Words starting with P

pseudodimericapparently, but not actually, dimeric
pseudodipeptideAny compound that has a fragment of general formula -C(NH₂)-CO-NH-C(COOH)- but is not derived from two amino acids
pseudodipeptidicRelating to a pseudodipeptide
pseudodiphtheriaAny of several infections, such as pharyngitis or tonsillitis, that resemble diphtheria but are caused by a different microorganism.
pseudodiphtheriticRelating to pseudodiphtheria
pseudodiploiddiploid, but with chromosomal translocations
pseudodiploidyThe condition of being pseudodiploid
pseudodipteralFalsely or imperfectly dipteral, like a temple with the inner range of columns surrounding the cella omitted, so that the space between the cella wall and the columns is very great, being equal to two intercolumns and one column
pseudodipteronA pseudodipteral structure
pseudodirectoryA virtual directory entry that does not represent a directory on the underlying file system on disk, instead being automatically generated to represent some other objects in the form of files (for example '/proc' in Linux).
pseudodisaccharideThe pseudosaccharide form of a disaccharide
pseudodisciplineAn area of study that has a limited resemblance to an academic discipline.
pseudodiscreteapparently, but not actually, discrete
pseudodistanceA pseudometric having some characteristics of distance
pseudodistominAny of a class of piperidine alkaloids isolated from tunicates of genus Pseudodistoma.
pseudodiverticularRelating to a pseudodiverticulum.
pseudodiverticulosisA condition characterized by the presence of pseudodiverticula (false diverticula that do not involve all layers of the intestinal wall), typically affecting the esophagus or colon.
pseudodiverticulumA pouch that extends along the wall of the intestine from a tumour of smooth muscle
pseudodivisionAny of several methods of division that employ addition and shifting of digits.
pseudodocumentaryA film that mimics the style of a documentary but is not actually produced by filming real events
pseudodogSomething that resembles but is not a dog.
pseudodomainA nonexistent top-level domain that is assigned a meaning in certain specialized contexts.
pseudodominanceThe situation in which the inheritance of a recessive trait mimics a dominant pattern.
pseudodominantExhibiting or relating to pseudodominance.
pseudodotA pseudoharmonic quantum dot
pseudodoxNot true in opinion or doctrine; false.
pseudodoxyFalse opinion or belief
pseudodragonA small dragon-like creature, not a true dragon.
pseudodramaticApparently, but not actually, dramatic.
pseudodualityThe condition of being pseudodual
pseudodynamicRelating to pseudodynamics.
pseudodynamicsdynamics that are inferred from secondary evidence
pseudodysenteryThe occurrence of symptoms identical to those of bacterial dysentery, but not caused by the same microorganisms.
pseudodysphagiaThe fear of swallowing or choking.
pseudoearlyApparently, but not actually, early
pseudoeconomicApparently, but not actually, economic; having certain aspects of an economy.
pseudoeducationalApparently, but not actually, educational; offering ingenuine education.
pseudoeffectiveHaving a nonnegative intersection product with every ample divisor and numerically eventually free if the intersection product with every positive divisor is non-negative.
pseudoelasticExhibiting pseudoelasticity.
pseudoelasticallyIn a pseudoelastic manner.
pseudoelasticityAn elastic (impermanent) response to relatively high stress caused by a phase transformation between the austenitic and martensitic phases of a crystal, exhibited in shape memory alloys.
pseudoelaterA specialized structure in hornworts that helps in spore dispersion.
pseudoelectionA sham election; an election organized without any significant political choice or real impact on the results, often held in dictatorial regimes to feign the appearance of public legitimacy.
pseudoelementAn object in code that behaves like an HTML element but is not a true element.
pseudoemotionalApparently, but not actually, emotional.
pseudoenantiomerA diastereomeric compound that behaves similar to an enantiomer during a chiral induction.
pseudoenergeticRelating to pseudoenergy.
pseudoenergyThe sum of potential energy and kinetic energy of a system
pseudoenlightenmentFalse enlightenment.
