Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z pellagra A disease characterised by skin lesions and mental confusion, primarily caused by a niacin deficiency. pellagragenic Causing pellagra. pellagric Related to, or suffering from, pellagra. pellagrin One who is afflicted with pellagra. pellagroid Resembling pellagra. pellagrous Related to, or suffering from, pellagra. pellamountain wild thyme (Thymus serpyllum) Pelland A surname from French. Pellant A surname. pellar sorcerer, wizard Pellard A surname. Pellecchia A surname from Italian. Pellegrin A surname from French. pellegrina A short cape worn by some Roman Catholic clergy. Pellegrino A surname from Italian. Pellene A city of Achaia situated between Aegira and Sicyon Peller A surname. Pellerin A surname from French. Pellerito A surname from Italian. pellet A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter. pelletable That can be formed into pellets pelletal In the form of pellets. Pelletan A surname from French. pelleted Formed into pellets pelleter A machine for forming ingredients into pellets to feed animals. pelletierine An alkaloid obtained from pomegranate bark and used as a taenifuge. pelletization The act or process of pelletizing. pelletize To form into pellets. pelletizer A machine that converts a material into pellets. pelletless Without pellets. pelletlike Resembling or characteristic of a pellet. pelletron A type of electrostatic particle accelerator that builds a charge of high voltage using a charging chain of short conductive tubes called pellets connected by links made of insulating material, as opposed to using a belt or rectifier stack. Pellett A surname from Old French. pellety Having a consistency like pellets. Pellew A surname. Pelley A surname. Pellian Of or relating to the 17th-century mathematician John Pell, or to Pell's equation. Pellicano A surname. Pelliccio A surname. Pellicier A surname from French. pellicle A thin skin or film. pellicular Of or pertaining to a pellicle (a pellicula). pelliculate Bearing a pellicle. pellicule A thin diaphanous fabric. pelling A surname from Welsh. Pellissier A surname from French. pellistor A solid-state device, containing ceramic pellets coated with a catalyst, whose resistance changes in the presence of certain gases pellitorine An unsaturated secondary amide that occurs as a toxic alkaloid in the root of the pellitory pellitory Pellitory of the wall (Parietaria officinalis). Pellman A surname. Pello A municipality in Lapland, Finland, on the border with Sweden. pellock A porpoise. Pellon A suburb of Halifax, Calderdale borough, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0725). pellonulid Any freshwater herring of the subfamily Pellonulinae pellonuline Any freshwater herring of the subfamily Pellonulinae Pellot A surname. pellotine An alkaloid from the cactus Lophophora diffusa, formerly used as a soporific drug. pellouxite A monoclinic-prismatic black mineral containing antimony, chlorine, copper, lead, oxygen, silver, and sulfur. Pellow A surname. pells A surname transferred from the given name. pellucid Allowing the passage of light; translucent or transparent. pellucidin An antinociceptive present in Peperomia pellucida pellucidity Transparency; lucidity; clarity. pellucidly In a pellucid manner. pellucidness transparency; lucidity; clarity Pelluebla A locality in the Shire of Moira, northern Victoria, Australia. Pelluhue A town and commune of Cauquenes province, Chile. Pelly A Peloton Interactive exercise bicycle. pellyite An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing barium, calcium, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon. pelma The undersurface of the foot. pelmanism A system of training to improve the memory. pelmatogram An imprint of the sole or plantar surface of a foot, such as may be made by pressing an inked foot onto paper or a greased foot in plaster of Paris. pelmatozoan A member of the subphylum Pelmatozoa. pelmeni Russian dumplings resembling ravioli. pelmet A decorative item that is placed above a window to hide the curtain mechanisms, visually similar to a cornice or valance. pelmicrite A type of limestone, characterised by a micritic matrix containing abundant pellets. pelobatid Any member of the family Pelobatidae of spadefoot toads. pelobatidean Any of the family Pelobatidae of toads pelobatoid Any frog of the superfamily Pelobatoidea pelobiont A form of