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pac(originally) A moccasin with a sole made of leather or deerskin.pachalicAlternative form of pashalik.pachometricRelating to pachometrypachycephalic(medicine) Characteristic of or characterized by pachycephaly.pachydermic(medicine) Characterized by or characteristic of pachydermy.pachymeningiticOf or relating to pachymeningitis.pachymetricOf or pertaining to pachymetry.pachyntic(medicine) Pertaining to an abnormal or pathological thickening or hardening of a part; increasing the thickness; relating to pachynsis.pachyosteoscleroticExhibiting or relating to pachyosteosclerosis.pachyostoticRelating to pachyostosispacificCalm, peaceful.pacifisticOf or pertaining to pacifism; pacifist.paedagogic(chiefly British spelling) Alternative form of pedagogic.paederastic(chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of pederastic.paederotic(rare) Presenting children in an erotic light; concerned with paederastic feelings or relationships.paedeuticAlternative form of paideutic.paediaticMisspelling of paediatric.paediatric(Commonwealth) Standard spelling of pediatric.paedodonticAlternative form of pedodontic.paedogeneticAlternative form of pedogenetic.paedogenicAlternative form of pedogenic.paedolinguisticRelating to paedolinguistics.paedomorphicOf, relating to, or resulting from the retention of juvenile characteristics by an adult.paedophiliacA person who is sexually attracted to children; a paedophile.paedophilicBritish standard spelling of pedophilic.paedotrophicAlternative form of pedotrophic.paeonic(poetry) Of or relating to paeons.paganicOf or relating to pagans or paganism; pagan.paganisticInvolving or resembling paganism.pageanticOf or relating to a pageant.pageticHaving or relating to Paget's disease.pagodicSynonym of pagodalike, shaped like a pagoda.pagophilic(biology) Relating to pagophilypaideuticRelating to paideutics.pakamac(UK) A lightweight mackintosh that can be folded up into a small pack when not in use.paladinic(rare) Related to being a paladinpalaeanthropicAlternative form of paleoanthropic.palaearcticAlternative form of palearctic.palaeencephalicAlternative form of paleoencephalic.palaeoanthropicAlternative spelling of paleoanthropic.palaeoatmosphericAlternative form of paleoatmospheric.palaeobiogeographicAlternative form of paleobiogeographic.palaeobiologicOf or pertaining to palaeobiology.palaeobotanicAlternative form of paleobotanical.palaeoceanographicOf or pertaining to palaeoceanographypalaeoclimaticAlternative spelling of paleoclimatic.palaeoclimatologicPertaining to palaeoclimatology.palaeocrysticAlternative form of paleocrystic.palaeodemographicAlternative form of paleodemographic.palaeodosimetricAlternative form of paleodosimetric.palaeoecologicAlternative form of paleoecologic.palaeoeconomicAlternative form of paleoeconomic.palaeoencephalicAlternative form of paleoencephalic.palaeoendemicAlternative form of paleoendemic.palaeoepidemiologicAlternative form of paleoepidemiological.palaeoethnologicAlternative form of paleoethnologic.palaeofloristicAlternative form of paleofloristic.palaeogeneticAlternative form of paleogenetic.palaeogenomicRelating to palaeogenomicspalaeogeographicAlternative spelling of paleogeographic.palaeogeologicAlternative form of paleogeologic.palaeographicAlternative form of paleographic.palaeohydrographicAlternative form of paleohydrographic.palaeohydrologicAlternative form of palaeohydrological.palaeoichnologicpaleoichnologicalpalaeokarsticAlternative form of paleokarstic.palaeolithicAlternative spelling of Paleolithic.palaeologicAlternative form of paleological.palaeomagnetic(UK, geology) Of or pertaining to palaeomagnetismpalaeomorphicAlternative form of paleomorphic.palaeontographicRelating to palaeontography.palaeontologic(Commonwealth) Alternative spelling of paleontologic.palaeophytologicAlternative form of paleophytologic.palaeoproteomicAlternative form of paleoproteomic.palaeopulmonicAlternative form of paleopulmonic.palaeosolicAlternative form of paleosolic.palaeospinothalamicAlternative spelling of paleospinothalamic.palaeotectonicAlternative form of paleotectonic.palaeotopographicAlternative form of paleotopographic.palaeotranscriptomicAlternative form of paleotranscriptomic.palaeotropicAlternative form of palaeotropical.palaeotypicRelating to the palaeotype phonetic alphabet.palaeozoologicAlternative form of paleozoologic.palaestricAlternative form of palestric.palagonitic(geology) Pertaining to, or containing, palagonite.palatic(anatomy, linguistics, archaic) A palatal.palatogeneticRelating to palatogenesispalatographicRelating to palatography.paleanthropicAlternative form of paleoanthropic.palearcticRelating to the Palearctic.paleoanthropicof or pertaining to early forms of fossil humans, as NeanderthalpaleoanthropometricRelating to paleoanthropometrypaleoatmosphericRelating to a paleoatmospherepaleobathymetricRelating to paleobathymetrypaleobiogeographicOf or pertaining to paleobiogeography.paleobiolinguisticRelating to paleobiolinguisticspaleobiologicAlternative spelling of palaeobiologic.paleobotanicAlternative form of paleobotanical.paleoceanographicAlternative spelling of palaeoceanographic.paleoclimaticOf or pertaining to the climate of a region in the pastpaleocrysticOf, pertaining to, or derived from a former glacial formation; composed of ancient ice.paleodemographicRelating to paleodemography.paleodermatoglyphicRelating to paleodermatoglyphicspaleodosimetricRelating to paleodosimetrypaleoecologicpaleoecologicalpaleoencephalicRelating to the paleoencephalon.paleoendemic(ecology) That has been endemic in a region for a very long time (but is now more restricted)paleoethnographicRelating to paleoethnographypaleoethnologicAlternative form of paleoethnological.paleofloristicRelating to paleofloristics.paleoforensicRelating to forensic paleoanthropology.paleogeneticRelating to paleogenetics.paleogenomicAlternative form of palaeogenomic.paleogeodynamicRelating to past geological processes and tectonic movements.paleogeographicPertaining to paleogeographypaleogeologicSynonym of paleogeological.paleographicOf or pertaining to paleography.paleohistologicRelating to paleohistologypaleohydraulicRelating to past hydraulic or water flow conditions.paleohydrographicRelating to paleohydrographypaleohydrologicAlternative form of palaeohydrologic.paleokarsticRelating to a paleokarstpaleolimnologicAlternative form of paleolimnological.paleolithicAlternative letter-case form of Paleolithic.paleomagnetic(US, geology) Relating to paleomagnetism or to paleomagneticspaleomagnetochronologicRelating to paleomagnetic chronologypaleomicrobiomicRelating to paleomicrobiomicspaleontographicAlternative form of palaeontographic.paleontologicPertaining to paleontology; characteristic of paleontology.paleooceanographicAlternative form of paleoceanographic.paleopathologicAlternative form of paleopathological.paleophylogeographicRelating to paleophylogeographypaleophyticOf or relating to paleophytes.paleophytologicRelating to paleophytology.paleoproteomicRelating to paleoproteomes or to paleoproteomicspaleopulmonicRelating to the lungs of primitive creatures (especially of the first birds)paleornithologicOf, or relating to paleornithology.paleoseismic(geology) Pertaining to ancient seismic events.paleoseismologicAlternative form of paleoseismological.paleosolicRelating to paleosols.paleospinothalamic(anatomy) Of or related to the primitive transmission system for diffuse pain.paleospinothalmicMisspelling of paleospinothalamic.paleotechnicRelating to ancient art.paleotectonicRelating to ancient movement of the Earth's surfacepaleotopographicRelating to paleotopographypaleotranscriptomic(genetics) Relating to the sequencing of ancient RNApaleovolcanic(geology) Relating to, or formed by a paleovolcanopaleozoologicpaleozoologicalpalestricOf or relating to the palestra, or to wrestling.palilalicOf or relating to palilalia.palimbacchicOf or relating to the palimbacchius.palimpsesticRelating to palimpsests.palindromatic(rare) Palindromic (of, relating to, or being a palindrome).palindromicOf, relating to, or being a palindrome.palingenesic(rare) Pertaining to palingenesis.palingeneticOf or pertaining to palingenesis.palingenicRelating to palingenesis.palinodicOf or relating to a palinode.palinspastic(geology, of a map) Showing the previous location of geological features, correcting for any intervening crustal movements.palisadicRelating to a palisade. (all senses)palistrophicExhibiting palistrophe.palladacyclicOf or pertaining to a palladacyclepalladicOf or pertaining to palladium.pallatic(Geordie) Alternative spelling of palatic; syncopic form of paralytic (“very drunk”).pallidosubthalamic(anatomy) Relating to the globus pallidus and the subthalamuspallidothalamic(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the globus pallidus and the thalamuspalmetoicSynonym of palmitoleic.palmitic(organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from palmitic acid.palmitoleicOf or pertaining to palmitoleic acid or its derivatives.paludicAlternative form of paludal.palustricRelating to palustric acid or its derivativespalygorskiticOf or relating to palygorskite.palynologicSynonym of palynological.palynomorphicRelating to palynomorphspalynostratigraphicRelating to palynostratigraphypampasicRelating to, or characteristic of the pampas.pamphleticResembling or characteristic of a pamphlet.panallergenicRelating to all (or most) allergenspanarchicPertaining or related to panarchypanarcticThroughout the ArcticpanarthriticHaving or relating to panarthritis.panatrophicRelating to panatrophypanbiogeographicRelating to, or employing panbiogeography.pancardiacThat affects all (or most) regions of the heartpancentromeric(genetics) Sensitive to both centromere-positive (aneugenic) and centromere-negative (clastogenic) eventspanchromatic(photography, of black and white film) sensitive to all visible colourspanchronicNot restricted to a specific point in timepancolonic(medicine) Of or affecting the entire colon.pancosmicThroughout the cosmos.pancratiasticOf or pertaining to the pancratium.pancraticRelating to the athletic contest called the pancratium.pancreaticBelonging or relating to the pancreas.pancreaticoentericpancreatic and entericpancreaticogastricpancreatic and gastricpancreaticohepaticRelating to the pancreas and the liver.pancreaticosplenic(anatomy) Relating to the pancreas and spleen.pancreatiticRelating to pancreatitis.pancreatoentericRelating to the pancreas and intestine.pancreatogenicThat is caused by a pancreatic function or conditionpancreatographicRelating to pancreatographypancyclic(graph theory, of a graph) Containing cycless of every possible length (from 3 to the order of the graph).pancytopenicRelating to pancytopeniapancytoplasmic(cytology) Relating to all the cytoplasmic components of a cellpandamicMisspelling of pandemic.pandeisticOf or relating to pandeism.pandemic(usually derogatory) General, widespread.pandemoniacRelating to, resembling, or characteristic of, a pandemonium.pandemonicRelating to, resembling, or characteristic of, a pandemonium.pandemonisticOf or relating to pandemonism.pandiatonic(music) Formed freely from all degrees of a diatonic scale without regard for their diatonic function, sometimes to the extent of no single pitch being felt as a tonic.pandysautonomic(medicine) Of or relating to pandysautonomia.panegyricA formal speech publicly praising someone or something.panencephaliticOf or relating to panencephalitis.panendeisticOf or relating to panendeism.panendoscopicRelating to panendoscopypanentheisticOf or relating to panentheism.pangalacticThroughout all galaxies.pangamic(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to pangamic acid or its derivatives.pangeneticOf or pertaining to pangenesis.pangenomic(genetics) Relating to a pangenome or to pangenomics.pangenotypicRelating to all genotypes (of an organism)pangeometricRelating to pangeometry.pangnosticSomeone who has total knowledge.pangrammaticHaving the form of a pangram.panhematopoieticRelating to all (or most) hematopoietic precursorspanhypogammaglobulinemicHaving or relating to panhypogammaglobulinemia.panhypoproteinemicRelating to panhypoproteinemiapanic(Greek mythology, archaic) Alternative letter-case form of Panic (“pertaining to the Greek god Pan”).panicogenic(medicine) engendering a state of panicpanicolyticThat reduces the flight reflex in animals when faced with dangerpanidiomorphic(geology) Having a completely idiomorphic structure.paniscThe god Pan, represented as a satyr.panleukopenicHaving or relating to panleukopenia.panlinguisticOccurring in all languagespanlogisticOf or relating to panlogism.panmagic(mathematics) Being a pandiagonal magic square.panmicticOf, or pertaining to panmixia.panoceanicRelating to all oceanspanoistic(entomology) Producing ova only; said of the ovaries of certain insects which do not produce vitelligenous cells.panomic(biology) Relating to panomicspanopticAll-seeing; comprehensive, inclusive.panoramicOf or pertaining to a panorama; with a wide view.panorganotropicHaving an affinity for all bodily organspanphiliacOne who engages in panphilia.panphobicRelating to, characteristic of, or exhibiting panphobia.panphotometric(botany, of leaves) Adjusting position to absorb diffuse light, either avoiding direct sunlight or also absorbing itpanpsychicOf or relating to panpsychism.panpsychisticRelating to panpsychism.panrhythmicInvolving all kinds of rhythm.panromantic(neologism, sexology) Romantically attracted to people regardless of sex or gender identity.pansclerotic(medicine, of a form of morphea) Manifested by sclerosis of the dermis, panniculus, fascia, muscle, and at times, the bone, all causing disabling limitation of motion of joints.pansophicOf or relating to pansophy; all-knowing, or comprehending all knowledge.panspecificRelating to all (or a large group of) species.panspermaticRelating to the theory of panspermatism.panspermic(biology) Relating to panspermy or to panspermia.pansporoblasticOf or relating to pansporoblasts.pansynostoticRelating to pansynostosis.pansystemicRelating to all (related) systemspansystolic(medicine) Occurring throughout systole, as for example a pansystolic murmur.pantagraphicAlternative form of pantographic.pantamorphicTaking all forms.pantascopicViewing all; taking a view of the whole.pantelegraphicRelating to the pantelegraph.pantelleriticOf or relating to the mineral pantellerite.panthalassicThat inhabits most or all of the seas and oceans.pantheisticOf or relating to pantheism.pantheonicOf the nature of a pantheon; having the characteristics of a pantheonpanthodic(medicine, archaic) Of nervous impulses: radiating to all parts of the body.pantisocraticOf or pertaining to a pantisocracy; egalitarian.pantographicOf or relating to a pantograph or pantography.pantologicOf or relating to pantology.pantomimicOf or relating to pantomime.pantomorphicExisting in all shapes or forms.pantophagicSynonym of pantophagous.pantophobicHaving or relating to pantophobia.pantoscopic(optics) Designed to focus on both near and distant objects at the same time, typically by means of a tilt in the lenspantothenicOf or pertaining to pantothenic acid or its derivativespantrophic(of a microorganism etc) Able to thrive in many different environments.pantropic(biology) Relating to, or affecting many types of tissuepanurgicSkilled in all kinds of work.panvitalisticOf or relating to panvitalism.panzoisticOf or relating to panzoism.panzoonotic(of a disease) That can be spread from all (of a type of) animals to manpanzootic(biology, medicine, of a disease) Affecting nonhuman animals of many species and throughout a wide area.papalisticOf or relating to papalism; papistic.papillomatoticRelating to papillomatosis.papistic(derogatory) Being of or connected with the Roman Catholic faith.papponymicA personal name based on the name of one's grandfather.papyricSynonym of papyraceous: of, similar to, or related to papyrus.papyrocentricBased around the use of paper rather than digital documents.papyrographicOf or relating to papyrography.paraaorticBeyond the aortaparabalisticlike a parableparaballistic(medicine) Pertaining to paraballism.parabanic(chemistry) Pertaining to parabanic acid.parabioticrelating to parabiosisparablastic(biology) Of or pertaining to the parablast.parabolic(rhetoric) Of or pertaining to a parable.paraboloidicAlternative form of paraboloidal.parabosonicOf or pertaining to a paraboson.paracardiacNear the heartparacentricDeviating from circularity; changing the distance from a centre.paracentromeric(biology, genetics) Across a centromereparachronicExisting in a separate timeline or temporal dimension; pertaining to such existence or to connection or movement between timelines.parachronisticBelonging to an earlier time; too old to be used; primitive; out of date.parachuticOf or relating to a parachute.paracleticRelating to a paraclete or Paracleteparaclimactic(ecology) Relating to a paraclimax.paracmastic(pathology, archaic) Gradually decreasing; past the acme, or crisis.paracoccidioidomycoticRelating to paracoccidioidomycosis.paracolic(anatomy, medicine) Lateral to the colon, usually with reference to the ascending colon and descending colon and the compartments of the peritoneal cavity.paracolonicRelated to the paracolonsparacosmicOf, related to, or characteristic of a paracosm.paracrosticA poetical composition, in which the first verse contains, in order, the first letters of all the verses of the poem.paracytic(biology) Describing cells other than those found normally in a specific locationparadiastolicof, or pertaining to paradiastoleparadigmaticOf or pertaining to a paradigm.paradiplomaticNot based on textual evidence aloneparadisaicOf or relating to paradise (or heaven)paradisiacOf or like Paradise; heavenly, delightful.paradisic(archaic) paradisiacalparadoxicAlternative form of paradoxical.paraelectricOf, pertaining to, or exhibiting paraelectricityparaeneticAlternative form of parenetic.paraepiglotticOver, or beyond the epiglottisparaestheticAlternative form of paresthetic.parafermionicOf or pertaining to parafermionsparaffinicOf or pertaining to paraffin, or to the alkanesparaganglionicRelating to paraganglia.paragastric(anatomy) Lying alongside the gastric cavity.parageneticrelated to paragenesisparagenic(geology) Pertaining to the sequence and conditions under which minerals or mineral assemblages form in relation to one another.parageusicOf or relating to parageusia.paraglotticBeyond the glottisparagneissicOf or relating to paragneiss.paragogic(phonology) Of, pertaining to, or constituting, a paragoge; added to the end of, or serving to lengthen, a word.paragoniticOf or relating to the mineral paragonite.paragrammaticparagrammaticalparagraphicOf, pertaining to, or written in paragraphs.paraheliotropicRelating to paraheliotropism.parahepatic(anatomy) Next to the liverparahoric(mathematics) Describing a form of parabolic Iwahori subgroups.parahypnoticRelating to