Words starting with P

pseudoclassA construct in code that behaves like a class but is not a true class.
pseudoclassicFalsely classic.
pseudoclassicalimitative of a classical style
pseudoclassicismfalse or affected classicism
pseudocleavageThe formation of a furrow in the first cell cycle of some embryos
pseudocleftResembling or relating to a cleft sentence.
pseudocleftingThe insertion of is what or a similar word sequence so as to form a pseudocleft sentence, as when changing "she bought an apple" to "an apple is what she bought".
pseudoclericalApparently, but not actually, clerical.
pseudoclimacograptidAny graptolite of the genus Pseudoclimacograptus.
pseudoclinicalApparently, but not actually, clinical.
pseudoclonalityThe quality of being pseudoclonal.
pseudoclubbingA condition resembling clubbing of the nails that is not true clubbing.
pseudococcidAny mealybug in the family Pseudococcidae.
pseudococculinidAny gastropod in the family Pseudococculinidae.
pseudococcusAny pseudococcid of the genus Pseudococcus
pseudocodeA description of a computer programming algorithm that uses the structural conventions of programming languages but omits detailed subroutines or language-specific syntax.
pseudocodedRepresented in pseudocode.
pseudocodewordThe result obtained when a decoder fails to converge on a codeword, but instead converges on some other code structure.
pseudocodingThe expression of an algorithm in pseudocode.
pseudocoelThe body cavity of certain nematodes (primitive invertebrates), which is analogous to a coelom but lacking mesodermal cells, i.e. not lined with mesothelium.
pseudocoeliaThe fifth ventricle in the mammalian brain.
pseudocoelomSynonym of pseudocoel.
pseudocoelomateOf, pertaining to, or possessing a pseudocoel (pseudocoelom).
pseudocoelomicRelating to a pseudocoelom
pseudocollarableSuch that there exists a neighborhood that is homeomorphic to a product, but this homeomorphism may not preserve all the desired structures or conditions that a true collar neighborhood would.
pseudocollegiateApparently, but not actually, collegiate.
pseudocolonialRelating to a pseudocolony
pseudocolonialismSomething which resembles or appears to be colonialism (in various senses), but is really not.
pseudocolonizationSomething which resembles or appears to be colonization (in various senses), but is really not.
pseudocolonyA cluster of living things (cells, people, etc.) that has only some of the characteristics of a colony
pseudocolorizeTo add pseudocolors (false colors)
pseudocolourAn arbitrary colour assigned to each gray level of a monochrome image; used especially in thermography
pseudocolouredcoloured using pseudocolours; rendered in false colours
pseudocolouringThe assignment of arbitrary colours to the grey levels of a monochrome image; used especially in thermography
pseudocolpateHaving one or more colpi that do not form a functional aperture.
pseudocolporateHaving a colporus that does not act as a functional aperture.
pseudocolumellaA structure resembling a columella of a coral formed from its septa joining together
pseudocolumellarBeing or relating to a pseudocolumella.
pseudocolumnA column that yields a value when selected, but is not an actual column of the table.
pseudocolumnarpseudostratified columnar
pseudocomaThe neurological disorder more commonly referred to as locked-in syndrome.
pseudocommunalApparently, but not actually, communal; characteristic of pseudocommunity.
pseudocommunityA group of people who appear to be a community but between whom there is no genuine commonality or depth of interaction.
pseudocompacthaving a bounded image
pseudocompactnessThe condition of being pseudocompact
pseudocompensatoryapparently compensatory
pseudocomplementedHaving a pseudocomplement
pseudocomplexRelating to the square root of ±1
pseudocomponentSeveral components of a mixture that are grouped together, with properties averaged, for the purpose of calculation.
pseudocompressibilityThe condition of being pseudocompressible.
pseudoconcave(said of a function) differentiable and decreasing in any direction where it has a negative directional derivative.
pseudoconcavityThe property of being pseudoconcave.
