Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
palaeographer |
adjective |
Alt. of Palaeographic |
palaeographic |
adjective |
See Paleographer, Paleographic, etc. |
palatableness |
noun |
The quality or state of being agreeable to the taste; relish; acceptableness. |
paleobotanist |
noun |
One versed in paleobotany. |
paleographist |
noun |
One versed in paleography; a paleographer. |
palindromical |
adjective |
Of, pertaining to, or like, a palindrome. |
palladiumized |
imp. & past participle |
of Paladiumize |
palma christi |
|
A plant (Ricinus communis) with ornamental peltate and palmately cleft foliage, growing as a woody perennial in the tropics, and cultivated as an herbaceous annual in temperate regions; — called also castor-oil plant. |
palmatisected |
adjective |
Divided, as a palmate leaf, down to the midrib, so that the parenchyma is interrupted. |
palmidactyles |
noun pl. |
A group of wading birds having the toes webbed, as the avocet. |
pancratiastic |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to the pancratium. |
pandiculation |
noun |
A stretching and stiffening of the trunk and extremities, as when fatigued and drowsy. |
pansclavonian |
|
See Panslavic, Panslavism, etc. |
panspermatist |
noun |
Alt. of Panspermist |
panstereorama |
noun |
A model of a town or country, in relief, executed in wood, cork, pasteboard, or the like. |
pantagruelism |
noun |
The theory or practice of the medical profession; — used in burlesque or ridicule., An assumption of buffoonery to cover some serious purpose. |
pantheistical |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to pantheism; founded in, or leading to, pantheism. |
pantheologist |
noun |
One versed in pantheology. |
pantisocratic |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to a pantisocracy. |
papaveraceous |
adjective |
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants (Papaveraceae) of which the poppy, the celandine, and the bloodroot are well-known examples. |
papillomatous |
adjective |
Of, pertaining to, or consisting of, papillomata. |
parabolically |
adverb |
By way of parable; in a parabolic manner., In the form of a parabola. |
parabronchium |
noun |
One of the branches of an ectobronchium or entobronchium. |
paracentrical |
adjective |
Deviating from circularity; changing the distance from a center. |
paradigmatize |
verb t. |
To set forth as a model or example. |
paragraphical |
adjective |
Pertaining to, or consisting of, a paragraph or paragraphs. |
paralipomenon |
noun pl. |
A title given in the Douay Bible to the Books of Chronicles. |
parallactical |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to a parallax. |
parallelistic |
adjective |
Of the nature of a parallelism; involving parallelism. |
parallelogram |
noun |
A right-lined quadrilateral figure, whose opposite sides are parallel, and consequently equal; — sometimes restricted in popular usage to a rectangle, or quadrilateral figure which is longer than it is broad, and with right angles. |
paramagnetism |
noun |
Magnetism, as opposed to diamagnetism. |
paranthracene |
noun |
An inert isomeric modification of anthracene. |
paraphernalia |
noun pl. |
Something reserved to a wife, over and above her dower, being chiefly apparel and ornaments suited to her degree., Appendages; ornaments; finery; equipments. |
paraphragmata |
plural |
of Paraphagma |
paraschematic |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to a change from the right form, as in the formation of a word from another by a change of termination, gender, etc. |
parasynthetic |
adjective |
Formed from a compound word. |
parenthetical |
adjective |
Of the nature of a parenthesis; pertaining to, or expressed in, or as in, a parenthesis; as, a parenthetical clause; a parenthetic remark., Using or containing parentheses. |
parepididymis |
noun |
A small body containing convoluted tubules, situated near the epididymis in man and some other animals, and supposed to be a remnant of the anterior part of the Wolffian body. |
parliamentary |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to Parliament; as, parliamentary authority., Enacted or done by Parliament; as, a parliamentary act., According to the rules and usages of Parliament or of deliberative bodies; as, a parliamentary motion. |
parrot’s-bill |
noun |
The glory pea. See under Glory. |
participantly |
adverb |
In a participant manner. |
participating |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Participate |
participation |
noun |
The act or state of participating, or sharing in common with others; as, a participation in joy or sorrows., Distribution; division into shares., community; fellowship; association. |
participative |
adjective |
Capable of participating. |
participially |
adverb |
In the sense or manner of a participle. |
particularism |
noun |
A minute description; a detailed statement., The doctrine of particular election., Devotion to the interests of one’s own kingdom or province rather than to those of the empire. |
particularist |
noun |
One who holds to particularism. |
particularity |
noun |
The state or quality of being particular; distinctiveness; circumstantiality; minuteness in detail., That which is particular, Peculiar quality; individual characteristic; peculiarity., Special circumstance; minute detail; particular., Something of special or private concern or interest. |
particularize |
verb t. |
To give as a particular, or as the particulars; to mention particularly; to give the particulars of; to enumerate or specify in detail., To mention or attend to particulars; to give minute details; to be circumstantial; as, to particularize in a narrative. |
partitionment |
noun |
The act of partitioning. |
party-colored |
adjective |
Alt. of Parti-colored |
parti-colored |
adjective |
Colored with different tints; variegated; as, a party-colored flower. |
pasigraphical |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to pasigraphy. |
passementerie |
noun |
Beaded embroidery for women’s dresses. |
passe partout |
noun |
That by which one can pass anywhere; a safe-conduct., A master key; a latchkey., A light picture frame or mat of cardboard, wood, or the like, usually put between the picture and the glass, and sometimes serving for several pictures. |
paterfamilias |
noun |
The head of a family; in a large sense, the proprietor of an estate; one who is his own master. |
pathognomonic |
adjective |
Specially or decisively characteristic of a disease; indicating with certainty a disease; as, a pathognomonic symptom. |