parahypnosis.parajournalisticRelating to, or engaging in, parajournalism.parakeratocytic(cytology) Relating to parakeratocytes or to parakeratocytosisparakeratoticOf or pertaining to parakeratosis.parakineticRelating to parakinesisparaleipticOf or relating to paraleipsis.paraleticMisspelling of paralytic.paralexicRelating to paralexiaparalgesicOf or relating to paralgesia.paralic(geology, of deposits) Laid down on the landward side of a coastparalimbic(anatomy) Beyond or over a corresponding limbic structureparalinguisticOf or pertaining to, or communicated through, paralanguage; of or pertaining to paralinguistics.paraliptic(linguistics) Of or relating to paralipsis.paralithic(geology) Describing a weathered rock that is not soft or looseparallacticOf or pertaining to parallaxparallelepipedicRelating to, or having the form of a parallelepipedparallelisticOf the nature of a parallelism; involving parallelism.parallelogramicHaving the form or properties of a parallelogramparallelogrammaticHaving the shape of a parallelogramparallelogrammicAlternative form of parallelogramic.paralogicRelating to paralogism.paralogistic(logic) Relating to paralogy; fallaciousparalympic(by extension) Pertaining to disability sport in general.paralyticSomeone suffering from paralysis.paramagnetic(physics) Exhibiting paramagnetism.paramagnetoelectric(physics) Describing the effect of an electric field on paramagnetic materialsparamaniaca person suffering from paramania.paramedic(US) A person who is licensed at the state or national level to practice medical interventions in an emergency prehospital setting.paramericRelating to a paramere.paramesocolic(anatomy) Located next to the mesocolonparamesonephicMisspelling of paramesonephric.paramesonephric(anatomy, applied to the Müllerian ducts) Near the mesonephros.paramesonephrotic(anatomy) Synonym of paramesonephric.parametricA parametric equation.paramilitaristicOf or resembling a paramilitary.paramnesicRelating to paramnesiaparamorphicOf, relating to, or produced by paramorphism.paramutagenicRelating to, or causing paramutationparanematic(chemistry, physics) Describing the production of nematic order in a liquid crystal under the influence of an applied magnetic fieldparanemicFormed from two helices coiled side-by-side in such a way that they can be separatedparaneoplastic(medicine) associated with, but only indirectly related to, a tumor, as for example the endocrine or immunologic effects rather than the mass effect.paranoeicAlternative form of paranœic.paranoiacPertaining to, or exhibiting, paranoia.paranoicAlternative form of paranoiac.paranordicAlternative form of para-nordic.paraophthalmicAbove the eyesparaoptometric(US) A person who assists an optometristparaorticMisspelling of paraaortic.parapancreatic(anatomy) Located close to the pancreas.parapareticExhibiting or relating to paraparesis.parapatricSuch an organismparapelvicBeyond the pelvisparaphasicRelating to paraphasiaparaphiliacOne who suffers from paraphilia.paraphilicOf or pertaining to a paraphilia.paraphimoticRelating to paraphimosis.paraphonicOf or relating to paraphony.paraphosphoric(inorganic chemistry, obsolete) pyrophosphoricparaphrasicMisconstruction of paraphasic.paraphrasticPertaining to a paraphrase.paraphrenicHaving or pertaining to paraphrenia.paraphylacticSynonym of anaphylactic.paraphyletic(systematics) Of a defined group of taxa: not including all descendants of the most recent common ancestor of all members.paraplasmicRelating to paraplasmparaplecticAlternative form of paraplegic.paraplegicOf, related to, or suffering from paraplegia. Paralyzed from the lower half of the body down.parapneumonicRelating to parapneumonia.parapornographicCharacteristic of or associated with parapornography.paraprobioticAn inactivated probioticparaprostatic(anatomy) Beyond (or around) the prostate gland.paraproteinaemicAlternative form of paraproteinemic.paraproteinemicRelating to, or exhibiting, paraproteinemia.parapsychicparapsychologicalparaptoticRelating to paraptosis.parapublicHaving ties to both the public and private sector; partially funded or managed by the government.paraquadratic(anatomy) Over the quadrate or the quadratojugalparaschizophrenicRelated to paraschizophreniaparascientificRelating to, or involving, parascience.paraseismicThat resists the destructive effects of an earthquake.paraselenicRelating to a paraselene.parasitaemicAlternative form of parasitemic.parasitemicRelating to parasitemiaparasiticOf or pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite.parasitistaticThat halts the increase of parasite numbersparasitologicOf or pertaining to parasitology.parasitostaticAlternative form of parasitistatic.parasitoticRelating to parasitosis.parasitotoxictoxic to parasitesparasomniachaving or pertaining to parasomnia.parasomnicRelating to a parasomniaparaspasticRelating to spastic paraplegiaparaspecific(medicine) Serving as a remedy against conditions beyond those it is primarily used to treat.parastatistic(physics) Relating to parastatisticsparasubthalamic(anatomy) Located near the subthalamusparasyllabicMisspelling of parisyllabic.parasymbioticExhibiting or relating to parasymbiosis.parasympathetic(neuroanatomy) A parasympathetic nerve.parasympatheticolyticAlternative form of parasympatholytic.parasympatheticomimeticparasympathomimeticparasympathicMisspelling of parasympathetic.parasympathicolyticAlternative form of parasympatholytic.parasympathicotonicRelating to parasympathicotonia.parasympatholytic(medicine) That blocks the action of the parasympathetic nervous system; anticholinergicparasympathomimetic(pharmacology) Acting by stimulating the parasympathetic nervous system.parasynapticRelating to parasynapsisparasynthetic(grammar) Being a compound word formed by parasynthesis, i.e. by adding several affixes simultaneously, without “intermediate” forms.parasyphilitic(medicine, archaic) Having or relating to parasyphilis.parasystolicRelating to parasystole.paratacticPertaining to or using parataxis.parataxicPertaining to parataxis.parataxonomicRelating to parataxonomyparatectonicRelating to, or produced by a large-scale deformation or parageosynclineparatenic(ecology, of a host) Not needed for the development of the parasite, but nevertheless serving to maintain the parasite's life cycle.parathalamicAbove or beyond the thalamusparathermic(obsolete, physics) infraredparatheticOf or pertaining to parathesis.parathymicBeyond the thymis gland, but especially originating from the epithelial cells of the thymusparatomic(biology) Relating to paratomyparatonic(medicine) Relating to paratonia.paratopicThat acts at an interfaceparatransgeneticOf or pertaining to paratransgenetics.paratransgenicparatransgeneticparatympanicBeyond the tympanumparatypicRelating to a paratypeparaxonic(zoology) In bearing weight evenly on two parallel axes within the foot, typically the third and fourth digits.parcAlternative form of parkparecheticEmploying or relating to parechesis.paregoricAssuaging or soothing pain.pareidolicOf or pertaining to pareidolia.parelectronomic(archaic) Of or relating to parelectronomy.paremiographicOf or relating to paremiography.parenchymaticSynonym of parenchymatous.parencliticRelating to a network derived from isolated scalar data, where links between nodes (corresponding to features of the data) are weighted based on the deviation between them.pareneticRelating to parenesis.parentelicOf or pertaining to a lineage of related people.parentheticOf, pertaining to, or as if using parenthesesparergonicBeing or relating to a parergon.parestheticOf or pertaining to paresthesia.pareticPertaining to paresis.pargasiticOf or relating to the mineral pargasite.parhelicOf or pertaining to parhelia.parietosplanchnicRelating to the connection between the parietal lobe and the viscera.parinaricOf or pertaining to a parinaric acid or derivativeparisthmic(anatomy, obsolete) Of or pertaining to the tonsils; tonsillar.parisyllabic(grammar) Having the same number of syllables in all its inflections.parkinsonicRelating to parkinsonismparkinsonogenicThat gives rise to Parkinson's diseaseparlatic(Ireland) Syncopic form of paralytic (“very drunk”).parochialisticExhibiting parochialism; parochial.parodicOf, related to, or having characteristics of parody.parodisticOf, related to, or having the characteristics of parody.paroemiacA catalectic anapestic dimeter.paronomasiacOne addicted to wordplay or puns.paronomasiasticSynonym of paronomasic.paronomasicOf or pertaining to paronomasia.paronomasticof, or relating to paronomasia; punningparonymicBeing or relating to a paronym.paropticOf, or relating to the alleged capability to perceive colors, differences in brightness, and/or formed images by means other than eyesight, especially through the skin or upon touching with the fingertips.parosmicRelating to parosmiaparostoticPertaining to parostosis.parotic(anatomy) parotidparotideomasseteric(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the parotid gland and the masseter.parotiticOf or pertaining to the parotid gland, or to parotitis (mumps).paroxysmicRelating to paroxysms.paroxytonic(prosody) Of or relating to words whose stress falls on the penultimate syllableparrhesiasticOf or relating to parrhesia.parrhesicRelating to, or exhibiting, parrhesia.parsec(astronomy, metrology) Syllabic abbreviation of parallax second.parsonicOf or relating to a parson; clerical.parthenaicof or pertaining to the partheneia (παρθένειᾰ, an Ancient Greek song performed by maidens)partheniac(Ancient Greek and Latin poetry, obsolete) a line of partheniac meterparthenocarpicExhibiting or relating to parthenocarpy.parthenogenetic(biology) Of, pertaining to, or produced by, parthenogenesis.parthenogenic(biology) Of, pertaining to, or produced by, parthenogenesis.parthenophilicHaving a hebephilic or ephebophilic attraction to girls.partialisticExhibiting or relating to partialism.particularisticOf or pertaining to particularism.partitocraticAlternative form of partocratic.partocraticOf or pertaining to partocracy.partographicRelating to or composed of partographs / partograms.partonicCharacteristic of, or composed of partonspartonomicRelating to a partonomy.partyocraticAlternative form of partocratic.parureticHaving or relating to paruresis; unable to urinate in the presence of others.parvalbuminergicProduced or activated by parvalbuminparyphoplasmicRelating to paryphoplasmpashalicAlternative spelling of pashalik.pasigraphicOf or relating to pasigraphy.passivisticOf or related to passivism.pastaholic(informal) A person who is very fond of pasta.pastellic(very rare) Characteristic of pastels.patentometricRelating to patentometrics.paternalisticthe quality of being paternal, i.e. like a father, e.g. characterized by behaving in a benevolent yet intrusive manner towards underlingspathematic(dated) Of, relating to, or designating emotion or suffering.pathenogeneticMisspelling of parthenogenetic.patheticArousing pity, sympathy, or compassion; exciting pathos.pathic(now literary) Synonym of bottom: a passive usually-male partner in homosexual anal intercourse.pathoanatomicRelating to disorders of the anatomy.pathoantigenicRelating to, or caused by a pathoantigenpathobiologicAlternative form of pathobiological.pathobionticRelating to, or caused by, a pathobiont.pathobioticSynonym of pathobiological.pathocentric(pathology) Centred on disease and its controlpathocliticRelating to pathoclisis.pathoetiologicAlternative form of pathoetiological.pathogeneticOf, pertaining to, or causing pathogenesispathogenic(pathology) Able to cause (harmful) disease.pathogenomic(pathology, genetics) Relating to pathogenomicspathogeographic(pathology) Relating to pathogeographypathognomic(now rare) Related to how emotions are manifested, especially in the face.pathognomonic(medicine, of a sign or symptom) specifically characteristic or indicative of a particular disease or condition.pathognosticSynonym of pathognomonic.pathographicRelating to pathography.pathohistologicAlternative form of pathohistological.patholinguisticRelating to patholinguistics.pathologenicMisspelling of pathogenic.pathologic(dated) Caused by or related to disease, pathology.pathologicoanatomicAlternative form of pathologicoanatomical.pathomechanistic(pathology) Relating to pathomechanism.pathometricRelating to pathometry.pathomicRelating to pathomicspathomimetic(pathology) That mimics a pathological conditionpathomorphogenic(pathology) Relating to pathomorphogenesispathomorphologicBoth pathologic and morphologicpathonogmonicMisspelling of pathognomonic.pathonomonicMisspelling of pathognomonic.pathophenotypic(genetics) Relating to a pathophenotypepathophysiologic(pathology) Pertaining to pathophysiology.pathoplastic(medicine) That exhibits pathoplasticity.pathopoeic(music) of or pertaining to pathopoeiapathotropicThat is attracted to, or moves toward, a site of disease, especially a cancerpathotypicRelating to pathotypespathozoospermic(pathology) Relating to pathozoospermiapatriarchalisticOf or relating to patriarchalism.patricentric(of a family or society) Centering around the father or fathers.patrionymicMisspelling of patronymic.patrioticInspired by or showing patriotism; done out of love of one's country; zealously and unselfishly devoted to the service of one's countrypatristicOf or pertaining to the fathers of the early Christian church, especially their writings.patrocladisticRelating to patrocladistics.patroclinicSynonym of patroclinous.patrologicAlternative form of patrological.patronymicDerived from one's father.patsoc(communism, Internet slang) A supporter of socialist patriotism.pauciarthriticHaving or relating to pauciarthritis.paucigranulocyticHaving few granulocytespaucimannosidicHaving few mannoside residuespaucispecific(chiefly taxonomy) Having or composed of few species.paucisymptomatic(pathology) Presenting few symptomspaurangiotic(ophthalmology) Of or pertaining to a very sparsely vascularized retina, such as that found in the horse.paurometabolicSynonym of paurometabolous.pcAbbreviation of piece.pdoc(Internet slang) A psychotherapist or psychiatrist.pearlitic(mineralogy) Relating to or resembling pearlite.pec(colloquial, usually in the plural) The pectoralis major muscle.pecticOf or pertaining to pectin or pectin-like substances.pectinolytic(biochemistry) That hydrolyses pectin and related compoundspectocellulosicRelating to, or characteristic of pectocellulosepectoliticOf or relating to the mineral pectolite.pectolytic(biochemistry) That hydrolyses pectinpedagogicSynonym of pedagogical.pedanticBeing overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning, like a pedant.pedantocraticPromoting or relating to pedantocracy.pedelec(informal) A bicycle with an electric motor which assists the rider but only while they are pedalling.pederasticRelating to a man's erotic love for adolescent boys.pederoticRelating to pederosis.pedeticRelating to pedesis, or Brownian motion.pediatric(American spelling) Of or pertaining to pediatrics, the branch of medicine dealing with the care and treatment of children and adolescents.pedobarographicRelating to pedobarographypedocalicOf or relating to a pedocal.pedocentricCentered on children.pedoclimaticRelating to pedoclimate.pedodonticRelating to pedodonticspedogeneticRelating to pedogenesis (soil formation)pedogenic(geology) Pertaining to processes that add, transfer, transform, or remove soil constituents.pedogeographicRelating to pedogeography.pedohebephilic(in psychiatry) Of, related to, or having pedohebephilia.pedolithicOf or relating to pedoliths.pedologicOf or pertaining to pedology (in all senses).pedometricRelating to, or measured by, a pedometerpedomorphicAlternative spelling of paedomorphic.pedophagicEngaging in, involving, or related to the eating of children.pedophiliacUS standard spelling of paedophiliac.pedophilicOf, relating to, or pertaining to pedophilia.pedophilophobic(rare) Fearing or hating pedophiles.pedophobic(psychology, rare, American spelling) Having a fear of children.pedopsychiatricRelating to pedopsychiatrypedorthicOf or relating to modifying footwear and employing supportive devices to address conditions which affect the feet and lower limbs.pedostratigraphicRelating to pedostratigraphypedotherapeuticOf or relating to pedotherapy.pedotrophicRelating to pedotrophy.pegmatiticContaining or characteristic of pegmatitepeiotropicMisspelling of pleiotropic.peirastic(dated) Experimental or tentative.pelagic(biology) Living in the open sea rather than in coastal or inland waters.pelagobenthicpelagic and benthicpelargic(rare) Relating to the stork (bird).pelargonic(botany) Of or pertaining to plants of the genus Pelargonium.pelinkovacA liqueur made from wormwood, originating in the Balkans.peliticRelating to, or containing, pelite.pellagragenicCausing pellagra.pellagricRelated to, or suffering from, pellagra.peloric(botany) Of a flower, having a mutation such that a normally asymmetric flower becomes radially symmetric.pelvicOf, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pelvispelvimetricRelating to pelvimetry.pelviscopicRelating to pelviscopy.pelviureteric(anatomy, medicine) Synonym of ureteropelvic.pencentric(computing) Wholly or primarily operated by means of a pen or stylus.peneseismicOf a region, having infrequent earthquakes.penetrometricBy means of a penetrometer; relating to penetrometrypenicillanicOf, pertaining to, or having the same basic structure as penicillin.penicillinicRelating to, or derived from penicillin.penicilloicRelating to any carboxylic acid derived from a penicillin by hydrolysis of its lactam ringpenologicOf, or relating to penology.penopubic(anatomy) Relating to the penis and pubis.pentaarsenic(chemistry, in combination) Five arsenic atoms or ions in a compound (As₅).pentabasic(chemistry, of an acid) Containing five replaceable hydrogen atoms.pentabioticA veterinary antibiotic related to penicillinpentabothropicRelating to, or active against five species of Bothrops viperspentacationic(chemistry) Relating to a pentacationpentachromaticRelative to pentachromacypentachromicContaining five colours.pentacosanoicOf or pertaining to pentacosanoic acid or its derivatives.pentacrosticA set of verses arranged so that the name of the subject occurs five times, the whole set of verses being divided into five different parts from top to bottom.pentacyclic(chemistry) Having five rings, especially five fused rings as in many triterpenoids.pentadactylicpentadactylouspentadecamericOf or pertaining to a pentadecamerpentadecanoicOf or pertaining to pentadecanoic acid or its derivatives.pentadecasyllabicSynonym of quindecasyllabic.pentadecenoic(organic chemistry) Relating to pentadecenoic acid or its derivativespentadecylic(organic chemistry) Relating to the pentadecyl radicalpentadicof, or relating to a pentadpentadienoicOf or pertaining to pentadienoic acid or its derivativespentaenoic(organic chemistry) Relating to any pentaenoic acid or its derivativespentafluorobenzoic(organic chemistry) Used to name the pentafluoro