Words starting with P

pseudorandomlyIn a pseudorandom manner
pseudorandomnessThe state of being pseudorandom.
pseudorangeAn approximate range obtained by analysis of GPS signals
pseudorapeA sexual act in which a person pretends to rape another.
pseudorapheThe part of a rapheless valve of a diatom that corresponds to a raphe
pseudorapidityA measure of the velocity of a particle relative to that of a beam of particles, approximated by a function of its angle.
pseudoratiometricApparently, but not actually, ratiometric
pseudorationalSupposedly, but not actually, rational; having only a veneer of reason or logic.
pseudorationalismA school of thought that believes that all actions can be subject to rational analysis
pseudorationalistRelating to pseudorationalism
pseudoreactionAn apparent reaction (to a medical test etc.) that does not in fact represent a positive test result.
pseudoreadA read (sequence of genes) generated from a reference genome (rather than the genome of an actual organism)
pseudorealismA dramatic or artistic technique in which an altered view of reality is presented as being real.
pseudorealistAn artist or dramatist employing the style of pseudorealism.
pseudorealisticExhibiting pseudorealism.
pseudorealityAn apparent reality that is in fact a delusion.
pseudoreceptorA receptor protein that lacks an intracellular serine/threonine protein kinase domain
pseudorecollectionA false memory.
pseudorecombinantRelating to pseudorecombination
pseudorecombinationThe exchange of nucleic acid between two organisms (typically viruses)
pseudorecombinedFormed by pseudorecombination
pseudoreducedsimplified by using pseudocritical parameters
pseudoreductionSomething that resembles a reduction but is not a true reduction.
pseudoreferenceDescribing reference electrodes whose potential, though not constant, varies predictively.
pseudoreferendumA sham referendum.
pseudoreflectionAn invertible linear transformation of a finite-dimensional vector space such that it is not the identity transformation, has a finite (multiplicative) order, and fixes a hyperplane.
pseudoreflexiveOf a verb: requiring the use of a reflexive construction when no reflexive action is actually taking place.
pseudoreformSupposed reform that does not bring about significant change.
pseudorelationalHaving certain elements of a relational database.
pseudorelativisticOf a system or quantum mechanical model that incorporates some relativistic effects without a fully relativistic treatment.
pseudoreligionA system of belief or philosophy with certain aspects often also featured by religion (such as a founder or principal text, strong faith-based beliefs, etc.).
pseudoreligiousOf or pertaining to pseudoreligion.
pseudoremainderA value in pseudodivision more or less corresponding to the remainder in normal division.
pseudoreminiscenceA false memory.
pseudorepetitiveApparently or approximately repetitive
pseudoreplicateAny of a group of interdependent data that are mistakenly treated as independent.
pseudoreplicationThe exaggeration of the statistical significance of a set of measurements resulting from treating the data as independent observations when they are in fact interdependent.
pseudorepresentationGiven a group G and a commutative ring R, a tuple of maps (a,d,x), where a,d:G→R and x:GxG→R, are a pseudorepresentation if they satisfy the relations one would expect if a(g) and d(g) were the diagonal entries of a two dimensional representation |a(g)b(g)|\|c(g)d(g)| and if x was given by x(g,g^′)=b(g)c(g^′).
pseudoresidualThe difference between the observed value and the median.
pseudoresonantExhibiting pseudoresonance.
pseudoreticulateHaving a false reticulum, usually formed by anastomising ridges.
pseudoreticulumAn apparent reticulum of cells on the surface of a spherical vesicle
pseudoretroviralRelating to a pseudoretrovirus
pseudoreversibleDescribing a reaction (especially a redox reaction) in which the products of the reverse reaction are not identical with the starting materials
pseudoreversionThe reversion of a mutation in which the products are different from the originals
pseudorevertantThat has undergone pseudoreversion
pseudorevolutionA political event resembling, but not actually, a revolution.
