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pachyodont(zoology) Having thick teeth.pacificistAlternative form of pacifist.packetboatAlternative form of packet boat.paddleboat(nautical) A boat propelled by a paddle wheelpaddlefoot(military, aviation, slang) A member of the groundcrew.palaeodietAlternative form of paleodiet.palaeodontAlternative form of paleodont.palaverist(rare) Synonym of palaverer (“one who palavers”).paleaquult(geology) A pale aquultpaleokarst(geology) A karst that lies under strata of younger rockspalimpsest(astronomy) Circular features believed to be lunar craters that have been obliterated by later volcanic activity.palinodistThe author of a palinode.pallescent(now chiefly botany, zoology) Growing or becoming pale.palliament(obsolete) A dress; a robe.paludamentSynonym of paludamentum.pancosmistA believer in pancosmism.pancratistAn athlete or gymnast in the pankration in Ancient Greece.pandectistPertaining to the Pandects compiled under the Roman emperor Justinian I.panegyristA eulogist; one who delivers a panegyric or eulogy.panendeist(religion) A person who believes in panendeism.pangermistA proponent of the theory of pangermism.pankratist(martial arts) A competitor in pankration.panoramistA person who creates panoramas.pansophist(historical) A proponent of a 17th-century movement around pansophy, or the systematic organization of all human knowledge.pantywaist(informal, especially of a male person) Weak, timid, effeminate, ineffectual.papercraftThe making of artistic objects from paper.papyrotint(obsolete) Synonym of papyrotype.parabolistA teller of parables.paradoxistA participant in the art movement of paradoxism.paraflightAn instance of paraflyingparalogistOne who makes fallacious arguments or draws illogical conclusions.paralysantCausing paralysis.paralyzantAlternative form of paralysant.paramagnet(physics) Any paramagnetic materialparamutantAn organism that has a paramutationparaphrast(rare) Someone who paraphrases.parkouristA person who takes part in parkour.parliament(now chiefly historical) A formal council summoned (especially by a monarch) to discuss important issues.partialistOne who is partial.parturientIn labour, about to give birth, or having recently given birth.pasquilantOne who lampoons.pastellist(art) An artist who works in pastelspathobiontAny potentially pathological (disease-causing) organism which, under normal circumstances, lives as a non-harming symbiontpatriotistAn advocate of patriotism.pawnticketA ticket issued by a pawnbroker to the customer, by which they can later redeem the pawned article.peasantistShowing support for peasants.pedagogistA pedagogical teacher.pediatristAlternative form of paediatrist.pedicuristA person who performs pedicures.pedologistA scientist who studies origins, composition and distribution of soils and the materials from which soils are formed.pedorthistA professional who has specialized training to modify footwear and employ supportive devices to address conditions which affect the feet and lower limbs.pelicanist(chiefly ufology, derogatory) Someone who attempts to explain away UFO reports by means of any explanation, however illogical.pemirolastAn antiallergic drug.pendelluftThe effect of air movements between the penultimate branches of the lungspenologistA student of, or expert in, penology.peppermint(Australia) Any of various eucalypts of southeastern Australia whose leaves yield peppermint-like essential oils.pepperwortAny of various species of plant in the genus Marsilea, especially Marsilea minuta.percipientHaving the ability to perceive, especially to perceive quickly.percurrent(botany) Running through the entire length; running through from top to bottom, as the midrib of a dicotyledonous leaf, the nerve of a moss-leas, or a grass-palet, etc.percussantPercussive; striking (also figuratively).percutient(archaic) Striking; having the power of striking or hitting.perfectestsuperlative form of perfect: most perfectperficientOne who performs or perfects a work.performantOf or relating to performance.perishmentThe act of perishing.perispiritA layer of an abstract, ethereal material that is said by spiritualists to serve as the bond between one's spirit and physical body.permafrostPermanently frozen ground, or a specific layer thereof.peroxidantAny material that causes peroxidationpersiflant(formal) Engaging in persiflage; bantering.persistantMisspelling of persistent.persistentObstinately refusing to give up or let