Words starting with P

peevedAnnoyed.
peevedlyIn a peeved manner.
peevednessThe quality of being peeved.
peevera small stone or other small object, used in hopscotch.
peevershopscotch (the children's game)
peeververeinPeople obsessed with upholding and enforcing the usage of "correct" English; militant prescriptivists.
peeveryPeevishness.
peevishConstantly complaining, especially in a childish way due to insignificant matters; fretful, whiny.
peevishlyIn a peevish manner.
peevishnessThe state of being peevish.
peevypeevish; sulky or irritable
peewahA peach palm (Bactris gasipaes), a South American palm tree.
peeweeA short or small person; a small object.
peewitnorthern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
PeffleyA surname from German.
peficitinibA medication belonging to the class of Janus kinase inhibitors, used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
pefloxacinA synthetic chemotherapeutic agent used to treat severe and life-threatening bacterial infections.
pefurazoateA particular fungicide.
pegA cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.
pegacornA horned Pegasus or a winged unicorn.
pegadorA species of remora (Echeneis naucrates).
pegagaAsiatic pennywort
PegahA transliteration of the Persian female given name پگاه (pagâh).
pegamineAn amine derived from polyethylene glycol (PEG)
pegamoidA waterproof varnish used, applied to surfaces, in bookbinding and upholstery
peganA person who practices peganism, a variant of the vegan diet and paleo diet, with organic, unprocessed foods.
peganidineA quinazoline alkaloid with the molecular formula C₁₄H₁₆N₂O₂.
peganineSynonym of vasicine.
peganismThe diet of pegans, eating organic, unprocessed foods, containing 75% fruits and vegetables; and 25% protein foods (seeds, nuts, other plant proteins); with 35% of calories coming from plant fats
pegaptanibAn antiangiogenic used to treat wet age-related macular degeneration.
PegarahA locality on King Island, Tasmania, Australia.
PegaseanOf or pertaining to the mythical winged horse Pegasus.
PegasianSynonym of Proculeian.
pegasidAny member of the family Pegasidae.
pegasisterA female fan of the animated television series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, typically an adult.
PegasoidResembling a Pegasus or winged horse.
pegaspargaseAn antineoplastic agent used to treat acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
pegassePeat; dark, spongy, acidic, soil of decomposed vegetation (peat), especially in Guyana.
pegassyCharacterised by the presence of pegasse; peaty.
pegasusAny winged horse; a pterippus.
pegboardA board that has a pattern of holes into which pegs are fitted; used especially to record the score in some card games.
pegbovigrastimA recombinant form of a material that stimulates the production of granulocytes (in cows)
pegboxThe part of a violin or similar stringed instrument that holds the tuning pegs.
pegcetacoplanA medication used to treat paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.
pegdinetanibAn investigational anticancer drug.
pegfilgrastimA PEGylated form of filgrastim.
PeggA surname originating as an occupation for someone who sold pegs.
peggableCapable of being pegged.
peggedFitted or furnished with one or more pegs.
peggeeA sexual participant who is "pegged", or penetrated with a strap-on dildo.
peggerA regular drinker of alcohol, especially brandy and soda.
PeggieA surname
peggingThe act of fastening with a peg.
peggyAny of several small warblers, the whitethroat, etc.
pegheadThe part of a stringed instrument, at the end of the neck, that holds the pegs or mechanical tuners used to control string tension.
peginesatideAn erythropoietic agent, a functional analog of erythropoietin, intended for the treatment of anemia associated with chronic kidney disease in adult patients on dialysis.
peginterferonA pegylated interferon.
pegivirusAny of the genus Pegivirus of flaviviruses.
PeglerA surname.
peglessWithout pegs.
pegletA little peg.
peglikeResembling or characteristic of a peg.
pegloticaseA recombinant porcine-like uricase used as a drug to treat severe gout.
pegmatiteA coarsely crystalline igneous or plutonic rock composed primarily of feldspar and quartz, normally with muscovite and/or biotite mica.
pegmatiticContaining or characteristic of pegmatite
pegmatizationThe process of pegmatizing.
pegmatizeTo convert into pegmatite.
pegmatoidResembling pegmatite
pegoThe penis.
pegolUsed to indicate PEGylation in the names of monoclonal antibodies.
pegomancydivination by fountains
PEGOTFive major annual US entertainment awards: the Peabody, Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony
PegramA surname.
pegRNAA specialized guide RNA used in prime editing, comprising a single guide RNA (sgRNA) extended with a primer binding site (PBS) and a reverse transcription template (RTT) that encodes the desired genetic edit.
pegrootsThe bear's-foot (Helleborus foetidus)
PegrumA surname.
pegspeg-top trousers
pegsunerceptA drug for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
PegswoodA village and civil parish north-east of Morpeth, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ2287).
pegtopA spinning top.
pegtopsA kind of trousers, wide at the top and narrow at the ankles; peg-top trousers.
