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pachycephalosaursplural of pachycephalosaurpachypleurosaurid(zoology) Any extinct sauropterygian reptile of the family Pachypleurosauridae.pachyrhizodontoidAny extinct teleost of the suborder †PachyrhizodontoideipaedopsychologistOne who studies paedopsychology.palaeanthropology(chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of paleanthropology.palaeethnologicalAlternative form of paleoethnological.palaeoarchaeologyAlternative spelling of paleoarcheology.palaeoatmosphericAlternative form of paleoatmospheric.palaeobiocoenosisAn ecological unit in prehistoric timespalaeobotanicallyAlternative form of paleobotanically.palaeoceanographyAlternative form of paleoceanography.palaeoclimatologyThe scientific study of prehistoric climate of the Earth.palaeocontinentalAlternative form of paleocontinental.palaeodemographicAlternative form of paleodemographic.palaeoenvironmentAlternative spelling of paleoenvironment.palaeoethnobotanyAlternative form of paleoethnobotany.palaeoethnologistAlternative form of paleoethnologist.palaeoethologicalAlternative form of paleoethological.palaeogeochemicalOf or pertaining to palaeogeochemistrypalaeographicallyAlternative spelling of paleographically.palaeoherpetologyAlternative form of paleoherpetology.palaeohydrographyAlternative form of paleohydrography.palaeohydrologistAlternative form of paleohydrologist.palaeoichthyologyThe scientific study of prehistoric fish.palaeolatitudinalBritish standard spelling of paleolatitudinal.palaeolimnologist(paleontology) Alternative spelling of paleolimnologist.palaeoneurologistAlternative form of paleoneurologist.palaeopathologistAlternative form of paleopathologist.palaeopedologicalAlternative form of paleopedological.palaeopropithecid(zoology) Any extinct lemur in the family Palaeopropithecidae.palaeotemperature(geology) Temperature (such as of a specific place or stone) in the geological past.palaeothermometerAlternative spelling of paleothermometer.palaeothermometrythe estimation of the temperature in the geologic pastpalaeotopographicAlternative form of paleotopographic.palaeoxylologicalRelating to palaeoxylology.palaeozygopleurid(zoology) Any extinct gastropod in the family Palaeozygopleuridae.palatinomaxillaryAlternative form of palatomaxillary.palatographicallyBy means of, or in terms of, palatography.paleoanthropology(anthropology) The scientific study of ancient human remains.paleobiodiversitybiodiversity in the pastpaleobiogeographyThe scientific study of the prehistoric distribution of plants and animals.paleoceanographerA scholar or researcher of paleoceanography, the study of the development of the oceans in the geologic past.paleoceanographicAlternative spelling of palaeoceanographic.paleoclimaticallyIn a paleoclimatic way.paleoconservatismpaleoconservative beliefspaleoconservative(US politics) Holding views associated with paleoconservatism.paleodepositional(geology) Relating to paleodeposition or paleodepositspaleodistributionThe distribution of organisms in prehistoric times.paleoecologicallyIn terms of paleoecology.paleoentomologistAlternative spelling of palaeoentomologist.paleoenviromentalMisspelling of paleoenvironmental.paleoenvironmentsplural of paleoenvironmentpaleoepidemiologyThe epidemiological study of disease in ancient timespaleoethnographicRelating to paleoethnographypaleoethnologicalRelating to paleoethnology.paleoevolutionaryRelating to paleoevolutionpaleogeographicalOf or pertaining to paleogeographypaleohistologicalAlternative form of palaeohistological.paleohydrographicRelating to paleohydrographypaleohydrologicalAlternative form of palaeohydrological.paleoichnologicalRelating to paleoichnology.paleolimnologicalOf or pertaining to paleolimnology, the limnological study of the geological pastpaleoliquefactionAncient soil liquefaction caused by earthquakes.paleolongitudinalRelating to paleolongitude.paleomagnetically(geology) In a way that has to do with paleomagnetismpaleomalacologistOne who studies paleomalacology.paleomammalogicalRelating to paleomammalogypaleomicrobiologyThe microbiological study of prehistoric materialpaleomicrobiomicsThe study of prehistoric microbiomespaleoneuroanatomyThe neuroanatomy of ancient (typically extinct) animalspaleoneurobiologyThe study of brain evolution by analysis of brain endocasts to determine endocranial traits and volumes.paleoneurologicalRelating to paleoneurology.paleontographicalOf or pertaining to paleontography.paleontologicallyIn a paleontological manner.paleonutritionistOne who studies paleonutrition.paleopalynologistOne who studies paleopalynology.paleoparasitologyThe study of ancient parasites, especially as a branch of archaeologypaleopathologicalRelating to paleopathologypaleopathologistsplural of paleopathologistpaleophycologicalRelating to paleophycologypaleophytologicalRelating to paleophytology.paleoproductivityAlternative form of palaeoproductivity.paleoradiologicalRelating to paleoradiology.paleornithologistA paleontologist who studies fossil birds.paleoseismologist(geology) A person who studies paleoseismologypaleospinothalmicMisspelling of paleospinothalamic.paleostructurallyIn terms of paleostructure.paleotempestology(meteorology) The study of past tropical cyclone activity by means of geological evidence and historical documentary records.paleotestamentary(rare) Synonym of vetero-testamentary.paleovegetationalRelating to paleovegetation.pallaviciniaceous(botany, relational) Of or relating to the Pallaviciniaceae.panaminoglycosidePertaining to all aminoglycosides, especially in relation to bacterial antibiotic resistance.panchromatizationThe process of panchromatizing.pancreatectomisedAlternative form of pancreatectomized.pancreatectomizedsimple past and past participle of pancreatectomizepancreaticography(medicine, rare) Synonym of pancreatographypancreatoduodenalAlternative spelling of pancreaticoduodenalpandenominationalConcerning many religious denominations.pandimensionalityThe quality of being pandimensional.panentheisticallyin a panentheistic mannerpansusceptibilityThe quality of being pansusceptible.pantetheinylationReaction with pantothenic acidpaparazzificationThe process of making or becoming characteristic of the paparazzi.papulotranslucent(medicine) Characterised by translucent papules.parabronchiolitis(pathology) inflammation of the parabronchiaparacarcinomatousRemotely related to a carcinomaparacoccidioidoma(pathology) A paracoccidioidal lesionparacompactifying(mathematics) That makes something paracompact.paracrystallinityThe condition of being paracrystallineparadoxographicalRelating to paradoxography.paraelectromagnon(physics) An electromagnon that is active when in a paramagnetic environmentparaformaldehydesplural of paraformaldehydeparahallucinationA hallucination caused by damage to the peripheral nervous system.parakeratocytosis(pathology) Any disease associated with parakeratocytesparallelisabilityAlternative form of parallelizability.parallelizability(mathematics, computing) The condition of being parallelizable.parallelogramicalparallelogramicparamendozavilite(mineralogy) A monoclinic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, molybdenum, oxygen, phosphorus, and sodium.paramesonephrotic(anatomy) Synonym of paramesonephric.paraphysiological(anatomy) Describing movement of a joint that is greater than normal physiological movement, but is less than that which would cause damageparapsychologicalOf or pertaining to parapsychology.parapsychologistsplural of parapsychologistpararsenolamprite(mineralogy) An orthorhombic lead gray mineral containing antimony and arsenic.paraschizophreniaBorderline schizophrenia.paraschizophrenicRelated to paraschizophreniaparasitoidisationinfection with a parasitoidparasitologicallyIn a parasitological manner; as regards parasites or parasitology.parasympathectomy(surgery) The removal of (all or part of) the parasympathetic nervous systemparasympatholytic(medicine) That blocks the action of the parasympathetic nervous system; anticholinergicparasynthetically(grammar) In a parasynthetic manner.parathyroidectomy(surgery) The procedure to remove one or more of the parathyroid glandsparatransgenetics(genetics) A form of transgenics in which the