pseudoenophthalmosThe impression that the eye is sunken, caused by a narrow palpebral aperture.
pseudoenthusiasticApparently, but not actually, enthusiastic.
pseudoenvironmentalistA false environmentalist.
pseudoenzymaticRelating to or caused by a pseudoenzyme
pseudoenzymeAny protein that has some biochemical function but is not a true enzyme
pseudoephedrineA sympathomimetic alkaloid commonly used as a decongestant; a chemical compound, an isomer of ephedrine, with the formula C₁₀H₁₅NO.
pseudoepidemicAn outbreak of a disease that has some characteristics of an epidemic but has no obvious physical cause
pseudoepilepticparoxysmal and resembling an epileptic seizure
pseudoepiphysisA secondary point of ossification distinct from the normal epiphysis
pseudoepiphyteA plant (such as an aroid) whose stems die away at the base, the upper part deriving its nourishment from its own aerial roots.
pseudoepipleuralRelating to a pseudoepipleuron
pseudoepipleuronA false epipleuron
pseudoepistaxisBlood flow exiting the nostrils that is not due to a true nosebleed, that is, not truly originating from the nasal cavity; examples include blood coughed up through the airway and ending up in the nasal cavity, then dripping out.
pseudoepithelialRelating to pseudoepithelium
pseudoepitheliomatousResembling epitheliomatous change.
pseudoequalitarianApparently, but not actually, equalitarian.
pseudoequatorialDescribing bonds, in a ring system that does not have a true axis, that lie approximately in the plane of the ring
pseudoequilibriumA transient equilibrium
pseudoeroticApparently, but not actually, erotic.
pseudoeroticismThe quality of being pseudoerotic.
pseudoerysipelasA condition that resembles erysipelas
pseudoerythrinA substance derived from lichen, later proved to be the same as erythrin
pseudoerythrocytosisA false appearance of elevated red blood cells caused by a reduced plasma volume rather than a true increase in red cell mass.
pseudoesotropiaThe false appearance of esotropia.
pseudoestrusA condition, similar to estrus, initiated by external hormones
pseudoethicalApparently, but not actually, ethical.
pseudoetymologicalApparently, but not actually, etymological.
pseudoetymologyfalse etymology; folk etymology
pseudoevangelicalApparently, but not actually, evangelical.
pseudoeventA happening that is orchestrated for some ulterior purpose.
pseudoevidencefalse (or even fake) evidence
pseudoexacerbationA sudden relapse in cases of multiple sclerosis, brought on by certain factors such as elevated temperature.
pseudoexfoliationA form of exfoliation, especially in the eyes, in which the surface layer is not actually detached.
pseudoexfoliativerelating to, or causing pseudoexfoliation
pseudoexonA sequence of nucleic acid bases that has the characteristics of an exon but takes no part in the splicing of genes.
pseudoexonizationThe formation of a pseudoexon
pseudoexophthalmosA condition similar to exophthalmos caused by facial asymmetry
pseudoexperienceA simulated or inauthentic experience.
pseudoextinctextinct, but with members of a daughter species remaining alive
pseudoextinctionphyletic extinction; the situation where all members of a species are extinct, but members of a daughter species remain alive
pseudofactSomething that seems to be a fact, but is not
pseudofactinA particular biosurfactant obtained from Pseudomonas fluorescens. It is a novel cyclic lipopeptide biosurfactant. As a surface-active compound it has potential to be broadly used in medicine (anti-cancer and anti-bacterial properties), cosmetics and industry.
pseudofaecalOf or relating to pseudofaeces.
pseudofaecesParticles rejected by a mollusk as unsuitable for food and expelled without passing through the digestive tract.
pseudofamousApparently, but not actually, famous.
pseudofarcyepizootic lymphangitis, a disease of horses
pseudofaultA feature resembling a fault but resulting from other factors such as weathering or the spreading of ridges.
pseudofeculantHaving an appearance or smell similar to feces, usually due to the presence of anaerobic bacteria in an infected area.
pseudofeeblemindedFalsely appearing as feeble-minded.
