(archaic) Furnished with a penthouse or exterior building.
penthouses
penthouses
noun
plural of penthouse
pentosuria
pentosuria
noun
(pathology) the presence of pentose sugars in the urine; especially the presence of abnormally high levels of xylulose in the urine
peptonuria
peptonuria
noun
(medicine) The presence of peptone or a similar body in the urine.
periosteum
periosteum
noun
A membrane surrounding a bone.
peritomous
peritomous
adj
(mineralogy) Cleaving in more than one direction, parallel to the axis, the faces all being similar.
peritoneum
peritoneum
noun
(anatomy) In mammals, the serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and that is folded over the viscera.
(zoology) In animals, the membrane lining the coelom cavity.
permutator
permutator
noun
(electrical) A special form of rotary converter with stationary commutator and rotating brushes, in which the exciting field is induced by the alternating current in a short-circuited magnetic core instead of being produced by an external magnet.
persecutor
persecutor
noun
A person or thing that persecutes or harasses.
petiolular
petiolular
adj
(botany) Of or relating to a petiolule.
petrolatum
petrolatum
noun
petroleum jelly
petroleous
petroleous
adj
Characteristic of oil or petroleum.
Containing petroleum.
Pertaining to the mining of petroleum.
petroleums
petroleums
noun
plural of petroleum
petroleuse
petrouchka
philoetius
phosphuret
phosphuret
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) phosphide
picturedom
pilothouse
pilothouse
noun
(nautical) A wheelhouse.
A yacht or other small vessel which has a wheelhouse.
pirouetted
pirouetted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pirouette
pirouetter
pirouetter
noun
One who pirouettes.
pirouettes
pirouettes
noun
plural of pirouette
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pirouette
plethorous
pleurodont
pleurodont
adj
(zoology) Having the teeth fused (ankylosed) by their sides to the inner surface of the jawbones
noun
(zoology) Any reptile with teeth of this kind.
pleurolith
pleurolith
noun
A concretion in the pleural cavity; a pleural calculus.
pleuronect
pleurotoma
pleurotomy
pleurotomy
noun
(medicine) the surgical incision of the pleura.
pleustonic
pleustonic
adj
Relating to the pleuston.
ploughgate
ploughgate
noun
(Scotland) The Scottish carucate or hide: a unit of land area and tax assessment intended to support a household.
pluteiform
pneumatoce
pneumatode
pneumatode
noun
(botany, histology) A group of cells presumed to be specialised as an airway for ventilation of particular tissues.
(botany, histology) A group of cells with spiral secondary wall thickenings, present in a velamen; acts as an airway for gas exchange for respiration or photosynthesis
pneumolith
pneumotomy
pneumotomy
noun
(dated) Synonym of pneumonectomy
pocketfuls
pocketfuls
noun
plural of pocketful
pocketsful
polatouche
polatouche
noun
A Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans, syn. Sciuropterus volans), native to much of boreal Eurasia, from Finland east.
polimetrum
pollutedly
pollutedly
adv
In a polluted manner.
polybutene
polybutene
noun
(chemistry) Any of a range of polymers of isobutene, used as adhesives and in rubber products.
polycletus
polypterus
portentous
portentous
adj
Of momentous or ominous significance.
Ominously prophetic.
Puffed up with vanity.
portuguese
portuguese
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the region of Portugal.
Of or pertaining to the people of Portugal or their culture.
Of or pertaining to the Portuguese language.
Noun
A person native to, or living in, Portugal.
Proper noun
A Romance language originating in Portugal, and now the official language of and
portunidae
postbellum
postbellum
adj
(US) Of the period following the American Civil War, especially used in reference to the South.
Of the period following a war.
postluetic
postluetic
adj
Following syphilis.
postneural
postneural
adj
posterior to a neural plate
postulance
postulated
postulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of postulate
postulates
postulates
noun
plural of postulate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of postulate
posturised
posturised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of posturise
posturized
posturized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of posturize
postvenous
poulteress
poulteress
Noun
A female poulterer.
poultrymen
poultrymen
noun
plural of poultryman
poundstone
poussetted
poussetted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of poussette
praetorium
praetorium
noun
Alternative form of pretorium
praetorius
preaccount
precaution
precaution
noun
A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act.
Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent misfortune or to secure good
verb
(transitive) To warn or caution beforehand.
(transitive, rare) To take precaution against.
precompute
precompute
verb
(transitive) To compute in advance; to precalculate.
preconduct
preconsult
precorrupt
predoubter
prefortune
preobtrude
preoutline
prequoting
preroutine
preroutine
noun
A routine carried out in advance of something else.
prerouting
prerouting
verb
present participle of preroute
preruption
prestomium
presupport
pretorture
pretorture
adj
Before torture.
proamateur
procrustes
procrustes
Proper noun
A celebrated legendary highwayman of Attica, who tied his victims upon an iron bed, and, as the case required, either stretched or cut off their legs to adapt them to its length.
proctodeum
proctodeum
noun
The back ectodermal part of an alimentary canal.
proculcate
procumbent
procumbent
adj
(botany) That trails along the ground
(dentistry) inclined towards the lips
prone or prostrate
procurrent
prodefault
productile
productile
adj
Capable of being extended or prolonged; extensible; ductile.
productive
productive
adj
(linguistics, of an affix or word construction rule) Consistently applicable to any of an open set of words.
