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- PHLYCTAENAE
- PHLYCTENAEplural of phlyctena
- PHONOTACTICPertaining to phonotactics.
- PHOTOBATHICphotic
- PHRENITICRelating to or affected with phrenitis.
- PHRENSICAL
- PHYCOBIONTSplural of phycobiont
- PHYCOCYANINA pigment from the light-harvesting phycobiliprotein family, along with allophycocyanin and phycoerythrin, an accessory pigment to chlorophyll.
- PHYLAEplural of phyle
- PHYLAROf or relating to a phylum.
- PHYLAXISProtection against infectious disease.
- PHYLEA local division of the people; a clan or tribe.
- PHYLLOMICRelating to a phyllome.
- PHYSIOGNOMICALOf or pertaining to physiognomy.
- PHYTOALEXINany of several classes of antibiotics produced by plants in response to microorganisms
- PHYTOALEXINSplural of phytoalexin
- PHYTONOne of the parts which by their repetition make up a flowering plant, each being a single joint of a stem with its leaf or leaves.
- PHYTOPLANKTERA single phytoplankton organism
- PITCHBENDS
- PLINKIESTCharacterized by plink sounds.
- PNEUMATOLYTICRelating to pneumatolysis
- PODOPHYLLINA resinous powder obtained by precipitating an alcoholic tincture of the rhizome of Podophyllum by means of water acidified with hydrochloric acid.
- PODOPHYLLINSplural of podophyllin
- PODOPHYLLUMAny of the genus Podophyllum of herbaceous perennial plants in the family Berberidaceae, with palmately lobed umbrella-like leaves, and several stems produced from a creeping under
- PODOPHYLLUMSplural of podophyllum
- POLYCENTRISMa political or cultural system which contains many different centres, especially centres of authority or control
- POLYMERISEAlternative form of polymerize.
- POXIESTsuperlative form of poxy: most poxy
- PRAEDIALSplural of praedial
- PREACHIESTsuperlative form of preachy: most preachy
- PROFLIGATESplural of profligate
- PSALTRYAlternative spelling of psaltery.
- PSCHENTThe double crown of ancient Egypt, combining the white crown of Upper Egypt with the red crown of Lower Egypt, worn by pharaohs after the union of the two kingdoms in around 3000 B
- PSCHENTSplural of pschent
- PSEPHOLOGIESThe predictive or statistical study of elections.
- PSOAEplural of psoas
- PSYCHOGRAMA composite psychological measurement that attempts to integrate various interrelated elements of a person's thought processes.
- PSYWARpsychological warfare
- PTERIDOPHYTEAny plant of the division Pteridophyta, of simple vascular plants that reproduce via spores rather than seeds and that alternate generations of diploid (sporophyte) and haploid (ga
- PTERYGOIDOf, pertaining to or lying in the region of the inferior part of the sphenoid bone of the vertebrate skull.
- PTYXESplural of ptyxis
- PTYXISThe way in which an individual leaf is folded in the bud.
- PUCKERIESTVery sour, so that the lips pucker.
- PULVERIZATIONSplural of pulverization
- PYKNOMETERAlternative form of pycnometer.
- PYKNOMETERSplural of pyknometer
- QADISplural of qadi
- QAIDAlternative spelling of caid.
- QAIDSplural of qaid
- QANATSplural of qanat
- QATSplural of qat
- QINSplural of qin
- QOPHThe nineteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).
- QOPHSplural of qoph
- QUADRIGAEplural of quadriga
- QUADRIVIALAny of the four "liberal arts" making up the quadrivium.
- QUADROPHONYAlternative form of quadraphony.
- QUADRUPLICATEhaving four parts
- QUAERETo ask or query; used imperatively to introduce a question or signify doubt.
- QUAESTORIALOf or relating to a quaestor.
- QUAGQuagmire; marsh; bog.
- QUAGMIRESplural of quagmire
- QUAGSplural of quag
- QUAIS
- QUATCHEDSquat, pudgy, fat.
- QUATCHINGSquat, pudgy, fat.
- QUAVERINGLYIn a quavering manner; tremulously.
- QUBYTESplural of qubyte
- QUEACHESplural of queach
- QUEACHIERYielding or trembling under the feet, as moist or boggy ground; shaking; moving.
- QUEACHIESTYielding or trembling under the feet, as moist or boggy ground; shaking; moving.
- QUEECHY
- QUESTIONARYA questionnaire.
- QUETCHEDsimple past and past participle of quetch
- QUETCHINGpresent participle and gerund of quetch
- QUEUEROne who queues; a person waiting in line.
- QUEUERSplural of queuer
- QUEYSplural of quey
- QUICKTHORNThe may-tree, any species of Crataegus or the species Crataegus monogyna.
- QUICKTHORNSplural of quickthorn
- QUIESCEDsimple past and past participle of quiesce
- QUINOIDALquinoid
- QUITCHTo shake (something); to stir, move.
- QUITCHESthird-person singular simple present indicative of quitch
- QUITCHINGpresent participle and gerund of quitch
- QUIVERINGLYWhile quivering, or as if quivering
- QUOPTo throb or beat.
- QUOPSthird-person singular simple present indicative of quop
- RAUNCHEDLow class condition or content; inferiority; inadequacy.
- REMYTHOLOGIZESthird-person singular simple present indicative of remythologize
- RETINULAEplural of retinula
- RHEUMIESTsuperlative form of rheumy: most rheumy
- RHEXESplural of rhexis
- RHOEADINEAny of a group of benzazepine alkaloids found in the poppy.
- RHUMBAEDsimple past and past participle of rhumba
- RHYMISTOne who rhymes; an inferior poet.
- RHYNESplural of rhyne
- RHYTAplural of rhyton
- RHYTONA container from which fluids are intended to be drunk, having one handle and usually a base in the form of a head.
- RHYTONSplural of rhyton