derivatives of benzoic acidpentagalacturonicRelating to pentagalacturonic acid and its derivativespentagrammaticPentagrammic.pentagrammicBeing or pertaining to a pentagram.pentahydric(organic chemistry) Having five hydroxy groups.pentallelic(genetics) Composed of five allelespentamericOf or pertaining to a pentamerpentametricRelating to or exhibiting pentameter.pentamoraic(phonology, uncommon) Having five morae.pentamorphichaving five distinct formspentanoicOf or pertaining to pentanoic acid or its derivativespentanucleotidicRelating to or composed of pentanucleotides.pentapeptidic(biochemistry) Relating to or composed of pentapeptides.pentaphonic(music) Composed of five notespentaprismaticIn the form of a pentaprism.pentapyrrolic(organic chemistry) Composed of five pyrrole rings (rather than the usual four)pentarchicRelating to a pentarchy or a pentarchpentarsicHaving five stresses on each line of versepentasialic(organic chemistry) Composed of five sialic acid moietiespentasomic(genetics) Having five copies of a particular chromosome.pentasphericAlternative form of pentaspherical.pentasyllabicHaving five syllables.pentatomic(chemistry) Having five atoms in each molecule.pentatonic(music) Based on five tones.pentatriacontanoicOf or pertaining to pentatriacontanoic acid or its derivatives; ceroplasticpentazinc(chemistry, in combination) Five zinc atoms or ions in a compound (Zn₅).pentetericquinquennialpenticFive-fold, or five-memberedpentlanditicOf or relating to the mineral pentlandite.pentomicPertaining to or exhibiting the concept of structuring a division (military formation) such that it has five subordinate parts.pentylic(chemistry) Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, pentyl.pentynoic(organic chemistry) Relating to a pentynoic acid or its derivatives.pepastic(medicine, archaic) A suppurative.pepsinhydrochloricOnly used in pepsinhydrochloric acidpepsinogenicProducing pepsin.pepticOf, pertaining to, capable of, or aiding digestion.peptidasicRelating to peptidasespeptidergicDescribing neurons that secrete peptide hormones as their neurotransmitterspeptidicOf, pertaining to, or containing peptides.peptidiscA form of nanodisc used to handle membrane proteinspeptidogenicRelating to peptidogenesispeptidogenomicRelating to peptidogenomics.peptidolyticRelating to peptidolysis.peptidomicRelating to peptidomics or to a peptidomepeptidomimetic(biochemistry) A small protein-like chain designed to mimic a peptide, but with altered chemical properties.peptidomimic(organic chemistry) Any peptide that take part in peptidomimicrypeptogenic(biochemistry) Producing peptones or pepsinpeptolyticRelating to peptolysis.peptomericRelating to a peptomerpeptonicRelating to peptone.peracetic(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to peracetic acid or its derivatives.peracidic(inorganic chemistry) Relating to a peracidperamorphicOf or relating to peramorphosis, the development of additional traits past adulthood.perboric(inorganic chemistry) Relating to perboric acid and its derivativesperbromicRelating to the highest oxidation state of bromine.percClipping of perchloroethylene: a common solvent used in dry-cleaning.percentromericMisspelling of pericentromeric.perceptic(Scientology) A sense; a perceiving faculty.perceptionisticOf or relating to perceptionism.perceptronicOf or relating to perceptrons.perchloric(chemistry) Describing compounds containing the most highly oxidized state of chlorine.perchlorobenzoicOf or pertaining to perchlorobenzoic acid or its derivativesperchloroheteroaromatic(organic chemistry) Describing any fully chlorinated heteroaromatic compoundperdialyticMisspelling of peridialytic.perennialisticRelating to perennialism.perfectionisticPerfectionist.perflubrodecperfluorodecyl bromideperfluoroheteroaromatic(organic chemistry) Describing any fully fluorinated heteroaromatic compoundperfluorooctanoic(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to perfluorooctanoic acid or its derivativesperformicOf or pertaining to performic acid or its derivativespergelic(geology, of a soil) permanently frozenperhydrolyticRelating to perhydrolysisperianaesthetic(medicine) Of or pertaining to the time around an anesthesia.perianastomoticAround an anastomosis.periantarcticAround Antarctica.periaortic(anatomy) Surrounding the aortaperiaquaticSurrounding water.periarcticSurrounding the ArcticperiaxoplasmicSurrounding the axoplasmperiblasticRelating to the periblast.pericapsidicSurrounding a capsid of a viruspericardiacAlternative form of pericardial.pericardiacophrenic(anatomy) Of or relating to a long slender branch of the internal thoracic artery, accompanying the phrenic nerve, between the pleura and pericardium, to the diaphragm, to which it is distributed.pericardicAlternative form of pericardial.pericardiophrenicSurrounding the heart and the diaphragmpericarpic(botany) Of or relating to a pericarp.pericentomericMisspelling of pericentromeric.pericentriolicpericentriolarpericentromeric(genetics) Situated near, or on each side of, the centromere of a chromosomepericentromicMisspelling of pericentromeric.pericholecysticAround the gall bladderpericholecystiticRelating to pericholecystitis.perichoreticRelating to perichoresis.perichromatic(biology) Surrounding the chromatin of a cell nucleuspericolic(anatomy) Around the colon.pericolonic(anatomy) Around the colon.pericopicOf or pertaining to a pericope.pericratonic(geology) Surrounding a craton.pericyclic(botany) Of or relating to a pericyclepericysticSurrounding a cystpericytic(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or composed of pericytespericytoplasmicSurrounding the cytoplasmperidendriticSurrounding a dendriteperidermicRelating to the periderm.peridesmicRelating to the peridesm.peridialyticRelating to peridialysisperidomesticLiving in and around human habitations.peridoticOf or relating to peridot.peridotiticOf or relating to the mineral peridotite.peridynamicRelating to peridynamics.periegetic(rare) Relating to a periegesis.perienteric(anatomy) Surrounding the intestineperigalacticOf or pertaining to a perigalacticonperiganglionic(anatomy) Surrounding a ganglion.perigastric(anatomy) Surrounding the stomachperigenetic(biology) Of or pertaining to perigenesis.periglotticAround the glottis.perignathicSurrounding the jaws.perigonadicSurrounding a gonadperigraphicSurrounding the graphics; sometimes applied to the material (preface, etc.) between the covers and the main content of a comic.perihelicOf or pertaining to a perihelion.perihemorrhagicSurrounding a hemorrhageperihepatic(anatomy) Surrounding the liver.perihypothalamic(anatomy) Surrounding the hypothalamusperiischemic(pathology) Surrounding an area of ischemiaperikaryonicRelating to the perikaryon.perikinetic(physics) Describing any property related to the probability of cohesion during collisions with other bodiesperilymphatic(anatomy) Pertaining to, or containing, perilymph.perimacSynonym of paroxetine.perimesencephalicSurrounding the mesencephalonperimetricof, relating to or having a perimeterperimorphicOf or relating to perimorphism or a perimorph.perinatologicAlternative form of perinatological.perinecroticSurrounding a necrosisperineoplasticOf or pertaining to perineoplasty.perinephric(anatomy) Around the kidney.perinephritic(anatomy) Around the kidneysperiodicRelative to a period or periods.periodonticSynonym of periodontal.periodontiticHaving or relating to periodontitis.periodontogenicThat generates periodontitisperiodontopathicthat causes disease of the periodontiumperiodontopathogenicpathogenic to the supporting structures of teethperiopathogenicContributing to periodontitis.perioplic(anatomy) Of or relating to the periople.perioptic(anatomy) Surrounding the eyeball or the optic nerveperiosteoblasticSurrounding an osteoblastperiosteoclasticSurrounding an osteoclastperiosteocyticAround an osteocyte.periosticRelating to periostitisperiostiticRelated to periostitis.periotic(anatomy) Located in, or pertaining to, the inner ear.peripancreatic(anatomy) Surrounding the pancreasperiparasiticSurrounding a parasiteperipateticTending to walk about.peripatric(biology) Living in overlapping territories.periphagocyticSurrounding a phagocyteperiphallicSurrounding the phallusperiphracticEnclosed; surrounded by some barrier.periphrasicOf or pertaining to periphrasisperiphrasticExpressed in more words than are necessary.periphyticRelating to periphytonsperiplasmaticRelating to, or found within the periplasmperiplasmicSurrounding the plasma of a bacteriumperiplasticAlternative form of periblastic.periplastidicRelating to a periplastidperiplectic(mathematics) Having the odd canonical form; special peculiar.periplegmaticOf or pertaining to a space curve contained between two concentric spheres with its concave side facing always toward the common centre of the two spheres.peripneumonic(medicine, obsolete) pneumonic (of or pertaining to pneumonia (an inflammation of the lungs))peripneustic(entomology) Of one of the categories of hemipneustic tracheal systems, in which the spiracles are in incomplete rows along each side of the body, as in the holopneustic arrangement, but with slightly fewer pairs of spiracles.periprostatic(anatomy) Around the prostate.periprostheticAround the area of a prosthetic.peripyloricAround the pylorus.perirolandic(anatomy) Surrounding the Rolandic fissureperisaccadicAround the time of a saccade of the eye.perisarc(zoology) The outer hardened integument that covers most hydrozoan coelenterates.periscopicRelating to periscopes and their use.perisomaticOf or pertaining to a perisomeperispermicRelating to the perispermperisphericSynonym of perispherical.perisplanchnicAround the viscera.perispleneticAround the spleen.perisplenicAround the spleen.perissodactylic(zoology) Of or relating to the Perissodactyla.perissologicAlternative form of perissological.peristaltic(physiology) of or pertaining to peristalsisperistaticRelating to peristasis.peristeric(biochemistry, of an enzyme) That binds in an inactive position near an active siteperisteronicOf or pertaining to pigeons.peristrephic(archaic, almost always of a panorama (set of moving pictures), especially of battles) Turning around; rotatory; revolving.perisylvicSynonym of perisylvian.perisymbiotic(biology) Surrounding a symbiontperisympatheticThat surrounds the organs of the sympathetic nervous system in some insectsperisynaptic(neurology) Near a synapseperisystolicRelating to the perisystole.peritectic(physics) Describes the isothermal reversible reaction of a liquid phase and a solid phase to form a second solid phase during coolingperitelomericSurrounding a telomereperitherapeuticAround the time of therapyperithoracic(anatomy) Around the thorax.perithymic(anatomy) Surrounding the thymusperitonic(chemistry) Describes the isothermal, isobaric reversible reaction of a saturated liquid phase and a solid phase to form a new solid phase and removal of the solventperitoniticHaving or relating to peritonitis.peritraumatic(medicine) Occurring around the time of trauma.peritrochantericSurrounding the trochanterperitrophicDescribing a tubular chitinous sheath that lines the midgut of many insects.periuretericAround the ureter.perlitic(mineralogy) Relating to or resembling perlite.perosmic(inorganic chemistry) Relating to osmium in its highest oxidation state (+8)peroticOf or relating to perosis.perovskiticOf or relating to perovskite.peroxidatic(biochemistry) Relating to, or by means of a peroxidaseperoxidicOf, relating to, or involving a peroxideperoxyacetic(organic chemistry) peraceticpersilaaromatic(chemistry) Describing any class of aromatic compounds composed of a ring of silicon (rather than carbon) atomspersonalisticRelating to personalism.personocentric(politics, usually leftism) Humane; Expressing care towards any individual and guaranteeing its rights.perspectivicOf or pertaining to perspective.perspectivisticRelating to perspectivism.persulfidic(inorganic chemistry) Relating to or composed of persulfides.persulfuric(inorganic chemistry) Of or pertaining to persulfuric acidpersulphocyanicOnly used in persulphocyanic acidpersymmetric(mathematics, of a square matrix) Such that the values on each line perpendicular to the main diagonal are the same for a given line.pertechnetic(inorganic chemistry) Relating to pertechnetic acid or its derivativesperthitic(geology) Of, pertaining to, or resembling perthitepertrochanteric(anatomy) Passing through the (greater) trochanterperxenic(inorganic chemistry) Relating to perxenic acid or its derivatives.pessimisticMarked by pessimism and little hopefulness; expecting the worst.petaparsec(astronomy) An astronomical unit of distance equal to 10¹⁵ parsecs.petrific(now rare) Petrifying, turning into stone; petrifactive.petrocalcicOf or relating to a kind of soil horizon formed when secondary calcium carbonates or other carbonates accumulate in the subsoil to the extent that the soil becomes cemented into a hardpan.petrofabricOf or pertaining to petrofabrics.petrogenetic(geology) Of or pertaining to petrogenesis, the creation of new rock.petrogenicOf or pertaining to the formation of rock.petroglyphicOf or pertaining to petroglyphs.petrographicRelating to petrographs.petrogypsic(soil science) cemented together by gypsumpetroholic(derogatory, informal) One who uses more petrol than necessary.petrolelectricAlternative spelling of petrol-electric.petrolicOf or pertaining to petroleumpetrolificYielding petroleum.petrologicOf or pertaining to petrology.petrophilic(biology) Thriving in rocky environments.petroplasticA plastic produced from petroleum, as opposed to bioplastic.petroplinthic(soil science) Composed of hardened material containing significant amounts of ironpetroplinthitic(soil science) Of or relating to petroplinthite.petroselinicOf or pertaining to petroselinic acid or its derivatives.petrotympanic(anatomy) Relating to the petrous part of the temporal bone and to the tympanic cavitypexophagicRelating to pexophagyphacoanaphylacticRelating to phacoanaphylaxisphacolytic(surgery) Relating to phacolysisphacomorphicRelating to the shape of a lensphaenogamic(botany) phaenogamousphaeohyphomycoticRelating to phaeohyphomycosis.phaeomelanic(biology) Having red or yellow hair or furphaeosporicOf or relating to phaeospores.phaeotracheomycoticMisspelling of phaeohyphomycotic.phagedaenicAlternative form of phagedenic.phagedenicRelating to phagedena.phagicOf or pertaining to a phage; bacteriophagicphagocyticOf or pertaining to phagocytes or phagocytosis.phagocytoticRelating to phagocytosis.phagokinetic(biology) Describing the tracks left as a motile cell moves across a surface, engulfing and absorbing nanoparticles or quantum dots as it movesphagolyticRelating to, or causing phagolysisphagomimetic(microbiology) That mimic the action of phagocytesphagotrophic(microbiology) Feeding by engulfing a food cell or particle and ingesting it in a phagocytic vacuole, in the manner of some flagellates.phakicRelating to phakia.phakoscopicOf or relating to the phakoscope.phalangicRelating to a phalanxphalanstericOf or relating to a phalanstery.phallicRelating to, or characteristic of the penis.phallocentricFocused on the phallus, especially as a symbol of male dominance; characterised by male attitudes, focused on men.phallocraticPertaining to government or dominance by males.phallogocentricPertaining to phallogocentrism.phallologicOf or relating to phallology.phallologocentricAlternative form of phallogocentric.phallometricOf or pertaining to phallometry.phallophiliacExhibiting phallophilia; being sexually attracted to or revering of penises.phallophilicAlternative form of phallophiliac (“being sexually attracted to penises”).phallophobicExhibiting or relating to phallophobia.phallophoricRelating to, or characteristic of a phallophoriaphamacogeneticMisspelling of pharmacogenetic.phaneric(geology) Alternative form of phaneritic.phaneritic(geology, petrology) Pertaining to phanerites, igneous rocks composed of macroscopic mineral crystals (coarse grains large enough to be visible to the naked eye).phanerocodonic(archaic, zoology) Having an umbrella-shaped or bell-shaped body, with a wide, open cavity beneath; said of certain jellyfishes.phanerogamic(botany) That reproduces via seeds (rather than spores)phaneromeric(geology) formed of minerals that can be distinguished with the naked eyephaneropticRelating to or characteristic of phaneropterids.phaneroticRelating to, or exhibiting phanerosisphantasiastic(theology) doceticphantasmagoricCharacterized by or pertaining to rapid changes in light intensity and colour.phantasmaticPhantasmal, incorporeal.phantasmicLike a phantasm; ghostly, unreal.phantasmogeneticProducing ghosts.phantasticArchaic spelling of fantastic.phantomicRelating to phantoms.phantosmicHaving or relating to phantosmia.pharaonicOf or pertaining to a pharaoh.pharisaicOf or pertaining to the Pharisees.pharmabioticAny material with potential health benefit that can be mined from host, microbe, dietary interactions in the gut.pharmaceuticpharmaceuticalpharmacic(archaic) pharmaceuticalpharmacodynamic(pharmacology) Of or pertaining to pharmacodynamics.pharmacoeconomicOf or pertaining to pharmacoeconomics.pharmacoelectroencephalographicRelating to pharmacoelectroencephalography.pharmacoepidemiologicpharmacoepidemiologicalpharmacoepigeneticRelating to pharmacoepigeneticspharmacogenetic(pharmacology) Of or pertaining to pharmacogenetics.pharmacogenomicOf or pertaining to pharmacogenomics or to pharmacogenomespharmacognosticRelating to pharmacognosy.pharmacoinformaticRelating to pharmacoinformatics.pharmacokinetic(pharmacology) Of or relating to pharmacokinetics.pharmacologic(pharmacology) Relating to pharmacologypharmacometabolomicRelating to pharmacometabolomics.pharmacometricRelating to pharmacometricspharmacomimeticA pharmaceutical mimeticpharmacopathogenicRelating to the pathogenic effects of medicines and related compoundspharmacopeic(American spelling, pharmacology, pharmacy) Alternative spelling of pharmacopoeic.pharmacophoricOf or pertaining to a pharmacophore.pharmacophylogenomicRelated to pharmacophylogenomicspharmacopoeic(pharmacology, pharmacy) Of or pertaining to pharmacopoeia.pharmacoprophylacticRelating to pharmacoprophylaxis.pharmacoproteomicrelating to pharmacoproteomicspharmacopsychiatricRelating to pharmacopsychiatry.pharmacotherapeuticOf or pertaining to pharmacotherapy.pharmacraticOf or relating to pharmacracy.pharmic(US, slang, archaic) Of or relating to pharmacy, especially as a subject of study.pharmodynamicAlternative form of pharmacodynamic.pharyngic(archaic) pharyngealpharyngiticOf or relating to pharyngitis.pharyngoepiglottic(anatomy) Relating to the pharynx and epiglottis.pharyngogastricRelating to the pharynx and stomach.pharyngoscopicRelating to pharyngoscopy.pharyngotympanic(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting, the pharynx and eardrum.phaseic(organic chemistry) Relating to phaseic acid or its derivativesphasicOf or relating to