(medicine) Of a cough, producing mucus or sputum from the respiratory tract.
(medicine) Of inflammation, producing new tissue.
Capable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile.
Of, or relating to the creation of goods or services.
Yielding good or useful results; constructive.
profulgent
profulgent
adj
(obsolete) Shining forth; brilliant; effulgent.
projecture
projecture
noun
A jutting out beyond a surface; a projection.
proletcult
proletkult
prometheus
prometheus
Proper noun
The Titan chiefly honored for stealing fire from Zeus in the stalk of a fennel plant and giving it to mortals for their use. The god of fire and craft.
A moon of the planet Saturn.
promethium
promethium
noun
A metallic chemical element (symbol Pm) with an atomic number of 61.
promulgate
promulgate
verb
(transitive) To make known or public.
(transitive) To put into effect as a regulation.
propertius
prosecuted
prosecuted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prosecute
prosecutes
prosecutes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prosecute
prosecutor
prosecutor
noun
(law) a person, as a complainant, victim, or chief witness, who institutes prosecution in a criminal proceeding.
(law) a prosecuting attorney.
prospectus
prospectus
noun
A booklet or other document giving details of a share offer for the benefit of investors.
A document which describes a proposed endeavor (venture, undertaking), such as a literary work (which one proposes to write).
A document, distributed to prospective members, investors, buyers, or participants, which describes an institution (such as a university), a publication, or a business and what it has to offer.
prosternum
prosternum
noun
(zoology) The ventral plate of the prothorax of an insect.
prostitute
prostitute
adj
(obsolete) Debased, corrupt; seeking personal gain by dishonourable means.
Taking part in promiscuous sexual activity, licentious; (later, chiefly as attributive use of noun) that is a prostitute.
noun
A person who does, or offers to do, a demeaning or dishonourable activity for money or personal gain; someone who acts in a dishonourable way for personal advantage.
A woman who has sexual intercourse or engages in other sexual activity for payment, especially as a means of livelihood.
Any person (especially a woman) who has sexual intercourse or engages in other sexual activity for payment, especially as a means of livelihood.
verb
(transitive, derogatory) To sacrifice (oneself, one's talents etc.) in return for profit or other advantage; to exploit for base purposes.
(transitive, reflexive) To offer (oneself or someone else) for sexual activity in exchange for money.
protegulum
proteinous
proteinous
adj
proteinaceous
protrudent
protrusile
protrusile
adj
Capable of being protruded.
protrusive
protrusive
adj
rather conspicuous; obtrusive
that protrudes; protruding
pseudatoll
pseudocyst
pseudocyst
noun
(medicine) A pathological collection of fluid, differing from a cyst in lacking a clearly-defined epithelial cell layer.
pseudodont
pseudosalt
pterideous
pteropegum
pterosauri
pterygodum
pterygotus
ptolemaeus
puertoreal
pulmometer
pulmometer
Noun
A spirometer.
pulmometry
pulmometry
noun
The measurement of the capacity of the lungs.
pulmonated
pulmonated
adj
(anatomy) pulmonate
pulpectomy
pulpectomy
noun
(dentistry) The surgical removal of all of the dental pulp.
pulsometer
pulsometer
noun
A vacuum pump or hydrotrope.
pultaceous
pultaceous
adj
Macerated; softened; nearly fluid.
puntillero
puppethood
purplewort
purplewort
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Trifolium.
purporters
pyrolusite
pyrolusite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark coloured mineral, consisting of manganese dioxide (MnO₂), that is an important ore of manganese.
pyromucate
pyromucate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of pyromucic acid.
rapporteur
rapporteur
noun
(law, politics) A person appointed by a deliberative body to investigate an issue or a situation, and report back to that body.
recomputed
recomputed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of recompute
recomputes
recomputes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of recompute
recoupment
recoupment
noun
(law) A reduction of the plaintiff's damages by keeping out a part.
A recovery of what had been lost; reimbursement.
reeruption
repopulate
repopulate
verb
(computing) To fill with data again; to refresh.
(transitive) To reintroduce a species into (an area).
To populate again; to breed among a group in order to keep the population up.
reptilious
reptilious
adj
(dated) Synonym of reptile: creeping, crawling.
(dated) Synonym of reptilian: reptilelike, of or related to members of the class Reptilia.
repudiator
repudiator
noun
One who repudiates.
reputation
reputation
noun
What somebody is known for.
resumption
resumption
noun
(chiefly Australia) eminent domain
The act of resuming or starting something again.
retropubic
retropubic
adj
(anatomy) Behind the pubic area (and in front of the urinary bladder)
rudderpost
rudderpost
noun
(nautical) The shank of a rudder, having the blade at one end and the attachments for operating it at the other.
scunthorpe
scunthorpe
Proper noun
An industrial town in North Lincolnshire, England.
setiparous
setiparous
adj
(zoology) Producing setae.
shoupeltin
speculator
speculator
noun
(business, finance) One who speculates; as in investing, one who is willing to take volatile risks upon invested principal for the potential of substantial returns.
(rugby) Synonym of field goal
One who forms theories; a theorist.
One who speculates; an observer; a contemplator.
spermoduct
spermoduct
noun
sperm duct
sporulated
sporulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sporulate