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 pewfellow Someone who occupies the same pew as another. pewful An amount sufficient to fill a pew. pewholder One who has a pew reserved for themselves in church. pewholding The system by which people can reserve pews for themselves in a church. Pewitt A surname. pewless Without a pew. pewlike Resembling or characteristic of a pew. pewmate One who shares the same pew. Pewsey A village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1660). pewter An alloy of approximately 93–98% tin and 1–2% copper, and the balance of antimony. pewterer A manufacturer of pewterware. pewterware Articles made from pewter. pewterwort Equisetum arvense, the field horsetail or common horsetail. pewtery Of or resembling pewter. PEX PHIGS Extension to X: an early Unix 3D graphics API. pexacerfont A CRF-1 antagonist. pexelizumab A humanized monoclonal antibody designed to reduce side effects of cardiac surgery. pexiganan A synthetic antimicrobial peptide developed for the treatment of infection in diabetics. pexophagic Relating to pexophagy pexophagosome An intracellular vesicle involved in the degradation of peroxisome by macropexophagy pexophagy The selective autophagy of peroxisomes Peyer A surname. Peyerian Of or relating to Johann Conrad Peyer (1653–1712), Swiss anatomist. Peyman A surname. peyote A small, spineless cactus (Lophophora williamsii) found from southwest United States to central Mexico that produces buttonlike tubercles that can be chewed for their psychedelic effect, primarily from the drug mescaline. peyotism The consumption of peyote for its psychedelic effects as a religious ritual. peyotist One who consumes peyote for its psychedelic effects. Peyraud A village in Ardèche department, France. Peyrehorade A town in Landes department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. Peyton A surname. peytral A piece of armor designed to protect the chest of a horse. Peytyn A female given name. Pez A kind of candy in the form of small blocks that is sold in small plastic dispensers. Pezeshkian A surname from Persian. peziza Any of the genus Peziza of saprophytic fungi. pezizaceous Belonging to the family Pezizaceae of cup fungi. pezizalean Relating to fungi of the order Pezizales. pezizin An orange-yellow pigment found in Peziza species. pezizoid Resembling a fungus of the polyphyletic genus Peziza, having a cuplike form. pezograph A regmaglypt. Pezza A surname from Italian. Pezzotta A surname pezzottaite A cesium analog of beryl, a silicate of cesium, beryllium, lithium and aluminium that crystallizes in the trigonal system. Pezzullo A surname from Italian. pfaff Indicating disapproval, scoffery, irritation, impatience or disbelief. pfaffian The determinant of a skew-symmetric matrix, capable of being written as the square of a polynomial in the matrix entries. pfaffoside Any of a class of saponins found in members of species of the genus Pfaffia. pfah Expressing contempt or dissatisfaction. Pfahler A surname from German. Pfalz The Palatinate region of Germany. pfalzgraf A German representative of the Frankish king (or, later, the Holy Roman Emperor), in a palatial domain of the crown; a count palatine. Pfannenstiel A surname. Pfarr A surname. PFAS a perfluoroalkyl substance pfaugh An expression of disgust, contempt, disdain, or dismissal. pfb To purl into front and back of same stitch. Pfeffer A surname from German. Pfefferkorn A surname from German. pfeffernuss A small gingerbread biscuit, flavoured with spices, eaten especially at Christmas. pfeffernusse Synonym of pfeffernuss. Pfeifer A surname. Pfeiffer A surname from German. Pfeifle A surname. Pfeil A surname from German. Pfeler A surname from German. pfella A fellow. pfennig One hundredth of the former German mark (Deutsche Mark). pfenning A surname from German. pff An expression of annoyance or disappointment. pfft Used to signify a sudden ending or disappearance. Pfingsten A surname from German. Pfister A surname from German. Pfizer A surname from German. Pfizered Having received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Pfizergate A scandal involving alleged communications between European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and American pharmaceutical company Pfizer that were seen as secretive. Pfizermectin Synonym of nirmatrelvir (Paxlovid) PFK Synonym of KFC (geographically restricted to restos in Quebec, when discussing this restaurant) Pflasterer A surname. Pflaum A surname from German. Pflederer A surname. pfleiderer A toothed machine for shredding cellulose in the manufacture