bacteria within the digestive tract of the target organism are genetically modifiedparavinogradovite(mineralogy) A triclinic-pedial white mineral containing aluminum, beryllium, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, silicon, sodium, and titanium.parentheticalnessSynonym of parentheticality.parietocerebellar(anatomy) parietal and cerebellarparietosplanchnicRelating to the connection between the parietal lobe and the viscera.parliamentarinessQuality of being parliamentary.parthenogeneticalAlternative form of parthenogenetic.parthenogenicallyBy parthenogenesis.particularisationAlternative spelling of particularization.particularizationThe act of particularizing.particularizingly(rare) In a particularizing manner.passportificationThe supply of passports to citizens of another country for national political reasons.paternalisticallyIn a paternalistic manner.pathoadaptability(pathology) adaptability to a diseasepathoanatomicallyIn terms of pathoanatomy.pathoangiogenesisThe formation of diseased blood vesselspathobiochemistryThe study of biochemical changes in pathological conditions.pathobiologicallyWith reference to, or by means of pathobiologypathobiomechanicspathological biomechanicspathoconnectomics(pathology) The application of connectomics to diseasepathognomonicallyIn a pathognomonic mannerpathohistologicalSynonym of histopathological; Relating to pathohistology.pathomechanicallyIn pathomechanical terms.pathomorphologistA pathologist whose speciality is pathomorphologypathoneurological(pathology) Relating to neurological diseasespathophenotypicalAlternative form of pathophenotypic.pathophysiologistOne who works in the field of pathophysiology.paucigranulocyticHaving few granulocytespaucituberculatanAny marsupial of the order Paucituberculata; a shrew opossum.pectinibranchiate(zoology, archaic) Having pectinated gills.pedestrianisation(British spelling) Alternative form of pedestrianization.pedestrianizationThe restriction of access to a street to pedestrians only.pedogeochemicallyIn terms of pedogeochemistry.pedomorphological(soil science) Relating to the morphology of soilpedostratigraphicRelating to pedostratigraphypenstyldensovirusAny densovirus of the genus Penstyldensoviruspentachlorophenol(organic chemistry) A fully chlorinated derivative of phenol that is used as a fungicide and wood preservative.pentacoordinating(chemistry, of a ligand) Having five coordinate bonds to a metal ionpentacoordination(chemistry) The condition of being pentacoordinatepentacosiomedimniThe highest class of citizens in Ancient GreecepentadecasyllabicSynonym of quindecasyllabic.pentadodecahedrona regular dodecahedron having twelve pentagonal facespentafluorobenzyl(organic chemistry, especially in compound terms) A form of the benzyl radical in which each of the hydrogen atoms of the benzene ring has been replaced by fluorinepentafluoroethane(organic chemistry) A refrigerant and fire suppression agent with the chemical formula CF₃CHF₂.pentafluorophenol(organic chemistry) A derivative of phenol in which the five hydrogen atoms have been replaced by those of fluorine ( C₆F₅OH )pentafluorophenyl(organic chemistry, especially in combination) A phenyl group in which the five hydrogen atoms have been replaced by those of fluorine ( C₆F₅- )pentagalacturonicRelating to pentagalacturonic acid and its derivativespentahydrocalcite(mineralogy) A pentahydrated form of calcitepentakisphosphate(chemistry) A compound having five simple phosphate groupspentakosiomedimniAlternative form of pentacosiomedimni.pentatricopeptideA polypeptide motif containing thirty-five amino acid unitspentylenetetrazolA drug formerly used as a circulatory and respiratory stimulant.peptidoglycolipid(biochemistry) A complex of peptide and glycolipidperceptualizationThe act of perceptualizing.perchloroethylene(organic chemistry) Synonym of tetrachloroethylene, a nonflammable, non-polar solvent with low toxicity, especially in the dry-cleaning tradeperennibranchiate(obsolete, of some amphibia) having gills throughout lifeperfluoroalkylate(organic chemistry) To modify by perfluoroalkylationperfluorochemical(chemistry) Any perfluorinated compound.perfluorohexacene(organic chemistry) Any perfluoro derivative of a hexaceneperfluorooctanoic(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to perfluorooctanoic acid or its derivativesperiadventitiallyIn a periadventitial mannerperibronchiolitis(pathology) inflammation of peribronchiolar tissuepericarcinomatousAround a carcinoma.pericardiophrenicSurrounding the heart and the diaphragmpericardiopleural(anatomy) pericardial and pleuralpericentrilobularSurrounding the centre of a lobulepericholecystiticRelating to pericholecystitis.pericholecystitisinflammation of the peritoneum over the gall bladderpericombobulation(humorous) Disturbance and confusion.pericontusionallyIn a pericontusional mannerperidomiciliationThe time surrounding domiciliationperilymphadenitis(pathology) inflammation of the tissue surrounding a lymph glandperilymphaticallyIn a perilymphatic mannerperimesencephalicSurrounding the mesencephalonperimitochondrialSurrounding a mitochondrionperiodontogenesisThe formation and development of periodontal structuresperiodontologicalRelating to periodontology.peripheralisation(British spelling) Alternative form of peripheralization.peripheralizationThe act of peripheralizing; marginalization.peripherovascularRelating to the peripheral blood vessels.periplasmaticallyIn a periplasmatic mannerperiplorhamnosideA particular steroid glycoside.peritectoidicallyAlternative form of peritectoidally.peritonealization(medicine) The process by which a surgical surface is covered with peritoneum, via surgical means or natural regeneration.peritoneocentesis(medicine) Abdominal paracentesis.periventricularly(anatomy) Around the ventricle.permineralizationA form of fossilization in which minerals are deposited in the pores of bone and similar hard animal parts.permutotetravirusCertain tetraviruses.peronosporomyceteAny oomycete of the phylum Peronosporomycetesperoxodiphosphate(inorganic chemistry) The anion P₂O₈⁴⁻ ,derived from peroxodiphosphoric acid, which is a powerful oxidizing agentperoxomonosulfate(inorganic chemistry) The oxyanion SO₅²⁻; any salt containing this ionperoxymonosulfate(inorganic chemistry) Synonym of monopersulfate.peroxytrichloride(inorganic chemistry) Any trichloride that is also a peroxideperpendicularnessQuality of being perpendicular.perseverativenessThe quality of being perseverative.perspectivizationSynonym of perspectivation.perspicaciousnessPerspicacity.persulphocyanogen(organic chemistry) thiocyanogenperylenemonoimide(organic chemistry) An imide derived from a perylene that is a rylene dyephacoanaphylacticRelating to phacoanaphylaxisphaeochromocytomaAlternative spelling of pheochromocytoma.phaeohyphomycosisAny of a heterogeneous group of mycotic infections caused by dematiaceous fungi.phaeohyphomycoticRelating to phaeohyphomycosis.phallocentricallyIn a phallocentric manner.phallologocentricAlternative form of phallogocentric.phantasmagoriallyAlternative form of phantasmagorically.phantasmatography(rare, dated) A description of celestial phenomena.pharmaceuticalizeTo convert into a pharmaceuticalpharmacochaperoneA pharmacological chaperonepharmacochemistryA branch of chemistry dealing with the development of pharmaceutical drugspharmacodiagnosisdiagnosis made with the use of pharmaceuticalspharmacodynamicalAlternative form of pharmacodynamic.pharmacoeconomics(medicine, economics) The study of the economic aspects of pharmaceuticalspharmacoeconomistOne who studies pharmacoeconomics.pharmacoepigenome(genetics) A pharmacoepigenetic genomepharmacogeneticalAlternative form of pharmacogenetic.pharmacognosticalRelating to pharmacognosy.pharmacokineticalAlternative form of pharmacokinetic.pharmacologically(pharmacology) In a pharmacological manner; with regard to pharmacology.pharmacometricianAn expert at pharmacometrics.pharmaconutritionThe feeding of pharmaconutrientspharmacopathologyThe pathology of pharmaceutical actionpharmacophenotypeA pharmacological phenotypepharmacoproteomicrelating to pharmacoproteomicspharmacopsychosisA drug addiction.pharmacoresistantresistant to pharmaceutical