phases.phasmidic(chemistry) Describing a liquid crystal molecule having a rigid core and a pair of flexible side chainsphasmophobicOf or pertaining to phasmophobia.phasonic(physics) Of or pertaining to phasonsphatic(linguistics) A phatic utterance.phellogeneticRelating to phellogen.phellogenicRelating to or composed of phellogen.phelloplasticOf or pertaining to phelloplasty.phenakistiscopicAlternative form of phenakistoscopic.phenakistoscopicOf or relating to the phenakistoscope.phenetic(systematics) Of, or relating to, phenetics.phengiticContaining or relating to phengite.phenic(chemistry) Of, relating to, derived from, or resembling, phenyl or phenol.phenocopic(genetics) Of or relating to a phenocopy.phenocrysticRelating to phenocrysts.phenogamicAlternative form of phaenogamic.phenogeneticRelating to phenogeneticsphenogenomicRelating to phenogenomicsphenogenotypicRelating to a phenogenotypephenogeographicRelating to phenogeography.phenogramic(genetics) Relating to a phenogramphenolic(organic chemistry) Of, relating to, or derived from a phenol.phenologicphenologicalphenomenalisticOf or relating to the philosophy of phenomenalismphenomenicOf or pertaining to phenomena.phenomenisticSynonym of phenomenalistic.phenomenographicRelating to phenomenographyphenomenologicAlternative form of phenomenological.phenometric(biology) Relating to phenometryphenomicRelating to phenomes.phenotypicOf, or relating to a phenotype.phenoxyalkanoic(organic chemistry) Describing any phenoxy derivative of an alkanoic acidphenyboronicMisspelling of phenylboronic.phenylaceticOf or pertaining to phenylacetic acid or its derivativesphenylboricSynonym of phenylboronic.phenylboronicRelating to phenylboronic acid or its derivativesphenylbutanoic(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to phenylbutanoic acid or its derivativesphenylic(chemistry) Pertaining to, derived from, or containing phenyl.phenylketonuricHaving or relating to phenylketonuria.phenylmercuric(chemistry) Of or relating to phenylmercury.pheomelanic(biology) Having red or yellow hair or fur.pheomelanogenicRelating to pheomelanogenesispheromonicOf or pertaining to pheromones.pheromonostatic(biology) Relating to pheromonostasispheromonotropicAttracted by a pheromonepheromotropicDescribing movement under the influence of a pheromonepherotypicMisspelling of phenotypic.phialidicRelating to phialidesphilanthrocapitalisticRelating to philanthrocapitalism.philanthropicOf or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by philanthropy; loving or helping mankindphilanthropistic(dated, rare) philanthropic (pertaining to, or characteristic of, a philanthropist).philatelicOf or relating to philately or of interest to philatelists.philathleticFond of athletics.philauticOf or pertaining to philauty.philharmonic(music) Appreciative of music, but especially to its performance; devoted to music.philhellenicLoving Greece or Greek culture.philhippic(rare) Fond of horses, horse-loving.philiacInvolving or pertaining to friendship or platonic love.philippicAny of the discourses of Demosthenes against Philip II of Macedon, defending the liberty of Athens.philistinic(rare) philistinephilodemicHaving a love for the people.philodoxicInterested in opinions rather than facts; philodoxical.philodramaticHaving a love of dramatic performances.philogastricFond of eating.philographicHaving or relating to a love of writing.philologicphilologicalphilologisticOf or pertaining to philology.philomathicRelating to philomathy.philoneisticFavorable to change and dismissive of new ideas or innovations.philopatric(ethology) Of or pertaining to philopatry.philophobicOf, relating to, or exhibiting philophobia.philopolemic(rare) Exalting or supporting conflict or war.philosemiticAlternative letter-case form of philo-Semitic.philosophicSynonym of philosophical.philosophisticExhibiting a love of or tendency toward sophistry; pertaining to spurious philosophy.philotechnic(dated) Fond of the arts.philoxenicShowing philoxenia, hospitable.philozoicFond of animals.phimoticPertaining to, or afflicted with, phimosis.phlebiticOf or pertaining to phlebitis.phlebographicRelating to phlebography.phlebosclerotic(pathology) Pertaining to, characterized by, or affected with phlebosclerosis (pathological hardening of vein walls).phlebostaticRelating to phlebostasisphlebothromboticRelating to phlebothrombosis.phlebotomicRelating to phlebotomy.phlebotonicAffecting the tone of veins; that is, affecting the muscle tone of the smooth muscle in the walls of veins, thus influencing blood flow within the lumen.phlebotoxicBeing toxic or causing harm to veins.phlegmagogicExpelling phlegm.phlegmaticNot easily excited to action or passion; calm; sluggish.phlegmonicSynonym of phlegmonous.phloematicRelating to phloem or to its mobilityphloemicRelating to the phloem.phlogistic(medicine) Inflammatory; pertaining to inflammations and fevers.phlogistonicOf or pertaining to phlogiston or the theory of phlogiston.phlogogenetic(obsolete) Alternative form of phlogogenous.phlogogenic(obsolete) Alternative form of phlogogenous.phlogopitic(geology) Relating to or composed of phlogopite.phlogotic(medicine, archaic) Of or pertaining to phlogosis.phobiacRelating to a phobia; phobic.phobicRelating to a phobia.phobogenicThat causes fear, or a phobiaphocomelicHaving or relating to phocomelia.phokomelicAlternative form of phocomelic.pholidoticRelating to pholidosisphonaesthemicAlternative form of phonesthemic.phonaestheticExhibiting phonaesthesia.phonautographicRelating to the phonautograph.phonematicPertaining to phonemes.phonemic(linguistics) Relating to phonemes.phonesthemicOf or pertaining to a phonestheme.phonestheticAlternative spelling of phonaesthetic.phoneticRelating to the sounds of spoken language.phoniatricOf or pertaining to phoniatrics.phonicOf or pertaining to sound; of the nature of sound; acoustic.phonoaestheticRelating to phonoaesthetics.phonocamptic(obsolete) reflective of sound.phonocardiographicRelating to phonocardiography.phonocentricSupporting or relating to phonocentrism.phonodisc(historical) A disc (rather than a cylinder etc) on which sound has been recordedphonogenic(dated, of a musical artist or sound) Suited to audio recording, particularly to being on a phonograph recordphonogramicAlternative form of phonogrammic.phonogrammaticPertaining to or involving a phonogram.phonogrammicOf or relating to phonograms.phonographicof or relating to phonography or to a phonographphonolitic(geology) Relating to or composed of phonolite.phonologicAlternative form of phonological.phonomechanocardiographicRelating to phonomechanocardiography.phonometricRelating to the measurement of soundphonomimeticThat mimics a soundphononicRelating to the study of phonons.phonophobicOf or pertaining to phonophobia.phonophoreticRelating to phonophoresis.phonophoric(linguistics) Sound-bearing; said of certain characters in otherwise ideographic languages.phonosemantic(linguistics) Of or pertaining to phonosemanticsphonotactic(linguistics, phonology) Pertaining to phonotactics.phonotaxicRelating to phonotaxisphonotraumatic(pathology) Relating to phonotraumaphonotypicOf or relating to phonotypy.phonovibrographicRelating to phonovibrography.phoreticOf or pertaining to phoresis or to phorontsphoronomicRelating to phoronomics.phosgenicOf or relating to phosgene.phosphacyclic(organic chemistry) Describing any heterocycle having one or more phosphorus atoms in the ringphosphaticOf, relating to, or composed of phosphate.phosphatidic(chemistry) Of or pertaining to a phosphatidephosphaturic(pathology) Relating to phosphaturia.phosphidic(inorganic chemistry) Relating to, or containing phosphidephosphinicOf or pertaining to phosphinic acid or its derivativesphosphoanhydridic(inorganic chemistry) Relating to phosphoanhydridesphosphocalcic(chemistry) Relating to any phosphate of calcium, especially in a biochemical contextphosphocytometricRelating to phosphocytometryphosphoglyceric(organic chemistry) Relating to phosphoglyceric acids and the phosphoglyceridesphosphohydrolyticRelating to, or causing phosphohydrolysisphospholipasicRelating to phospholipasephospholipidicRelating to, or composed of, phospholipid.phospholipidomicRelating to a phospholipidome.phospholipolyticThat breaks down (hydrolyzes) phospholipidsphospholyticAlternative form of phosphorolytic.phosphometabolomicRelating to phosphometabolomicsphosphomimetic(biochemistry) Any agent that mimics biological phosphorylationphosphomimic(of a protein) Modified (by amino acid substitution) to mimic a phosphorylated proteinphosphomolybdicRelating to phosphomolybdic acid or its derivatives.phosphonicOf or pertaining to phosphonic acid or its derivatives.phosphonitrilic(inorganic chemistry) Relating to, or derived from a phosphonitrilephosphonoaceticRelating to phosphonoacetic acid or its derivativesphosphonopentanoic(organic chemistry) Describing a compound in which a terminal hydrogen atom of pentanoic acid (or more frequently 2-amino-pentanoic acid) is replaced by a phosphonic acidphosphonovaleric(organic chemistry) phosphonopentanoicphosphopeptidomimeticThat mimics the action of a phosphopeptidephosphoproteomicOf or pertaining to phosphoproteomics or to a phosphoproteome.phosphoramidicRelating to a phosphoramidephosphoreticexhibiting phosphorescencephosphoric(chemistry) Pertaining to the element phosphorus; containing phosphorus, especially in its higher valency (5).phosphoritic(mineralogy) Pertaining to, resembling, or containing phosphorite.phosphorogenicGenerating phosphorescence.phosphorolyticOf or pertaining to phosphorolysisphosphorylytic(biochemistry) Relating to phosphorylysis.phosphospecific(immunology) Describing an antibody that binds to phosphorylation-induced conformational changes in a protein.phosphosynthetic(biochemistry) Relating to the biosynthesis of phospholipidsphosphotungstic(chemistry) Of or pertaining to phosphotungstic acid or its derivatives.photelectricDated form of photoelectric.photicOf, related to, or irradiated by light.photoacousticof, or relating to photoacousticsphotoactinic(obsolete, physics, chemistry) photochemicalphotoallergenicRelating to, or functioning as a photoallergenphotoallergicShowing an allergic reaction only after exposure to lightphotoangiolyticRelating to photoangiolysis.photoanodicRelating to a photoanode.photoautotrophicRelating to a photoautotroph or to photoautotrophismphotobaric(physics) Relating to the production of a photoacoustic signal by photosynthetic oxygen evolution.photobiologicSynonym of photobiological.photobionicRelating to photoelectric interactions in biological systemsphotobionticMisspelling of photobionic.photobiosyntheticRelating to photobiosynthesis.photobiotic(biology) Dependent on light for life and growth.photoblastic(biology) Of a seed: having its germination affected by light, either positively or negatively.photocatalyticOf, pertaining to, or obtained by photocatalysis.photocathodicRelating to a photocathode.photocentric(astronomy) Relating to a photocentrephotoceramicA photograph reproduced upon a ceramic surface.photochemic(dated) photochemicalphotochemotherapeuticOf or pertaining to photochemotherapy.photochromaticPertaining to or exhibiting photochromism.photochromicOf, related to, or produced by photochromismphotochromogenic(medicine) Of or pertaining to a photochromogen.photochronographicRelating to photochronography.photocolorimetricRelating to photocolorimetryphotocolposcopicRelating to photocolposcopyphotocyclic(chemistry) Relating to photocyclizationphotocytotoxicCytotoxic only (or especially) in the presence of light.photodensitometricRelating to photodensitometryphotodichroicExhibiting photodichroismphotodiscAlternative spelling of photodisk.photodosimetricRelating to photodosimetry.photodramaticRelating to, or characteristic of, photodrama.photodynamicOf, relating to, or caused by the energy or momentum of light or other electromagnetic radiations.photoeccentric(astronomy) Relating to the light from a star partially obscured by a planet with an eccentric orbitphotoelastic(of a material) exhibiting birefringence when stressedphotoelectricOf or relating to the electric effects of electromagnetic radiation, especially the ejection of an electron from a surface by a photon.photoelectrocatalyticRelating to a photoelectrocatalyst or to photoelectrocatalysisphotoelectrocolorimetricOf or relating to photoelectrocolorimetry.photoelectroglottographicRelating to photoelectroglottography.photoelectrolytic(physics) Describing a cell in which radiant energy causes a chemical reaction.photoelectromagnetic(physics) of or relating to the photoelectromagnetic effectphotoelectronic(physics) Describing any electronic effect or device that is affected by lightphotoelectrosyntheticsynthesized photoelectricallyphotoendosomolyticRelating to photoendosomolysisphotoenzymaticRelating to, or catalysed by a photoenzymephotoferroelectric(physics) Of, or relating to the effect of light on ferroelectric materials.photoferrotrophicRelating to photoferrotrophy or to photoferrotrophsphotofluorographicRelating to photofluorography.photogalvanic(chemistry, physics) Of or pertaining to the production of electricity from lightphotogalvanographicOf or relating to photogalvanography.photogeneticExhibiting, or pertaining to, photogenesis.photogenicGenerated or caused by light.photogeologicOf, relating to, indicated by, or produced by photogeology.photoglottographicRelating to photoglottography.photoglyphicRelating to the art of photoglyphyphotoglypticAlternative form of photoglyphic.photogrammetricOf or pertaining to photogrammetry.photographicPertaining to photographs or photography.photogravitropic(biology) That moves or orientates under the influence of light and gravityphotohadronic(physics) Describing any affect of the interaction of light with hadronsphotoheliographicof or pertaining to photoheliography or to a photoheliographphotohemolyticRelating to photohemolysisphotoheterotrophic(biology) Using light for energy, but requiring a source of carbon other than carbon dioxide.photoholic(informal) A keen photographer.photoimmunotherapeuticRelating to photoimmunotherapy.photojournalisticOf, or relating to photojournalism or photojournalists.photokineticOf or pertaining to photokinesis.photolithoautotrophicBeing or relating to a photolithoautotrophphotolithographicOf, pertaining to, or produced by photolithographyphotologicRelating to photology.photolyticOf, or relating to photolysisphotomacroscopicOf or relating to the photomacroscope.photomagnetic(physics) of, or relating to the photodisintegration that results from the magnetic component of lightphotomagnetoelectric(physics) of, or relating to the generation of an electric current by an illuminated semiconductor in a magnetic fieldphotomaticA series of still photographs edited together and presented on screen in a sequence.photomesonicRelating to photomesons.photometabolic(biochemistry) Relating to photometabolismphotometricOf or relating to photometry or to photometers.photomicrographicRelating to photomicrography.photomicrometricRelating to photomicrometryphotomicroscopicRelating to photomicroscopy.photomixotrophicSynonym of mixotrophic.photomorphogeneticRelated to photomorphogenesisphotomorphogenicOf or relating to photomorphogenesis.photomosaic(photography) A composite image made of individual photographs, normally of the same shape and size, placed together in order to show a panoramic view etc.photomyoclonicRelating to photomyoclonus.photomyogenicphotomyoclonicphotomyxotrophicMisspelling of photomixotrophic.photonastic(of the growth of a plant) in response to light (and not just in the direction of the light source)photonicof, or relating to photons or to photonicsphotoorganoheterotrophicRelating to photoorganoheterotrophsphotoorganotrophicRelating to photoorganotrophsphotopenicRelating to photopeniaphotoperiodicOf, pertaining to, or exhibiting photoperiodismphotophasicRelating to the photophase.photophilic(biology) That thrives in bright sunlightphotophobic(biology) That thrives at a relatively low light level.photophobotacticRelating to photophobotaxisphotophonicOf or pertaining to the photophone.photophoreticOf or pertaining to photophoresisphotophyticOf or relating to photophytes.photopic(of vision) Used in normal daylight.photopiezoelectric(physics) Of or relating to the effect of light on piezoelectric materials.photoplasmonic(physics) Relating to the interaction of light on plasmonsphotoplethysmographicRelating to photoplethysmography.photopolarimetricOf or pertaining to photopolarimetryphotopolymericBeing or relating to a photopolymer.photopyroelectricDescribing any optical system that uses a pyroelectric detector or imaging systemphotoradiographicRelating to photoradiographyphotorealistic(art) Of or pertaining to photorealism.photoscopicOf or pertaining to the photoscope or its uses.photosedimentometricRelating to photosedimentometry.photosfericMisspelling of photospheric.photospectrometricRelating to photospectrometryphotospectroscopicRelating to photospectroscopyphotosphericof, relating to, or occurring in the photospherephotostaticRelating to xerographyphotosymbioticRelating to photosymbiosis.photosyntheticOf, relating to, or employing photosynthesis.phototachymetricRelating to a phototachymeter.phototacticof or relating to phototaxisphototaxicHaving a tendency to adjust orientation in response to light. A plant or sedentary animal that is positively phototaxic will lean or grow toward light. One that is negatively phototaxic will lean or grow away from light.phototelegraphicRelating to phototelegraphy.phototelescopicRelating to the phototelescope.phototheranosticDescribing a theranostic material that is activated by lightphototherapeuticPertaining to phototherapy.phototherapicPertaining to phototherapy.photothermicRelating to both light and heat.photothermoacousticthermoacoustic as a result of (laser) lightphotothermoplasticA composite material composed of a thermoplastic photoresist.photothromboticRelating to photothrombosis.phototonicRelating to phototonus.phototopicAlternative form of photopic.phototopographicOf or pertaining to phototopography.phototoxic(medicine, of a medicine or cosmetic) Causing damage to the skin when exposed to light.phototrichromaticRelating to a photomechanical process for making reproductions in natural colors by three printings.phototronicphotovoltaicphototrophic(biology) That exhibits phototrophyphototropicHaving a tendency to move in response to light. An animal or microbe that is positively phototropic will move toward light. One that is negatively phototropic will move away from light.phototropisticAlternative form of phototropic.phototypicOf or pertaining to a phototype or phototypy.phototypographicRelating to phototypography.photovoltaicProducing a voltage when exposed to light.photoxylographicOf or pertaining to photoxylography.photozincographicOf or relating to photozincography.photronicPertaining to photoelectric cells that generate electromotive force by utilizing the