patriarchship |
noun |
A patriarchate. |
patrimonially |
adverb |
By inheritance. |
patrocination |
noun |
The act of patrocinating or patronizing. |
patronization |
noun |
The act of patronizing; patronage; support. |
pauperization |
noun |
The act or process of reducing to pauperism. |
peach-colored |
adjective |
Of the color of a peach blossom. |
pectinibranch |
noun |
One of the Pectinibranchiata. Also used adjectively. |
peculiarities |
plural |
of Peculiarity |
pedestrianism |
noun |
The act, art, or practice of a pedestrian; walking or running; traveling or racing on foot. |
pedestrianize |
verb i. |
To practice walking; to travel on foot. |
pedicellariae |
plural |
of Pedicellaria |
peloponnesian |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to the Peloponnesus, or southern peninsula of Greece., A native or an inhabitant of the Peloponnesus. |
pendulousness |
noun |
The quality or state of being pendulous; the state of hanging loosely; pendulosity. |
penetrability |
noun |
The quality of being penetrable; susceptibility of being penetrated, entered, or pierced. |
penetratingly |
adverb |
In a penetrating manner. |
penicilliform |
adjective |
Penicillate. |
peninsulating |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Peninsulate |
penitentially |
adverb |
In a penitential manner. |
penny-a-liner |
noun |
One who furnishes matter to public journals at so much a line; a poor writer for hire; a hack writer. |
pentacapsular |
adjective |
Having five capsules. |
pentachloride |
noun |
A chloride having five atoms of chlorine in each molecule. |
pentadecatoic |
adjective |
Of, pertaining to, or derived from, pentadecane, or designating an acid related to it. |
pentadelphous |
adjective |
Having the stamens arranged in five clusters, those of each cluster having their filaments more or less united, as the flowers of the linden. |
pentahedrical |
adjective |
Pentahedral. |
pentapetalous |
adjective |
Having five petals, or flower leaves. |
pentaphyllous |
adjective |
Having five leaves or leaflets. |
pentaspermous |
adjective |
Containing five seeds. |
pentastichous |
adjective |
Having, or arranged in, five vertical ranks, as the leaves of an apple tree or a cherry tree. |
perambulating |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Perambulate |
perambulation |
noun |
The act of perambulating; traversing., An annual survey of boundaries, as of town, a parish, a forest, etc., A district within which one is authorized to make a tour of inspection. |
percarbureted |
adjective |
Combined with a relatively large amount of carbon. |
perditionable |
adjective |
Capable of being ruined; worthy of perdition. |
perdurability |
noun |
Durability; lastingness. |
peregrination |
noun |
A traveling from one country to another; a wandering; sojourn in foreign countries. |
perfectionate |
verb t. |
To perfect. |
perfectionism |
noun |
The doctrine of the Perfectionists. |
perfectionist |
noun |
One pretending to perfection; esp., one pretending to moral perfection; one who believes that persons may and do attain to moral perfection and sinlessness in this life. |
perfunctorily |
adverb |
In a perfunctory manner; formally; carelessly. |
perfuncturate |
verb t. |
To perform in a perfunctory manner; to do negligently. |
peribranchial |
adjective |
Surrounding the branchiae; as, a peribranchial cavity., Around the bronchi or bronchial tubes; as, the peribronchial lymphatics. |
perichondrial |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to the perichondrium; situated around cartilage. |
perichondrium |
noun |
The membrane of fibrous connective tissue which closely invests cartilage, except where covering articular surfaces. |
periclitation |
noun |
Trial; experiment., The state of being in peril. |
perilymphatic |
adjective |
Pertaining to, or containing, perilymph., Perilymphangial. |
perineoplasty |
noun |
The act or process of restoring an injured perineum. |
perinephritis |
noun |
Inflammation of the cellular tissue around the kidney. |
periodicalist |
noun |
One who publishes, or writes for, a periodical. |
periodicities |
plural |
of Periodicity |
peripatetical |
adjective |
Peripatetic. |
peripneumonia |
noun |
Alt. of Peripneumony |
peripneumonic |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to peripneumonia. |
periproctitis |
noun |
Inflammation of the tissues about the rectum. |
perishability |
noun |
Perishableness. |
perispherical |
adjective |
Exactly spherical; globular. |
perissodactyl |
noun |
One of the Perissodactyla. |
perityphlitis |
noun |
Inflammation of the connective tissue about the caecum. |
perivertebral |
adjective |
Surrounding the vertebrae. |
perivitelline |
adjective |
Situated around the vitellus, or between the vitellus and zona pellucida of an ovum. |
perlustration |
noun |
The act of viewing all over. |
perpendicular |
adjective |
Exactly upright or vertical; pointing to the zenith; at right angles to the plane of the horizon; extending in a right line from any point toward the center of the earth., At right angles to a given line or surface; as, the line ad is perpendicular to the line bc., A line at right angles to the plane of the horizon; a vertical line or direction., A line or plane falling at right angles on another line or surface, or making equal angles with it on each side. |
perpend stone |
|
See Perpender. |
perpent stone |
|
See Perpender. |
perscrutation |
noun |
A thorough searching; a minute inquiry or scrutiny. |
personalities |
plural |
of Personality |
personalizing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Personalize |
perspectively |
adverb |
Optically; as through a glass., According to the rules of perspective. |
perspicacious |
adjective |
Having the power of seeing clearly; quick-sighted; sharp of sight., Fig.: Of acute discernment; keen. |
perstreperous |
adjective |
Noisy; obstreperous. |
pervigilation |
noun |
Careful watching. |
pessimistical |
adjective |
Pessimistic. |
pestiferously |
adverb |
In a pestiferuos manner. |
pestilentious |
adjective |
Pestilential. |
pestilentness |
noun |
The quality of being pestilent. |
petitionarily |
adverb |
By way of begging the question; by an assumption. |
petrification |
noun |
See Petrifaction., Fig.: Obduracy; callousness. |
petrostearine |
noun |
A solid unctuous material, of which candles are made. |
pettifogulize |
verb i. |
To act as a pettifogger; to use contemptible tricks. |
phalangistine |
noun |
Same as Phalangist. |