drugspharmacosensitivesensitive to the presence of pharmaceutical drugspharmacotechnicalpharmaceutical and technicalpharmacoterrorism(neologism) The commission of terrorist acts while under the influence of psychoactive substances.pharmacotherapistOne who works in the field of pharmacotherapy.pharmacovigilance(medicine, pharmacology) The detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects of medicines.pharmacovigilenceMisspelling of pharmacovigilance.pharyngealization(phonology) The act or process of pharyngealizing.pharyngobranchial(anatomy) Of or relating to the pharynx and the branchiae; applied especially to the dorsal elements in the branchial arches of fishes.pharyngocutaneousRelating to the pharynx and the skinpharyngolaryngeal(anatomy) Relating to both the pharynx and the larynx.pharyngomaxillary(anatomy) Relating to the pharynx and maxilla.pharyngopalatinus(anatomy) The palatopharyngeus muscle.phenanthraquinone(organic chemistry) Any quinone derived from phenanthrene, but especially 9,10-phenanthraquinone (9,10-phenanthrenedione)phenochromocytomaMisspelling of pheochromocytoma.phenogeographicalRelating to phenogeography.phenomenalisticalAlternative form of phenomenalistic.phenomenalizationThe process or result of phenomenalizing.phenylenevinylene(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The divalent radical derived from phenylene and vinylene (used especially as a polymer)phenylethylaminesplural of phenylethylaminephenylheptatriene(organic chemistry) Any phenyl derivative of a heptatrienephenylheptatriyne(organic chemistry) Any phenyl derivative of a heptatriynephenylhydrazinium(organic chemistry) The univalent cation formed by protonation of phenylhydrazinephenylmercuriureaA particular fungicide.phenylphenalenoneAny of a group of plant pigments that are polycyclic aromatic diarylheptanoids.phenyltetrazolium(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any phenyl derivative of a tetrazolium ionpheochromocytomalRelating to a pheochromocytomapheochromocytomasplural of pheochromocytomapheomelanogenesis(biology) The formation of pheomelanin by living cellsphilanthropicallyIn a philanthropic manner.philanthropreneurAn entrepreneurial philanthropist; one who invests money in charitable causes.philogenitivenessThe quality of being philogenitive.philomathematicalFond of mathematics.philosophasteringEngaging in petty or fallacious philosophy.philosophicalnessThe quality of being philosophical.philosophicolegalRelating to philosophy and law.philosophunculist(rare) A minor or insignificant philosopher; someone who claims philosophical expertise that they do not possess.phlebographicallyBy means of phlebography.phonoarticulatoryRelating to phonetic articulationphonoaudiologicalRelating to phonoaudiology.phonocardiographyThe recording of the sounds of the heart.phonomicrosurgery(surgery) microsurgery in order to improve the voice, typically of a professional singerphonophoreticallyBy means of phonophoresis.phonopneumographyThe recording and analysis of bronchopulmonary soundsphonosemanticallyIn a phonosemantic sense.phonovibrographicRelating to phonovibrography.phosphaadamantane(organic chemistry) Any of a family of polycyclic heterocycles in which one or more carbon (and hydrogen) atoms of adamantane have been replaced by phosphorus; any derivative of these compoundsphosphoacetylated(biochemistry) phosphorylated and acetylatedphosphoactivation(biochemistry) activation by means of a phosphatephosphoanhydridic(inorganic chemistry) Relating to phosphoanhydridesphosphocytometricRelating to phosphocytometryphosphodeficiencyThe condition of being phosphodeficientphosphodiesterase(biochemistry) Any of a family of enzymes that catalyze the cleavage of phosphodiester links in nucleic acids.phosphoenrichmentenrichment of phosphopeptides or phosphoproteins, typically as part of phosphoproteomicsphosphofluoridateSynonym of fluorophosphate.phosphoglyceridesplural of phosphoglyceridephosphoglycolipid(biochemistry) Any phospholipid glycoside.phosphohexomutase(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the interconversion of isomers of hexose phosphatesphosphohydrolysis(organic chemistry, biochemistry) The hydrolysis of an organic phosphatephosphohydrolyticRelating to, or causing phosphohydrolysisphosphoinhibition(biochemistry) inhibition of a biochemical process by means of phosphorylationphosphoinothricinMisspelling of phosphinothricin.phosphoisoprenoid(organic chemistry) An isoprenoidal phosphatephospholipidomics(biochemistry) The study of the phospholipidome of an organism or cellphospholipomannan(biochemistry) A complex formed between a phospholipid and a mannanphosphometabolite(biochemistry) Any metabolite that contains a phosphate (or similar) groupphosphomevalonateAny salt or anion of phosphomevalonic acidphosphomolybdenumphosphomolybdatephosphoneoepitope(immunology) A phosphorylated neoepitopephosphonoglycerolSynonym of glycerophosphoric acid.phosphonopyruvate(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of phosphonopyruvic acidphosphonucleoside(biochemistry) A nucleoside phosphatephosphonucleotideSynonym of nucleotide, used in combinations that specifically deal with the phosphate groupphosphophorylatedMisspelling of phosphorylated.phosphoproteomics(biochemistry) The proteomics of phosphoproteins.phosphoramidation(organic chemistry) Reaction with, or formation of a phosphoramidephosphoregulation(biology, biochemistry) regulation via phosphorylationphosphoregulatoryRelating to phosphoregulationphosphoribomutasephosphopentomutasephosphoribosylateTo modify by phosphoribosylationphosphorothioatedThat has reacted with a phosphorothioatephosphorothiolate(inorganic chemistry) The oxyanion S=P(OH)O₂²⁻phosphorylational(biochemistry) Relating to phosphorylationphosphorylcholine(organic chemistry) The phosphoryl derivative of choline that combines with a diglyceride to form lecithinphosphosaccharideThe phosphosugar form of a saccharidephosphovanadylite(mineralogy) An isometric-hextetrahedral light greenish blue mineral containing aluminum, barium, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, and vanadium.phosphowalpurgite(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal brownish gray mineral containing arsenic, bismuth, calcium, copper, hydrogen, iron, lead, oxygen, phosphorus, silicon, uranium, and vanadium.photoaccumulation(biology) accumulation (of cells) in the presence of light (typically as part of a circadian rhythm)photoacousticallyIn a photoacoustic way.photoadaptationalRelating to photoadaptationphotoassimilationThe process of photoassimilating.photoassimilatoryRelating to, or causing photoassimilationphotoautotrophism(biology) autotrophism that uses light as a source of energyphotobactericidalThat kills photobacteriaphotobiochemistry(biochemistry) biochemistry mediated by lightphotobiologicallyBy means of, or in terms of, photobiology.photobiosynthesis(biochemistry) biosynthesis that is induced or regulated by lightphotobiosyntheticRelating to photobiosynthesis.photochemotherapy(medicine) Chemotherapy with the use of a photosensitizing agent and exposure to light.photochirogenesis(chemistry, physics) The photochemical induction of molecular chirality.photochlorination(chemistry) photochemical chlorinationphotochromographyThe art or process of printing color photographs.photochronographyThe art of recording or measuring intervals of time with a photochronograph.photocoagulationsplural of photocoagulationphotocolorimetricRelating to photocolorimetryphotocondensation(organic chemistry) photochemical condensationphotoconductivity(physics) The increase in the electrical conductivity of a material as a result of incident electromagnetic radiation.photocontrollableControllable (switchable) by the irradiation of light.photocrosslinking(chemistry) The photoinduced formation of a covalent bond between two macromolecules or between two different parts of one macromolecule.photocytotoxicityThe quality or degree of being photocytotoxic.photodeactivationdeactivation by lightphotodensitometerA densitometer used in photodensitometryphotodensitometryThe measurement of optical density by means of a photocell that measures the loss of light transmitted through a materialphotodimerization(chemistry) Any