English Words: P
46,516 words · Page 554 of 931
A rare cephalic disorder involving encephalomalacia. It is a neurological disorder of the central nervous system characterized by cysts or cavities within the cerebral hemisphere.
Of or relating to Porfirio Díaz (José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori; 1830–1915), Mexican soldier and politician who served seven terms as President of Mexico.
An antineoplastic antibiotic, [(4S,6S,7R,8S)-11-amino-7-methoxy-5,12-dimethyl-10,13-dioxo-2,5-diazatetracyclo[7.4.0.02,7.04,6]trideca-1(9),11-dien-8-yl]methyl carbamate.
A biologist whose specialty is the study of poriferans (sponges of the phylum Porifera).
Any of a class of proteins that cross cellular membranes and act as pores through which small molecules can diffuse
The point on the human skull located at the upper margin of each ear canal, and underlying the tragus.
A proposition affirming the possibility of finding such conditions as will render a certain determinate problem indeterminate or capable of innumerable solutions.
A loin cut taken perpendicular to the spine of the pig, usually a rib or part of a vertebra.
An intersection traffic control island which splits the flow of traffic in two, one to turn using the slip lanes, and one to go through or cross traffic lanes.
A flat-topped, round, man's hat popular among musicians of jazz, blues, and ska, made famous by the actor Buster Keaton and the jazz musician Lester Young.
A species of parasitic flatworm, Taenia solium, which uses pigs as an intermediate host.
A variant of beef Wellington, where a pork tenderloin replaces the beef tenderloin.
The practice of giving favours or money to voters in connection with a candidate for a current or future election, in order to sway enough voters so that the candidate will win.
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 554. 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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