action of light on the contact between two dissimilar metals.phragmoconic(malacology) Relating to, or composed of, phragmocone(s).phragmoticOf or pertaining to phragmosis.phranticArchaic form of frantic.phrasemicRelating to phrasemes.phraseographicRelating to phraseography.phraseologicAlternative form of phraseological.phratricRelating to a phratry.phreatic(geology) Of or pertaining to ground water; (volcanology) involving explosively rapid heating of ground water by magma.phreatomagmatic(geology) Pertaining to a volcanic eruption caused by magma coming into contact with water.phreatophyticRelating to phreatophytesphreneticArchaic spelling of frenetic.phreniatric(archaic) Relating to the cure of mental disorders.phrenic(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the diaphragmphrenicocolic(anatomy) Relating to the diaphragm and colon.phrenicohepaticRelating to the diaphragm and the liver.phrenicosplenic(anatomy) Relating to the diaphragm and spleen.phrenitic(obsolete) Relating to or affected with phrenitis.phrenologicphrenologicalphrenomagneticOf or relating to phrenomagnetism.phrenopathic(archaic) Relating to mental illness.phrenticObsolete spelling of frenetic.phroneticRelating to phronesis.phthalic(chemistry) Of, relating to, or derived from naphthalene or phthalic acid.phthisic(pathology) A wasting illness of the lungs, such as asthma or tuberculosis; consumption; phthisis.phthitic(medicine) Of, relating to, or characterised by phthisis.phtisicNonstandard spelling of phthisic.phycologicOf or pertaining to the scientific study of algae.phycomycoticOf or pertaining to phycomycosis.phycophyticRelating to phycophytesphylactericOf or relating to phylacteries.phylactic(medicine) That protects (against disease)phyleticOf or pertaining to phylogeny; phylogenetic.phylliticOf or relating to phyllite.phyllochronicRelating to phyllochrons.phyllomicRelating to a phyllome.phyllosphericRelating to the phyllospherephyllotacticOf or pertaining to phyllotaxy.phylloxericRelating to, or caused by, phylloxera.phylocentricCentred upon tribes or races of people, or upon species of organismsphyloclimaticphylogenetic and climaticphylodemographicRelating to phylodemographyphylodynamicPertaining to phylodynamicsphylogenetic(systematics) Of, or relating to phylogeny or phylogenetics.phylogenicOf or pertaining to phylogenyphylogenomicOf or pertaining to phylogenomicsphylogeographicOf or pertaining to phylogeographyphyloinformaticRelating to phyloinformaticsphylomemeticRelating to phylomemetics.phylometabolic(biochemistry) Relating to the evolution of metabolism in related speciesphylometricRelating to phylogenetic metricsphylomitogenomicRelating to a phylomitogenomephylopatricMisspelling of philopatric.phyloproteomicRelating to phyloproteomicsphylosophicObsolete spelling of philosophic.phylostratigraphicRelating to phylostratigraphyphylosymbiotic(biology) Relating to phylosymbiosisphylotacticMisspelling of phyllotactic.phylotranscriptomicRelating to a phylotranscriptomephylotypicRelating to phylotype.phyricporphyritic; having phenocrystsphysiatricRelating to physiatry.physicRelating to or concerning existent materials; physical.physicalisticPertaining to physicalismphysicodynamicphysically dynamicphysicokinetic(biochemistry) Describing the properties of a macromolecule undergoing chromatography, gel filtration, electrophoresis etc.physioacousticRelating to the physiotherapeutic uses of soundphysiocraticOf or relating to the physiocrats.physiogeneticRelating to physiogeny.physiogenicArising from physiological rather than psychological causes.physiogenomicMisspelling of physiognomic.physiogeographicRelating to physiogeographyphysiognomicOf or pertaining to physiognomy.physiognomonicAlternative form of physiognomic.physiographicOf or pertaining to physiographyphysiologicOf or pertaining to physiology.physiometabolicphysiological and metabolicphysiometricRelating to physiometryphysiomimeticThat mimics a particular physiologyphysiopathogenicphysiological and pathogenicphysiopathologicphysiopathologicalphysiotherapeuticOf or relating to physiotherapy.physiotherapicMisspelling of physiotherapeutic.physioxicDescribing physiological levels, or usage of oxygenphysitheisticRelating to, or exhibiting, physitheism.physiurgic(archaic) Produced by natural causes, without human intervention.physogastric(zootomy) Having a greatly distended abdomen.phytanicOf or pertaining to phytanic acid or its derivatives.phyticRelating to phytic acid or its derivativesphytobenthicRelating to the phytobenthos.phytobioticplant-based and macrobioticphytocenotic(biology) Relating to phytocenosisphytocentric(biology) Describing any system or classification based upon plantsphytoclimatic(ecology) Of or relating to the relationship between climate and the distribution of plants.phytodemographicRelating to the effects of plants on human populationsphytodiagnosticRelating to phytodiagnosticsphytoestrogenicOf or relating to phytoestrogens.phytoforensicRelating to phytoforensicsphytogeneticRelating to phytogenesis.phytogenicOf or pertaining to natural growth promoters used as animal feed additives.phytogeographicphytogeographicalphytoglyphicOf or pertaining to phytoglyphy.phytographicAlternative form of phytographical.phytohormonicAlternative form of phytohormonal.phytolithicRelating to or composed of phytoliths.phytologicphytologicalphytometricRelating to phytometers, phytometry or to phytometricsphytomorphicHaving a plantlike form.phytonic(biology) Relating to a phytonphytooestrogenicAlternative form of phytoestrogenic.phytoparasiticOf, or related to phytoparasites.phytopathogenicpathogenic to plantsphytopathologicSynonym of phytopathological.phytophagicAlternative form of phytophagous.phytopharmaceuticAlternative form of phytopharmaceutical.phytopharmacologic(pharmacology) Alternative form of phytopharmacological.phytophilic(biology) Relating to phytophilesphytophototoxicCausing damage to the skin when exposed to the light after contact with certain plant compounds.phytophysiognomicRelating to phytophysiognomyphytoplanktonicPertaining to, or derived from, phytoplanktonphytoplasmicOf or pertaining to phytoplasma.phytosemioticRelating to phytosemiotics.phytosociologicAlternative form of phytosociological.phytostaticThat inhibits the growth of plants without actually killing themphytostromaticRelating to stroma of plant originphytotaxonomicOf or pertaining to phytotaxonomy; pertaining to the classification of plants.phytotelmatic(biology) Relating to phytotelmataphytotelmicphytotelmaticphytotherapeuticOf or relating to phytotherapy.phytotopographicRelating to phytotopography.phytotoxic(biochemistry) Characteristic of a phytotoxin.phytotronic(biology) Relating to phytotronics.phytoxicMisspelling of phytotoxic.pianisticOf or pertaining to piano playing.pianocentricCentred around the pianopiapec(archaic) Ptilostomus afer, a West African magpie.piapiacA long-tailed black passerine, Ptilostomus afer, of tropical Africa.pic(informal) A picture, especially a photographic image.picnicAn informal social gathering, usually in a natural outdoor setting, to which the participants bring their own food and drink.picnoticAlternative form of pyknotic.picoeukaryoticRelated to the picoeukaryotespicolinic(organic chemistry) Related to picolinic acid or its derivatives.picophytoplanktonicRelating to picophytoplanktonpicoplanktonicOf or pertaining to picoplanktonpicoprokaryoticRelating to picoprokaryotespicotiticRelating to the mineral picotite.picramicOf or pertaining to picramic acid or its derivativespicricDesignating a type of bitter yellow acid.picriticRelating to, or composed of, picrite.picrotoxicRelating to picrotoxin.pictogrammaticOf or pertaining to pictograms.pictographicRepresented by pictures.pictophoneticSynonym of phonosemantic.pictoric(obsolete) pictorialpierroticOf or relating to pierrots.pietisticpertaining to pietism (Lutheran spiritual movement)piezochromic(physics) Whose colour depends upon the applied pressurepiezoelasticResponding to mechanical stress by behaving like a capacitor in the electrical domain and like a simple spring-mass system in the mechanical domain.piezoelectricof or relating to piezoelectricitypiezoelectronic(physics) Describing an electronic component that is activated by pressurepiezomagneticExhibiting piezomagnetism.piezomagnetoelasticBoth piezomagnetic and piezoelasticpiezometricOf or pertaining to a piezometer or to piezometrypiezoopticOf or relating to a change in refractive index caused by pressure.piezopsychrophilic(biology) Capable of surviving at great pressures, and at relatively low temperature; used especially of certain benthic bacteria.piezotronicOf or relating to piezotronics.pigmentocraticOf or relating to pigmentocracy.pilastricRelating to or composed of pilasters.pilgarlic(archaic) A bald-headed person.pilgrimaticOf or relating to pilgrims.pilocyticOf or pertaining to pilocytespilpulicOf or pertaining to pilpul.pilpulisticCharacteristic of a pilpulist, of or pertaining to pilpul, sophistic, hermeneutic, casuistic.pimaradienic(organic chemistry) Relating to, or derived from pimaradienepimelicOf or pertaining to pimelic acid or its derivatives.pinacocyticRelating to, or composed of, pinacocytes.pinacolicOf or relating to pinacol.pindaricAlternative letter-case form of Pindaric.pinealocytic(medicine) Of or pertaining to pinealocytes.pinocyticOf or pertaining to pinocytosispinocytoticRelating to pinocytosispionic(physics) Of, pertaining to, or composed of pions.pipecolic(organic chemistry) Relating to pipecolic acid or its derivativespipecolinic(organic chemistry) Synonym of pipecolic.piperidinic(organic chemistry) Derived from piperidinepiranhicOf or relating to piranhas; having the character of piranhas.piraticAlternative form of piratical.pirazolac(pharmacology) A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.piroplasmicRelated to piroplasmatapisolitic(mineralogy) Composed of, containing, or resembling pisolite.pistic(rare) Having faith; trustingpithecanthropicRelated to, or characteristic of, the hominid species Pithecanthropus.pithecomorphic(rare) Having the form or characteristics of an ape; resembling apes.pithiaticPertaining to pithiatismpitmaticThe language spoken by inhabitants of the mining villages in Northumberland or Durham.pitometricInvolving or relating to a pitometer.pituicytic(biology) Of or relating to pituicytes.pityriasicOf or relating to pityriasis.pityriaticRelating to pityriasispivalic(organic chemistry) Relating to pivalic acid or its derivatives.pizzaholic(informal) one who is addicted to pizza.plabic(graph theory) planar and bicolouredplacebicFunctioning as a placebo.placebogenicDescribing the generation of the placebo effectplacentomicAlternative form of placentomal.placentophagicfeeding on the placentaplacentotrophicRelating to, or by means of placentotrophyplactic(mathematics) Based on all words in the alphabet of positive integers modulo Knuth equivalence.plagiaristicCharacteristic of a plagiarist; of, relating to, or characterized by plagiarism.plagiocephalic(anatomy) Having an oblique lateral deformity of the skull.plagioclasic(mineralogy) Of or relating to plagioclase.plagioclastic(mineralogy) Of or relating to plagioclase.plagioclimacticRelating to plagioclimax.plagiograniticOf or relating to plagiogranite.plagiogravitropicRelating to plagiogravitropism.plagiotrophicMisspelling of plagiotropic.plagiotropic(botany) Growing at an oblique or almost horizontal angleplanachromatic(optics) achromatic throughout a planeplanapochromatic(optics) Describing an apochromatic lens system that produces a planar (flat) fieldplanctonicMisspelling of planktonic.plandemic(informal, neologism) A deliberately planned pandemic, typically supposed as part of a conspiracy theory. (Often associated with COVID-19.)planetic(astronomy, rare) Of or relating to planets; planetary.planetocentric(astronomy) Having a planet at the center.planetographicOf or pertaining to planetographyplanetologicSynonym of planetological.planigraphicAlternative form of planographic.planimetricrelating to planimetry; made by means of a planimeterplanisphericOf or pertaining to a planisphere.planktonicOf or pertaining to plankton.planktotrophic(biology) That feeds on planktonplanographicRelating to planography; pertaining to printing made from a plane surface.planometricRelating to planometry.planorbiconic(malacology, of a shell or fossil) Having a relatively flat spiral shell (intermediate between serpenticonic and spheroconic) in which the whorls touch (evolute to involute) and get larger as they get further from the center, causing the shell to have the profile of a mushroom when viewed from the side, without being so wide or involute that it is cadiconic.planosolicResembling or relating to a planosol.planovolumetric(architecture) Describing a space (or its representation) as a stratification of planesplanozygoticRelating to planozygotes.plantographicRelating to plantography.plasmablasticOf or pertaining to plasmablastsplasmacyticOf or pertaining to plasmacytes.plasmadynamicRelating to plasmadynamics.plasmagenicOf, relating to, or designating a plasmagene.plasmakineticRelating to (fast) moving plasmaplasmalogenicOf or pertaining to the plasmalogens.plasmasonic(of a speed, aviation) equal to, or greater than, or capable of achieving, ten times the speed of sound.plasmasphericOf or pertaining to the plasmasphereplasmaticOf or pertaining to (blood) plasma.plasmicOf or pertaining to plasma.plasmidic(biology) Relating to plasmids.plasmidomic(biology) Relating to a plasmidomeplasminergicActivated by plasmin or plasminogenplasminolyticRelating to, or produced by plasminolysisplasmoblasticMisspelling of plasmablastic.plasmocyticRelating to plasmocytesplasmogamic(biology) Relating to plasmogamyplasmolyticRelating to plasmolysisplasmonic(physics, nanotechnology) Of or pertaining to plasmons, the quasiparticles resulting from the quantization of plasma oscillations.plasticA synthetic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer, whether thermoplastic or thermosetting.plastidic(biology) Pertaining to, or composed of plastidsplastogenetic(genetics) Relating to plastogenesplastographicRelating to plastography.plastomicRelating to the plastome.platinic(inorganic chemistry) Containing tetravalent platinum.platonicNeither sexual nor romantic in nature; being or exhibiting platonic love.platybasicOf or pertaining to platybasiaplatycephalic(anatomy) Having a broad headplatycnemic(anatomy) Of, relating to, or characterized by, platycnemism.platyconic(malacology, of a shell or fossil) Having a flattened cross-section from its side.platycurtoticMisspelling of platykurtic.platyhelminthicOf or relating to the platyhelminths.platykurtic(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having negative excess kurtosis.platykurtotic(statistics) Platykurtic.platymericHaving a broad femurplatypellicAlternative form of platypelvic.platypelvicHaving a flat, broad pelvis.platyrrhinicSynonym of platyrrhine.platyspondylic(medicine) short, wide vertebrae.playaholicAny person who builds their life schedule around recreational activities, sports, or other types of play.plc(business) Initialism of public limited company.plecpleco (tropical fish)plectenchymaticAlternative form of plectenchymatous.plectic(mathematics) Relating to a plexusplectognathic(zoology) Of or relating to the plectognaths.plectonemicOf or pertaining to a plectonemeplectostelicOf or possessing a plectostele.pleiohomeotic(biochemistry, genetics) A protein, with associated gene, that can link polycomb to DNA and mediate transcriptional repressionpleiomeric(botany) Having more than the usual number or variety of structures.pleiomorphicAlternative form of pleomorphic.pleiotrophicMisspelling of pleiotropic.pleiotropicOf or pertaining to pleiotropy.pleiotypic(biology, of a stimulus) That generates multiple unrelated responsespleisiomorphicOf a characteristic of an organism, acquired from its ancestors; not morphologically distinct from the same feature in an ancestor.pleitropic(genetics) Describing a gene that has multiple, often unrelated effectsplektonicOf or relating to plektons.plenoptic(optics) Of or relating to all the light, travelling in every direction, in a given space.pleochroic(geology) Of, pertaining to, or having the property of pleochroism.pleochromaticpleochroic; exhibiting pleochroismpleometroticRelating to pleometrosis.pleomorphicOf, related to, or exhibiting pleomorphism.pleonasmic(of a writing or speech) Of, or related to pleonasms.pleonastic(not comparable) Of, or relating to pleonasm.pleonecticGreedy; covetous.pleophyletic(taxonomy) Synonym of polyphyletic.pleotrophicMisspelling of pleotropic.pleotropicMisspelling of pleiotropic.plerematic(linguistics) Pertaining to meaning, as opposed to structure or syntax.pleremic(linguistics) Of a basic unit of a writing system: having a specific meaning associated with it.pleromaticPertaining to pleroma.plerotic(biology, of an oospore) that occupies the entire oogoniumplesimorphic(crystallography) plesiomorphicplesiobioticPertaining to plesiobiosis.plesiomorphic(cladistics) Sharing a character state with an ancestral clade; primitive.plesionymicplesionymousplessitic(mineralogy) Of or relating to plessite.plethoreticObsolete form of plethoric.plethoric(medicine) Suffering from plethora; ruddy in complexion, congested or swollen with blood.plethymographicMisspelling of plethysmographic.plethysmographicRelating to plethysmography.plethysmometricRelating to plethysmometryplethystic(mathematics) Related to a plethysmpleuntic(anatomy) Of, or pertaining to, the pleural cavitypleurembolic(biology) Capable of being withdrawn by a backward movement of the parts from which it protrudes so that it becomes engulfed.pleuretic(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the pleura, the smooth serous membrane which closely covers the lungs and the adjacent surfaces of the thorax.pleuric(anatomy) pleuralpleuriticOf, pertaining to, or afflicted with pleurisy.pleurocarpicSynonym of pleurocarpous.pleurokineticRelating to pleurokinesispleuronicRelating to pleuronspleuropneumonicRelating to pleuropneumoniapleuroproctic(biology) Having a lateral anuspleuroscopicSynonym of thoracoscopic.pleurotheticOf or pertaining to pleurothetism.pleustonicRelating to the pleuston.pleximetricRelating to a pleximeter.plexogenic(pathology) Giving rise to weblike or plexiform structures.plieotropicMisspelling of pleiotropic.plinthic(geology, mineralogy) Characteristic of, or containing, plinthite.pliothermicOf or relating to a period in geological history of above-average temperature.pliotropicMisspelling of pleiotropic.ploc(nautical, historical) A mixture of hair and tar for covering the bottom of a ship.plosophoricDescribing any of several non-explosive materials that become explosive when mixed.plumbicOf, pertaining to, resembling, or containing lead.plumbophilic(medicine) Attracting lead.plumbotectonic(geology) Relating to plumbotectonicsplunderphonicRelating to