photochemical dimerization reactionphotodisinfectiontopical disinfection by means of lightphotodisintegrateTo cause or undergo photodisintegration.photodissociatingCausing, or undergoing photodissociationphotodissociation(chemistry) The dissociation of a molecule following the absorption of a photonphotodissociativeOf or relating to photodissociation.photodistribution(pathology) The distribution of photosensitive damage to those areas of skin that receive the greatest exposure to sunlightphotoelastographyA form of elastography that uses light to visualize the stress and strain in tissue.photoelectricallyBy means of photoelectricityphotoelectrographAn electrometer registering by photography.photoelectrolysis(physics, chemistry) The use of electromagnetic radiation to effect, or to enhance, electrolysisphotoelectrolytic(physics) Describing a cell in which radiant energy causes a chemical reaction.photoendosymbiont(biology) A photosynthetic endosymbiontphotoexcitabilityThe condition of being photoexcitablephotofacilitationfacilitation (in any of several contexts) by means of lightphotofermentationfermentation that only proceeds in the presence of light; especially a process of producing hydrogen. Unlike biophotolysis in which hydrogen is produced from water, photofermentation produces hydrogen from organic substrates.photofermentativeRelating to, or formed by photofermentationphotoferrotrophicRelating to photoferrotrophy or to photoferrotrophsphotofluorography(medicine, photography) The photographic recording of fluoroscope imagesphotoglottographyphotographic glottographyphotogrammetricalAlternative form of photogrammetric.photographabilityThe quality of being photographable.photoheliographicof or pertaining to photoheliography or to a photoheliographphotoheterotrophy(biology) The generation of biological energy from light, together with organic compounds and / or carbon dioxidephotohydrothermalThat employs a beam of light and hot waterphotoilluminationillumination by light, typically as part of a manufacturing processphotoinactivationinactivation by means of lightphotoinducibilityThe state of being photoinducible.photoinsecticidalRelating to photoinsecticidesphotointermediate(chemistry) Any (normally metastable) intermediate in a photochemical reactionphotoisomerizable(chemistry) Able to undergo photoisomerizationphotojournalisticOf, or relating to photojournalism or photojournalists.photolithographedsimple past and past participle of photolithographphotolithographera person who practices photolithographyphotolithographicOf, pertaining to, or produced by photolithographyphotoluminescence(physics) luminescence following the absorption of a photon.photomanipulationThe application of image-editing techniques to photographs in order to create an illusion or deception.photomechanicallyBy photomechanical means.photomicrographedsimple past and past participle of photomicrographphotomicrographerOne who carries out photomicrography.photomicrographicRelating to photomicrography.photomodificationphotochemical modificationphotomutagenicityThe state or condition of being photomutagenic.photonephelometerA nephelometer that uses a photocell to measure the intensity of transmitted light.photoperiodicallyIn a photoperiodic mannerphotoperoxidationperoxidation catalysed by lightphotoperturbation(physics, chemistry) The disruption to the activity of a physical or chemical system by lightphotopharmacologyphotochemical pharmacologyphotopolarimetricOf or pertaining to photopolarimetryphotopolymerizing(chemistry) That aids photopolymerizationphotoprecipitatedsimple past and past participle of photoprecipitatephotopyroelectricDescribing any optical system that uses a pyroelectric detector or imaging systemphotoradiographicRelating to photoradiographyphotoreactivatingThat produces photoreactivationphotoreactivationreactivation by lightphotorefractivelyIn a photorefractive way.photoregeneration(chemistry) photochemical regenerationphotorejuvenationA skin treatment that uses intense pulsed light or other thermal or chemical methods to treat some skin conditions and remove wrinkles arising from photoaging.photorespirometerA device that measures respiration as a function of light levelphotorespirometryThe analysis of respiration as a function of light levelphotoresponsivityThe quality of being photoresponsive.photospectrometerSynonym of spectrophotometer.photospectrometryspectrometry, especially that which uses visible lightphotospectroscopyspectroscopy that is recorded photographicallyphotostructurableWhose structure may be modified by lightphotosubstitution(chemistry, physics) Any photochemical substitution reactionphotosynthesizingpresent participle and gerund of photosynthesizephototherapeuticsplural of phototherapeuticphotothermographyThe formation of images using a combination of heat and light, either simultaneously or sequentiallyphototransduction(biology) The process whereby the various bodies in the retina convert light into electrical signalsphototransductiveRelating to phototransductionphototransfectiontransfection by means of a pulse of laser lightphototransparency(photography) A photographic slide.phototrichromaticRelating to a photomechanical process for making reproductions in natural colors by three printings.photozincographicOf or relating to photozincography.phrenicoabdominalRelating to the diaphragm and the abdomen.phrophosphorylaseMisspelling of pyrophosphorylase.phycoerythrobilin(biochemistry) A red phycobilin found in the phycobiliprotein phycoerythrin, of which it is the terminal acceptor of energy.phylactolaematous(zoology, obsolete) Of or relating to the former order of bryozoans, Phylactolaema, now probably corresponding to Phylactolaemata.phylembryogenesisA theory put forth by Russian palaeontologist Severtsov, postulating that phylogenetic changes in organisms are conditioned by ontogenetic alterations, in that certain events are added, modified or deleted in the development of an embryo based on the events of ancestral development.phylobiogeographyphylogeography of plants, animals and ecosystemsphyloevolutionaryphyletic and evolutionaryphylogeographicalOf or pertaining to phylogeographyphylostratigraphy(genetics) The stratigraphy of species and their genetic evolutionphysicalisticallyIn a physicalistic manner or context.physicobiologicalRelating to physics and biology.physicochemicallyIn a physicochemical manner; with regard to physical chemistryphysicomechanicalphysical and mechanicalphysiographicallyIn physiographical terms.physiopathologistA pathologist whose speciality is physiopathologyphysiotherapeuticOf or relating to physiotherapy.phytoaccumulation(biology) The accumulation, by a plant, of substances from its environmentphytoavailabilityThe condition of being phytoavailablephytobacteriologybacteriology of the phytobacteriaphytocoenologicalOf or relating to phytocoenology, the study of phytocoenoses.phytogeographicalOf or pertaining to phytogeography.phytohemaglutininMisspelling of phytohemagglutinin.phytolithologicalRelating to phytolithology.phytomorphologistOne who studies phytomorphology.phytopaleontologyThe subdiscipline of paleontology that deals with plants.phytopathogenesisThe origin and development of plant diseasephytopathologicalOf or pertaining to phytopathologyphytopathologistsplural of phytopathologistphytopharmaceuticAlternative form of phytopharmaceutical.phytopharmacologyThe study of medicine from plant sourcesphytophysiognomicRelating to phytophysiognomyphytosociologicalRelating to phytosociologyphytotherapeuticsphytotherapyphytyltransferase(biochemistry) Any transferase that transfers a phytyl grouppicodicistrovirusAny dicistrovirus of the genus Dicipiviruspicophytoplankton(biology) photosynthetic picoplanktonpicornavirologistA scientist who studies picornaviruses.picropharmacolite(mineralogy) A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing arsenic, calcium, hydrogen, magnesium, and oxygen.piezoelectricallyBy use of piezoelectricity.piezoimmunosensorA piezoelectric immunosensorpiezoluminescence(physics) luminescence produced by the action of pressure on certain solidspiezomagneticallyBy means of piezomagnetism.piperonylbutoxideAlternative form of piperonyl butoxide.piperonylonitrile(organic