English Words: P
46,516 words · Page 511 of 931
A male given name from Latin Polyclītus [in turn from Ancient Greek Πολύκλειτος (Polúkleitos, “far-famed, greatly renowned”)].
descended from more than one small group of cells, especially ones of different genetic origin
A protein (or one of a larger group) whose function is to modify gene expression via changes to chromatin
Any condensation reaction, of a monomer having two functional groups, which leads to the formation of a polymer (a polycondensate).
A school of thought regarding subjectivity, involving a large number of contexts and viewpoints that cannot be reconciled.
A generalization of the notion of convexity for functions defined on spaces of matrices.
A fabric made from a blend of cotton and artificial fibres, especially of polyester fibres
A dynasty within a democracy; Government by a clan or relatives of self-elected rulers amid a democratic process
A polyamorous group of individuals connected by their overlapping romantic, sexual, or platonic relationships.
Curious about or open to polyamory; potentially interested in having relationships with multiple partners.
A planar countably locally-finite graph in which all interior vertices have the maximum vertex degree and all interior faces are polygons with the same number of faces.
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 511. 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.
On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.
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