pseudorevolutionaryHaving the appearance, but not the essence, of a revolutionary.
pseudorhabditeOne of the rod-like corpuscles found in the integument of certain flatworms, filled with a soft granular substance.
pseudorheumatoidSeemingly rheumatoid but not (that is, clinically similar but pathophysiologically different).
pseudorhombicdescribing a structure that is almost rhombohedral
pseudorhombohedralHaving the external appearance of being rhombohedral
pseudorhomboidRelating to certain rhomboid proteases
pseudoringAny of various variants of a ring.
pseudoriparianthat is close or similar to riparian
pseudoritualisticHaving certain ritualistic aspects without being a ritual.
pseudoromanticSpuriously romantic; schmaltzy.
pseudoronineAn alkaloid found in the roots of Papaver pseudo-orientale.
pseudorootA fake root word.
pseudorosetteA structure resembling a rosette (tumor cell formation) that is not a true rosette.
pseudorotamerA relatively inflexible molecule that is a rotamer at low energies
pseudorotateTo undergo pseudorotation
pseudorotatedModified by pseudorotation
pseudorotationA form of stereoisomerization that appears to have been produced by rotation of a molecule
pseudorotationalRelating to pseudorotation
pseudorotaxaneAny complex, having the general form of a rotaxane, but in which the linear component does not have bulky end groups.
pseudorthoceratidAny extinct cephalopod in the family Pseudorthoceratidae.
pseudorthoceridAny member of the Pseudorthocerida order of cephalopods
pseudorunicApparently, but not actually, runic.
pseudorutileA mineral form of ferric titanate.
pseudosacA (non-gestational) sac that develops in the uterus during an ectopic pregnancy
pseudosaccharideAny of several heterocyclic compounds that have a five-membered ring with two oxygen atoms in positions 1- and 3-.
pseudosacredApparently, but not actually, sacred.
pseudosacrificeSomething resembling a sacrifice that is not a true sacrifice, especially (chess) an offer of material made at no risk, since acceptance would lead to the gain of equal or greater material or checkmate.
pseudosagittalApparently or approximately sagittal.
pseudosampleA body of data that is generated (usually by adding random perturbations to actual data), rather than observed.
pseudosamplingThe selection of a pseudosample
pseudosarcomatousHaving the outward appearance of a sarcoma
pseudoscalarA quantity that behaves like a scalar, but changes sign under a parity inversion
pseudoscarlatinaA non-bacterial condition resembling scarlet fever
pseudoschizontA parasite that has some characteristics of a schizont
pseudoschizophreniaAny of various conditions resembling schizophrenia in their symptoms, but not necessarily schizophrenic in origin.
pseudoschizophrenicOf or relating to pseudoschizophrenia.
pseudoscholarlyApparently, but not actually, scholarly.
pseudoscholasticApparently, but not actually, scholastic.
pseudoscienceAny body of knowledge that purports to be scientific or to be supported by science (or may appear to be scientific) but which fails to comply with the scientific method (or rather, is not true science).
pseudoscientificOf, relating to, or employing pseudoscience; not scientific, though purporting to be scientific.
pseudoscientificalSynonym of pseudoscientific.
pseudoscientificallyIn a pseudoscientific way or manner.
pseudoscientificnessThe state or quality of being pseudoscientific.
pseudoscientismA pseudoscientific approach or attitude.
pseudoscientistA practitioner of pseudoscience; a bogus or sham scientist.
pseudoscientisticCharacteristic of pseudoscientists.
pseudosciuridAny member of the Pseudosciuridae family of extinct rodents.
pseudosclerodermaDermal fibrosis resembling scleroderma and occurring in conjunction with another disease.
pseudosclerodermatousHaving or relating to pseudoscleroderma.
pseudosclerosisA disease resembling multiple sclerosis but in which the characteristic lesions are absent
pseudosclerotialApparently sclerotial
pseudoscleroticRelating to pseudosclerosis.