chemistry) A chemical compound containing piperonyl linked to a nitrile functional group.pivaloyloxymethyl(organic chemistry) A protecting group, (CH₃)₃C-CO-O-CH₂, used in organic synthesis and to produce prodrugs.plagiogravitropicRelating to plagiogravitropism.plainclotheswomanA female police officer (especially a detective) who wears civilian clothes when on duty.planthropologicalOf or pertaining to planthropology.plasmacytogenesisThe creation and development of plasmacytesplastosemiquinone(biochemistry) Any semiquinone derived from a plastoquinoneplatitudinousnessThe quality of being platitudinous.plenipotentiariesplural of plenipotentiarypleomassariaceous(mycology, relational) Of or relating to the Pleomassariaceae.plesiomorphicallyIn a plesiomorphic manner; in the manner of a plesiomorph.plethysmometricalAlternative form of plethysmometric.pleuroparenchymal(anatomy) Relating to the pleura and the parenchymapleuropericardial(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the pleura and pericardium.pleuroperitonitis(pathology) pleuropulmonary inflammationplumbopalladinite(mineralogy) A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal white mineral containing lead and palladium.pluridisciplinarySynonym of multidisciplinary.plurimalformativeThat creates several malformationspluripotencialityMisspelling of pluripotentiality.pluripotentialityThe property of being pluripotent.pneumatologicallyIn terms of, or by means of, pneumatology.pneumohaemothoraxAlternative form of pneumohemothorax.pneumomediastinumThe condition of having the presence of air in the mediastinum.pneumopericardium(medicine) The presence of air in the pericardial cavity.pneumoperitonitis(pathology) Peritonitis accompanied by the presence of gas in the peritoneal cavity.pneumostimulationstimulation of the lungspneumotachographyThe use of a pneumotachographpneumotherapeuticRelating to pneumotherapy.pointillisticallyIn a pointillistic fashion.polarographicallyBy means of polarographypolioencephalitisAny encephalitis that is restricted to the gray matter.politbureaucraticOf or relating to the politburo.politicoepistemicBoth political and epistemic.politicoreligiousRelating to politics and religion.polluosensitivityThe condition of being polluosensitivepolyacrylonitrile(organic chemistry) Any polymer or copolymer of acrylonitrile; they are mostly resins that are used to make fibers for fabricspolyadenylylation(biochemistry) Addition of many adenylyl groupspolyagglutinationagglutination (of red blood cells) by many forms of blood serumpolyattentivenessThe condition of paying attention to several things at once.polyazacyclophane(organic chemistry) A polymeric azacyclophanepolyazamacrocycleAny macrocycle that contains solely nitrogen-donor groups.polybenzimidazole(organic chemistry) a polymer, containing imidazole repeat units, prepared from tetraaminobiphenyl and diphenyl isophthalate; it does not melt or ignite, so is used in fire-resistant materialspolychromaticallyIn a polychromatic manner.polychromatophileAlternative form of polychromatophil.polycistronicallyIn a polycistronic mannerpolycrystallinityQuality of being polycrystalline.polyelectrostaticInvolving many electrostatic interactionspolyembryogenesis(biology) The genesis of polyembryonypolyembryonicallyIn a polyembryonic mannerpolyesterurethaneA foam made from a mixture of polyester and polyurethane.polyethersulphoneAlternative form of polyethersulfone.polyethyleneimineA polymer of ethyleneimine, often mixed with acrylamidespolyethyleneoxideSynonym of polyethylene glycol.polyetiologicallyIn a polyetiological mannerpolyextremophilicThat can tolerate two or more extreme environmental factorspolyfragmentationThe condition of being polyfragmented.polyfunctionality(uncountable) The state of being polyfunctional.polygalacturonase(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of polymeric galacturonic acids and similar carbohydrates.polygamodioecious(botany) Having bisexual and male flowers on some plants, and bisexual and female flowers on others.polyglutamylation(biochemistry) The posttranslational modification of a protein (especially a tubulin) by the addition of glutamate to existing glutamate residuespolyhydroxyphenol(organic chemistry) Any compound that has multiple phenolic hydroxyl groupspolyinstantiation(computing) Instantiation into multiple independent instances.polyisoprenylatedModified by the addition of many isoprenoid groupspolymethacrylatesplural of polymethacrylatepolymethylpenteneA thermoplastic polymer of methylpentenepolymorphonuclear(of leucocytes) Having a nucleus with lobes of diverse shapespolyneuromyopathy(pathology) neuromyopathy at multiple sites, typically on both sides of the bodypolyphenoloxidase(biochemistry) Any oxidoreductase that oxidises polyphenolspolyphenylalanine(biochemistry) A polypeptide (or fragment) containing only phenylalaninepolypragmaticallyIn a polypragmatic manner.polyradiculopathy(medicine) A radiculopathy affecting more than one spinal nerve root.polyribocytidylicpolycytidylicpolysensitizationsensitization to multiple allergenspolysomnographistA person who records, and interprets polysomnographiespolysymmetricallyIn a polysymmetrical manner.polysyntheticallyIn a polysynthetic manner.polyubiquitinatedubiquitinated with a series of ubiquitin moleculespolyubiquitylatedpolyubiquitinatedpolyuridylylation(biochemistry) uridylylation at many sitespolyvalerolactoneA polymer composed of valerolactone monomerspolyvinylchlorideAlternative spelling of polyvinyl chloride.polyvinylsiloxaneAn addition-reaction silicone elastomer, widely used for taking impressions, as in dentistry or for inspecting the interior features of machine parts.pontinocerebellarAlternative form of pontocerebellar.pornographisationAlternative form of pornographization.pornographizationThe process of making something pornographic.postacquisitionalFollowing acquisition.postadrenalectomyAfter adrenalectomy.postamplificationFollowing amplificationpostauthorizationAfter authorization.postbaccalaureateSubsequent and in addition to the baccalaureate, or bachelor's, degreepostbehavioralismA reaction against the dominance of behavioralist methods in the study of politics, claiming that behavioralist research was biased towards the status quo and social preservation rather than social change.postbehavioralistA proponent of postbehavioralism.postbronchoscopicAfter bronchoscopy.postcardioversionAfter cardioversion.postconceptualismAn art theory that builds upon the legacy of conceptual art.postconceptualistOne who studies or produces works in postconceptualism.postconsonantallyFollowing or occurring after a consonantpostcontroversialAfter a controversy.postconvalescenceThe period of time that follows convalescence.postcryopreservedFollowing cryopreservationpostdeastringencyFollowing deastringencypostdevelopmentalThat follows developmentpostdomesticationFollowing domesticationpostembryonicallyFollowing development of the embryoposteriolaterallyIn a posteriolateral manner or directionposteriorparietalposterior and parietalposterioventrallyAlternative form of posteroventrally.posteroinferiorlyIn a posteroinferior directionposteroproximally(anatomy) In a posteroproximal manner or directionposterosublateralposterior and sublateralposterosuperiorlyIn a posterosuperior manner or directionpostextrasystolicFollowing an extrasystole; relating to a postextrasystolepostfertilisationAlternative form of postfertilization.postfertilizationAfter fertilization.postfortificationFollowing fortificationpostgerminationalFollowing germinationposthybridizationFollowing hybridizationposthypoglycaemicAlternative form of posthypoglycemic.posthysteroscopicFollowing hysteroscopypostimpressionism(art) A genre of painting that rejected the naturalism of impressionism, using colour and form in more expressive manners.postimpressionistOf or pertaining to postimpressionism.postinstitutionalAfter time spent in an institution.postintegrationalAlternative form of postintegration.postintracoronary(surgery) Following intracoronary surgerypostmaterialisticRelating to postmaterialism.postmatriculationAfter matriculation.postmillennialism(Christianity) An interpretation of the Book of Revelation where Christ's second