pseudoconceptA set of things (e.g. blue things, round things) conceptualized by a child who is learning language, approximating a general concept of something.
pseudoconditionedconditioned by means of pseudoconditioning
pseudoconditioningThe production of a conditioned response to a neutral stimulus following repeated exposure to a conditioned stimulus
pseudoconeOne of the soft gelatinous cones found in the compound eyes of certain insects, such as the dragonfly or fruit fly, corresponding to the crystalline cones of other insects.
pseudoconformableSynonym of paraconformable.
pseudoconformablyIn a pseudoconformable manner
pseudoconformalThat appears to conform, but in practice does not.
pseudoconformitySynonym of paraconformity.
pseudocongruenceApparent congruence
pseudoconicalDescribing various map projections based on the conical.
pseudoconoidA coiled collection of microtubules in some flagellates
pseudoconopeumA hyaline flap of silica forming a cavity on the external valve face of a marine diatom
pseudoconscienceA mindset or mental faculty that is mistaken for a conscience but lacks the truly ethical nature thereof.
pseudoconsciousSeemingly or nearly conscious but not truly so; said of processes within the human mind, of people, of software, or of machines running software.
pseudoconsciousnessA state or condition that is not consciousness but seemingly or nearly approaches it or simulates it.
pseudoconsensusApparent consensus that is not in fact genuine.
pseudoconservativeApparently, but not actually, conservative.
pseudocontactApparent contact, typically between dipoles in a molecule
pseudocontiguousApparently contiguous (but having small breaks between elements)
pseudocontinentApparently continent, especially while undergoing medication
pseudocontinuousApparently continuous (but actually discrete)
pseudocontractiveSatisfying the equation ||Tx - Ty|| <= ||x - y|| - α * ||x - y||² where T is the mapping that is pseudocontractive, x and y are points in the metric space, ||.|| denotes the norm in the metric space, and α is a constant.
pseudoconvexOf a function: differentiable and increasing in any direction where it has a positive directional derivative.
pseudoconvexityThe property of being pseudoconvex.
pseudocopolymerA form of copolymer that is a mixture of different forms of the same monomer.
pseudocoproliteA pseudofossil whose shape resembles a coprolite.
pseudocopulaSynonym of semicopula.
pseudocopulateTo carry out pseudocopulation
pseudocopulationAny of various processes, amongst diverse animals, in which male gametes are passed from one individual to another without sexual union.
pseudocopulatoryResembling copulation though not fulfilling the sexual function.
pseudocopyAn imperfect (mutated or incomplete) copy of a gene that is inserted into another segment of the DNA or RNA.
pseudocoronalRelating to a pseudocorona
pseudocorrectSeeming or presented to be correct, but actually incorrect.
pseudocorrectnessThe quality or condition of being pseudocorrect; of being incorrect but seemingly correct.
pseudocorrelationAn approximation to a cross-correlation made using Monte Carlo methods
pseudocortexA boundary layer of the thallus containing distinct hyphae that are not organized into a regular tissue structure.
pseudocorticalRelating to the pseudocortex.
pseudocostateFalse-ribbed, as where a marginal vein is formed by confluence of the true veins.
pseudocotunniteAn orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing chlorine, lead, and potassium.
pseudocotyledonSynonym of proembryo (“cluster of cells that has not yet formed into an embryo”).
pseudocountA number added to a number of observations so as to change a generated probability to one obtained by prior knowledge.
pseudocowpoxA viral disease of cattle, whose symptoms include ring or horseshoe scabs on the teats.
pseudocoxalgiaLegg-Calvé-Perthes disease.
pseudocraterA volcanic landform formed by wet land being cooled by hot flowing lava.
pseudocriminalApparently, but not actually, criminal.
pseudocriticalBeing an approximation to a critical pressure, temperature, etc.
pseudocrocidoliteSynonym of tiger's eye.
pseudocroupThe (now most common) form of croup caused by a virus and not by the diphtheria bacterium.