go.personhunt(rare) A manhunt.perspirantAny substance that induces perspiration.pertingent(linguistics) Touching; having direct contact with.perturbantAnything that causes perturbationpestermentThe act of pesteringpetrescent(archaic) Petrifying; converting into stone.pettiskirtA kind of skirt modelled on old-fashioned petticoats.pewterwortEquisetum arvense, the field horsetail or common horsetail.phaeoplastAlternative form of pheoplast.phalangistAlternative letter-case form of Phalangist.phallicistOne who regards the penis or phallus as a sacred symbol.phallocratOne who advocates or imposes phallocracy.phantasistArchaic spelling of fantasist.phantomist(Christianity, archaic, derogatory) One who believes that Christ's corporeal body was an illusion.pharisaistOne who exhibits pharisaism.pharmacist(pharmacy, academic) One who studies pharmacy.phaseshift(physics) A difference in phase values.phenocryst(mineralogy) Any relatively large crystal embedded in a more fine-grained or glassy igneous rockphenoplast(chemistry) phenolic resin.philoneistOne who loves or likes what is new or innovative.philozoista lover of all forms of life (as opposed to only humans or those life forms useful to humans)phoebodontAny extinct cartilaginous fish of the family PhoebodontidaephosphoretA compound of phosphorus that does not include oxygen.phosphuret(obsolete, chemistry) phosphidephotobiont(lichenology) A photosynthetic symbiont, especially those in symbiosis with fungi in lichen.photocount(physics) A count of the distributions of photons obtained by counting photoelectric electronsphotodraftA piece of sheet metal containing a photographic image of an engineering designphotoprintAny print made by a photomechanical process.photoshoot(photography) A session in which a photographer takes a number of photographs of a person or group of people.phototreatTo treat waste water with ultraviolet lightphycobiont(lichenology) An algae that is a constituent of a lichen; an algal photobiont.phycoplast(biology) An array of microtubules involved in the formation of cell walls.phyllocyst(zoology) The cavity of a hydrophyllium.phyllodontAny moth of the genus Phyllodontaphysiocrat(economics, now historical) Any of a group of economists in 18th-century France who believed that the government should not seek to influence the operation of natural economic laws.physoclist(marine biology) A fish whose swim bladder is not open to its esophagus. .phytoagentAny (typically medical) agent of plant originphytoclastA microscopic plant fragment present in the fossil record.piccoloistOne who plays the piccolo.picketboatAlternative form of picket boat.pickpocketOne who steals from the pocket of a passerby, usually by sleight of hand.piercement(geology) A structure that has pierced into another.piezoglypt(astronomy, geology) A regmaglypt.pigeonfootA dovesfoot geranium (Geranium molle).pigopolistA member of a pigopoly.pillionist(rare, dated) A passenger who rides on the pillion of a motorcycle.pimilprost(pharmacology) A prostaglandin analogue.pinchpointAlternative form of pinch point.pisasphaltAlternative form of pissasphalt.pitolisant(organic chemistry) A histamine receptor antagonist 1-[3-[3-(4-chlorophenyl)propoxy]propyl]piperidineplaceshiftTo broadcast (media) from one device to another, by means of placeshifting.plagiaristOne who plagiarizes; or lifts the words, writings, or ideas of another, and passes them off as his or her own, thus engaging in plagiarism; a literary thief.plainchantSynonym of plainsong.planoblast(zoology) Any free-swimming gonophore of a hydroid; a hydroid medusa.plantocratA ruler of a plantocracy.playscriptThe script for a theatrical play.playstreetA scheme by which a road is temporarily closed to allow local children to play there, e.g. in neighbourhoods where playground facilities are not available.playwrightA writer and creator of theatrical plays.pleasuristSomeone devoted to worldly pleasure.pleurodont(zoology) Having the teeth fused (ankylosed) by their sides to the inner surface of the jawbonesploutocratArchaic form of plutocrat.plowwrightA person who builds and repairs plows.pluperfectMore than perfect, utterly perfect, ideal.podiatrist(medicine) A health care practitioner who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of foot ailments.podologistA podiatrist or chiropodistpolemicistA person who writes polemics.policeboatA boat used by police.polishment(rare) The act of polishingpoliticistA writer about politicspolychrest(medicine) A