PeguA pony from the Burmese city of Bago.
PeguanSynonym of Mon (“an Austroasiatic language”).
PeguerA person from Pegu (now Bago) in Burma.
PegueroA surname.
PeguesA surname.
pegulicianineAn optical imaging agent administered via intravenous injection.
pegvisomantA growth hormone receptor antagonist used in the treatment of acromegaly.
pegwoodA watchmaker's wooden dowel for cleaning small components.
pegyla functional group similar to the molecule polyethylene glycol (PEG)
pegylateTo subject to PEGylation (To react polyethylene glycol (PEG) with a protein such as interferon in order to disguise its presence to the immune system).
pegylatedTreated or reacted with polyethylene glycol (PEG)
pegylationThe process of covalent attachment of PEG (polyethylene glycol) polymer chains to another molecule, normally a drug or therapeutic protein.
pegzilarginaseA drug used to treat hyperargininemia.
pehelwanA wrestler.
PehlA surname from German.
pehlivanA Turkish wrestler in the sport of yağlı güreş (Turkish oil wrestling).
PehrsonA surname.
PehuencheAn indigenous people of South America, part of the Mapuche.
PEIAn island in eastern Canada, which forms the majority of the eponymous province.
PeiferA surname.
PeifferA surname.
PeiganA member of either of two the Blackfoot nations: Aamsskaapipikani (Blackfeet; South Peigan) or Aapatohsipikani ([North] Peigan)
PeightenA unisex given name, variant of Payton.
PeightonA female given name, variant of Payton.
PeightynA female given name, variant of Payton.
peignoirA long outer garment for women, usually sheer and made of chiffon and often sold with matching nightgown, negligee or underwear.
PeikantangSynonym of Beigan (island)
PeikoffA surname.
peilwater level
PeileA surname.
PeilleA commune of Alpes-Maritimes department, France.
PeillonA commune of Alpes-Maritimes department, France.
PeillonnexA commune of Haute-Savoie department, France.
peiminineSynonym of imperialin.
PeinadoA surname.
peinePain or punishment.
PeinovichA surname.
PeipingFormer name of Beijing.
PeipingerA person from Peiping.
PeipsiSynonym of Chudskoye.
PeipusA large freshwater lake on the border between Estonia and Russia in Northern Europe. It is the fifth-largest lake in Europe, and the largest in Estonia. The lake consists of three parts: Peipsi (Chudskoe), Pihkva (Pskovskoe), Lämmijärv (Teploe).
peirameterA dynamometer for measuring the force required to draw wheel carriages on roads of different constructions.
peirasticExperimental or tentative.
peirasticallyIn a peirastic manner.
PeirceA surname transferred from the given name.
PeirceanOf or pertaining to Charles S. Peirce, 19th-20th century American logician, mathematician, scientist, and philosopher, founder of pragmatism.
PeirceanismThe philosophy of Charles Sanders Peirce, 19th-20th century American logician, mathematician, scientist, and philosopher, founder of pragmatism.
peirosauridAny archosaur in the family Peirosauridae.
PeirseA surname transferred from the given name.
PeirsonA surname, variant of Pierson.
PeisanderSynonym of Isander.
peisantHeavy, massive, forcible
peiseTo weigh or measure the weight of; to poise.
PeisistratanOf or relating to Peisistratus.
PeisistratidOf or relating to the Ancient Greek tyrant Peisistratus (ruled 546–527 B.C.E.) or his family, particularly his two sons, Hipparchus and Hippias.
PeisistratusTyrant of Athens from 546 to 527/8 B.C.E. who promoted cultural and financial prosperity of Athens.
peisleyiteA monoclinic white mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, sodium, and sulfur.
PeisterA surname.
PeithoOne of the Charites and a consort of Hermes.
PeixotoA surname from Portuguese.
PejaThe fourth largest city in Kosovo, and the seat of its eponymous municipality and district.
PejarA locality in the Upper Lachlan council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
pejibayeThe edible fruit of the tropical peach palm (Bactris gasipaes), a single-seeded drupe; a peewah.
pejorateTo become or make (something) worse; to deteriorate, to worsen.
pejorationThe act or process of becoming worse; worsening or degeneration.
pejorationistSynonym of pejorist.
pejorativeDisparaging, belittling or derogatory.
pejorativelyIn a pejorative manner. Insultingly, disparagingly; so as to belittle another or harm their reputation.
pejorativenessThe quality of being pejorative.

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