English Words: P
46,516 words · Page 57 of 931
Radiography of the pancreas, often with the aim of visualising the pancreatic ducts
A side-to-side anastomosis of the pancreatic duct and jejunum, used to treat chronic pancreatitis.
A mixture of porcine-derived pancreatic amylase, pancreatic lipase, and chymotrypsin, used in the treatment of some digestive disorders.
A reduction in the numbers of red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets in the blood
The state of having increased concentrations of all three cell lines in the blood, i.e. concurrent polycythemia, leukocytosis and thrombocytosis.
The red panda (Ailurus fulgens), a small raccoon-like animal of northeast Asia with reddish fur and a long, ringed tail.
A bond issued in the People's Republic of China by a non-Chinese issuer denominated in the Chinese currency.
A police car; specifically (historical), one with a broad white stripe painted around its middle on a darker-coloured or, originally, black background.
The practice of China gifting or loaning giant pandas to other countries as a symbol of friendship and goodwill in order to strengthen diplomatic ties.
An effect of dark rings around the eyes caused by the overapplication or smearing of eye makeup.
A person who furthers the illicit love affairs of others; a pimp or procurer, especially when male.
An archer on the side of Troy in the Trojan War who precipitated the war by breaking a truce.
A mytho-historical group of archetypes of perfection, the five acknowledged sons of Pandu, according to the Indian epic Mahabharata.
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 57. 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.