medicine that serves for many uses, or that cures many diseases.polygamistOne who practices polygamy, or maintains that it is lawful.polygenistOne who maintains that animals of the same species are descended from more than one original pair.polygynistOne who practices or advocates polygynypolylogistA proponent of polylogism.polyrepeat(genetics) A polymeric repeatpolysemantA word or phrase with more than one meaning.polytheista believer in, or advocate of, polytheismpolyvalentMultivalent; having a number of different forms, purposes, meanings, aspects or principles.pomologistA person involved in pomology.pondermentA mental state characterized by pondering; a feeling of doubt and curiosity.popularistReflecting popular taste and opinion.porchlightA light on or above a porch.portionistOne of the incumbents of a benefice that has two or more rectors or vicars.portrayistOne who portrays or depicts.positivistA believer in positivism.posologistOne who studies posology.postarrestAfter an arrest.postbuyoutAfter a buyout.postcombatThat happens after combat.postflightAfter a flight.postimpactAfter an impact.postmarketAfter the release of a product onto the market.postracistAfter the decline of racism, or its transformation into a less overt form.postscript(countable) An addendum to a letter, added after the author's signature.postsexistAfter the decline of sexismpotvaliantAlternative form of pot-valiant.poultryistA person who raises poultry.pourtraictObsolete spelling of portrait.powerplantAlternative spelling of power plant.powerpointAn electronic slide presentation.powershift(driving) To shift gears without letting off the accelerator and while briefly depressing the clutch, keeping the engine in its powerband.powersportCommonwealth standard spelling of powersports (“the class of powersport sports, collectively”).practisantOne who practises something; a practitioner.praescientObsolete spelling of prescient.praeteristAlternative form of preterist.praetermitAlternative form of pretermit.pragmatistOne who acts in a practical or straightforward manner; one who is pragmatic; one who values practicality or pragmatism.praisement(obsolete) appraisal (judging the value of something)pranlukast(pharmacology) A cysteinyl leukotriene receptor-1 antagonist.preachment(now chiefly depreciative) Preaching; sermonizing.preappoint(transitive) To appoint beforehand.precellent(obsolete) excellent, surpassingpreceptistOne who imposes precepts.precipientCommanding; directing; willing.precollect(transitive) To collect in advance.precompactTo compact partially in preparation for full compaction or extrusion.preconceit(obsolete) An opinion or notion formed beforehand; a preconception.preconceptThe mental precursor to a fully-formed concept.preconcertOccurring before or in preparation for a concertpreconsentConsent given in advance.precontactBefore contact was established (especially with an indigenous people).precontest(bodybuilding) Of or pertaining to the phase of preparation in the weeks prior to a competition.preconvertTo convert prior to some other processprecorrectTo correct (remove systemic errors) before another operationprecurrentRunning forward; antrorse.predeposit(transitive) To deposit in advance.predictantSynonym of predictive.predroughtPrior to a droughtpreeminantMisspelling of preeminent.preeminentExceeding others in quality or rank; of outstanding excellence, extremely notable or important.preextractTo extract prior to some other operationprefascistPrior to fascism.preferment(now historical) Prior claim (on payment, or on purchasing something); the first rights to obtain a particular payment or product.preformant(archaic, rare) Chiefly in Semitic languages: Synonym of preformative (“a formative letter, syllable, etc., at the beginning of a word”).preformistSynonym of preformationist.preharvestBefore a harvest.preimplantBefore an implant is fitted.preinspect(transitive) To perform a preliminary inspection of; to look for potential problems with, before an official inspection.prelawsuitBefore a lawsuit.prelockoutBefore a lockout.premarxistPrior to Marxism.prepaymentA payment in advance.prepollentHaving superior influence or power; prevailing; predominant.preproductSomething produced as part of the process of manufacturing a final product.preregnantOne who reigns before another; a sovereign predecessor.presentistOf or pertaining to presentism; viewing the past with a perspective limited to present-day attitudes