phalansterian |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to phalansterianism., One who favors the system of phalansteries proposed by Fourier. |
phalansterism |
noun |
Alt. of Phalansterianism |
phanerocarpae |
noun pl. |
Same as Acraspeda. |
phanerogamian |
adjective |
Phanerogamous. |
phanerogamous |
adjective |
Having visible flowers containing distinct stamens and pistils; — said of plants. |
phantasmagory |
noun |
See Phantasmagoria. |
pharmaceutics |
noun |
The science of preparing medicines. |
pharmaceutist |
noun |
One skilled in pharmacy; a druggist. See the Note under Apothecary. |
pharmacognosy |
noun |
Pharmacognosis. |
pharmacomathy |
noun |
See Pharmacognosis. |
pharmacopoeia |
noun |
A book or treatise describing the drugs, preparations, etc., used in medicine; especially, one that is issued by official authority and considered as an authoritative standard., A chemical laboratory. |
phaseomannite |
noun |
Same as Inosite. |
phenomenalism |
noun |
That theory which limits positive or scientific knowledge to phenomena only, whether material or spiritual. |
phenomenology |
noun |
A description, history, or explanation of phenomena. |
philadelphian |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to Ptolemy Philadelphus, or to one of the cities named Philadelphia, esp. the modern city in Pennsylvania., A native or an inhabitant of Philadelphia., One of a society of mystics of the seventeenth century, — called also the Family of Love. |
philanthropic |
adjective |
Alt. of Philanthropical |
philhellenism |
noun |
Love of Greece. |
philhellenist |
noun |
A friend of Greece; one who supports the cause of the Greeks; particularly, one who supported them in their struggle for independence against the Turks; a philhellene. |
philosophical |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to philosophy; versed in, or imbued with, the principles of philosophy; hence, characterizing a philosopher; rational; wise; temperate; calm; cool. |
philosophized |
imp. & past participle |
of Philosophize |
philosophizer |
noun |
One who philosophizes. |
phlebotomized |
imp. & past participle |
of Phlebotomize |
phlogisticate |
verb t. |
To combine phlogiston with; — usually in the form and sense of the p. p. or the adj.; as, highly phlogisticated substances. |
phonautograph |
noun |
An instrument by means of which a sound can be made to produce a visible trace or record of itself. It consists essentially of a resonant vessel, usually of paraboloidal form, closed at one end by a flexible membrane. A stylus attached to some point of the membrane records the movements of the latter, as it vibrates, upon a moving cylinder or plate. |
phoneidoscope |
noun |
An instrument for studying the motions of sounding bodies by optical means. It consists of a tube across the end of which is stretched a film of soap solution thin enough to give colored bands, the form and position of which are affected by sonorous vibrations. |
phonetization |
noun |
The act, art, or process of representing sounds by phonetic signs. |
phonographist |
noun |
Phonographer. |
phosphorating |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Phosphorate |
phosphoresced |
imp. & past participle |
of Phosphoresce |
photochemical |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to chemical action of light, or produced by it; as, the photochemical changes of the visual purple of the retina. |
photographing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Photograph |
photographist |
noun |
A photographer. |
photomagnetic |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to photomagnetism. |
photometrical |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to photometry, or to a photometer. |
phragmosiphon |
noun |
The siphon of a phragmocone. |
phraseologist |
noun |
A collector or coiner of phrases. |
phrenological |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to phrenology. |
phthongometer |
noun |
An instrument for measuring vocal sounds. |
phycoerythrin |
noun |
Alt. of Phycoerythrine |
phycoxanthine |
noun |
A yellowish coloring matter found in certain algae. |
phylacterical |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to phylacteries. |
phylactolaema |
noun pl. |
Alt. of Phylactolaemata |
phyllocladium |
noun |
A flattened stem or branch which more or less resembles a leaf, and performs the function of a leaf as regards respiration and assimilation. |
phyllodineous |
adjective |
Having phyllodia; relating to phyllodia. |
phyllophagous |
adjective |
Substituting on leaves; leaf-eating. |
phyllophorous |
adjective |
Leaf-bearing; producing leaves. |
phylloxanthin |
noun |
A yellow coloring matter extracted from chlorophyll. |
physianthropy |
noun |
The philosophy of human life, or the doctrine of the constitution and diseases of man, and their remedies. |
physiognomist |
noun |
Same as Physiognomy, 1., One skilled in physiognomy., One who tells fortunes by physiognomy. |
physiognomize |
verb t. |
To observe and study the physiognomy of. |
physiognomies |
plural |
of Physiognomy |
physiographic |
adjective |
Alt. of Physiographical |
physiological |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to physiology; relating to the science of the functions of living organism; as, physiological botany or chemistry. |
physostigmine |
noun |
An alkaloid found in the Calabar bean (the seed of Physostigma venenosum), and extracted as a white, tasteless, substance, amorphous or crystalline; — formerly called eserine, with which it was regarded as identical. |
phytochemical |
adjective |
Relating to phytochemistry. |
pichurim bean |
|
The seed of a Brazilian lauraceous tree (Nectandra Puchury) of a taste and smell between those of nutmeg and of sassafras, — sometimes used medicinally. Called also sassafras nut. |
picturesquish |
adjective |
Somewhat picturesque. |
pilled-garlic |
noun |
See Pilgarlic. |
pinnatilobate |
adjective |
Having lobes arranged in a pinnate manner. |
piscicultural |
adjective |
Relating to pisciculture. |
pistillaceous |
adjective |
Growing on, or having nature of, the pistil; of or pertaining to a pistil. |
pittle-pattle |
verb i. |
To talk unmeaningly; to chatter or prattle. |
placoganoidei |
noun pl. |
A division of ganoid fishes including those that have large external bony plates and a cartilaginous skeleton. |
plagiocephaly |
noun |
Oblique lateral deformity of the skull. |
plagiostomous |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to the Plagiostomi. |
plagiotremata |
noun pl. |
Same as Lepidosauria. |
plain-dealing |
