An instrument for transmission of auditory vibrations through the bones of the head, so as to be appreciated as sounds by persons deaf from causes other than those affecting the nervous apparatus of hearing.
osteophony
otosphenal
otosphenal
adj
(anatomy, dated) basioccipital
outsharpen
pachnolite
pachnolite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, and sodium.
painterish
painterish
adj
Characteristic of a painter, or of painted artworks.
pantechnic
pantheists
pantheists
noun
plural of pantheist
panthelism
pantheonic
pantheonic
adj
Of the nature of a pantheon; having the characteristics of a pantheon
pantheress
pantheress
noun
A female panther.
pantherine
pantherine
adj
Like a panther, especially in colour.
noun
(biochemistry) muscimol
(zoology, countable) Any animal of the genus Panthera.
(zoology, countable) Any animal of the subfamily Pantherinae.
pantherish
pantherish
adj
Like a panther; catlike.
pantophile
pantothere
pantothere
noun
(zoology) Any of the Pantotheria, a (now abandoned) taxon of Mesozoic mammals.
parchments
parchments
noun
plural of parchment
parchmenty
parchmenty
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of parchment.
parenthood
parenthood
noun
The state of being a parent
parentship
parentship
noun
The condition, state, or status of a parent.
partheniad
partheniad
noun
(obsolete) A poem in honour of a virgin.
partheniae
parthenian
parthenian
Adjective
Of or relating to Parthenius, a mountain in Arcadia.
parthenium
parthenium
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Parthenium of flowering plants in the aster family.
parthenius
parthenope
patchiness
patchiness
noun
The condition of being patchy.
pathfinder
pathfinder
noun
One who discovers a way or path; one who explores untraversed regions.
One who first does something; a pioneer.
pathogenic
pathogenic
adj
(music) Consisting of harsh, percussive, nonverbal sounds.
(pathology) Able to cause (harmful) disease.
paunchiest
paunchiest
adj
superlative form of paunchy: most paunchy
pedanthood
pennyearth
pennyworth
pennyworth
noun
(dated) A good bargain.
A small value or quantity.
The amount that can be bought for a penny.
pentachord
pentachord
noun
(music) Five notes (pitch classes) in a scale.
A musical instrument with five strings.
pentahedra
pentaptych
pentaptych
noun
A picture, or combination of pictures, consisting of a centrepiece and double folding doors or wings, as for an altarpiece.
pentastich
pentastich
noun
(poetry) A composition consisting of five verses.
pentateuch
pentateuch
Proper noun
The Torah: the first five books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
pentathlon
pentathlon
noun
(athletics) Ellipsis of modern pentathlon.; a discipline with five events based on late-19th century basic military skills
(athletics) Ellipsis of women's pentathlon.; A 20th-century athletics discipline for women, the women's counterpart of the men's decathlon, the predecessor to the women's heptathlon, featuring five events: hurdles, shot put, high jump, long jump, and a run
An ancient athletics discipline, featuring five events: stadion, wrestling, long jump, javelin and discus
pentathlos
pentathlos
noun
(obsolete) A pentathlete.
penthestes
penthoused
penthoused
adj
(archaic) Furnished with a penthouse or exterior building.
penthouses
penthouses
noun
plural of penthouse
periphyton
periphyton
noun
(ecology) A mixture of algae, cyanobacteria, heterotrophic microbes, and detritus that is attached to submerged surfaces in most aquatic ecosystems.
perishment
perishment
noun
The act of perishing.
petrarchan
petrarchan
Adjective
Of or relating to a renowned Renaissance Italian humanist.
phaethonic
phalangite
phalangite
noun
(historical) Specifically, a pikeman fighting in a Macedonian phalanx, armed with a two-handed pike and using a smaller shield than the hoplite's aspis.
(obsolete) A soldier belonging to a phalanx.
phanariote
phantasied
phantasied
adj
Dated form of fantasied.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of phantasy
phantasies
phantasies
noun
plural of phantasy
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of phantasy
phantasize
phantasize
verb
Dated form of fantasize.
phantomize
phantomize
verb
(transitive, dated, derogatory) To make phantom-like or spiritual, or transport into a ghostly realm.