plunderphonics.pluralisticCharacteristic of pluralism.pluricentricHaving more than one center; multicentric.pluricyclic(chemistry) Forming rings of several sizesplurigenicSynonym of polygenic.pluriharmonic(mathematics) Locally the real part of a holomorphic function of several complex variables.plurimetabolicRelating to several metabolic disordersplurimetastatic(pathology) Having several metastasesplurimetricThat involves multiple measurementsplurispecific(ecology) Composed of (similar) organisms of many different speciesplurisubharmonic(mathematics) Describing a generalization of subharmonic functionsplurisyllabicHaving or relating to more than one syllable.pluritopicMultiply targeted.pluritropicAttracted to, or affected by several different thingsplurivocalicContaining more than one vowel.pluronicOf or pertaining to pluronic acid or its derivativesplutocraticOf, relating to, or being a plutocracy.plutodemocraticRelating to a plutodemocracy.plutogenic(geology) originating from plutonsplutomaniacOne that has an excessive desire for money or wealth.plutomanic(very rare) Having an excessive desire for money or wealth.plutonic(inorganic chemistry) Containing plutonium in a higher oxidation state.plutonisticOf, or related to plutonism.plutonomicOf or pertaining to plutonomy.pluviographicRelating to pluviography.pluviometricRelated to pluviometry.pluviothermic(meteorology) Relating to rainfall and temperatureplyometricRelating to, or by means of, plyometrics.pneudraulicRelating to pneudraulics.pneumaticOf, relating to, or resembling air or other gasespneumatologicAlternative form of pneumatological.pneumatolytic(geology) Relating to pneumatolysispneumocardiographicRelating to pneumocardiography.pneumococcicOf, pertaining to or caused by a pneumococcus bacterium.pneumoconiotic(medicine) Of, relating to, or affected by pneumoconiosis.pneumocysticRelating to pneumocystispneumocyticRelating to pneumocytespneumoencephalographicRelating to pneumoencephalography.pneumogastric(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the lungs and the stomachpneumogenic(anatomy, pathology) That originates in the lungspneumographicRelating to pneumography.pneumologicSynonym of pneumological.pneumoniacOf or relating to pneumonia.pneumonicOf, or relating to the lungs; pulmonary.pneumonitic(medicine) Of, pertaining to, or suffering from, pneumonitis.pneumonocyticRelating to pneumonocytespneumonologicRelating to pneumonology.pneumonopathic(pathology) Relating to pneumonopathiespneumotaxicPertaining to the regulation of respiratory rate.pneumotherapeuticRelating to pneumotherapy.pneumotonometricRelating to pneumotonometry.pneumotoxicHaving a toxic effect on the lungspneumotropicHaving an affinity for (or moving towards) the tissues of the lungspodagric(obsolete) Of or relating to gout.podalicRelating to the foot.podfic(uncountable, fandom slang) Fan fiction read aloud and made into audio files available for streaming or download.podiatricOf or pertaining to podiatry, the medical specialty concerned with the footpodocyticRelating to podocytespodocytopathicRelating to podocytopathypodokinestheticRelating to podokinesthesispodokinetic(biology) That uses a foot or feet for locomotionpodometricRelating to podometricspodophilicExhibiting podophilia.podsolicAlternative form of podzolic.podzolicResembling or relating to podzol.poecilitic(geology) Mottled with various colours; variegated; spotted.poecilonymicThat is a poecilonym to another word.poematicPertaining to a poem, or to poetry; poetical.poetastricRelating to the writing of inferior poetry.poeticRelating to poetry.poetologicAlternative form of poetological.pogonic(rare, humorous) Of or relating to a beard.pogonophilic(rare) Of or relating to pogonophilia.pogonophobic(rare) Having an aversion to beards.poieticcreative, formativepoikilitic(geology) Describing the texture of an igneous rock that has small crystals of one mineral scattered among larger crystals of anotherpoikiloblastic(geology) Describing the texture of a metamorphic rock that has small idioblasts of one constituent lying within larger xenoblastspoikilocapnicHaving a variable concentration of carbon dioxidepoikilohydric(biology, of a plant) Having no mechanism to prevent desiccationpoikilothermic(of an animal) Having a body temperature that varies depending on the outside temperature.poikilotopic(geology) Describing a crystalline sedimentary rock having multisized crystals the larger of which enclose small ones, often of a different mineralpoikylothermicMisspelling of poikilothermic.pointillisticHaving a style marked by using many small, distinct points of color to form an image.pokerholic(informal) A person who is very fond of poker.polac(UK, law enforcement) A road-traffic accident that occurs due to presence of a police vehicle.polaric(archaic) polarpolarimetric(physics) Of or pertaining to polarimetry, or measured using a polarimeterpolariscopicpolarimetricpolaristicRelating to, or exhibiting, poles; having a polar arrangement or disposition.polaritonicOf or pertaining to polaritons.polarographicRelated to polarographypolaronicOf or pertaining to polarons.polarotacticThat is attracted to polarized light, typically reflected from a surfacepolemicAn argument or controversy.policlinic(US, medicine, very rare) An outpatient clinic, especially of a hospital.poliomyeliticOf, pertaining to, or afflicted with poliomyelitispoliorceticRelating to poliorcetics, the art of siege warfare.politbureaucraticOf or relating to the politburo.politicShrewd, prudent and expedient; showing policy.politicoeconomicAlternative form of politico-economic.politicoepistemicBoth political and epistemic.politocraticPertaining to the role of citizens in the organization and choice of government.pollinicOf or relating to pollen.poltergeisticOf, pertaining to, or resembling a poltergeist, poltergeists, or poltergeistism.poltophagicExhibiting or relating to poltophagy.polyacetylenic(organic chemistry) Relating to a polyacetylenepolyacidicRelating to a polyacidpolyacousticMultiplying or magnifying sound.polyacrylic(chemistry) Of or pertaining to a polyacrylatepolyadenosinicRelating to polyadenosinepolyadenylicOf or pertaining to polyadenylic acid or its derivativespolyadicOf or pertaining to a polyad (comprising many elements)polyalicyclic(organic chemistry) Having many alicyclic ringspolyalkenoic(organic chemistry) Describing any polyunsaturated aliphatic carboxylic acidpolyallelic(genetics) Having multiple alleles at a genetic locuspolyallergicallergic to many different materialspolyalphabeticDescribing a substitution cipher in which plaintext letters in different positions are enciphered using different substitution alphabets.polyaminergicProduced or activated by polyaminespolyaminopolycarboxylic(chemistry) Of or derived from a polyaminopolycarboxylic acidpolyamorphicExhibiting polyamorphismpolyampholyticRelating to a polyampholytepolyandricPertaining to, or characterized by, polyandry; mating with several males.polyanionicOf, pertaining to, or containing a polyanionpolyantibioticRelating to many antibioticspolyantigenic(immunology) Relating to, or composed of, many antigenspolyarchicOf or pertaining to a polyarchy.polyaromatic(chemistry) Containing more than one aromatic ring system, especially several such rings fused together.polyarthric(medicine) Involving many joints of the body.polyarthriticOf, pertaining to, or afflicted with polyarthritis.polyatomic(chemistry) (of a molecule or ion) Consisting of three or more atoms.polyautographicOf or relating to polyautography.polybaraminic(creationism) Of or relating to a polybaramin.polybasic(chemistry, of an acid) containing two or more replaceable hydrogen atoms; see also polyproticpolyblasticRelating to polyblastspolycalicOf a termite or ant colony, spread over multiple mounds or nests.polycameratic(of a clock) Having multiple dialspolycarbonicOf or pertaining to a polycarbonic acid or its derivatives, the polycarbonatespolycarboxylic(chemistry) Having multiple carboxylic functional groups.polycarpic(botany) Bearing fruit repeatedly, or year after year.polycaryoticMisspelling of polykaryotic.polycationic(chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or containing a polycation.polycentricHaving many centres, especially centres of authority or controlpolycephalicHaving more than one head.polychaetoticRelating to worms of the class PolychaetapolychemotherapeuticOf or pertaining to polychemotherapy.polychoric(music) Of or pertaining to the use of more than one chorus; that uses or is intended to use more than one chorus.polychorionicSynonym of multichorionic.polychrestic(obsolete, homeopathy) Able to be used in various ways.polychroicHaving many colourspolychromaticShowing a variety, or a change, of colours; having many colours.polychromatophilicExhibiting polychromatophiliapolychromicPolychromatic; many-coloured.polychronicHappening at different times.polychronisticAlternative form of polychronic.polycistronic(genetics, of mRNA) Encoding multiple different polypeptides.polyclinicA usually private clinic in which diseases of many sorts are treated.polyconicPertaining to, or based upon, many cones.polycratic(politics) Governed by many people or groups.polycrotic(physiology) Of or pertaining to polycrotism; manifesting polycrotismpolycyclicInvolving more than one cycle.polycystic(medicine) Having many cysts.polycystronicMisspelling of polycistronic.polycythaemicAlternative spelling of polycythemic.polycythemicPertaining to, or afflicted with, polycythemia.polycytidylicOf or pertaining to polycytidylic acidpolydaemonisticAlternative form of polydemonistic.polydeisticOf or relating to polydeism.polydemicOccurring in, or inhabiting, multiple regions.polydemonisticRelating to polydemonism.polydendriticComposed of many dendritespolydendrocyticRelating to or composed of many dendrocytes.polydiegeticOf or relating to more than one diegesis.polydipsicRelating to, or exhibiting, polydipsia.polydisc(mathematics) A Cartesian product of discs.polydypsicMisspelling of polydipsic.polyedricObsolete spelling of polyhedric.polyeidic(zoology) Passing through several distinct larval forms; having several distinct kinds of young.polyelastomericRelating to or composed of a polyelastomer.polyelectrolyticOf or pertaining to a polyelectrolyte.polyelectronic(physics, of an atom) Having more than one electronpolyelectrostaticInvolving many electrostatic interactionspolyembryonic(botany) Polyembryonate.polyemicHaving or relating to polyemia.polyenergetic(physics) Composed of photons or other particles that have a range of energies.polyenic(chemistry) Of or pertaining to a polyene.polyenoic(chemistry) Of or relating to polyunsaturated fatty acidspolyenolic(organic chemistry) Composed of many enolspolyenzymaticInvolving or relating to multiple enzymes.polyepigenetic(genetics) That produces many genetic mutationspolyergicHaving multiple functions, or functioning in multiple ways.polyethnic(of a person) Who identifies as being of multiple ethnicities.polyethylenic(chemistry) Of, relating to, or derived from polyethylenepolyextremophilicThat can tolerate two or more extreme environmental factorspolygalacturonicRelating to polygalacturonic acid or its derivativespolygalic(chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or obtained from Polygala; specifically, designating an acrid glucoside (called polygalic acid, senegin, etc.), resembling, or possibly identical with, saponin.polygamisticSynonym of polygamous.polyganglionicOf or relating to multiple ganglia.polygastric(anatomy) Having several bellies; -- applied to muscles which are made up of several bellies separated by short tendons.polygenericOf or relating to more than one genus.polygeneticHaving many distinct sources; originating at various places or times.polygenic(genetics) controlled by the interaction of more than one genepolygenisticOf or relating to polygenism.polygenomicRelating to a polygenomepolyglossicOf, pertaining to, or exhibiting polyglossiapolyglottonic(archaic) polyglot; multilingualpolyglycolicOf or pertaining to a polyglycolic acid or its derivativespolygoneutic(zoology) Having two or more broods in a season.polygrammatic(historical) Of a telegraph system: capable of displaying several symbols at the same time.polygraphicRelating to polygraphy.polygynandricMisspelling of polygynandrous.polygynicHaving more than one female as wife or mate; polygynous.polyhaptenicHaving multiple haptenspolyharmonic(mathematics) Consisting of multiple harmonicspolyhedricPolyhedral; many-sided.polyheterocyclic(organic chemistry) Containing many heterocyclic ringspolyhistoricSynonym of polyhistorical.polyhomeostatic(biology) Describing the mutual interaction of multiple homeostatic systemspolyhomeotic(pathology) Having many homeosespolyhydramnic(medicine) Polyhydramniotic.polyhydramniotic(medicine) Of, relating to, or characterised by polyhydramnios.polyhydric(chemistry) containing two or more hydroxy groupspolyhydroxyalkanoic(organic chemistry) Describing an alkanoic acid that has multiple hydroxy substituentspolyideic(psychology) Involving more than one idea.polyinosinicOf or pertaining to polyinosinic acidpolyionic(chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or containing polyionspolyisotopic(physics, chemistry, of an element) That has many stable isotopespolykaryocyticRelating to polykaryocytespolykaryonicRelating to polykaryonspolykaryotic(biology) That has polynuclear cellspolyketidicRelating to or composed of polyketides.polyketonic(organic chemistry) relating to polyketonespolykinetic(biology) Relating to polykinetidspolylactic(chemistry) Of or pertaining to a polymer of lactic acid or its derivativespolylectic(entomology) Of or relating to an insect (especially a bee) which collects pollen from the flowers of a variety of unrelated plants.polylogarithmicOf or pertaining to a polylogarithm.polylogisticOf or relating to polylogism.polylysogenicRelated to, or containing, many lysogenspolymacrocyclic(chemistry) Consisting of several large rings of atomspolymannuronicComposed of a polymer of mannuronic acidpolymasticOf, relating to, or having polymastia.polymathicPertaining to polymathy; acquainted with many branches of learning.polymerasicRelating to, or functioning as, a polymerase.polymeric(organic chemistry) Of, relating to, or consisting of a polymer. Examples of such compounds include polyurethane foams, PVC foams, and styrofoam.polymerogenicForming a polymer.polymetallicComposed of multiple metalspolymetamorphicExhibiting, or relating to, polymetamorphism.polymetastatic(pathology) Relating to polymetastasispolymethacrylic(chemistry) Of or relating to a polymer of methacrylic acidpolymetric(poetry, music) Involving more than one metrepolymicrobicPolymicrobial.polymicrogyricRelating to polymicrogyriapolymictic(of a lake) Having unstable thermal stratificationpolymineralic(geology) composed of more than one mineralpolymitoticOf or pertaining to polymitosis.polymorphemic(linguistics) Made up of multiple morphemes.polymorphicRelating to polymorphism (any sense), able to have several shapes or forms.polymorphisticOf or pertaining to polymorphism; polymorphicpolymyopathicRelating to polymyopathy.polymyositicRelating to, or afflicted with, polymyositis.polynesic(medicine, of a disease) Having a scattered distribution of focipolyneuriticHaving or relating to polyneuritis.polyneuropathicRelating to polyneuropathy.polynomic(mathematics, taxonomy) polynomialpolynosicDescribing a strong artificial fibre, made from cellulose, that consists of multiple crystalline fibrils.polynucleicRelating to a polynucleic acid or a polynucleotidepolynucleotidicOf or pertaining to a polynucleotide.polyodic(obsolete, music) polyphonicpolyonymicRelating to polyonympolyopicOf or pertaining to polyopia.polyostotic(medicine) Pertaining to multiple bones.polyoxamicDescribing polymers of oxamic acid or its derivativespolyparasiticConcerning multiple parasitespolypathic(medicine) Affecting multiple organs or functions.polypeptidicOf or pertaining to a polypeptidepolyphagicRelating to polyphagiapolyphasicHaving multiple coexisting phasespolyphemichaving one eye like the cyclops Polyphemuspolyphenic(genetics) Having multiple phenotypes that can arise as a result of differing environmental conditions.polyphenolicOf, or relating to the polyphenolspolyphenotypicOf or pertaining to a poly- varied population.polyphloisbic(poetic) Of the sea, noisy, roaring, thundering.polyphobicRelating to or characteristic of polyphobia.polyphonicOf or relating to polyphony.polyphosphoric(chemistry) Used to describe polymeric phosphoric acids and their derivatives.polyphyletic(taxonomy) Having multiple ancestral sources; referring to a taxon that does not contain the most recent common ancestor of its members.polyplasticThat undergoes several transformations into different formspolyplastidic(biology) Relating to polyplastidspolyploidogenic(biology) That induces polyploidizationpolypneicRelating to polypnea.polypnoeicAlternative form of polypneic.polyposicOf, pertaining to, or afflicted with polyposis.polypragmatic(archaic) overbusy; officiouspolyprotic(chemistry, of an acid or a base) That can donate (or accept) more than one proton; polybasic.polypsychicRelating to multiple souls, spirits or personalitiespolyptotonicOf or relating to polyptoton.polypurinicRelating to a polypurinepolyquadratic(mathematics) Involving multiple quadratic equations or functionspolyrhythmic(music) Having multiple, simultaneous rhythms.polyribocytidylicpolycytidylicpolyriboinosinicpolyinosinicpolyromantic(neologism) Romantically attracted to more than one gender.polysaccharidicRelating to or composed of polysaccharides.polysaprobic(biology) Of, pertaining to, or inhabiting a body of water containing decomposing organic matter and thus little dissolved oxygenpolyschematic(poetry) Having unusual or multiple metre.polyscopic(social sciences) Involving various methods and perspectives.polysemanticSynonym of polysemic.polysemic(linguistics) Having a number of senses (meanings) or understandings.polysialicOf or pertaining to polysialic acid or its derivativespolysilicic(obsolete, chemistry) Of or pertaining to any polymer of silicic acidpolysiphonic(biology) Composed of multiple tubes joined togetherpolysomatic(geology) Having grains or layers of multiple mineralspolysomicHaving one or more duplicated chromosomes beyond the normal diploid complementpolysomnographicOf, pertaining to, or made using polysomnographypolyspecificPertaining to multiple speciespolyspermic(biology) Of or pertaining to polyspermypolysplenic(medicine) Having multiple spleens.polystelic(botany) Exhibiting polystely; being a polystele.polystylistic(art) Partaking of multiple stylespolysyllabic(of a word) Having more than one syllable; having multiple or many syllables.polysyllogisticRelating to a polysyllogism.polysymmetricpolysymmetricalpolysymplectic(mathematics) Multiply symplecticpolysymptomaticRelating to more than one symptom.polysynaptic(of a reflex or impulse) of or