adjective |
Practicing plain dealing; artless. See Plain dealing, under Dealing. |
plain-hearted |
adjective |
Frank; sincere; artless. |
planet-struck |
adjective |
Affected by the influence of planets; blasted. |
planimetrical |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to planimetry. |
planipetalous |
adjective |
Having flat petals. |
plano-concave |
adjective |
Plane or flat on one side, and concave on the other; as, a plano-concave lens. See Lens. |
plano-conical |
adjective |
Plane or flat on one side, and conical on the other. |
platiniferous |
adjective |
Yielding platinum; as, platiniferous sand. |
platiniridium |
noun |
A natural alloy of platinum and iridium occurring in grayish metallic rounded or cubical grains with platinum. |
platinocyanic |
adjective |
Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid compound of platinous cyanide and hydrocyanic acid. It is obtained as a cinnaber-red crystalline substance. |
platitudinize |
verb i. |
To utter platitudes or truisms. |
platitudinous |
adjective |
Abounding in platitudes; of the nature of platitudes; uttering platitudes. |
platter-faced |
adjective |
Having a broad, flat face. |
platycephalic |
adjective |
Alt. of Platycephalous |
plausibleness |
noun |
Quality of being plausible. |
plebeianizing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Plebeianize |
plebification |
noun |
A rendering plebeian; the act of vulgarizing. |
plectognathic |
adjective |
Alt. of Plec-tognathous |
pleiophyllous |
adjective |
Having several leaves; — used especially when several leaves or leaflets appear where normally there should be only one. |
plenitudinary |
adjective |
Having plenitude; full; complete; thorough. |
pleochromatic |
adjective |
Pleochroic. |
plesimorphism |
noun |
The property possessed by some substances of crystallizing in closely similar forms while unlike in chemical composition. |
plesiosaurian |
noun |
A plesiosaur. |
pleurobrachia |
noun |
A genus of ctenophores having an ovate body and two long plumose tentacles. |
pleurocarpous |
adjective |
Side-fruited; — said of those true mosses in which the pedicels or the capsules are from lateral archegonia; — opposed to acrocarpous. |
pleurocentrum |
noun |
One of the lateral elements in the centra of the vertebrae in some fossil batrachians. |
pleuronectoid |
adjective |
Pertaining to the Pleuronectidae, or Flounder family. |
plumbagineous |
adjective |
Pertaining to natural order (Plumbagineae) of gamopetalous herbs, of which Plumbago is the type. The order includes also the marsh rosemary, the thrift, and a few other genera. |
plumber block |
|
A pillow block. |
pluralization |
noun |
The act of pluralizing. |
pluripresence |
noun |
Presence in more places than one. |
pneumatograph |
noun |
An instrument for recording the movements of the thorax or chest wall during respiration; — also called stethograph. |
pneumatometer |
noun |
An instrument for measuring the amount of force exerted by the lungs in respiration. |
pneumatometry |
noun |
See Spirometry. |
pneumatophore |
noun |
One of the Pneumonophora. |
pneumogastric |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to the lungs and the stomach., The pneumogastric nerve. |
pneumonometer |
noun |
A spirometer; a pneumometer. |
pneumonophora |
noun pl. |
The division of Siphonophora which includes the Physalia and allied genera; — called also Pneumatophorae. |
pneumotherapy |
noun |
The treatment of disease by inhalations of compressed or rarefied air. |
pococurantism |
noun |
Carelessness; apathy; indifference. |
podobranchiae |
plural |
of Podobranchia |
podocephalous |
adjective |
Having a head of flowers on a long peduncle, or footstalk. |
podophthalmia |
noun pl. |
The stalk-eyed Crustacea, — an order of Crustacea having the eyes supported on movable stalks. It includes the crabs, lobsters, and prawns. Called also Podophthalmata, and Decapoda. |
podophthalmic |
adjective |
Alt. of Podophthalmous |
point d’appui |
|
See under Appui. |
pointingstock |
noun |
An object of ridicule or scorn; a laughingstock. |
polleniferous |
adjective |
Producing pollen; polliniferous. |
pollicitation |
noun |
A voluntary engagement, or a paper containing it; a promise., A promise without mutuality; a promise which has not been accepted by the person to whom it is made. |
polliniferous |
adjective |
Producing pollen; polleniferous. |
polyacoustics |
noun |
The art of multiplying or magnifying sounds. |
polyadelphian |
adjective |
Alt. of Polyadelphous |
polyadelphous |
adjective |
Belonging to the class Polyadelphia; having stamens united in three or more bundles. |
polychromatic |
adjective |
Showing a variety, or a change, of colors. |
polychronious |
adjective |
Enduring through a long time; chronic. |
polycotyledon |
noun |
A plant that has many, or more than two, cotyledons in the seed. |
polydactylism |
noun |
The possession of more that the normal number of digits. |
polyembryonic |
adjective |
Polyembryonate. |
polygalaceous |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants (Polygalaceae) of which Polygala is the type. |
polygonaceous |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to a natural order of apetalous plants (Polygonaceae), of which the knotweeds (species of Polygonum) are the type, and which includes also the docks (Rumex), the buckwheat, rhubarb, sea grape (Coccoloba), and several other genera. |
polygonometry |
noun |
The doctrine of polygons; an extension of some of the principles of trigonometry to the case of polygons. |
polygraphical |
adjective |
Pertaining to, or employed in, polygraphy; as, a polygraphic instrument., Done with a polygraph; as, a polygraphic copy. |
polymeniscous |
adjective |
Having numerous facets; — said of the compound eyes of insects and crustaceans. |
polymorphosis |
noun |
The assumption of several structural forms without a corresponding difference in function; — said of sponges, etc. |
poly-mountain |
noun |
Same as Poly, n., The closely related Teucrium montanum, formerly called Polium montanum, a plant of Southern Europe., The Bartsia alpina, a low purple-flowered herb of Europe. |
polynucleolar |
adjective |
Having more than one nucleolus. |
polyperythrin |
noun |
A coloring matter found in many simple Anthozoa and some hydroids. |
polypomedusae |
noun pl. |
Same as Hydrozoa. |
polypragmatic |
adjective |
Alt. of Polypragmatical |
polypteroidei |
noun pl. |
A suborder of existing ganoid fishes having numerous fins along the back. The bichir, or Polypterus, is the type. See Illust. under Crossopterygian. |
