English Words: P
46,516 words · Page 532 of 931
Multiple surgical operations, especially when part of a morbid condition where the patient desires unnecessary surgery.
The state or characteristic of having or using words containing multiple syllables, sometimes as a stage in the development of language.
A form of government administered by several councils rather than individual ministers; specifically that of Regency France from 1715-1718.
Characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of morphemes. Typically, the morphemes are bound.
That teaches applied arts, sciences, technology, engineering and other academic subjects.
Someone who is studying or has studied at a polytechnic school, especially in France.
The presence within a cell of polytene chromosomes (large chromosomes with multiple synapsed chromatids)
any polymeric terpene formed from many isoprene units joined head to tail; includes rubber and gutta-percha
A tough synthetic resin used to make seals and bearings and to create a nonstick coating on cooking utensils.
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 532. 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.