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 Purington A surname. purinic Of or pertaining to purine purinoceptor Any of a family of plasma membrane substances involved in cellular functions such as vascular reactivity, apoptosis and cytokine secretion purinoreceptor purinoceptor purinosome An organised group of enzymes that together carry out the biosynthesis of purines in cells Purinton A surname. purinyl A univalent radical derived from a purine puriri Vitex lucens, an evergreen tree endemic to New Zealand. purism An insistence on pure or unmixed forms. purist Of or pertaining to purism. puristic Of, or relating to purism or purists. puristical puristic puristically In a puristic manner. puritan A puritanical person. Puritandom The world or sphere of Puritans. Puritaness A female Puritan. puritanical Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice. puritanically In a puritanical manner. puritanicalness The quality of being puritanical. puritanism Strict and austere religious conduct. puritanist Someone with strict, austere or ultra-conservative values, especially in terms of sexual or religious conduct. puritanistic puritanical puritanize To agree with, or teach, the doctrines of Puritans; to conform to the practice of Puritans. puritanizer One who puritanizes. puritanlike Resembling or characteristic of a Puritan. puritanly In the manner of a Puritan; puritanically. Puritano A kind of cigar with pointed ends. puriteen A teenager or young adult (especially an LGBTQ or LGBTQ-supportive member of Gen Z) whose views on sexuality are seen as sex-negative or moralistic. Puriton A village and civil parish in Somerset, England, previously in Sedgemoor district (OS grid ref ST3241). purity The state or degree of being pure. Purkey A surname. Purkinje A surname from Czech. Purkinjean Of or pertaining to Jan Evangelista Purkyně (Johannes Evangelists Purkinje, 1787–1869), Czech anatomist and physiologist, or to his discoveries. Purkins A surname transferred from the given name. Purkis A surname. purl A particular stitch in knitting in which the working yarn is pulled through an existing stitch from front to back. Purleigh A village in Maldon district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL8302). purler A headlong fall or tumble. Purlewaugh A locality in the Warrumbungle council area, central New South Wales, Australia. Purley A town in the borough of Croydon, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3161). purlicue The space between one's forefinger and thumb. purlieu The ground on the edges of a forest, especially when partly subject to the same forest laws concerning game hunting etc. purlieuman An owner of lands in the purlieu. purlin A longitudinal structural member bridging two or more rafters of a roof. purling That purls; rippling, eddying. purloin To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal. purloiner One who purloins. purloining theft purloinment The act of purloining; theft purlwise By purling. Purmerend A city in North Holland, Netherlands. purmorphamine A protein agonist, 9-cyclohexyl-N-(4-morpholinophenyl)-2-(naphthalen-1-yloxy)-9H-purin-6-amine, that is involved in cardiovascular regeneration Purnell A surname. Purnia A district of Bihar, India. Purnim A town in the Shire of Moyne, south western Victoria, Australia Purnima The full moon. The day (tithi) in each month in which the full moon occurs, and marks the division in each month between the two lunar fortnight in Hindu calendar. puro A cigar, especially one made with tobacco from a single country. purohit A family priest. Puroik A tribe of the hill-tracts of Arunachal Pradesh in India. puroindoline Any of a small group of proteins, rich in tryptophan, found only in wheat purok a subdivision of a barangay, typically urban. puromucous Synonym of mucopurulent. puromycin An antibiotic that is a strong inhibitor of protein translation. puromycylated Treated with puromycin puromycylation Treatment with puromycin puroresu Japanese professional wrestling purothionin Any of a group of toxic cross-linked cyclic oligopeptides purotoxin Any of a group of toxins present in venom of spiders of genus Geolycosa. purp A variety of marijuana with purple flowers. purparty A share, part, or portion of an estate allotted to a coparcener. purple A colour between red and blue; violet, though often closer to magenta. purpleheart A large tropical tree, of the genus Peltogyne, native to parts of South America and the West Indies purpleleaf Having purple leaves, especially of plants within the genus Prunus. purplely In a purple manner; with purple colour. Purpleman