| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| pock-broken | adjective | Broken out, or marked, with smallpox; pock-fretten. |
| pocketknife | noun | A knife with one or more blades, which fold into the handle so as to admit of being carried in the pocket. |
| pock-pitted | adjective | Pockmarked; pitted. |
| pococurante | noun | A careless person; a trifler. |
| podophyllin | noun | A brown bitter gum extracted from the rootstalk of the May apple (Podophyllum peltatum). It is a complex mixture of several substances. |
| podophyllum | noun | A genus of herbs of the Barberry family, having large palmately lobed peltate leaves and solitary flower. There are two species, the American Podohyllum peltatum, or May apple, the Himalayan P. Emodi., The rhizome and rootlet of the May apple (Podophyllum peltatum), — used as a cathartic drug. |
| podostomata | noun pl. | An order of Bryozoa of which Rhabdopleura is the type. See Rhabdopleura. |
| poecilopoda | noun pl. | Originally, an artificial group including many parasitic Entomostraca, together with the horseshoe crabs (Limuloidea)., By some recent writers applied to the Merostomata. |
| poikilocyte | noun | An irregular form of corpuscle found in the blood in cases of profound anaemia, probably a degenerated red blood corpuscle. |
| point-blank | noun | The white spot on a target, at which an arrow or other missile is aimed., With all small arms, the second point in which the natural line of sight, when horizontal, cuts the trajectory., With artillery, the point where the projectile first strikes the horizontal plane on which the gun stands, the axis of the piece being horizontal., Directed in a line toward the object aimed at; aimed directly toward the mark., Hence, direct; plain; unqualified; — said of language; as, a point-blank assertion., In a point-blank manner. |
| pointlessly | adverb | Without point. |
| polarimeter | noun | An instrument for determining the amount of polarization of light, or the proportion of polarized light, in a partially polarized ray. |
| polarimetry | noun | The art or process of measuring the polarization of light. |
| polariscope | noun | An instrument consisting essentially of a polarizer and an analyzer, used for polarizing light, and analyzing its properties. |
| polariscopy | noun | The art or rocess of making observations with the polariscope. |
| polarizable | adjective | Susceptible of polarization. |
| polemoscope | noun | An opera glass or field glass with an oblique mirror arranged for seeing objects do not lie directly before the eye; — called also diagonal, / side, opera glass. |
| politically | adverb | In a political manner., Politicly; artfully. |
| pollenizing | present participle & vb. noun | of Pollenize |
| polt-footed | adjective | Having a distorted foot, or a clubfoot or clubfeet. |
| poltroonery | noun | Cowardice; want of spirit; pusillanimity. |
| poltroonish | adjective | Resembling a poltroon; cowardly. |
| polyactinia | noun pl. | An old name for those Anthozoa which, like the actinias, have numerous simple tentacles. |
| polyandrian | adjective | Polyandrous. |
| polyandrous | adjective | Belonging to the class Polyandria; having many stamens, or any number above twenty, inserted in the receptacle. |
| polyarchist | noun | One who advocates polyarchy; — opposed to monarchist. |
| polybromide | noun | A bromide containing more than one atom of bromine in the molecule. |
| polycarpous | adjective | Bearing fruit repeatedly, or year after year., Having several pistils in one flower. |
| polychroism | noun | Same as Pleochroism. |
| polychroite | noun | The coloring matter of saffron; — formerly so called because of the change of color on treatment with certain acids; — called also crocin, and safranin. |
| polychromic | adjective | Polychromatic., Pertaining to, or designating, any one of several acids (known only in their salts) which contain more than one atom of chromium. |
| polycrotism | noun | That state or condition of the pulse in which the pulse curve, or sphygmogram, shows several secondary crests or elevations; — contrasted with monocrotism and dicrotism. |