polysulphuret |
noun |
A polysulphide. |
polysyllabism |
noun |
The quality or state of being polysyllabic. |
polysynthesis |
noun |
The act or process of combining many separate elements into a whole., The formation of a word by the combination of several simple words, as in the aboriginal languages of America; agglutination. |
polysynthetic |
adjective |
Characterized by polysynthesis; agglutinative. |
polytechnical |
adjective |
Polytechnic. |
polythalamous |
adjective |
Many-chambered; — applied to shells of Foraminifera and cephalopods. See Illust. of Nautilus. |
polytungstate |
noun |
A salt of polytungstic acid. |
pomme blanche |
|
The prairie turnip. See under Prairie. |
ponderability |
noun |
The quality or state of being ponderable. |
ponderosities |
plural |
of Ponderosity |
ponderousness |
noun |
The quality or state of being ponderous; ponderosity. |
pontificality |
noun |
The state and government of the pope; the papacy. |
poor-spirited |
adjective |
Of a mean spirit; cowardly; base. |
porcelainized |
adjective |
Baked like potter’s lay; — applied to clay shales that have been converted by heat into a substance resembling porcelain. |
porcellaneous |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to porcelain; resembling porcelain; as, porcelaneous shells., Having a smooth, compact shell without pores; — said of certain Foraminifera. |
porphyraceous |
adjective |
Porphyritic. |
portage group |
|
A subdivision of the Chemung period in American geology. See Chart of Geology. |
portcullising |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Portcullis |
porte-cochere |
noun |
A large doorway allowing vehicles to drive into or through a building. It is common to have the entrance door open upon the passage of the porte-cochere. Also, a porch over a driveway before an entrance door. |
portland vase |
|
A celebrated cinerary urn or vase found in the tomb of the Emperor Alexander Severus. It is owned by the Duke of Portland, and kept in the British Museum. |
port-royalist |
noun |
One of the dwellers in the Cistercian convent of Port Royal des Champs, near Paris, when it was the home of the Jansenists in the 17th century, among them being Arnauld, Pascal, and other famous scholars. Cf. Jansenist. |
possessionary |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to possession; arising from possession. |
possibilities |
plural |
of Possibility |
postcomminion |
noun |
The concluding portion of the communion service., A prayer or prayers which the priest says at Mass, after the ablutions. |
postexistence |
noun |
Subsequent existence. |
postliminiary |
adjective |
Pertaining to, or involving, the right of postliminium. |
postoblongata |
noun |
The posterior part of the medulla oblongata. |
postscutellum |
noun |
The hindermost dorsal piece of a thoracic somite of an insect; the plate behind the scutellum. |
post-temporal |
adjective |
Situated back of the temporal bone or the temporal region of the skull; — applied especially to a bone which usually connects the supraclavicle with the skull in the pectoral arch of fishes., A post-temporal bone. |
post-tympanic |
adjective |
Situated behind the tympanum, or in the skull, behind the auditory meatus. |
potentiometer |
noun |
An instrument for measuring or comparing electrial potentials or electro-motive forces. |
potsdam group |
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A subdivision of the Primordial or Cambrian period in American geology; — so named from the sandstone of Potsdam, New York. See Chart of Geology. |
pouch-mouthed |
adjective |
Having a pouch mouth; blobber-lipped. |
powder-posted |
adjective |
Affected with dry rot; reduced to dust by rot. See Dry rot, under Dry. |
practicalness |
noun |
Same as Practicality. |
praefloration |
noun |
Same as Prefloration. |
praefoliation |
noun |
Same as Prefoliation. |
praenominical |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to a praenomen. |
praeoperculum |
noun |
Same as Preoperculum. |
pragmatically |
adverb |
In a pragmatical manner. |
preaccusation |
noun |
Previous accusation. |
preadjustment |
noun |
Previous adjustment. |
preadmonition |
noun |
Previous warning or admonition; forewarning. |
preambulation |
noun |
A walking or going before; precedence., A preamble. |
preambulatory |
adjective |
Preceding; going before; introductory. |
precautionary |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to precaution, or precautions; as, precautionary signals. |
precentorship |
noun |
The office of a precentor. |
precipitantly |
adverb |
With rash or foolish haste; in headlong manner. |
precipitating |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Precipitate |
precipitately |
adverb |
In a precipitate manner; headlong; hastily; rashly. |
precipitation |
noun |
The act of precipitating, or the state of being precipitated, or thrown headlong., A falling, flowing, or rushing downward with violence and rapidity., Great hurry; rash, tumultuous haste; impetuosity., The act or process of precipitating from a solution. |
precognizable |
adjective |
Cognizable beforehand. |
precollection |
noun |
A collection previously made. |
preconceiving |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Preconceive |
preconception |
noun |
The act of preconceiving; conception or opinion previously formed. |
preconcerting |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Preconcert |
preconcertion |
noun |
The act of preconcerting; preconcert. |
preconformity |
noun |
Anticipative or antecedent conformity. |
preconization |
noun |
A publishing by proclamation; a public proclamation., A formal approbation by the pope of a person nominated to an ecclesiastical dignity. |
preconsigning |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Preconsign |
preconstitute |
verb t. |
To constitute or establish beforehand. |
precontracted |
imp. & past participle |
of Precontract |
precursorship |
noun |
The position or condition of a precursor. |
prededication |
noun |
A dedication made previously or beforehand. |
predestinated |
imp. & past participle |
of Predestinate |
predestinator |
noun |
One who predestinates, or foreordains., One who holds to the doctrine of predestination; a predestinarian. |
predetermined |
imp. & past participle |
of Predetermine |
predicability |
noun |
The quality or state of being predicable, or affirmable of something, or attributed to something. |
predicamental |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to a predicament. |