of synthetic materials. Pflieger A surname from German. Pflueger A surname. Pflug A surname from German. Pfluger A surname. Pflugerville A city in Travis County, Texas, United States, with a small portion in Williamson County. Pflum A surname. Pfohl A surname. Pforzheim A city and urban district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany; the capital of the surrounding district of Enz in Baden-Württemberg. Pfronten A municipality on the Austrian border in Ostallgäu district, Bavaria, Germany. pfropfschizophrenie Schizophrenia in individuals with premorbid cognitive impairment. PFTAIRE A particular protein kinase. pfui an exclamation indicating disagreement or rejection of an argument; contempt pfund A pound (unit of weight), in German contexts. pg paying guest house pGEX A plasmid used as a gene transfer vector PGO A spike of electrical activity in the brain that moves from pons to geniculate nucleus to occipital lobe at the onset of REM sleep. pgrna pregenomic RNA ph Measure of the acidity (low pH) or basicity (high pH) of an aqueous solution, equal to the negative logarithm of the concentration of hydronium ions in molars. PHA A surname from Vietnamese. phablet A mobile device intermediate in size between smartphone and tablet. phacelia Any of many annual or perennial herbaceous plants, of the genus Phacelia, native to the Americas. phacella A filament that projects into the central gastric cavity of a cnidarian phacellate That has phacellae phacellus One of the filaments on the inner surface of the gastric cavity of certain jellyfishes. phaceloid Of a coral colony: having individual corallite tubes, joined at the base. phacidiaceous Of or relating to the Phacidiaceae. phacoanaphylactic Relating to phacoanaphylaxis phacoanaphylaxis anaphylaxis to proteins released from the lens of the eye; the inflammation caused by this phacochere The warthog. phacochoere The warthog Phacochoerus aethiopicus phacochoerid phacochoere phacochoerine Relating to the phacochoeres (warthogs) phacocyst The capsule of the lens of the eye phacodonesis The vibration of the lens accompanying eye movement. phacodynamics The flow of fluid into and out of a lens during phacoemulsification surgery phacoemulsification A form of cataract surgery in which the eye's internal lens is emulsified with an ultrasonic handpiece and aspirated from the eye. Aspirated fluids are replaced with irrigation of balanced salt solution, thus maintaining the anterior chamber, as well as cooling the handpiece. phacoemulsified Subject to phacoemulsification phacoemulsifier A device used in phacoemulsification surgery phacofragmentation fragmentation of the lens of the eye, typically after it has become dislocated phacoid Resembling a lentil or lens; lenticular. phacoidal Having the form of the lens of the eye, or lentil; lenticular phacoiridencleisis An extension of iridencleisis that includes the lens phacolite A dull-coloured, lens-shaped variety of chabazite. phacolith A lens-shaped mass that occurs in an anticlinal crest or synclinal trough. phacolithic Relating to a phacolith. phacolysis The destruction and removal of the lens of the eye. phacolytic Relating to phacolysis phacometer A device for testing the refractive power of lenses. phacomorphic Relating to the shape of a lens phacopid Any trilobite of the order †Phacopida. phacopide Synonym of phacopid. phacoscope An instrument in the form of a dark chamber for observing the changes in the crystalline lens during accommodation. phacotrabeculectomy An extension of trabeculectomy to include the lens phacovitrectomy combined phacoemulsification and vitrectomy phad A cloth or canvas scroll used for phad painting Phaeacia A region in Greek mythology mentioned in Homer's Odyssey. Phaeacian A member of a legendary seafaring people fond of feasting and dancing, mentioned by the poet Homer. Phaedo An ancient Greek philosopher. Phaedra The wife of Theseus, who falls in love with but is spurned by her stepson Hippolytus, then commits suicide, but is the cause of his later death (details vary between versions). Phaedran Of or relating to Phaedrus. Phaedriades the plateau on which the city of Delphi sat near Mt. Parnassus. Phaedrus An Athenian aristocrat, friend of Socrates. phaegopterine Any of the subtribe Phaegopterina of tiger moths. phaeism A relatively mild form of melanism. Phaenna One of the Charites worshipped in Sparta along with Cleta. phaennid Any copepod in the family Phaennidae. phaenogamic phaenogamous phaenogamous Having true flowers with distinct floral organs; flowering. phaenological phenological