(transitive, sciences) To remove (a goal in a model) from consideration by ensuring it is achieved in advance.
phantoplex
phantoplex
noun
(historical, chiefly attributive) A superposed circuit operated by alternating current over a simplex, duplex or quadruplex circuit operated from direct current sources.
pheasantry
pheasantry
noun
(zoology) A place for keeping and rearing pheasants.
phenacetin
phenacetin
noun
(pharmacology) A specific antipyretic drug, also called acetophenetidin, with the formula C₁₀H₁₃NO₂.
Any of a class of analgesic and antipyretic drugs derived from acetanilide.
phenetidin
phenocryst
phenocryst
noun
(mineralogy) Any relatively large crystal embedded in a more fine-grained or glassy igneous rock
phenolated
phenolated
adj
Reacted with a phenol or phenolate
Treated with phenol
phenoplast
phenoplast
noun
(chemistry) phenolic resin.
phenotypes
phenotypes
noun
plural of phenotype
phenotypic
phenotypic
adj
Of, or relating to a phenotype.
phenylated
phenylated
adj
(organic chemistry) Modified by the addition of phenyl groups.
pheophytin
pheophytin
noun
(biochemistry) A chlorophyll from which the central magnesium atom has been removed
philistine
philistine
adj
(derogatory) Ignorant or uneducated; specifically, lacking appreciation for or antagonistic towards art or culture, and having pedestrian tastes.
noun
(derogatory) A person who is ignorant or uneducated; specifically, a person who lacks appreciation of or is antagonistic towards art or culture, and who has pedestrian tastes.
philogeant
philtering
philtering
verb
present participle of philter
phlegethon
phlyctaena
phlyctaena
noun
Alternative form of phlyctena
phlyctenae
phlyctenae
noun
plural of phlyctena
phoenicite
phoenixity
phonematic
phonematic
adj
Pertaining to phonemes.
phonetical
phonetical
adj
of, or pertaining to phonetics.
phonometer
phonometer
noun
An instrument for measuring sounds.
phonometry
phonometry
noun
The measurement of sound.
phonophote
phonotyper
phosgenite
phosgenite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing carbon, chlorine, lead, and oxygen.
photogenic
photogenic
adj
Generated or caused by light.
Looking good when photographed.
Producing or emitting light, luminescent.
photophane
photophone
photophone
noun
(dated) A stills-only cameraphone. Used to distinguish from video-capable camera cellphones and camera-less cellphones.
(historical) A device that transmitted sound on a beam of light.
(obsolete) A home phone with integral picture frame
A combination highly-capable digital camera and smartphone
phthaleine
phytogenic
phytogenic
adj
Of or pertaining to natural growth promoters used as animal feed additives.
pinfeather
pinfeather
noun
A developing feather as it emerges through the skin
pinnothere
pinnothere
noun
(obsolete) A small crab of the genus Pinnotheres, which live symbiotically in the shells of certain molluscs.
pistonhead
pitcherman
pitchiness
pitchiness
noun
blackness, as of pitch; darkness
pitchstone
pitchstone
noun
(geology) a natural glass, rich in microscopic crystallites, formed by the rapid cooling of lava or magma
pitheciine
pitheciine
noun
Any monkey of the subfamily Pitheciinae
plancheite
planchette
planchette
noun
(chiefly Canada) One of the round colored dots pressed into paper money, used to distinguish authentic currency from counterfeit currency.
(spiritualism) A type of Ouija board. (A small tablet of wood supported on casters and having a pencil attached. The characters produced by the pencil on paper, while the hand rests on the instrument and it is allowed to move, are sometimes interpreted as of oracular or supernatural import.)
A plane table.
A small plank.
planchment
plinthless
plinthless
adj
Without a plinth.
plinthlike
plinthlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a plinth.
plisthenes
pneumolith
pochettino
polianthes
polishment
polishment
noun
The act of polishing, or the state of being polished.
polyethnic
polyethnic
adj
(of a group or society) That contains people who together represent multiple ethnicities, especially such that they coexist and interact harmoniously.
(of a person) Who identifies as being of multiple ethnicities.