| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| pyemia | noun | See PyAemia. |
| pygarg | Alt. of Pygargus | |
| pyjama | noun | In India and Persia, thin loose trowsers or drawers; in Europe and America, drawers worn at night, or a kind of nightdress with legs. |
| pylori | plural | of Pylorus |
| pynoun | noun | A pennant. |
| pyrena | noun | A nutlet resembling a seed, or the kernel of a drupe. |
| pyrene | noun | One of the less volatile hydrocarbons of coal tar, obtained as a white crystalline substance, C16H10., Same as Pyrena. |
| pyrgom | noun | A variety of pyroxene; — called also fassaite. |
| pyrite | noun | A common mineral of a pale brass-yellow color and brilliant metallic luster, crystallizing in the isometric system; iron pyrites; iron disulphide. |
| pyrope | noun | A variety of garnet, of a poppy or blood-red color, frequently with a tinge of orange. It is used as a gem. See the Note under Garnet. |
| pyrrol | noun | A nitrogenous base found in coal tar, bone oil, and other distillates of organic substances, and also produced synthetically as a colorless liquid, C4H5N, having on odor like that of chloroform. It is the nucleus and origin of a large number of derivatives. So called because it colors a splinter of wood moistened with hydrochloric acid a deep red. |
| pyrula | noun | A genus of large marine gastropods. having a pear-shaped shell. It includes the fig-shells. See Illust. in Appendix. |
| python | noun | Any species of very large snakes of the genus Python, and allied genera, of the family Pythonidae. They are nearly allied to the boas. Called also rock snake., A diviner by spirits. |
| pyuria | noun | A morbid condition in which pus is discharged in the urine. |