and beliefs.pressurantA gas used to drive a fluid through a fluid system.presubject(grammar, of a part of speech) Occurring before the subject in a sentence or expression.pretendant(dated) A pretender; a claimant.pretendentAlternative form of pretendant.preterient(rare) Passed through; antecedent; previous.prevailent(now nonstandard) Alternative form of prevalent.prevenient(formal) Relating to prevenience; antecedent; preceding; coming or happening before.prewarrantPrior to a warrant.preworkoutBefore a physical workout.pricepointAlternative form of price point.prickshaft(obsolete) A type of arrow.prisonment(now rare) Imprisonment.prizefightA professional boxing match, in which two boxers compete for a prize (usually money).problemist(chess) One who composes chess problems for other players to attempt to solve.procumbentprone or prostrateprodistantAlternative letter-case form of Prodistant.profascistIn favour of fascism.proficientGood at something; skilled; fluent; practiced, especially in relation to a task or skill.profulgent(obsolete) Shining out; gleaming.programistAlternative form of programmist.projicientOf or relating to projicience.proofsheetAlternative spelling of proof sheet.prooxidant(biochemistry) Any substance that induces oxidative stresspropellantanything that propelspropellentCapable of propelling.propelmentA mechanism that propels something.propendentInclining, hanging, or projecting forward or towardprosegment(biochemistry) A section of amino acids at one end of a protein molecule that assists in foldingprosilientEminent; prominent; distinguished above others.proslavist(US, historical) Alternative spelling of pro-slavist.protectantSynonym of protective.protobiontAn aggregation of organic molecules, surrounded by a membrane, that abiotically coalesces into resemblances of living matter; thought to be the precursors of prokaryotic cellsprotoctistAny of several unicellular protists of the kingdom Protista (formerly Protoctista).protoplastThe first-created human; Adam.protrudentThat protrudes.provenient(rare) Forthcoming; issuing.proviolentIn favour of violence.prozionistAn individual who supports Zionists.psalmodistSomeone who sings psalms; a psalmist.psalteristSomeone who plays a psaltery.pseudocyst(medicine) A pathological collection of fluid, differing from a cyst in lacking a clearly-defined epithelial cell layer.pseudofactSomething that seems to be a fact, but is notpseudofootAn appendage which appears to be or acts like a foot.pseudogout(medicine) A medical condition with symptoms resembling gout but caused by precipitation of calcium pyrophosphate crystals in the joints instead of monosodium urate crystals.pseudoknot(genetics) A secondary structure in RNA in which half of one stem is intercalated between the two halves of another stem.pseudoroot(linguistics) A fake root word.psionicist(fantasy) A person with psionic powers.psychicistSomeone who studies psychic behaviour or phenomena.psychonautA person who explores their own psyche, commonly with the aid of psychedelic drugs.ptyctodontAny placoderm of the order PtyctodontidapuberulentCovered in soft, downy hairs.punishmentA penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime.purificantAny substance that purifies.puritanistSomeone with strict, austere or ultra-conservative values, especially in terms of sexual or religious conduct.purpletuftAny of the genus Iodopleura of small, short-tailed birds found in the canopy of forests in tropical South America.purplewortAny of various plants of the genus Trifolium.pursuivant(Freemasonry) A Grand Lodge Officer who guards the inner door during a meeting of the Grand Lodge.putrescentBecoming putrid; putrefying.puzzlefest(video games, informal) A game, especially a text adventure, that mainly requires the player to solve puzzles.puzzlehuntA game where teams compete to solve puzzles, the answers to which reveal the location of a hidden treasure or allow the teams to accomplish a final goal. The puzzle answers are frequently combined in a metapuzzle.puzzlementThe confusing state of being puzzled; bewilderment.pyramidiot(derogatory) pyramidologist; one who believes prophecies are encoded in Egyptian pyramids.pyramidistAn expert in Egyptian pyramids.pyrobolist(dated) A person who makes fireworks, rockets or artillerypyrologist(dated) someone who studies the effects of heat or flame, often in regards to explosives or chemical compounds.pyrrhicist(in Ancient Greece) One who danced the Pyrrhichios.