coming will be after the "Millennium", a Golden Age or era of prosperity and dominance of Christianity.postmillennialistA proponent of postmillennialism.postmitochondrial(biology) Describing the stages of apoptosis following the disruption of the mitochonrdriapostmodernisationAlternative spelling of postmodernization.postmodernizationThe act or process of postmodernizing.postneurosurgicalAfter neurosurgery.postorbitofrontalA fusion of the postorbital with the postfrontal.postphenomenology(philosophy) A revised form of phenomenology that aims to overcome the limitations of subjectivism.postphilosophicalAfter the collapse or decline of philosophy.postpneumonectomyAfter pneumonectomy.postpoliomyelitisOccurring after poliomyelitis.postpostmodernismAlternative spelling of post-postmodernism.postprecipitation(chemistry) The precipitation of a second (often related) substance upon the surface of an initial precipitatepostprocessualism(archaeology) postprocessual attitudes and approaches generally.postproliferative(pathology) Following proliferationpostprostatectomyAfter prostatectomy.postqualificationAfter a qualification being awarded.postquestionnaireA questionnaire completed after a task or exercise.postradiosurgicalFollowing radiosurgerypostrandomizationFollowing randomizationpostreplicativelyIn a postreplicative mannerpostresuscitationAfter resuscitation.postresuscitativeFollowing resuscitationpostrevolutionaryOccurring after a period of revolution.postschizophrenicFollowing schizophrenia.postsegregationalAfter segregation.poststreptococcalFollowing a streptococcal infectionpoststructuralism(philosophy) An extension of structuralism influenced by deconstructionismpoststructuralist(philosophy) Of, pertaining to, or advocating post-structuralismpostsuppressionalFollowing suppressionposttherapeuticalAlternative form of posttherapeutic.posttranscriptionAlternative form of posttranscriptional.posttransfusionalAlternative form of posttransfusion.posttranslational(genetics, biochemistry) Of or pertaining to the period after a protein has been translated from mRNA.posttranslocation(genetics) Following translocationposttransurethral(surgery) Following transurethral surgeryposttraumaticallyIn a posttraumatic mannerpostundergraduateTaking place after undergraduate-level education.postvisualization(film) Manipulation of recorded footage in order to change the way a scene is presented.postvitrificationFollowing vitrificationpostzygaphophysisMisspelling of postzygapophysis.postzygapophyseal(anatomy) Relating to the postzygapophysispostzygapophysialrelating to the postzygapophysispotamogetonaceous(botany) Belonging to the family Potamogetonaceae of pondweeds.potassicpargasite(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic black mineral containing calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.pragmalinguisticsThe study of the use of illocution in a language.pratityasamutpada(Buddhism) Dependent origination: a doctrine of Buddhist philosophy stating that all dharmas arise in dependence upon other dharmas: "if this exists, that exists; if this ceases to exist, that also ceases to exist".praxiographicallyIn terms of praxiography.preacknowledgmentacknowledgment in advancepreadministrationPrevious administration.preantiretroviralPrior to antiretroviral treatmentpreautophagosomalPrior to the formation of an autophagosomeprebronchodilatorPrior to the use of a bronchodilator.precardiomyogenicPrior to cardiomyogenesisprechondroblasticPrior to the formation of a chondroblastprecipitationless(rare) Without precipitation; dry, arid.preclassificationclassification prior to some other operationpreconceptionallyPrior to conceiving a child.preconformationalBefore a conformation has been adopted.preconstitutionalBefore the adoption of a constitution, especially the U.S. Constitution.preconversationalBefore a conversation.predecimalisationNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of predecimalization.predepositionallyIn a predepositional manner; before deposition.prederivatization(organic chemistry) derivatization prior to some other processpredestinarianismThe belief (or doctrine) that one is powerless to change one's destiny.predestinationismThe belief in predestination.predestinationistOne who believes in predestination.predeterminationsplural of predeterminationpredeterminednessThe property or state of being predetermined.prediagnosticallyIn a prediagnostic mannerpredifferentiateddifferentiated in advance of some other processprefigurativenessThe quality of being prefigurative.prefrontocortical(anatomy) Relating to the prefrontal cortex.prefrontostriatalprefrontal and striatalpregentrificationPrior to gentrification.preglottalizationThe act of preglottalizing.prehypsarrhythmic(medicine) That precedes hypsarrhythmia.preimplantationalRelating to preimplantationpreimplementationPrior to implementationpreinitialization(computing) A phase prior to initialization, when something is preinitialized.preinterpretationThe act or result of preinterpreting; an interpreting in advance.preinterventionalPrior to interventionprekindergartenerA child who has not yet begun to attend kindergarten.prelinguisticallyIn a prelinguistic manner or context; before the acquisition of language.premillenarianismpremillennialismpremultiplicationThe process of premultiplying.prenylcitpressine(organic chemistry) A particular acridone alkaloid.prenyltransferaseAny of a class of enzymes that transfer allylic prenyl groups to acceptor molecules.prepolymerizationThe process of prepolymerizing.prepossessingnessThe quality of being prepossessing.preprothyrotropin(endrocrinology, biochemistry) A large precursor protein of thyrotropin-releasing hormone, derived by posttranscriptional processing and enzymatic modification.prereconstructionThat occurs prior to reconstructionprerehabilitationPrior rehabilitationprescientificallyPrior to established science.prescriptionisticSynonym of prescriptionist.presentationalismA presentational style.preseroconversionPrior to seroconversionpresidentialisticOf or relating to presidentialism.presolubilisationAlternative form of presolubilization.presolubilizationsolubilization prior to some other processprespermatogonialRelating to prespermatogoniaprespermatogoniumThe precursor of spermatogoniaprestratificationprior stratificationpreternaturalnessThe quality of being preternatural.pretheoreticalityAlternative form of pre-theoreticality.prethermalization(physics) localized thermalization that leads to full thermalization over timepretransportationBefore transportation (deportation to a penal colony).pretribulationism(Christianity) One who believes that all righteous Christians will be transported bodily to Heaven before the Tribulation begins.pretribulationistA believer in pretribulationism.previtellogenesisThe processes leading to vitellogenesisprimeministershipThe office of a prime minister.primitivisticallyIn a primitivistic manner.primogenitureshipThe right of the first-born child (especially a son) to inherit property or titles; primogeniture.princessification(informal) The process of making or becoming girly or hyperfeminine.proadministrationIn favour of the administration (part of government).proadrenomedullinA component of adrenomedullin that is used as a biomarkerproanthocyanidineAlternative form of proanthocyanidin.proanthocyanidinsplural of proanthocyanidinproapolipoprotein(biochemistry) A metabolic precursor of apolipoproteinsproarrhythmogenic(pharmacology) that promotes arrhythmogenesisprobabilificationThe process of probabilifying.probabilisticallyIn a probabilistic manner; using a method based on probability.problematicalnessThe quality of being problematical.problematologicalOf or relating to problematology.procardiomyogenicThat promotes cardiomyogenesisproceduralizationThe process, or the result of proceduralizingprochaetodermatid(zoology) Any mollusk in the family Prochaetodermatidae.procolophonomorph(zoology) Any member of the Procolophonomorpha, an order or clade of parareptiles that appeared during the Middle Permian.procrastinatinglyWith procrastination.procrastinatorily(very rare) in a procrastinatory mannerproctosigmoiditis(pathology) inflammation of the rectum and the sigmoid colonproductionisationThe