involving multiple synapsespolysyndeticCharacterized by polysyndeton, or the multiplication of conjunctions.polysyndromic(pathology) Relating to, or possessing multiple syndromespolysynthetic(mineralogy) Having layers of twin crystalspolysystemicAffecting or relating to more than one systempolytechnicThat teaches applied arts, sciences, technology, engineering and other academic subjects.polytenic(genetics) Alternative form of polytene.polyterpenic(organic chemistry) Related to or derived from a polyterpenepolytheisticOf or relating to polytheism.polythematicDealing with more than one theme or topic.polytherapeutic(medicine) Relating to polytherapypolythetic(of a class of things) Having many, but not all properties in common.polythionic(chemistry) Of or pertaining to polythionic acid or its derivativespolytomic(taxonomy) Relating to polytomypolytomographicRelating to polytomographypolytonicHaving several tones.polytopicOf or pertaining to a polytopepolytoxicRelating to many different toxins / poisonspolytoxicomaniacA person who is addicted to multiple drugs.polytoxicomanicRelating to polytoxicomania.polytraumaticOf or pertaining to polytrauma.polytrophic(biology) Of bacteria etc.: feeding on multiple types of food, or obtaining nutrients in more than one waypolytropic(physics) of any change in the thermodynamic properties of a gas in which its specific heat remains constantpolytungstic(obsolete, chemistry) Of or pertaining to polytungstic acidpolytypic(taxonomy) having several different taxa of the next lower rank, especially having several subspeciespolyureic(organic chemistry) Derived from polyureapolyuricRelating to polyuriapolyvariadic(computing) Supporting a variable but nonzero number of arguments.polyvinylic(organic chemistry) Synonym of polyvinyl.polyxylic(botany) Having multiple rings of vascular bundles.polyynic(organic chemistry) Of or pertaining to a polyynepolyzoic(zoology) Of a tapeworm, having multiple proglottids.polyzwitterionicOf or pertaining to a polyzwitterion.polyzygotic(biology) Of or relating to more than one zygote.pomeracAlternative form of pommerac.pomeronicOf or relating to pomerons.pommeracThe edible fruit of Syzygium malaccense.pomonic(obsolete) Relating to fruit, especially apples.pomophobicRelating to, characteristic of, or exhibiting an aversion to postmodernism or postmodernists.pompatic(obsolete) pompouspontianacA fossil resin historically used in the production of some rubber, produced from the latex of Dyera costulata.pontic(dentistry) A false tooth that forms part of a dental bridge.pontificAlternative form of pontificalpontomesencephalic(anatomy) Relating to the pons and mesencephalonpoonacA kind of oil cake prepared from the coconut.popadelic(slang) Having the coolness or style of pop music or pop stars.poperaticOf or pertaining to popera.popinacVachellia farnesiana (syn. Acacia farnesiana), a widely cultivated thorny shrubby acacia of the southern U.S. and tropical America with fragrant ball-shaped yellow flowers.poplitic(archaic, anatomy) Popliteal.poptastic(informal) Excellent; very good; especially of pop music.poptimisticOf or relating to poptimism.populationisticOf or relating to populationism.porcelaniticAlternative form of porcellanitic.porcellaniticOf or relating to porcellanite.porcinophilicThat is attracted to pigsporencephalicOf or relating to porencephaly.poriferic(biology) Relating to Porifera.porismatic(archaic) Of or relating to a porism; poristic.poristicOf or relating to a porism; of the nature of a porism.pornaholicAlternative spelling of pornoholic.pornerastic(obsolete) Lascivious; licentious.pornocraticRelating to or pertaining to a pornocracy.pornographicContaining an explicit depiction of sexual activity.pornoholicA pornography addict.pornomaniacA person who has an obsession with pornography.pornophilicRelating to, or exhibiting pornophilia.pornophobicRelating to or characteristic of pornophobia or pornophobes.pornorific(informal) Synonym of pornographic.pornotopicOf or relating to pornotopia.poroelasticDescribing a material whose solid matrix is elastic and whose fluid is viscous.porogamic(botany) Exhibiting or relating to porogamy.porogenicThat creates pores, or increases porosityporohyperelasticporous and hyperelasticporomericA kind of artificial leather made from a plastic coating (usually a polyurethane) on a fibrous base layer (typically a polyester).porometricRelating to porometryporoscopicRelating to poroscopy.porosimetricRelating to porosimetry.porotaxicRelating to porotaxyporoticHaving or relating to porosis.poroviscoelasticRelating to, or exhibiting poroviscoelasticityporphyricPertaining to porphyry.porphyrinicOf, pertaining to, or derived from a porphyrin.porphyrinogenic(medicine) That results in the production of porphyrins.porphyriticOf or pertaining to porphyry.porphyroblasticOf or relating to a porphyroblast.porphyrogeniticOf or relating to a porphyrogenite.portasystemicAlternative form of portosystemicportoenteric(anatomy) Relating to the portal vein and the intestinesportographicRelating to portographyportohepatic(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the portal vein and the hepatic vein; relating to the hepatic portal veinportomesenteric(anatomy) Relating to the porta and the mesenteryportosplanchnicRelating to the portal vein and the viscera.portosystemic(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the portal and systemic venous circulation systems.positivisticOf or pertaining to positivism.positronicOf or pertaining to positrons.posologic(pharmacy, pharmacology) Of or pertaining to posology; posological.possessionisticPertaining to possessionism.possibilistic(mathematics) Of, pertaining to or derived using possibility.postanaestheticAlternative form of postanesthetic.postanestheticFollowing the administration of an anesthetic.postanoxicFollowing anoxiapostantheticAfter the opening of a flower.postantibioticFollowing treatment with an antibioticpostaortic(anatomy) posterior to the aortapostapocalypticOccurring after an apocalypse or catastrophic event.postapoplecticAfter apoplexy.postapoptoticFollowing apoptosispostarrhythmic(medicine) That occurs after arrhythmia.postarthriticAfter arthritis.postarthroscopic(medicine) After an arthroscopy.postasthmaticAfter the onset of asthma.postatomicAfter the discovery or use of the atomic bombpostautistic(economics) Of or relating to a political movement that criticises neoclassical economics and advocates a pluralistic approach.postbacClipping of postbaccalaureate.postbaccClipping of postbaccalaureate.postbariatricAfter bariatric surgery.postbasicFollowing a basic level.postbiosyntheticFollowing biosynthesispostbiotic(biochemistry) Any metabolite of a probiotic compoundpostbronchoscopicAfter bronchoscopy.postbureaucraticAfter a period of bureaucracy.postcardiacFollowing cardiac injury or diseasepostcataclysmicAfter a cataclysm.postcatastrophicAfter a catastrophe.postcausticFollowing destruction of tissuepostcephalicBehind the headpostchemotherapeuticAfter chemotherapy.postchiasmaticBehind a chiasmapostcinematicAfter the invention of cinema.postclassicAfter a classic period.postclimactericSynonym of postmenopausal.postclimacticAfter a climax.postclinicAfter a clinic.postclitic(linguistics) an unemphatic word stressed as part of the preceding wordpostcolonoscopicFollowing colonoscopypostcosmicAfter the origination, or the end, of the universe.postcycloplegicFollowing cycloplegiapostcytokineticFollowing cytokinesispostdiagnosticFollowing diagnosispostdialyticFollowing dialysispostdiastolic(medicine) After diastole.postdiauxic(biology) Following diauxic growthpostdiphthericFollowing diphtheria.postdiphtheriticAfter diphtheria.postdoc(informal) A postdoctoral academic research position.postdramaticBeing or relating to an avant-garde form of theatre since the end of the 1960s, which strives to produce an effect amongst the spectators rather than to remain true to a text.postdynasticAfter the rule of a dynasty.postdysentericFollowing dysentery.postelectronicAfter the development of electronics.postelectrophoreticFollowing electrophoresispostembryogenicFollowing embryogenesispostembryonicThat follows the embryonic stage of development.postencephalitic(medicine) Of or relating to postencephalitis.postencephalyticMisspelling of postencephalitic.postendocyticFollowing endocytosispostendodontic(dentistry) Following an endodontic procedurepostendoscopicFollowing endoscopypostepidemicAfter an epidemic.postepilepticAfter an attack of epilepsy.posterorolandic(medicine) Posterior to the Rolandic fissure in the brain (now called the central sulcus).postethnicPertaining to a time or mindset in which ethnic identity is no longer important.postexilicAfter an exile, especially the Jewish exile to Babylon around 600 BC.postexocytoticFollowing exocytosis.postextrasystolicFollowing an extrasystole; relating to a postextrasystolepostfilmicAfter the introduction of the medium of film.postganglionicLocated distal or posterior to a ganglion.postgastricFollowing gastric surgerypostgenomic(genetics) Describing any of various fields of study that are only possible after the publication of the genome of an organism.postgeographicNo longer having a geographical basis.postgonorrheicFollowing gonorrhea.posthaemorrhagicAfter haemorrhage.posthegemonicOf or relating to posthegemony.posthemiplegicAfter hemiplegia.posthemorrhagicFollowing hemorrhageposthepatic(anatomy) posterior to the liver.posthepatiticAfter hepatitis.postheroicAfter the decline of classical heroes.postherpetic(pathology) Following infection with herpesposthocAlternative form of post hoc.posthypnoticafter being hypnotizedposthypoglycaemicAlternative form of posthypoglycemic.posthypoglycemicAfter hypoglycemia.posthypoxicFollowing hypoxiaposthysteroscopicFollowing hysteroscopypostic(obsolete) backward; rearpostictericFollowing jaundice.postimpressionisticpostimpressionistpostironicAlternative form of post-ironic.postischaemicAlternative form of postischemic.postischemicFollowing (or caused by) ischemiapostisometricFollowing isometric exercisepostlinguisticAfter language acquisitionpostlueticFollowing syphilis.postmagmatic(geology) Occurring after magmatic activitypostmaterialisticRelating to postmaterialism.postmeiotic(cytology) Occurring after meiosispostmeningiticAfter meningitis.postmessianicAfter the coming of a messiah.postmetamorphicFollowing metamorphismpostmitotic(cytology) Occurring after mitosis.postmodernisticOf or pertaining to postmodernism; characteristic of postmodernism.postmonarchicAlternative spelling of post-monarchic.postnecrotic(medicine) Following necrosis.postnephritic(pathology) After the onset of nephritis.postneuralgicFollowing neuralgia.postneuriticAfter neuritis.postneuroticFollowing neurosis.postopticposterior to the optic nervepostorgasmicAfter an orgasmpostorgasticFollowing orgasm.postoticBehind the middle earpostpaleolithicFollowing the Paleolithic periodpostpandemicAfter a pandemic.postparadigmaticAfter the formation of a paradigm.postparalyticAfter paralysis.postparasitic(biology) Following a parasitic stagepostphagocyticSynonym of postphagocytosis.postpharaonic(Egyptology) After the era of the pharaohs of Ancient Egypt.postpharyngitic(medicine) Occurring after an episode of pharyngitis.postphlebiticAfter phlebitis.postphoreticFollowing phoresispostphotothromboticFollowing photothrombosispostpneumonicAfter pneumonia; resulting from pneumonia.postpositivisticRelating to, or characteristic of, postpositivism.postprostaticBehind the prostatepostprostheticFollowing the fitting of a prosthesispostpsychedelicAfter the era of psychedelia.postpsychiatricAfter the introduction of psychiatry.postpsychoanalyticAfter psychoanalysis.postpsychoticFollowing psychosis.postpubicRelating to the postpubispostpyknoticAfter pyknosis.postpyloric(anatomy) posterior to the pyloruspostpyreticFollowing a fever.postquadratic(anatomy) Behind the quadrate or the quadratojugalpostquasistatic(physics) Following a quasistatic phasepostquranicAfter the publication of the Quran.postrachiticFollowing rachitis.postrheumaticFollowing rheumatism.postromanticOf the era following the romantic era (approximately 1880 to 1914).postsaccadicFollowing a saccadepostschizophrenicFollowing schizophrenia.postscientificAfter the decline of science.postseismicFollowing a seismic event.postspasmodicFollowing a spasm.postsplenic(anatomy) posterior to the spleenpoststenoticFollowing stenosispostsymbolic(psychology) Having reached the stage of being able to communicate by means of symbols.postsymptomatic(medicine) After the onset of symptoms.postsynaptic(cytology) In a synapse, of or pertaining to the neuron that bears receptors for neurotransmitter released into the synaptic cleft by the presynaptic neuron.postsync(film) Clipping of postsynchronisation.postsyntactic(linguistics) Formed or occurring after the syntactic stage.postsynthetic(chemistry) Following synthesispostsystolic(medicine) After systole.posttectonic(geology) Following tectonic activityposttetanicFollowing tetanyposttherapeuticFollowing therapeutic treatmentpostthrombolyticAfter thrombolysis.postthrombophlebiticAfter thrombophlebitis.postthrombotic(medicine) After thrombosis.posttonicThat immediately follows a stressed syllableposttraumaticAfter, or as a result of, a trauma.posttympanic(anatomy) Situated behind the tympanumposturographicRelating to posturography.postvitellogenicFollowing vitellogenesispostvocalic(phonetics) (Of a phoneme) occurring after a vowel.postvolcanicFollowing the eruption of a volcano, or after a period of volcanism.postzostericFollowing infection by shingles (Herpes zoster)postzygomatic(anatomy) Located behind the zygomapostzygotic(biology) Following a zygotic stagepotaholic(slang) A marijuana addict.potamicOf or relating to riverspotamographicRelating to potamography.potassic(chemistry) Containing potassium.potentialisticRelating to potentialism.potentiodynamic(physics) Involving the measured change in the electrical potential (voltage) of a systempotentiometricOf or pertaining to potentiometry.potentiostaticAt a constant voltagepotometricRelating to potometry.pounacAlternative form of poonac.pozphobicOf or related to pozphobia.pozzolanicHaving the characteristics of pozzolana, a type of volcanic ash used for mortar or for cement which sets under water.pozzuolanicAlternative form of pozzolanic.prac(education, informal) A practical.pracademicSomeone who is both an academic and an active practitioner in their subject area.practicA person concerned with action or practice, as opposed to one concerned with theory.praevocalicRare spelling of prevocalic.pragmalinguisticOf or relating to pragmalinguistics.pragmaticPractical, concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice, not just theory.pragmaticisticRelating to the philosophy of pragmaticism.pragmatisticRelating to pragmatism; pragmatic.pranic(yoga) Of or relating to prana.prasinophyticRelating to prasinophytespraticAlternative form of pratique.praxicRelating to praxis.praxiographicRelating to praxiography.preadamicPrior to the existence of the Adam (the first man, according to the Bible).preadamiticAlternative form of preadamic.preadipocyticRelating to preadipocytespreaerobic(biology) Describing life on Earth that evolved before there was oxygen in the atmospherepreagonicSynonym of preagonal.prealcoholicOne who is not yet an alcoholic.prealgebraic(education) Before the study of algebra.prealphabeticBefore the invention of the alphabet.preanaesthetic(medicine) Administered prior to an anesthetic.preanalyticAlternative form of preanalytical.preanestheticAlternative form of preanaesthetic.preangiogenicBefore angiogenesis.preanhepaticPrior to the anhepatic stage of liver transplantationpreanorexicBefore the onset of anorexia.preantibioticPrior to the introduction and use of antibioticspreantisepticBefore the discovery or availability of antiseptic.preaortic(anatomy) In front, or on the ventral side, of the aorta.preapocalypticBefore an apocalypse.preaponeuroticIn front of an aponeurosispreapoptoticPrior to apoptosisprearrhythmic(medicine) That precedes arrhythmia.preartisticBefore the development of art.preasepticSynonym of preantiseptic.preasthmaticBefore the onset of asthma.preasymptotic(mathematics) Prior to becoming asymptoticpreataxic(medicine) Before the onset of ataxia.preatheroscleroticPrior to the onset of atherosclerosispreatmospheric(astronomy) Describing a meteoroid as it approaches the atmospherepreatomicPrior to the discovery or use of the atomic bomb.preautistic(psychology, autism) Before the readily apparent onset of autism.preautonomicPrior to having conscious controlpreautophagic(biology) Present prior to autophagyprebariatric(surgery) Prior to a bariatric procedureprebasicPrior to the development of basic plumageprebiologicSynonym of prebiological.prebioticBefore the advent of life.preblastodermicPrior to the development of a blastodermprebulimicBefore the onset of bulimia.precalc(informal) precalculusprecapitalisticPrior to capitalism.precarcinogenicPrior to a carcinogenic stageprecardiac(anatomy) anterior to the heartprecardiomyogenicPrior to cardiomyogenesisprecataclysmicBefore a cataclysm.precatalytic(biochemistry) Relating to the changes (in structure etc.) that happen to enzymes before their catalytic function becomes possible.precatatonicPrior to catatonia.precentromericPrior to formation of a centromerepreceramic(archaeology) Describing a society that did not use pottery.prechemotherapeuticBefore chemotherapy.prechiamaticMisspelling of prechiasmatic.prechiasmaticIn front of the optic chiasmaprechondroblasticPrior to the formation of a chondroblastprechronicPrior to the development of a chronic conditionprecinematicBefore the invention of cinema.precipitinogenicProducing a precipitin.precisianisticPetty, pedantic.precladisticPrior to the use of cladistics.preclimactericSynonym of premenopausal.preclimacticBefore a climax.preclinicBefore a clinic.preclitic(linguistics) A clitic that precedes its host word; proclitic.precosmicOccurring or existing before the existence of the universe.precosmogonic(cosmology) occurring or existing before the creation of the universeprecysticRelating to a precystprecytotoxicPrior to the onset of cytotoxicity.predemocraticBefore democracy.predeterministicRelating to predeterminism.prediabeticPreceding the onset of diabetes; thus, indicating the probable future onset of diabetes.prediagnostic(pathology) Describing the course of a disease before it has been diagnosedpredialyticprior to dialysisprediastolic(archaic, physiology) Preceding the diastole of the heart.predicrotic(biology) Being, or relating to, the pulse wave sometimes seen in a pulse curve or sphygmogram, between the apex of the curve and the dicrotic wave.prediphtheritic(dated) Before diphtheria.predocAbbreviation of predoctoral.predomesticBefore domestication.predynasticBefore the time of a dynastypredysplastic(pathology) Prior to the onset of dysplasiapreeclampticOf or pertaining to