pseudofeeblemindednessQuality of being pseudofeebleminded.
pseudofemininefeminine or apparently feminine in certain aspects, but not truly feminine
pseudofeminismA belief system that resembles, but is not in fact, feminism.
pseudofeministSeemingly feminist; feminist perhaps in form, but certainly not in essence.
pseudofermionA form of fermion that has integer spin
pseudofermionicRelating to pseudofermions.
pseudofeverA high body temperature that resembles, but is not in fact, a fever.
pseudofictionWriting that resembles fiction but lacks key attributes of fiction; for example, an autobiographical novel
pseudofilamentA line of algae or similar organisms in a shared gelatinous sheath
pseudofilamentationThe growth of pseudofilaments
pseudofilamentousRelating to or composed of pseudofilaments.
pseudofileA file that does not represent a file on the underlying file system on disk, but instead is automatically generated to represent some other object in the form of a file (for example '/proc/cpuinfo' in Linux).
pseudofinalDenoting a kind of steady-state voltage distribution.
pseudofiniteOf a field: both quasi-finite (perfect with a unique extension of every positive degree) and pseudo algebraically closed (every absolutely irreducible variety over the field has a point defined over the field).
pseudofissitunicateApparently fissitunicate.
pseudoflowerAn inflorescence produced on a fungus by a pathogen in order to facilitate transmission of spores by insects
pseudofluidResembling, but not actually, a fluid.
pseudofluorescenceApparent fluorescence due to internal reflection of light
pseudofluorescentRelating to pseudofluorescence
pseudofolkResembling, but not actually, folk (music, literature, etc.).
pseudofolkloreFalse folklore; literature presented as folklore that is actually not.
pseudofollicleA structure, in some malignant lymphomas, morphologically and immunologically similar to a follicle.
pseudofollicularRelating to pseudofollicles.
pseudofolliculitisA condition resembling folliculitis, usually caused by shaving.
pseudofootAn appendage which appears to be or acts like a foot.
pseudoforestan undirected graph in which every connected component has at most one cycle
pseudoformA pseudodifferential form.
pseudoformalAttempting to be formal, but not actually doing so.
pseudofossilAny object, marking or impression that resembles a fossil but whose origin is non-biological.
pseudofoveaAn area of the retina in which an image is fixated (in a person with strabismus)
pseudofractalHaving some characteristics (especially the appearance) of a fractal system
pseudofractureA localized flaw in bone tissue presenting a radiologic appearance similar to that of a fracture; it is a radiologic sign that contributes to the diagnosis of osteomalacia.
pseudofructoseAn epimer of fructose that is used by some commercial food and beverage manufacturers as a low-calorie sweetener.
pseudofruitA fruit which includes tissue not derived from the ovary but from some adjacent tissue.
pseudofunctionalizationA deleterious mutation that does not actually add function
pseudofunctorA mapping between categories that is just like a functor except that f(x∘y)=f(x)∘f(y) and f(1)=1 do not hold as exact equalities but only up to coherent isomorphisms.
pseudofungusAny chromist of the phylum Pseudofungi
pseudofusionThe situation in which the heart rate becomes indistinguishable from that of an implanted pacemaker
pseudogalenasphalerite.
pseudogameAn activity or situation with certain aspects of a game.
pseudogamicRelating to, or exhibiting, pseudogamy.
pseudogamousRelating to, or exhibiting, pseudogamy.
pseudogamygynogenesis
pseudoganglionA localized thickening of the main part or trunk of a nerve, resembling a ganglion but having only nerve fibres and no nerve cells.
pseudogapAn energy level that has few electronic states associated with it
pseudogappedHaving a pseudogap
pseudogappingA form of ellipsis that elides most but not all of a non-finite verb phrase.
pseudogarypidAny pseudoscorpion in the family Pseudogarypidae.
pseudogaseousApparently, but not actually, gaseous.
pseudogelA material that has some characteristics of a gel
pseudogenationThe formation of pseudogenes
pseudogeneA segment of DNA that is part of the genome of an organism, and which is similar to a gene but does not code for a gene product.

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