flagellated protist that lacks mitochondria peloderan Relating to the caudal alae of a nematode pelodryadine Of or relating to the hylid frog subfamily Pelodryadinae. pelodytid Any member of the family Pelodytidae of parsley frogs. pelog One of the two essential scales of gamelan music native to Bali and Java in Indonesia. It has seven notes, of which sometimes only five are used. peloid Mud or clay used therapeutically. peloidal Relating to peloids. pelomedusid Any member of the family Pelomedusidae of freshwater turtles, pelomedusoid Any freshwater turtle of the superfamily Pelomedusoidea pelomyxid Any pelobiont in the family Pelomyxidae. peloothered Drunk, thoroughly intoxicated. pelophilous Found in muddy environments; mud-dwelling. Pelopid Any of the descendants of Pelops. pelopium A supposed chemical element, later found to be a mixture of niobium and tantalum. Peloponnese A peninsula in Greece, separated from mainland Europe by the Gulf of Corinth and connected to it by the Isthmus of Corinth. Peloponnesian Of or pertaining to the Peloponnesus, or southern peninsula of Greece. Peloponnesus Synonym of Peloponnese, a peninsula in Greece, particularly under Roman rule. Pelops A Greek mythological figure, the son of Tantalus, and king of Pisa in the Peloponnesus. pelopsia A vision perception disorder in which objects appear closer than they actually are. Peloquin A surname from French. peloria A variety of toadflax having five spurs instead of one. pelorian Exhibiting peloria (abnormal regularity). peloriate Exhibiting peloria. peloric Of a flower, having a mutation such that a normally asymmetric flower becomes radially symmetric. peloridiid Any insect in the family Peloridiidae. pelorism An abnormality in plants where the flower appears to revert to an earlier form. pelorization Synonym of pelorism. pelorized Exhibiting the abnormality called pelorism. pelorus A device used to take a bearing on a distant object. peloruside A macrocyclic secondary metabolite of the New Zealand marine sponge Mycale hentscheli that is a cytotoxin Pelosi A surname from Italian. Pelosian Of or pertaining to Nancy Pelosi (born 1940), American politician and speaker of the United States House of Representatives. pelosity pilosity; hairiness Peloso A surname from Italian. Pelot A surname. pelota Any of a variety of Spanish sports played against a wall. pelotherapy body therapy using mud or clay peloton A group of riders formed during a cycling road race; especially, the main group of riders; the pack. Pelphrey A surname. pelretin A retinoid used in skincare creams to treat acne etc. or to reduce wrinkles. Pelsall A large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SK0203). pelsparite A limestone consisting of pellets and sparry calcite cement. pelt The skin of an animal with the hair or wool on; either a raw or undressed hide, or a skin preserved with the hair or wool on it (sometimes worn as a garment with minimal modification). pelta A small shield, especially one of an approximately elliptical form, or crescent-shaped. peltable Deserving of being pelted. peltasperm Any extinct plant of the order Peltaspermales peltaspermaceous Of or relating to the Peltaspermaceae. peltast A type of light infantry unit in Ancient Greece who often served as skirmishers. peltate Shield-shaped; scutiform. peltately In a peltate manner. peltatodigitate Of a leaf: digitate, with the petiole much enlarged at the insertion of the leaflets. pelted Having a specified kind of pelt. Peltekian A surname from Armenian. pelter One who pelts. peltidial Relating to the peltidium. peltidium A prodorsal shield in chelicerates Peltier A surname from French. peltiform shield-like, with the outline nearly circular; peltate peltinerved Having the veins radiating from the centre pelting The act by which somebody or something is pelted. peltingly So as to pelt or bombard. peltless Without a pelt. peltmonger A dealer in pelts (animal skins). Pelto A surname from Finnish. peltogaster Any member of the genus Peltogaster. peltogastrid Any member of the family Peltogastridae, parasitic barnacles in the class Rhizocephala. peltoid Synonym of peltiform. Pelton A village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ2553). peltoperlid Any stonefly in the family Peltoperlidae. peltops Either of two species of bird in the genus Peltops, endemic to New Guinea. peltospirid Any gastropod in the family Peltospiridae.