pseudosclerotiumA tight mass of fungal mycelia and soil that resembles a true sclerotium
pseudoscopeAn optical instrument that reverses perception of depth.
pseudoscopicOf, pertaining to, or formed by a pseudoscope; appearing with its relief parts reversed.
pseudoscopicallyIn a pseudoscopic manner.
pseudoscopyReversed perception of depth.
pseudoscorpionAn arachnid belonging to the order Pseudoscorpiones, also known as Pseudoscorpionida or Chelonethida
pseudosculeA false osculum or secondary opening which replaces the original osculum of a sponge.
pseudoscutalOf or relating to a pseudoscutum.
pseudoscutumA structure resembling a scutum.
pseudoseasonalHaving some, but not all, seasonal characteristics
pseudosecretA supposed secret that is not actually secret; open secret.
pseudosecularApparently, but not actually, secular.
pseudosegmentationApparent segmentation, typically of a nematode, by the formation of a series of rings on the body.
pseudosegmentedHaving pseudosegmentation
pseudoseizureA psychogenic nonepileptic seizure, distinguished from epilepsy only in not being associated with abnormal, rhythmic discharges of cortical neurons.
pseudoselectorA kind of selector that identifies something not explicitly labelled in the document markup.
pseudosensitiveappealing to a superficial or exaggerated need for tact
pseudosentenceA grammatically-correct sentence that has no inherent meaning
pseudosentienceA state or condition that is not sentience but seemingly or nearly approaches it or simulates it.
pseudosentientSeemingly sentient but not truly so.
pseudoseptumA plate of silica that extends inwards from the apical part of the valve of some diatoms
pseudosequenceAn apparent sequence used as a key in data compression
pseudoserviceSomething offered or presented as a service that is not actually useful.
pseudosexualApparently but not actually sexual.
pseudosexualityQuality of being pseudosexual.
pseudosheathA structure that resembles a sheath and forms around a tendon graft.
pseudosiblingOne who is not a sibling but has a relationship of that kind.
pseudosilentApparently, but not actually, silent.
pseudosinhaliteA monoclinic-prismatic colorless mineral containing aluminum, boron, hydrogen, magnesium, and oxygen.
pseudosinkA habitat that appears to be a sink due to its high immigration rate, but which could support a smaller stable population in the absence of immigration.
pseudosiphonAny structure that has the appearance of the siphon of a mollusc
pseudositeAn incorrect binding site that resembles the desired one.
pseudoskepticA skeptic who claims to be approaching the disputed issue in a neutral manner but who is actually prejudiced against it.
pseudoskepticalOf a skeptic or their views: claiming to approach the disputed issue in a neutral manner, but actually prejudiced against it.
pseudoskepticismThe attitude of a pseudoskeptic.
pseudoskillA fake or ingenuine skill; something approximating a skill.
pseudoslaveSomeone whose condition resembles, but is not actually, slavery
pseudoslaveryA condition that resembles, but is not actually, slavery.
pseudosocialApparently, but not actually, social.
pseudosocialisticApparently, but not actually, socialistic.
pseudosociologyA false or superficial version of sociology.
pseudosolarizationSolarization that occurs during darkroom processing due to accidental exposure to light.
pseudosolidA very viscous liquid
pseudosolutionA suspension or colloid that has very small particles.
pseudosophisticationA false sophistication.
pseudospaceThat which appears to be space or a space, or has only some aspects of space.
pseudospatialBeing or relating to a pseudospace; apparently but not actually spatial.
pseudospeciationThe formation of self-contained groups (typically of humans) that have different language, customs or other social grouping.
pseudospeciesA group of organisms created by pseudospeciation.
pseudospectralDescribing a class of numerical analysis methods related to spectral methods
pseudospectrumA set containing the spectrum of an operator and the numbers that are "almost" eigenvalues.

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