pseudocrypticMorphologically recognisable as distinct only after other methods have unveiled their existence.
pseudocrystalA substance that appears to be crystalline, even under a microscope, but does not have a true crystalline diffraction pattern.
pseudocrystallineHaving the form of a pseudocrystal.
pseudocrystallographicApparently, but not actually, crystallographic
pseudoctenodontHaving many short teeth transverse to the hinge margin in groups related to teeth that are longitudinally directed.
pseudocubicdescribing a rhombohedral structure that is almost cubic
pseudocultivatedApparently, but not actually, cultivated.
pseudoculturalRelating to pseudoculture.
pseudocumeneAn isomer of cumene, 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene.
pseudocuspA structure resembling a cusp.
pseudocycleA cocycle.
pseudocyclicDescribing a variant of the cyclic photophosphorylation process of photosynthesis in which molecular oxygen replaces one of the other moieties in part of the cycle
pseudocyclopiidAny copepod of the family Pseudocyclopiidae.
pseudocyesisA false pregnancy: the appearance of signs and symptoms associated with pregnancy when the person or animal is not pregnant.
pseudocyeticExhibiting or relating to pseudocyesis.
pseudocylindricalRepresenting the central meridian and each parallel as a single straight line segment, but not the other meridians.
pseudocyphellaA structure in lichens that appears as a tiny pore on the outer surface, caused when there is a break in the cortex of the lichen and the medullary hyphae extend to the surface.
pseudocyphellarRelating to a pseudocyphella.
pseudocyphellateHaving pseudocyphellae
pseudocystA pathological collection of fluid, differing from a cyst in lacking a clearly-defined epithelial cell layer.
pseudocysticOf or relating to a pseudocyst; resembling a cyst.
pseudocystographyRadiography of a pseudocyst.
pseudocystojejunostomySynonym of cystojejunostomy.
pseudodataData that is artificially generated in order to test a program; test data.
pseudodatasetA data set composed of pseudodata.
pseudodebateSomething presented as a debate in which there is no real disagreement.
pseudodeficiencyAn apparent deficiency
pseudodeficientApparently deficient; having a pseudodeficiency.
pseudodementedSuffering from pseudodementia.
pseudodementiaA mild form of dementia from which the patient (often an elderly woman) may recover.
pseudodemocracyA government that holds elections but restricts civil liberties.
pseudodemocraticOf or pertaining to pseudodemocracy.
pseudodentalApparently, but not actually, dental.
pseudodentaryIn caecilians, the front tooth-bearing part of the jawbone.
pseudodentitionThe set of pseudoteeth of an animal
pseudodepressedExhibiting pseudodepression.
pseudodepressionThe signs and symptoms of depression from a non-depressive, often organic aetiology.
pseudodeviceAn entry in a file system that acts like a physical device without having the corresponding hardware.
pseudodextrocardiaThe displacement of the heart to the right secondary to causes outside of it.
pseudodiadematidAny member of the Pseudodiadematidae.
pseudodiagnosispseudoscientific diagnosis
pseudodiarrheaA condition of increased stool frequency (more than three times daily) with a normal daily stool weight of less than 300 g; it may accompany irritable bowel syndrome, hyperthyroidism, and anorectal disorders such as proctitis.
pseudodifferentialDescribing an extension to differential calculus that deals with Fourier transforms and similar structures.
pseudodifferentiallyIn a pseudodifferential manner
pseudodiffusionmixing due to the action neighbouring motion rather than true diffusion
pseudodiffusiveRelating to, causing, or by means of pseudodiffusion
pseudodigraphA graph that resembles a directed graph but violates one of the normal rules, as for example by including a directed loop.
pseudodihedralThe angle between successive alpha helices of a protein chain
pseudodimensionThe largest cardinality (or infinite) of a set of points (in a function class) that can be shattered.
pseudodimerAn apparent dimer

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