| polycystina | noun pl. | A division of Radiolaria including numerous minute marine species. The skeleton is composed of silica, and is often very elegant in form and sculpture. Many have been found in the fossil state. |
| polycystine | adjective | Pertaining to the Polycystina., One of the Polycystina. |
| polygastric | adjective | Having several bellies; — applied to muscles which are made up of several bellies separated by short tendons., Pertaining to the Polygastrica., One of the Polygastrica. |
| polygenesis | noun | Alt. of Polygeny |
| polygenetic | adjective | Having many distinct sources; originating at various places or times., Of or pertaining to polygenesis; polyphyletic. |
| polygordius | noun | A genus of marine annelids, believed to be an ancient or ancestral type. It is remarkable for its simplicity of structure and want of parapodia. It is the type of the order Archiannelida, or Gymnotoma. See Loeven’s larva. |
| polygraphic | adjective | Alt. of Polygraphical |
| polygrooved | adjective | Having many grooves; as, a polygrooved rifle or gun (referring to the rifling). |
| polyhedrons | plural | of Polyhedron |
| polyhedrous | adjective | Polyhedral. |
| polyloquent | adjective | Garrulous; loquacious. |
| polymastism | noun | The condition of having more than two mammae, or breasts. |
| polymathist | noun | One versed in many sciences; a person of various learning. |
| polymorphic | adjective | Polymorphous. |
| polymyodous | adjective | Polymyoid. |
| polynesians | noun pl. | The race of men native in Polynesia. |
| polynuclear | adjective | Containing many nuclei. |
| polyonomous | adjective | Having many names or titles; polyonymous. |
| polyonymous | adjective | Polyonomous. |
| polyphagous | adjective | Eating, or subsisting on, many kinds of food; as, polyphagous animals. |
| polyphonism | noun | Polyphony. |
| polyphonist | noun | A proficient in the art of multiplying sounds; a ventriloquist., A master of polyphony; a contrapuntist. |
| polyphonous | adjective | Same as Polyphonic. |
| polyplastic | adjective | Assuming, or having the power of assuming, many forms; as, a polyplastic element which does not preserve its original shape. |
| polyrhizous | adjective | Having numerous roots, or rootlets. |
| polysilicic | adjective | Of or pertaining to compounds formed by the condensation of two or more molecules of silicic acid. |
| polysporous | adjective | Containing many spores. |
| polystomata | noun pl. | A division of trematode worms having more two suckers. Called also Polystomea and Polystoma. |
| polytechnic | adjective | Comprehending, or relating to, many arts and sciences; — applied particularly to schools in which many branches of art and science are taught with especial reference to their practical application; also to exhibitions of machinery and industrial products. |
| polythelism | noun | The condition of having more than two teats, or nipples. |
| polyzoarium | noun | Same as Polyzoary. |
| pomegranate | noun | The fruit of the tree Punica Granatum; also, the tree itself (see Balaustine), which is native in the Orient, but is successfully cultivated in many warm countries, and as a house plant in colder climates. The fruit is as large as an orange, and has a hard rind containing many rather large seeds, each one separately covered with crimson, acid pulp., A carved or embroidered ornament resembling a pomegranate. |
| pomological | adjective | Of or pertaining to pomology. |
| pomposities | plural | of Pomposity |
| ponderation | noun | The act of weighing. |
| ponderosity | noun | The quality or state of being ponderous; weight; gravity; heaviness, ponderousness; as, the ponderosity of gold. |
| ponderously | adverb | In a ponderous manner. |
| pontificate | noun | The state or dignity of a high priest; specifically, the office of the pope., The term of office of a pontiff., To perform the duty of a pontiff. |
| pontificial | adjective | Papal; pontifical. |
| pontifician | adjective | Of or pertaining to the pontiff or pope., One who adheres to the pope or papacy; a papist. |
| poor-willie | noun | The bar-tailed godwit. |
| popularized | imp. & past participle | of Popularize |
| popularizer | noun | One who popularizes. |