predisponency |
noun |
The state of being predisposed; predisposition. |
predominantly |
adverb |
In a predominant manner. |
predominating |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Predominate |
predomination |
noun |
The act or state of predominating; ascendency; predominance. |
preengagement |
noun |
Prior engagement, obligation, or attachment, as by contract, promise, or affection. |
preferability |
noun |
The quality or state of being preferable; preferableness. |
prefiguration |
noun |
The act of prefiguring, or the state of being prefigured. |
prefigurative |
adjective |
Showing by prefiguration. |
prefigurement |
noun |
The act of prefiguring; prefiguration; also, that which is prefigured. |
preinstructed |
imp. & past participle |
of Preinstruct |
preintimation |
noun |
Previous intimation; a suggestion beforehand. |
prejudicating |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Prejudicate |
prejudicately |
adverb |
With prejudice. |
prejudication |
noun |
The act of prejudicating, or of judging without due examination of facts and evidence; prejudgment., A preliminary inquiry and determination about something which belongs to a matter in dispute., A previous treatment and decision of a point; a precedent. |
prejudicative |
adjective |
Forming a judgment without due examination; prejudging. |
prelatureship |
noun |
The state or dignity of a prelate; prelacy. |
preliminarily |
adverb |
In a preliminary manner. |
preliminaries |
plural |
of Preliminary |
premeditating |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Premeditate |
premeditately |
adverb |
With premeditation. |
premeditation |
noun |
The act of meditating or contriving beforehand; previous deliberation; forethought. |
premillennial |
adjective |
Previous to the millennium. |
premonishment |
noun |
Previous warning or admonition; forewarning. |
premonstrator |
noun |
One who, or that which, premonstrates. |
prenomination |
noun |
The act of prenominating; privilege of being named first. |
prenunciation |
noun |
The act of announcing or proclaiming beforehand. |
preoccupation |
noun |
The act of preoccupying, or taking possession of beforehand; the state of being preoccupied; prepossession., Anticipation of objections. |
preordination |
noun |
The act of foreordaining: previous determination. |
preparatively |
adverb |
By way of preparation. |
preponderance |
noun |
Alt. of Preponderancy |
preponderancy |
noun |
The quality or state of being preponderant; superiority or excess of weight, influence, or power, etc.; an outweighing., The excess of weight of that part of a canon behind the trunnions over that in front of them. |
preponderated |
imp. & past participle |
of Preponderate |
prepositional |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to a preposition; of the nature of a preposition. |
prepossessing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Prepossess, Tending to invite favor; attracting confidence, favor, esteem, or love; attractive; as, a prepossessing manner. |
prepossession |
noun |
Preoccupation; prior possession., Preoccupation of the mind by an opinion, or impression, already formed; preconceived opinion; previous impression; bias; — generally, but not always, used in a favorable sense; as, the prepossessions of childhood. |
preraphaelism |
noun |
Alt. of Preraphaelitism |
preraphaelite |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to the style called preraphaelitism; as, a preraphaelite figure; a preraphaelite landscape., One who favors or practices art as it was before Raphael; one who favors or advocates preraphaelitism. |
prerogatively |
adverb |
By prerogative. |
presbytership |
noun |
The office or station of a presbyter; presbyterate. |
prescriptible |
adjective |
Depending on, or derived from, prescription; proper to be prescribed. |
presentaneous |
adjective |
Ready; quick; immediate in effect; as, presentaneous poison. |
presentiality |
noun |
State of being actually present. |
presentifical |
adjective |
Presentific. |
presidentship |
noun |
The office and dignity of president; presidency. |
presignifying |
imp. & past participle |
of Presignify |
presphenoidal |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to the presphenoid bone; presphenoid. |
pressirostral |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to the pressirosters. |
prestidigital |
adjective |
Nimble-fingered; having fingers fit for prestidigitation, or juggling. |
prestigiation |
noun |
Legerdemain; prestidigitation. |
prestigiatory |
adjective |
Consisting of impostures; juggling. |
presstriction |
noun |
Obstruction, dimness, or defect of sight. |
presumptively |
adverb |
By presumption, or supposition grounded or probability; presumably. |
pretendership |
noun |
The character, right, or claim of a pretender. |
preteriteness |
noun |
Same as Preteritness. |
pretermission |
noun |
The act of passing by or omitting; omission., See Preterition. |
pretermitting |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Pretermit |
preternatural |
adjective |
Beyond of different from what is natural, or according to the regular course of things, but not clearly supernatural or miraculous; strange; inexplicable; extraordinary; uncommon; irregular; abnormal; as, a preternatural appearance; a preternatural stillness; a preternatural presentation (in childbirth) or labor. |
preterperfect |
adjective & noun |
Old name of the tense also called preterit. |
pretervection |
noun |
The act of carrying past or beyond. |
pretty-spoken |
adjective |
Spoken or speaking prettily. |
prevaricating |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Prevaricate |
prevarication |
noun |
The act of prevaricating, shuffling, or quibbling, to evade the truth or the disclosure of truth; a deviation from the truth and fair dealing., A secret abuse in the exercise of a public office., The collusion of an informer with the defendant, for the purpose of making a sham prosecution., A false or deceitful seeming to undertake a thing for the purpose of defeating or destroying it. |
priest-ridden |
adjective |
Controlled or oppressed by priests; as, a priest-ridden people. |
primitiveness |
noun |
The quality or state of being primitive; conformity to primitive style or practice. |
primogenitive |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to primogeniture., Primogeniture. |
primogeniture |
adjective |
