English Words: P
46,516 words · Page 528 of 931
A sequence of several proline residues in a polypeptide or protein; tends to generate an anomalous left-handed helix conformation
A thermoplastic resin made by the polymerization of propylene, and used for films, fibres, or moulding materials.
Any protein (especially ones produced by viruses) that cleave to produce a number of polypeptides, some of which act as hormones
The belief that a person may have multiple souls; the theory that one's mind can contain multiple psychic elements.
A stylistic scheme in which words from the same root are used together, or a word is repeated in a different inflection or case.
A work consisting of multiple painted or carved panels joined together, often with hinges.
Any of many pyrimidine bases forming a sequence; especially a region of mRNA containing such a sequence which has a function in RNA splicing
Any polymer composed of pyrrolidone monomers; Synonym of polyvinylpolypyrrolidone.
A hadron composed of more quarks than a baryon; a particle constituted of more than three quarks.
Any of a several classes of polymers having quaternary ammonium functional groups; they act as surfactants in shampoos and various hair products
A condition in which polyneuropathy and polyradiculopathy occur together, such as Guillain-Barré syndrome.
A software project in which different components are located in separate code repositories which can be versioned individually (as opposed to a monorepo in which all the code exists within a single repository).
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 528. 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.
For readers using this index as a spelling reference, the guarantee is that every form you see on the list is a documented English headword, not a guess, not a derived inflection lacking a lemma row. If a word you expected to find is absent from the "P" list, it usually means the form exists only as an inflection of another lemma (e.g. a past participle stored under the infinitive) or the entry has not yet been imported from Wiktionary. Use the search bar or the misspelling lookup to resolve these cases.