eye by exposing the cornea to a sudden puff of air

pneumotoxicadj

Having a toxic effect on the lungs

pneumotoxicitynoun

The condition of being pneumotoxic

pneumotoxinnoun

Any pneumotoxic substance.

pneumotricipitaladj

Relating to the lungs and the triceps

pneumotropicadj

Having an affinity for (or moving towards) the tissues of the lungs

pneumotropismnoun

The condition of being pneumotropic

pneumotypenoun

Any of several distinct types of microorganism present in the lungs

pneumotyphusnoun

typhous pneumonia

pneumoventriculographynoun

ventriculography of the ventricles of the larynx

pneumovirusnoun

Any virus of the genus Pneumovirus or of the family Pneumoviridae.

pngnoun

Alternative letter-case form of PNG; Portable Network Graphics, an open protocol for digital images.

PNGTubernoun

A YouTube personality who uses stylized static images edited onto their videos as a substitute for a facecam.

pnictidenoun

Any binary compound of a pnictogen

pnictogennoun

Any element from group 15 of the periodic table, which includes nitrogen, phosphorus, arsenic, antimony and bismuth.

pnictogenidenoun

Any binary compound containing an anion of a pnictogen; namely nitride, phosphide, arsenide, antimonide or bismuthide

pnigalionnoun

A nocturnal monster in Ancient Greece that would choke its victims; incubus; nightmare.

Pninaname

A female given name.

PNMnoun

Initialism of potential new member (especially of a fraternity or sorority).

PNoyname

Benigno Aquino III, 15th President of the Philippines.

PnPnoun

Initialism of plug and play.

PNPasenoun

Polynucleotide phosphorylase, an RNA-degrading protein

PNRname

Initialism of Philippine National Railways (“the main rail operator in the Philippines, particularly around Luzon”).

PNTRnoun

Initialism of permanent normal(ized) trade relations.

Pnyxname

A hill in Athens west of the Acropolis with a stone platform and steps set into its side, which was used as the meeting place of the democratic assembly in Ancient Greece.

ponoun

A peacock.

PO Boxnoun

Alternative letter-case form of PO box.

Po Toiname

An island group of Islands district, Hong Kong.

po' boynoun

Alternative spelling of poor boy.

PO'dadj

Annoyed; irritated; angry; fed up.

po'oulinoun

Melamprosops phaeosoma, the black-faced honeycreeper, endemic to Hawaii, declared extinct in 2021.

Po-aoname

Alternative form of Bo'ao.

Po-chouname

Alternative form of Bozhou.

po-facedadj

Wearing a particularly stern and disapproving expression; humourless; priggish.

po-monoun

Syllabic abbreviation of postmodernism.

po-ponoun

One's posterior, bottom, buttocks.

poanoun

Any grass of the genus Poa, especially Poa annua.

poa pithanoun

A fried Bangladeshi delicacy made of all purpose and rice flour, water, jaggery, and salt.

poaceousadj

Belonging to the family Poaceae of grasses.

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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 477. 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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