process of turning a prototype into a mass-production product.productionization(US) Alternative spelling of productionisation.proerythroblasticRelating to proerythroblastsproerythropoieticThat promotes erythropoiesisprofessionalizingpresent participle and gerund of professionalizeprofibrogenicallyIn a profibrogenic mannerprofilometricallyIn a profilometric mannerproglottidizationThe development of proglottid segments of a tapeworm.prognostificationAlternative form of prognostication.promyelomonocyticThat leads to the formation of myelomonocytespronominalisation(grammar) The replacement of a noun by a pronounpronominalization(grammar) The process of pronominalizing.pronounceablenessThe quality of being pronounceable.propargylchlorideAlternative form of propargyl chloride.propionibacterialRelating to the propionibacteriapropionibacteriumAny of various saprophytic gram-positive bacteria, of the genus Propionibacterium, that occur in milk and in the intestines, some of which are pathogenic, but others of which produce the holes in Swiss cheeseproportionabilityThe condition of being proportionable; proportionablenessproportionalisticOf or relating to proportionalism.proportionatenessThe quality of being proportionate.propylamphetamineA psychostimulant drug and research chemical of the phenethylamine and amphetamine chemical classes.prosoplectenchymaSynonym of prosenchymaprospermatogonialRelating to prospermatogoniaprospermatogoniumSynonym of gonocyte.prostaglandinuria(pathology) The presence of prostaglandin in the urineproteoaminoglycanA proteoglycan composed of aminosugar moietiesproteocephalideanAny tapeworm of the order ProteocephalideaproteochemometricRelating to chemometrics involving proteinsproteogenomicallyWith regard to, or by means of proteogenomicsproteolipoproteinSynonym of proteolipid.proteometabolomic(biochemistry) proteomic and metabolomicproteopolymersome(biology) A polymersome containing lipoproteinprothrombinogenicRelating to the prothrombinogen.prothrombinopeniaSynonym of hypoprothrombinemia.prothrombinopenicRelating to prothrombinopenia.protocapitalisticRelating to protocapitalism.protoconversationAn interaction between an adult (typically a mother) and baby, that includes words, sounds and gestures, that attempts to convey meaning before the onset of language in the childprotocycloceratid(zoology) Any extinct nautiloid cephalopod in the family Protocycloceratidae.protodeboronation(organic chemistry) The (selective) removal of a boronic group to return a compound to its original state; used especially to separate different isomers or enantiomersprotodesilylation(organic chemistry) Any substitution reaction in which a silyl group is replaced by a hydrogen atom (proton)protoheterothecalRelating to a protoheterothecaprotoisoerubosideA particular steroid glycoside.protomicrocotylidAny monogenean in the family Protomicrocotylidae.protoneogracillinA particular steroid glycoside.protoneoyonogeninA particular steroid glycoside.protoplanetesimalA very small protoplanetprotopsychologistA person who studied what is now called psychology before it was an established discipline.protoreasterosideA particular steroid glycoside.protosociologicalBeing or relating to an earlier form of what is now known as sociology.protozoologicallyRegarding protozoology or protozoansprovaccinationistOne who supports vaccination.providentialisticRelating to providentialism.provincialisationAlternative form of provincialization.provincializationThe process of making something provincial.pseudepigraphicalOf or relating to pseudepigraphy.pseudeurotiaceous(mycology, relational) Of or relating to the Pseudeurotiaceae.pseudoalteromonadAny marine bacterium of the genus Pseudoalteromonas (or of the family Pseudoalteromonadaceae)pseudoanaphylaxisA kind of anaphylaxis that does not involve an allergic reaction but is due to direct mast cell degranulation.pseudoangiomatous(pathology) Relating to pseudoangiomas or to pseudoangiomatosispseudoarchaeology(pseudoscience) Pseudoscientific archaeology.pseudoarticulatedHaving a pseudoarticulationpseudocapacitanceThe techniques used in a pseudocapacitor, comprehending electrosorption, redox reactions, and intercalation processes.pseudocaterpillar(mathematics) A disjoint caterpillarpseudochromosomalRelating to a pseudochromosomepseudocolonialismSomething which resembles or appears to be colonialism (in various senses), but is really not.pseudocompactness(mathematics) The condition of being pseudocompactpseudoconditionedconditioned by means of pseudoconditioningpseudoconformable(geology) Synonym of paraconformable.pseudoconformablyIn a pseudoconformable mannerpseudocontractive(mathematics) Satisfying 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.pseudocorrectness(rare) The quality or condition of being pseudocorrect; of being incorrect but seemingly correct.pseudocorrelation(mathematics) An approximation to a cross-correlation made using Monte Carlo methodspseudocrystallineHaving the form of a pseudocrystal.pseudocylindrical(cartography) Representing the central meridian and each parallel as a single straight line segment, but not the other meridians.pseudocystography(medicine) Radiography of a pseudocyst.pseudodocumentaryA film that mimics the style of a documentary but is not actually produced by filming real eventspseudoeducationalApparently, but not actually, educational; offering ingenuine education.pseudoelasticallyIn a pseudoelastic manner.pseudoequilibriumA transient equilibriumpseudoevangelicalApparently, but not actually, evangelical.pseudoexfoliation(pathology) A form of exfoliation, especially in the eyes, in which the surface layer is not actually detached.pseudoexfoliativerelating to, or causing pseudoexfoliationpseudoexonizationThe formation of a pseudoexonpseudofilamentousRelating to or composed of pseudofilaments.pseudofluorescentRelating to pseudofluorescencepseudogentiliciumAny irregularly formed nomen gentilicium.pseudogestational(medicine) Of a sac, caused by an intrauterine buildup of fluid that has an appearance mimicking that of a gestational sac.pseudogravitation(rare) Synonym of pseudogravity (“artifical gravity”).pseudohamiltonian(physics) A generalization of a pseudopotential, where in addition to changing the potential the mass is varied to achieve the desired properties of the valence states.pseudohexagonallyIn a pseudohexagonal way.pseudohitchhiking(genetics) A form of hitchhiking caused by genetic drift at a nearby locus.pseudohomothallic(biology, of a fungus) heterothallic but producing self-fertile myceliumpseudohydrophobia(obsolete) A neurotic or hysterical manifestation resembling rabies.pseudohydrophobicOf or relating to pseudohydrophobia.pseudohypertrophyEnlargement at the site of an organ or part resulting from an increase in size or number of a separate tissue.pseudoimprovementAn apparent improvement that does not represent a real bettering of the situation.pseudoindependentApparently, but not actually, independent.pseudoinstruction(programming) A command that resembles, but is not in fact, a machine instruction, such as a special directive or a command that is mapped to a sequence of real instructions.pseudointeractionAn apparent interactionpseudojujubogenin(organic chemistry) A sapogenin present in the water hyssop Bacopa monnierapseudolinguisticsAlternative form of pseudo-linguistics.pseudologarithmic(mathematics) Apparently, but not actually, logarithmicpseudomasculinityThe quality of being pseudomasculine.pseudomathematicsAny pseudoscientific form of mathematics.pseudomembraneousAlternative form of pseudomembranous.pseudomeningoceleAn abnormal collection of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) that communicates with the CSF space around the brain or spinal cord but is not confined by the dura mater.pseudomentalizingA mild form of hypermentalizingpseudometaphysicsA hypothesized explanation of the nature of reality that lacks the rigor of true metaphysics, especially one that involves a supersensual realm or phenomena which transcend the physical world.pseudoministerialApparently, but not actually, ministerial.pseudomorphicallyIn a pseudomorphic manner.pseudoneutropenia(medicine) Transient low neutrophil count that does not represent