A senior member of the Orange Order (an Orangeman). purpleness The state or condition of being purple in colour. purplepiller A person who rejects both the red pill and the blue pill. purples Swine fever or hog cholera. purplescent Tending toward a purple colour; purplish. purplesome Characterised or marked by purple (colour). purplespotted Having purple spots purpletop The plant Tridens flavus, a robust North American perennial bunchgrass. purplette A small specialty onion with burgundy skin. purpletuft Any of the genus Iodopleura of small, short-tailed birds found in the canopy of forests in tropical South America. purplewash To associate with feminism publicly to cover up actual non-feminist or anti-feminist goals. purplewashing The practice of presenting something as feminist, particularly a political action, in order to soften or downplay aspects of its reputation considered negative or as a justification for economic, political, xenophobic or racist goals. purplewood The purpleheart tree purplewort Any of various plants of the genus Trifolium. purpliness Synonym of purplishness. purplish Somewhat purple in colour/color. purplishly With a colour resembling purple. purplishness The quality of being purplish. purply Of or having somewhat of a purple color or hue. purpnin A particular steroid glycoside. purport To convey, imply, or profess (often falsely or inaccurately). purported Supposed, or assumed to be. purportedly As appears to be true or is stated or accepted to be (though might not be so). purportion Something purported; a claim. purportless Without purport or meaning. purpose The end for which something is done, is made or exists. purposed Intentional, deliberate. purposedly According to purpose or design; on purpose purposeful Having purpose: having intention or meaning; intentional. purposefully In a purposeful (“resolute, determined”) manner: resolutely, determinedly. purposefulness The state of being purposeful. purposeless Without purpose. purposelessly In a purposeless manner; to no end; for no reason. purposelessness The state of being purposeless. purposelike purposeful purposely On purpose; intentionally. purposer Someone who purposes something. purposing The act of forming a purpose. purpositively In a purpositive manner. purpositiveness The state or condition of being purpositive. purpositivity The state or condition of being purpositive. purposive Serving a particular purpose; useful; adapted to a given purpose, especially through natural evolution. purposively In a purposive manner. purposiveness The state or condition of being purposive. purposivism philosophy, especially religious, that treats will or conscious intent as a basal fact purposivist A proponent of purposivism. purposivistic Of or relating to purposivism. purposivity The state or condition of being purposive. purpre purple purpresture The unlawful personal appropriation of public lands; wrongful encroachment on, or enclosure of properties belonging to the public (e.g. highways, sidewalks, forests, harbors). purprise An enclosed space, such as the land within the borders of a manor. purpronin A particular steroid glycoside. purpura The appearance of red or purple discolorations on the skin that do not blanch when pressure is applied, caused by subdermal bleeding. purpuraceous Purple-coloured. purpural Synonym of purpuric. purpurate Of a purple colour. purpurated Clothed in purple (seen as indicating that one is wealthy or noble). purpure A purple colour on a coat of arms, represented in engraving by diagonal parallel lines 45 degrees clockwise. purpureagitoside A particular steroid glycoside. purpureaglycoside A particular steroid glycoside. purpureal Of a purple colour. purpureocobalt A violet-red variety of cobalt. purpureocobaltic Used to designate certain purple compounds of cobalt with ammonia. purpureous Of a purple colour. purpurescent Somewhat purple; tinged with purple. purpuric Pertaining to or affected with purpura (skin discoloration from blood inside it). purpuriferous Producing a purple pigment. purpurin A red anthraquinone dye, extracted from madder, that is used as a biological stain purpurine uroerythrin purpurinid Any gastropod in the family Purpurinidae. purpuriparous Synonym of purpuriferous. purpurite A manganese phosphate mineral with a striking purple colour. purpurize To make (something) purple-coloured. purpurogallin A red crystalline compound, the aglycon of several glycosides from nutgalls and oak barks. purpurogenous Having the power to produce a purple colour. purpuromycin An antibiotic isolated from Actinoplanes ianthinogenes.