The state of being the firstborn of the same parents; seniority by birth among children of the same family., The exclusive right of inheritance which belongs to the eldest son. Thus in England the right of inheriting the estate of the father belongs to the eldest son, and in the royal family the eldest son of the sovereign is entitled to the throne by primogeniture. In exceptional cases, among the female children, the crown descends by right of primogeniture to the eldest daughter only and her issue. |
primordialism |
noun |
Devotion to, or persistence in, conditions of the primordial state. |
primum mobile |
|
In the Ptolemaic system, the outermost of the revolving concentric spheres constituting the universe, the motion of which was supposed to carry with it all the inclosed spheres with their planets in a daily revolution from east to west. See Crystalline heavens, under Crystalline. |
principalness |
noun |
The quality of being principal. |
principiation |
noun |
Analysis into primary or elemental parts. |
prismatically |
adverb |
In the form or manner of a prism; by means of a prism. |
privateersmen |
plural |
of Privateersman |
privateersman |
noun |
An officer or seaman of a privateer. |
privativeness |
noun |
The state of being privative. |
probabilities |
plural |
of Probability |
probationship |
noun |
A state of probation. |
probe-pointed |
adjective |
Having a blunt or button-shaped extremity; — said of cutting instruments. |
problematical |
adjective |
Having the nature of a problem; not shown in fact; questionable; uncertain; unsettled; doubtful. |
processionary |
adjective |
Pertaining to a procession; consisting in processions; as, processionary service. |
processioning |
noun |
A proceeding prescribed by statute for ascertaining and fixing the boundaries of land. See 2d Procession. |
proces verbal |
|
An authentic minute of an official act, or statement of facts. |
proconsulship |
noun |
Proconsulate. |
procrastinate |
verb t. |
To put off till to-morrow, or from day to day; to defer; to postpone; to delay; as, to procrastinate repentance., To delay; to be dilatory. |
procrustesian |
adjective |
See Procrustean. |
procuratorial |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to a procurator, or proctor; made by a proctor. |
producibility |
noun |
The quality or state of being producible. |
profectitious |
adjective |
Proceeding from, as from a parent; derived, as from an ancestor. |
professoriate |
noun |
The body of professors, or the professorial staff, in a university or college., A professorship. |
professorship |
noun |
The office or position of a professor, or public teacher. |
progeneration |
noun |
The act of begetting; propagation. |
prognosticate |
verb t. |
To indicate as future; to foretell from signs or symptoms; to prophesy; to foreshow; to predict; as, to prognosticate evil. |
progressional |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to progression; tending to, or capable of, progress. |
prolegomenary |
adjective |
Of the nature of a prolegomenon; preliminary; introductory; prefatory. |
proleptically |
adverb |
In a proleptical manner. |
proliferation |
noun |
The continuous development of cells in tissue formation; cell formation., The production of numerous zooids by budding, especially when buds arise from other buds in succession. |
prolification |
noun |
The generation of young., Reproduction by the growth of a plant, or part of a plant, directly from an older one, or by gemmae. |
proocutorship |
noun |
The office of a prolocutor. |
promiscuously |
adverb |
In a promiscuous manner. |
promorphology |
noun |
Crystallography of organic forms; — a division of morphology created by Haeckel. It is essentially stereometric, and relates to a mathematical conception of organic forms. See Tectology. |
pronominalize |
verb t. |
To give the effect of a pronoun to; as, to pronominalize the substantives person, people, etc. |
pronounceable |
adjective |
Capable of being pronounced. |
pronouncement |
noun |
The act of pronouncing; a declaration; a formal announcement. |
pronunciation |
noun |
The act of uttering with articulation; the act of giving the proper sound and accent; utterance; as, the pronunciation of syllables of words; distinct or indistinct pronunciation., The mode of uttering words or sentences., The art of manner of uttering a discourse publicly with propriety and gracefulness; — now called delivery. |
pronunciative |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to pronunciation., Uttering confidently; dogmatical. |
pronunciatory |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to pronunciation; that pronounces. |
propaedeutics |
noun |
The preliminary learning connected with any art or science; preparatory instruction. |
proparoxytone |
noun |
A word which has the acute accent on the antepenult. |
prophetically |
adverb |
In a prophetical manner; by way of prediction. |
proportioning |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Proportion |
proportionate |
adjective |
Adjusted to something else according to a proportion; proportional., To make proportional; to adjust according to a settled rate, or to due comparative relation; to proportion; as, to proportionate punishment to crimes. |
propositional |
adjective |
Pertaining to, or in the nature of, a proposition; considered as a proposition; as, a propositional sense. |
proprietaries |
plural |
of Proprietary |
proprietorial |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to ownership; proprietary; as, proprietorial rights. |
proselytizing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Proselytize |
prosemination |
noun |
Propagation by seed. |
prosimetrical |
adjective |
Consisting both of prose and verse. |
prosodiacally |
adverb |
Prosodically. |
prospectively |
adverb |
In a prospective manner. |
prosternation |
noun |
Dejection; depression. |
protectionism |
noun |
The doctrine or policy of protectionists. See Protection, 4. |
protectionist |
noun |
One who favors protection. See Protection, 4. |
protectorless |
adjective |
Having no protector; unprotected. |
protectorship |
noun |
The office of a protector or regent; protectorate. |
proteinaceous |
adjective |
Of or related to protein; albuminous; proteid. |
proterandrous |
adjective |
Having the stamens come to maturity before the pistil; — opposed to proterogynous. |
proteranthous |
adjective |
Having flowers appearing before the leaves; — said of certain plants. |
proteroglypha |
noun pl. |
A suborder of serpents including those that have permanently erect grooved poison fangs, with ordinary teeth behind them in the jaws. It includes the cobras, the asps, and the sea snakes. Called also Proteroglyphia. |