neutropenia despite that it would seem to if interpreted in isolation (as opposed to the following of trends over serial measurements).pseudonutritionalOf or relating to pseudonutrition.pseudoobstruction(pathology) Any of several conditions that prevent passage through the intestines / bowels without a physical obstructionpseudopalindromicBeing or relating to a pseudopalindrome.pseudopapilledemaA condition resembling papilledema, such as optic disc drusen.pseudoparallelism(computing) The execution of parallel processes on a unicore system.pseudoparasitisedsimple past and past participle of pseudoparasitisepseudoparasitizedsimple past and past participle of pseudoparasitizepseudoperiplasmicRelating to pseudoperiplasmpseudophillipsite(mineralogy, dated) A variety of phillipsite containing less silica.pseudophilosopher(derogatory) One who practises pseudophilosophy.pseudophilosophicpseudophilosophicalpseudophosphatase(biochemistry) A pseudoenzyme that is a catalytically-inactive phosphatasepseudophotosphere(astronomy) The equivalent of a photosphere in radiation other than visible light (especially in infrared)pseudopregnanciesplural of pseudopregnancypseudoprogression(medicine) Apparent progression following treatmentpseudoprogressiveApparently, but not actually, progressive (in a political sense).pseudoproposition(philosophy, logic) A spurious or meaningless propositionpseudoprospectiveDescribing an analysis, design etc that approximates a prospective one by using already-available datapseudopsychopathy(psychiatry) A feigned psychopathypseudopterostigmaA group of cells in the outer wing of insects that have the appearance of a pterostigmapseudoqualitativeApparently, but not actually or fully, qualitative.pseudorabiesvirusThe virus responsible for pseudorabiespseudoratiometricApparently, but not actually, ratiometricpseudorationalismA school of thought that believes that all actions can be subject to rational analysispseudorationalistRelating to pseudorationalismpseudorecombinantRelating to pseudorecombinationpseudoreplication(statistics, especially in, biology, ecology) The exaggeration of the statistical significance of a set of measurements resulting from treating the data as independent observations when they are in fact interdependent.pseudoritualisticHaving certain ritualistic aspects without being a ritual.pseudorthoceratid(zoology) Any extinct cephalopod in the family Pseudorthoceratidae.pseudosarcomatousHaving the outward appearance of a sarcomapseudoscholarshipAlternative form of pseudo-scholarship.pseudoscientistic(rare) Characteristic of pseudoscientists.pseudoscleroderma(medicine) Dermal fibrosis resembling scleroderma and occurring in conjunction with another disease.pseudosocialisticApparently, but not actually, socialistic.pseudospintronics(physics) A form of spintronics that relies upon pseudospinpseudostatisticalHaving some statistical aspect, but not truly statistical.pseudosymmetricalExhibiting pseudosymmetry.pseudosynchronousin which all clocks have a long-term frequency accuracy compliant with a primary reference clock without necessarily being connected to itpseudosynesthesiaA condition resembling synesthesia that is not true synesthesia.pseudotetrahedral(chemistry) Approximately tetrahedral, typically as a result of having two bidentate ligandspseudotetraploidyThe condition of being pseudotetraploidpseudotherapeuticAs if, but not actually, therapeutic.pseudotorticollis(medicine) abnormal positioning of the head for ocular reasonspseudotraditionalHaving a false veneer of tradition; apparently, but not actually, traditional.pseudotrichonotid(ichthyology) Any fish in the family Pseudotrichonotidae, the sand-diving lizardfishes.pseudotuberculousRelating to pseudotuberculosispseudouridylation(biochemistry) The addition of one or more pseudouridine moietiespseudoxyrhophiineAny lamprophiid snake of the subfamily Pseudoxyrhophiinaepseudozygopleurid(zoology) Any gastropod in the family Pseudozygopleuridae.psychanalyticallyAlternative form of psychoanalytically.psychoacousticianAn expert in psychoacoustics.psychoaffectively(psychology) In psychoaffective terms.psychobehaviouralAlternative spelling of psychobehavioral.psychobiochemicalRelating to psychobiochemistry.psychodegradationdegradation of mental capacitypsychodermatologyThe use of psychological methods to treat disorders of the skin.psychodiagnosticspsychodiagnosispsychodynamicallyIn a psychodynamic way.psychoeducationalOf or pertaining to psychoeducation.psychoelectronicsThe use of electrical stimuli to alter someone's mental state.psychogeneticallyBy means of or in terms of psychogenesis.psychogerontologyA subfield of gerontology that studies the psychological processes of aging.psychographicallyIn psychographic terms.psychoimmunologicOf or pertaining to psychoimmunology.psychokinesiologyA form of alternative medicine that aims to uncover the workings of the unconscious mind by testing the muscles of the body.psychokineticallyIn a psychokinetic manner or context.psycholinguistics(linguistics) The interdisciplinary field of study which concerns the acquisition, comprehension and production of language in its spoken, written and signed forms, using concepts and approaches from linguistics, psychology and cognitive science.psychomotoricallyIn a psychomotor mannerpsychoneuroimmune(immunology) Relating to psychoneuroimmunologypsychoneurologistneuropsychologistpsychooncologicalRelating to psychological aspects of cancer (or its treatment)psychopathography(medicine) A biography with respect to the subject's mental health.psychopathologiesplural of psychopathologypsychopathologistOne who studies psychopathology.psychopathologize(transitive) To bring into the realm of psychopathology; to treat as a mental disorder.psychophysiologicAlternative form of psychophysiological.psychoprophylaxisA method of preparing women for natural childbirth by means of special breathing, relaxation techniques and psychological conditioning, practiced without anaesthetics.psychosexologicalpsychological and sexologicalpsychosociologistA practitioner of psychosociologypsychosomaticallyIn a psychosomatic manner or context.psychospirituallyIn a psychospiritual fashion.psychostimulatingActing as a psychostimulant.psychostimulationThe action or result of a psychostimulantpsychostimulativeAlternative form of psychostimulatory.psychostimulatoryActing as a psychostimulant.psychotheoreticalRelating to psychoanalytic theory.psychotherapeuticOf or pertaining to psychotherapeutics (psychotherapy)psychotopologicalRelating to psychotopology.psychotypologicalRelating to psychotypology.psychrometricallyBy means of a psychrometer.psychroxerophyticBoth cold and very drypucciniastraceous(mycology, relational) Of or relating to the Pucciniastraceae.pudendoepigastric(anatomy) pudendal and epigastricpulchritudinouslyIn a pulchritudinous way.pupillometricallyBy means of, or in terms of, pupillometry.purpureaglycosideA particular steroid glycoside.purulosanguineous(medicine) Synonym of purulosanguinous.pusillanimousnesspusillanimitypyohydronephrosis(medicine) Accumulation of purulent urine in the renal pelvis and calyces.pyranoanthocyanin(organic chemistry) Any of a class of anthocyanin that develop in red wine during fermentationpyrimidodiazepine(organic chemistry) Any heterocycle formed by fusion of a pyrimidone and a diazepinepyrimidopteridine(organic chemistry) A tricyclic heterocycle formed by fusion of a pyrimidine and a pteridinepyroglutamination(organic chemistry) Reaction with pyroglutamate or other derivative of pyroglutamic acidpyroglutamylation(organic chemistry) Any reaction in which a pyroglutamyl group is added, typically by means of a derivative of pyroglutamic acidpyrogranulomatousMisspelling of pyogranulomatous.pyrometallurgicalOf or pertaining to pyrometallurgypyrophosphokinase(biochemistry) Any enzyme that transfers pyrophosphate (diphosphate)pyrophosphoramide(organic chemistry) Any amide of a pyrophosphoric acidpyrophosphorylase(biochemistry) Any pyrophosphate transferasepyrophosphorylate(chemistry) To react with pyrophosphatepyrotechnologicalRelating to pyrotechnologypyrrhoxanthininol(organic chemistry) A particular carotenoid.
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