| popularness | noun | The quality or state of being popular; popularity. |
| porcelanite | noun | A semivitrified clay or shale, somewhat resembling jasper; — called also porcelain jasper. |
| porcelanous | adjective | Alt. of Porcellanous |
| pornerastic | adjective | Lascivious; licentious. |
| pornography | noun | Licentious painting or literature; especially, the painting anciently employed to decorate the walls of rooms devoted to bacchanalian orgies., A treatise on prostitutes, or prostitution. |
| porphyritic | adjective | Relating to, or resembling, porphyry, that is, characterized by the presence of distinct crystals, as of feldspar, quartz, or augite, in a relatively fine-grained base, often aphanitic or cryptocrystalline. |
| portability | noun | The quality or state of being portable; fitness to be carried. |
| porterhouse | noun | A house where porter is sold. |
| portionless | adjective | Having no portion. |
| portmanteau | noun | A bag or case, usually of leather, for carrying wearing apparel, etc., on journeys. |
| portraitist | noun | A portrait painter. |
| portraiture | noun | A portrait; a likeness; a painted resemblance; hence, that which is copied from some example or model., Pictures, collectively; painting., The art or practice of making portraits., To represent by a portrait, or as by a portrait; to portray. |
| posological | adjective | Pertaining to posology. |
| possessival | adjective | Of or pertaining to the possessive case; as, a possessival termination. |
| possibility | noun | The quality or state of being possible; the power of happening, being, or existing., That which is possible; a contingency; a thing or event that may not happen; a contingent interest, as in real or personal estate. |
| posteriorly | adverb | Subsequently in time; also, behind in position. |
| postfrontal | adjective | Situated behind the frontal bone or the frontal region of the skull; — applied especially to a bone back of and below the frontal in many animals., A postfrontal bone. |
| postglenoid | adjective | Situated behind the glenoid fossa of the temporal bone. |
| postillator | noun | One who postillates; one who expounds the Scriptures verse by verse. |
| postmarking | present participle & vb. noun | of Postmark |
| post-mortem | adjective | After death; as, post-mortem rigidity. |
| postnuptial | adjective | Being or happening after marriage; as, a postnuptial settlement on a wife. |
| post office | noun | See under 4th Post. |
| postorbital | adjective | Situated behind the orbit; as, the postorbital scales of some fishes and reptiles., A postorbital bone or scale. |
| postponence | noun | The act of postponing, in sense 2. |
| postscapula | noun | The part of the scapula behind or below the spine, or mesoscapula. |
| postscenium | noun | The part of a theater behind the scenes; the back part of the stage of a theater. |
| post-tragus | noun | A ridge within and behind the tragus in the ear of some animals. |
| postulating | present participle & vb. noun | of Postulate |
| postulation | noun | The act of postulating, or that which is postulated; assumption; solicitation; suit; cause. |
| postulatory | adjective | Of the nature of a postulate. |
| potableness | noun | The quality of being drinkable. |
| potassamide | noun | A yellowish brown substance obtained by heating potassium in ammonia. |
| pot-bellied | adjective | Having a protuberant belly, like the bottom of a pot. |
| potentially | adverb | With power; potently., In a potential manner; possibly, not positively. |
| potentiated | imp. & past participle | of Potentiate |
| potentizing | present participle & vb. noun | of Potentize |
| potestative | adjective | Authoritative. |
| pot-valiant | adjective | Having the courage given by drink. |
| pouchet box | See Pouncet box. | |
| pouch-shell | noun | A small British and American pond snail (Bulinus hypnorum). |
| pouncet box | A box with a perforated lid, for sprinkling pounce, or for holding perfumes. | |
| pourparties | plural | of Pourparty |
| poursuivant | noun | See Pursuivant. |
| pourveyance | noun | See Purveyance. |
| powderflask | noun | A flask in which gunpowder is carried, having a charging tube at the end. |