English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 534 of 931

polytransfusedadj

Having undergone transfusion multiple times.

polytraumanoun

The condition of a person who has been subjected to multiple traumatic injuries.

polytraumaticadj

Of or pertaining to polytrauma.

polytraumatismnoun

injury as a result of polytrauma

polytraumatizedadj

Subjected to polytrauma

polytreenoun

a graph with at most one undirected path between any two vertices. In other words, a directed acyclic graph (DAG) for which there are no undirected cycles either.

polytreponemaladj

Relating to treponemata of multiple genera

polytrichaceousadj

Of or relating to the moss family Polytrichaceae.

polytrioxanenoun

Polyoxymethylene.

Polytrixname

A ship of the characters Rumi, Mira, and Zoey of the animated film KPop Demon Hunters.

polytrodenoun

An array of many electrodes

polytronnoun

A homogenizer, especially one manufactured by Polytron.

polytrophnoun

Any polytrophic organism.

polytrophicadj

Of bacteria etc.: feeding on multiple types of food, or obtaining nutrients in more than one way

polytrophynoun

The condition of being polytrophic

polytropicadj

of any change in the thermodynamic properties of a gas in which its specific heat remains constant

polytropismnoun

A form of polymorphism in which adjacent sheets of a crystal are inclined to one another.

polytubenoun

A polyethylene tube.

polytungsticadj

Of or pertaining to polytungstic acid

polytunnelnoun

A tunnel made of polyethylene, used to grow plants that require a higher temperature and/or humidity than that which is available in the environment.

polytypenoun

Any of the types involved in polytypism.

polytypicadj

having several different taxa of the next lower rank, especially having several subspecies

polytypicaladj

polytypic

polytypismnoun

The existence of multiple types, especially of multiple subspecies.

polytypynoun

polytypism

polytyrosinenoun

A polypeptide composed of only tyrosine amino acids

polyubiquitinnoun

A chain of several ubiquitin molecules attached to a protein.

polyubiquitinateverb

To cause or to undergo polyubiquitination.

polyubiquitinatedadj

ubiquitinated with a series of ubiquitin molecules

polyubiquitinationnoun

The addition of a series of ubiquitin molecules to another protein.

polyubiquitinylateverb

To polyubiquitinate.

polyubiquitinylatedadj

Alternative form of polyubiquitinated.

polyubiquitinylationnoun

Alternative form of polyubiquitination.

polyubiquitylateverb

polyubiquitinate

polyubiquitylatedadj

polyubiquitinated

polyubiquitylationnoun

polyubiquitination

polyunsaturatenoun

any polyunsaturated fat or fatty acid

polyunsaturatedadj

Of or relating to long chain organic compounds that have multiple double bonds; polyunsaturated fatty acids are essential to human nutrition.

polyunsaturationnoun

The state of being polyunsaturated, or the degree to which something is polyunsaturated.

polyureanoun

Any of a class of polymeric elastomers whose repeat unit is a substituted urea

polyureicadj

Derived from polyurea

polyuresisnoun

Synonym of polyuria.

polyurethanenoun

Any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links; used in many industrial and domestic applications.

polyurethanedadj

Treated or coated with a polyurethane varnish or other product.

polyurianoun

The production of an abnormally large amount of urine; one symptom of diabetes

polyuricadj

Relating to polyuria

polyuridinenoun

A long section of nucleic acid containing only the uridine nucleoside

polyuridylatedadj

uridylated in many locations

polyuridylationnoun

The addition of many uridine nucleotides to RNA

polyuridylylatedadj

uridylylated via polyuridylylation

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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 534. 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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