proterogynous |
adjective |
Having the pistil come to maturity before the stamens; protogynous; — opposed to proterandrous. |
proterosaurus |
noun |
An extinct genus of reptiles of the Permian period. Called also Protosaurus. |
protestantism |
noun |
The quality or state of being protestant, especially against the Roman Catholic Church; the principles or religion of the Protestants. |
prothyalosome |
noun |
Same as Prothyalosoma. |
protoorganism |
noun |
An organism whose nature is so difficult to determine that it might be referred to either the animal or the vegetable kingdom. |
protosilicate |
noun |
A silicate formed with the lowest proportion of silicic acid, or having but one atom of silicon in the molecule. |
protosulphide |
noun |
That one of a series of sulphides of any element which has the lowest proportion of sulphur; a sulphide with but one atom of sulphur in the molecule. |
protovertebra |
noun |
One of the primitive masses, or segments, into which the mesoblast of the vertebrate embryo breaks up on either side of the anterior part of the notochord; a mesoblastic, or protovertebral, somite. See Illust. of Ectoderm. |
protuberation |
noun |
The act of swelling beyond the surrounding surface. |
provence rose |
|
The cabbage rose (Rosa centifolia)., A name of many kinds of roses which are hybrids of Rosa centifolia and R. Gallica. |
proventriulus |
noun |
The glandular stomach of birds, situated just above the crop. |
proverbialism |
noun |
A proverbial phrase. |
proverbialist |
noun |
One who makes much use of proverbs in speech or writing; one who composes, collects, or studies proverbs. |
proverbialize |
verb t. & i. |
To turn into a proverb; to speak in proverbs. |
providentness |
noun |
The quality or state of being provident; carefulness; prudence; economy. |
provincialism |
noun |
A word, or a manner of speaking, peculiar to a province or a district remote from the mother country or from the metropolis; a provincial characteristic; hence, narrowness; illiberality. |
provincialist |
noun |
One who lives in a province; a provincial. |
provinciality |
noun |
The quality or state of being provincial; peculiarity of language characteristic of a province. |
provincialize |
verb t. |
To render provincial. |
provisionally |
adverb |
By way of provision for the time being; temporarily. |
prudentialist |
noun |
One who is governed by, or acts from, prudential motives. |
prudentiality |
noun |
The quality or state of being prudential. |
psalmographer |
noun |
Alt. of Psalmographist |
pseudoblepsis |
noun |
False or depraved sight; imaginary vision of objects. |
pseudo-cumene |
noun |
A hydrocarbon of the aromatic series, metameric with mesitylene and cumene, found in coal tar, and obtained as a colorless liquid. |
pseudofilari/ |
plural |
of Pseudofilaria |
pseudofilaria |
noun |
One of the two elongated vibratile young formed by fission of the embryo during the development of certain Gregarinae. |
pseudo-galena |
noun |
False galena, or blende. See Blende (a). |
pseudostomata |
plural |
of Pseudostoma |
psilanthropic |
adjective |
Pertaining to, or embodying, psilanthropy. “A psilanthropic explanation.” |
psychogenesis |
noun |
Genesis through an internal force, as opposed to natural selection. |
psychological |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to psychology. See Note under Psychic. |
psychophysics |
noun |
The science of the connection between nerve action and consciousness; the science which treats of the relations of the psychical and physical in their conjoint operation in man; the doctrine of the relation of function or dependence between body and soul. |
ptenoglossate |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to the Ptenoglossa. |
pteranodontia |
noun pl. |
A group of pterodactyls destitute of teeth, as in the genus Pteranodon. |
pteridologist |
noun |
One who is versed in pteridology. |
pterobranchia |
noun pl. |
An order of marine Bryozoa, having a bilobed lophophore and an axial cord. The genus Rhabdopleura is the type. Called also Podostomata. See Rhabdopleura. |
pterostigmata |
plural |
of Pterostigma |
pterygopodium |
noun |
A specially modified part of the ventral fin in male elasmobranchs, which serves as a copulatory organ, or clasper. |
pterylography |
noun |
The study or description of the arrangement of feathers, or of the pterylae, of birds. |
public-minded |
adjective |
Public-spirited. |
pulmoniferous |
adjective |
Having lungs; pulmonate. |
pulselessness |
noun |
The state of being pulseless. |
pulverization |
noun |
The action of reducing to dust or powder. |
purbeck stone |
|
A limestone from the Isle of Purbeck in England. |
purrificatory |
adjective |
Serving or tending to purify; purificative. |
puritanically |
adverb |
In a puritanical manner. |
purpuriparous |
adjective |
Producing, or connected with, a purple-colored secretion; as, the purpuriparous gland of certain gastropods. |
purpurogenous |
adjective |
Having the power to produce a purple color; as, the purpurogenous membrane, or choroidal epithelium, of the eye. See Visual purple, under Visual. |
pusillanimity |
noun |
The quality of being pusillanimous; weakness of spirit; cowardliness. |
pusillanimous |
adjective |
Destitute of a manly or courageous strength and firmness of mind; of weak spirit; mean-spirited; spiritless; cowardly; — said of persons, as, a pussillanimous prince., Evincing, or characterized by, weakness of mind, and want of courage; feeble; as, pusillanimous counsels. |
putrification |
noun |
Putrefaction. |
puzzle-headed |
adjective |
Having the head full of confused notions. |
pyrheliometer |
noun |
An instrument for measuring the direct heating effect of the sun’s rays. |
pyroantimonic |
adjective |
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid of antimony analogous to pyrophosphoric acid. |
pyrophosphate |
noun |
A salt of pyrophosphoric acid. |
pyrosulphuric |
adjective |
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid called also disulphuric acid) obtained by distillation of certain sulphates, as a colorless, thick, oily liquid, H2S2O7 resembling sulphuric acid. It is used in the solution of indigo, in the manufacture of alizarin, and in dehydration. |
pyrotechnical |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to fireworks, or the art of forming them. |
pythagorizing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Pythagorize |
pythonomorpha |
noun pl. |
Same as Mosasauria. |