preeclampsia.preelectricBefore electricity.preelectronicBefore the introduction of electronics.preembryonicBefore the development of the embryo.preendodontic(dentistry) Prior to an endodontic procedurepreepidemicBefore an epidemic.preerythrocytic(pathology) Prior to the involvement of erythrocytespreexilicAlternative form of pre-exilic.prefibrogenicPrior to fibrogenesisprefibroticPrior to the development of fibrosisprefilmicBefore the introduction of the medium of film.preformisticRelating to the theory of preformationism.prefusogenicPrior to becoming a fusogenpregalacticBefore formation of a galaxy.pregameticPrior to the formation of gametespreganglionic(anatomy) Describing the nerve fibres that supply a ganglionpregastricBefore (reaching) the stomach (digestion etc)pregeneticPrior to the discovery of genetics.pregenomicPrior to the inclusion in a genomeprehadronic(physics) Of or pertaining to prehadrons.prehellenicOf or pertaining to Greece before the Hellenic period.prehemiplegicBefore the onset of hemiplegia.prehemorrhagicPrior to hemorrhageprehepatic(anatomy) anterior to the liver.preheroicBefore becoming a hero.preherpetic(pathology) Prior to the onset of herpes.prehispanicOf or pertaining to the period of time before the 16th century when Spanish explorers arrived to Mesoamerica, South America, the Philippines, etc.prehistoric(properly) Of or relating to the epoch before written record.prehniticOf or relating to prehnite.prehypertrophicPrior to the presence of hypertrophyprehypnoticBefore hypnosis.prehypsarrhythmic(medicine) That precedes hypsarrhythmia.preicteric(medicine) Prior to becoming jaundiced.preischaemicAlternative form of preischemic.preischemicPrior to ischemiaprejac(slang) Pre-ejaculate.prejournalisticBefore journalism.prelaticAlternative form of prelatical.preleukaemicAlternative form of preleukemic.preleukemicRelating to preleukemia.prelimbic(anatomy) Forward of the limbus of the fossa ovalisprelinguisticPreceding the use of true languageprelogicThe primitive mode of thought that preceded logical reasoningpremasseteric(anatomy) Anterior to the masseterpremedicA person who is studying pre-med.premegalithicBefore the megalithic era.premeioticBefore meiosis.premeningiticBefore meningitis.premessianicBefore the coming of a messiah.premetacyclicPrior to a metacyclic phasepremetallicSynonym of antemetallic.premetamorphicPrior to metamorphosispremetastaticPrior to metastasis.premetric(mathematics) Any of several specific generalizations of a metric.premitoticBefore the occurrence of mitosis.premonocyticRelated to a premonocytepremonotheisticBefore the development of monotheism.premosaicBefore the time of Moses.premotoric(physiology) Alternative form of premotor.premutagenicOccurring prior to mutagenesispremycoticOf or pertaining to a phase of mycosis fungoides in which the patient has areas of red, scaly, itchy skin on areas of the body that are usually not exposed to sun.premyelocyticPrior to the formation of myelocytespremyogenicPrior to myogenesisprenecroticPrior to necrosispreneoblasticPrior to the formation of new tissuepreneolithicBefore the Neolithic era.preneoplasicAlternative form of preneoplastic.preneoplasticBefore the formation of a neoplasm (tumor); meant usually with a notion of a suspected or putative chain of causation, as opposed to random chance alone.prenephritic(pathology) Prior to the development of nephritispreneurogenicPrior to neurogenesispreonic(physics) Of or relating to preons.preophthalmicanterior to the eyepreoptic(anatomy) In front of the optic chiasmpreorgasmicHappening before an orgasm.preosteoblasticPrior to the formation of an osteoblastpreosteoclasticRelating to preosteoclastspreosteocyticPrior to the development of osteocytespreosteogenicPrior to osteogenesispreoticIn front of the middle earprepaleolithicBefore the Paleolithic era.prepandemicBefore a pandemic.preparadigmaticBefore the formation of a paradigm.preparalyticBefore the onset of paralysis.preparasiticprior to becoming a parasitepreparasubthalamic(anatomy) rostral to the parasubthalamic nucleusprepelvicIn front of the pelvisprepericardiac(anatomy) anterior to the pericardiumpreperimetricPrior to affecting the perimeter (of vision)preperiodicPrior to the start of periodicityprephilatelicOf or pertaining to prephilately.prephonemicBefore understanding the concept of phonemes.prephonetic(linguistics) Prior to a phonetic stage.prephoreticPrior to phoresisprephotographicBefore the invention of photography.prephylogeneticPrior to phylogenesisprepresbyopicPrior to the development of presbyopiaprepropheticBefore a prophet or a prophecy.preprostatic(anatomy) anterior to the prostatepreprostheticPrior to prosthesis.prepsychedelicRelated to or characteristic of the period preceding the Psychedelic era of the late 1960s.prepsychoticBefore the onset of psychosis.prepubic(anatomy) Situated in front of, or anterior to, the pubis; relating to the prepubis.prepublicPrior to availability to the general public.prepyloricanterior to the pylorusprequadratic(anatomy) In front of the quadrate or the quadratojugalpreradiographicBefore the development or use of radiography.prerheumaticBefore the onset of rheumatism.prerhotic(linguistics, rare) Occurring before the letter ⟨r⟩ or before any one of the sounds that letter tends to represent (e.g., [r], [ɽ], [ɹ], [ɻ], [ʀ], [ʁ], etc.).preromanticPrior to the Romantic movement.presaccadicPrior to a saccadic phasepresbyophrenicHaving or relating to presbyophrenia.presbyopicAffected by or pertaining to presbyopia.presbyticArchaic form of presbyopic.preschizophrenicOne who exhibits symptoms that are prognostic of schizophrenia.prescientificBefore the development of modern science.prescriptionisticSynonym of prescriptionist.prescriptivisticSynonym of prescriptivist.preseismicOccurring before an earthquake (or similar seismic activity)presemanticRelating to language skills that do not require knowledge of the meaning of wordspresidentialisticOf or relating to presidentialism.preskeletogenicPrior to the formation of the skeletonpresomitic(biology) Able to form somites and express segmentationprespecificPrior to specificationpresplenomegalicBefore the onset of splenomegaly.presporogonicPrior to the development of sporogoniapressiometricRelating to pressiometry.pressuremetricRelating to pressuremetry.prestenoticPrior to the formation of a stenosisprestrategic(military, nuclear weapons) Before the onset of full strategic nuclear warfare.presyllabicPrior to the use or understanding of syllables.presymbiotic(biology) Describing the time, or developmental stages, before the development of a symbiotic relationship.presymbolic(psychology) Not yet able to use symbols to communicate.presympatheticPrior to the development of the sympathetic nervous systempresymplectic(mathematics) prior to the introduction of symplectic geometrypresymptomatic(medicine) relating to the early stages of a disease, before all symptoms have developed and when therefore accurate diagnosis is not possible.presymtomaticMisspelling of presymptomatic.presynaptic(cytology) In a synapse, of or pertaining to the neuron that releases neurotransmitter into the synaptic cleft.presynthetic(biochemistry) Relating to the synthesis of mRNA and proteins prior to interphasepresystemic(physiology) Prior to reaching the systemic circulationpresystolic(physiology) Preceding the systole or contraction of the heart; relating to presystolepretelegraphicSynonym of pretelegraph.pretelephonicSynonym of pretelephone.pretelescopic(astronomy) prior to the invention and use of the telescopeprethalamicRelating to the prethalamuspretheisticAlternative spelling of pre-theistic.pretherapeuticPrior to therapyprethrombolyticBefore thrombolysis.prethromboticBefore the production of thrombinprethymicBefore development of the thymus.pretonicThat immediately precedes a stressed syllablepretraumaticThat occurs prior to traumapretrochantericMisspelling of pertrochanteric.pretumorigenicPrior to a tumorigenic stagepreviraemicPrior to the presence of viruses in the bloodpreviremicAlternative form of previraemic.previtellogenicRelating to previtellogenesis.prevocalic(phonetics) Immediately preceding a vowel or vowel soundprezygomatic(anatomy) Located in front of the zygomaprezygotic(biology) Preceding the zygotic period.priapismicRelating to a priapism.priapisticRelating to priapism.primasticMisspelling of prismatic.primatophilicAttracted to primates (typically to monkeys)primitivisticOf or pertaining to primitivism.prionicOf, pertaining to or caused by a prion.prionogenicThat generate prions.prismaticOf or pertaining to a prism; having the form of a prism; containing one or more prisms.pristanicOf or pertaining to pristanic acid or its derivatives.proacrosomicThat leads to the production of acrosomesproadipocyticThat promotes the activity of adipocytesproadipogenicThat leads to adipogenesisproallergicThat generates an allergic responseproamnioticRelating to the proamnionproamyloidogenicThat promotes amyloidogenesisproangiogeneticAlternative form of proangiogenic.proangiogenic(medicine) That promotes angiogenesisproapoptogenicThat produces apoptogenicityproapoptoticThat leads to apoptosisproarrhythmic(medicine) That promotes cardiac arrhythmiaproarrhythmogenic(pharmacology) that promotes arrhythmogenesisproasthmaticThat promotes asthmaproastrocyticThat promotes the formation of astrocytesproatherogenicThat promotes atherogenic activityproatheroscleroticThat leads to atherosclerosisproatherothrombogenicPromoting atherothrombogenesis.proatherothromboticPromoting the development of atherothrombosis.proautophagicThat leads to autophagyprobabalisticMisspelling of probabilistic.probabilioristic(rare, philosophy) Of or pertaining to probabiliorism; stochastic.probabilistic(mathematics, probability theory) Of, pertaining to, or derived using probability.probiotic(bacteriology) A food or dietary supplement, such as a yogurt, containing live bacteria for therapeutic reasons.problematicPosing a problem; having or suffering from problem(s):probouleuticRelating to the Ancient Greek council, which held preliminary discussions before submitting matters to the general assembly.proc(programming) Abbreviation of procedure.procachecticThat leads to cachexiaprocalcificThat leads to calcificationprocarcinogenicThat leads to the formation of carcinogenic agentsprocardiogenicThat promotes cardiogenesisprocardiomyogenicThat promotes cardiomyogenesisprocardiomyopathicThat promotes cardiomyopathyprocaryoticMisspelling of prokaryotic.procatabolic(biochemistry) That promotes catabolismprocataleptic(rhetoric) Anticipating and answering objections before they have been raised.procatarctic(medicine) Descriptive of an existing condition or state that caused, predisposed for or excited a present condition.proceleusmatic(poetry) A metrical foot consisting of four short syllables.procephalic(zoology) Found at, or forming, the front of the head.prochemotacticThat promotes chemotaxisprochoanitic(anatomy) That points forward.procholestaticThat promotes cholestasisprocholinergic(physiology) That promotes the production of acetylcholineprochondrogenicThat promotes chondrogenesisprochorionicRelating to a prochorion.prochronisticAhead of or before its time; belonging to a later time; technically advanced for its time.proclitic(linguistics) A clitic that joins with the following word phonetically, graphically, or both.procryptic(zoology) Having colouring that offers protection by concealing against the background.proctographicRelating to proctography.proctolinergicactivated by proctolinproctologicRelating to proctology.proctoscopicRelating to proctoscopy.proctosigmoidoscopicRelating to proctosigmoidoscopy.procyanidolicThat promotes the production of cyanidolprocyclic(mathematics) That generates a cycleprodeltaicRelating to a prodeltaprodemocraticIn favour of democracy.prodiabeticThat promotes diabetes.prodiabetogenicThat promotes diabetogenesisproembryogenicThat produces embryogenesisproembryonic(botany) Relating to a proembryoproencephalic(anatomy) at the front of the head or of the encephalonproenzymaticRelating to proenzymesproepilepticThat promotes an episode of epilepsyproerythroblasticRelating to proerythroblastsproerythropoieticThat promotes erythropoiesisprofanic(nonstandard) Profane.profibrinogenicThat promotes fibrinogenesisprofibrinolytic(medicine) Promoting fibrinolysis.profibrogeneticAlternative form of profibrogenic.profibrogenicThat promotes fibrogenesisprofibroticThat promotes fibrosisprofic(uncountable, fandom slang) Professionally published fiction, especially tie-in fiction based on a media property.profilometricOf or pertaining to profilometry.progamic(biology) That promotes fertilization.progeneticOf or pertaining to progenesisprogericHaving or relating to progeria.progestagenicMisspelling of progestogenic.progesteronicRelating to, or characteristic of progesteroneprogestinicRelating to or composed of progestin.progestogenicRelating to, or using a progestogenprogestomimetic(biology) Mimicking the action of progesterone.proglotticOf or pertaining to a proglottid.proglycolyticThat produces glycolysisprognathicSynonym of prognathous.prognosticOf, pertaining to or characterized by prognosis or prediction.programmaticOf, relating to, or using a step-by-step program—especially a computer program.progranulocyticThat promotes the growth of granulocytesprogressivisticRelating to, or supporting, progressivism.progymnasticRelating to the progymnasmata.prohaireticRelating to prohairesis.prohedonicThat seeks to maintain or increase positive effectsprohemocyticRelating to prohemocytesprohemostaticThat promotes hemostasisprohepatogenicThat promotes hepatogenesisprohibitionisticOf or pertaining to a prohibition.prohypertrophicThat leads to hypertrophyprohypertropicMisspelling of prohypertrophic.proictogenicThat leads to ictogenesisproimmunogenicThat leads to immunogenesisprokaryoticOf or having the characteristics of prokaryotes, especially bacteria.prokinetic(pharmacology) Having the ability to induce motion in smooth muscles, especially those of the digestive system; gastrokineticprolepticAnticipatory; prescient or forward-looking.proliferogenicThat generates proliferationprolificFertile; producing offspring or fruit in abundance, applied to plants producing fruit, animals producing young, etc.prolipogenicThat promotes lipogenesisprologetic(rare, also quasi-substantive) Occurring in or serving as a prologue.prolymphangiogenicThat promotes lymphangiogenesisprolymphocyticRelating to prolymphocytes.promelanogenicPromoting the production of melanin.promeristematicRelating to a promeristemprometamorphicThat leads to metamorphosisprometaphasicRelating to prometaphaseprometastaticThat promotes metastasispromitogenicThat promotes mitosispromnemonicThat aids memorypromnesicOf, pertaining to, or promoting memory.promnesticMisspelling of promnesic.promonocyticOf or pertaining to a promonocytepromutagenicThat promotes mutagenesispromyeloblasticRelating to promyeloblastspromyelocyticOf or pertaining to the promyelocyte.promyeloleukemicRelating to promyeloleukemiapromyelomonocyticThat leads to the formation of myelomonocytespromyeloticMisspelling of promyelocytic.promyogenicPromoting myogenesis.pronecroptoticThat leads to necroptosispronecroticThat leads to necrosisproneoplasticThat leads to the formation of neoplasmspronephricOf or pertaining to the pronephrospronephritic(anatomy) That leads to the kidneysproneurogenicThat leads to neurogenesispronic(mathematics) Being the product of two consecutive integers.prooncogenicThat precedes or leads to oncogenesisproosteoblasticThat promotes the growth of osteoblastsproosteoclastogenicThat promotes osteoclastogenesisprootic(anatomy) In front of the auditory capsule.proovigenicThat leads to oogenesisproovogenicThat promotes ovogenesispropadeuticAlternative spelling of propaedeutic.propaedeutic(formal, of education) Preparatory or introductory.propagandicOf or relating to propaganda.propagandisticHaving the characteristics of propaganda; spreading propaganda.propanoicOf or pertaining to propanoic acid or its derivatives; propionicpropargylic(organic chemistry) Containing a propargyl groupproparoxytonic(prosody) Of or relating to words whose stress falls on the antepenultimate (third to last) syllablepropedeuticAlternative spelling of propaedeutic.properadic(mathematics) Of or pertaining to properads.prophagicOf or pertaining to a prophage.prophagocyticPromoting phagocytic activity.prophasicRelating to the prophasepropheticHaving the ability to prophesize; prescient.prophylacticA medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive.propionicOf or pertaining to propionic acid or its derivatives; propanoicproplasmicOf or pertaining to proplasmproplasticForming a mould.proportionalisticOf or relating to proportionalism.propsychoticThat promotes psychosis.proptoticexophthalmicpropubic(zoology) Having a pubic shaft that is directed forwardpropylenicRelated to propylene or to polypropylenepropylic(organic chemistry) propyl (attributive)prosaccadicRelating to a prosaccadeprosaicPertaining to or having the characteristics of prose.prosarcopenicThat promotes sarcopeniaproscientificIn favour of science.proscleroticThat leads to sclerosisproselyticPertaining to proselytism.prosencephalic(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the prosencephalon.prosimetricIn the form of a prosimetrum.prosiopetic(rare) Of the nature of prosiopesis; compare aposiopetic.proslavicAlternative spelling of pro-Slavic.prosodiac(Ancient Greece, music, prosody) Of or relating to a prosodion or prosodiac.prosodicOf, or relating to, prosody.prosomaticAlternative form of prosomal.prosomericRelating to prosomeres.prosopagnosicRelating to, or exhibiting, prosopagnosia.prosopalgicRelating to prosopalgia.prosopographicOf or pertaining to prosopographyprosopopoeicRelating to prosopopoeiaprostatic(anatomy) Relating to the prostate gland.prosteticMisspelling of prosthetic.prosthaphaeretic(mathematics, historical) Relating to prosthaphaeresis.prosthenic(zoology, obsolete) Having strong foreparts.prostheticArtificial, acting as a substitute for part of the body; relating to prosthesis.prosthodonticOf or pertaining to prosthodonticsprostigmaticRelating to the prostigmatidsprosyllogisticOf or pertaining to a prosyllogismprotacticGiving a previous narrative or explanation, as of the plot or personages of a play; introductory.protagonisticCharacteristic of a protagonist.protandric(biology) protandrousprotanopicExhibiting or relating to protanopia.protaticOf or pertaining to protasis.proteasicRelating to a proteaseproteasomicRelating to proteasomesprotectionisticExhibiting or relating to protectionism.proteinicproteinaceousproteinogenicproteogenic (that serves to produce protein)proteinolyticAlternative form of proteolytic.proteinomimeticThat mimics the action of a proteinproteinuricOf or pertaining to proteinuria.proteoanabolic(biochemistry) Relating to the biosynthesis of proteinproteocatabolic(biochemistry) Relating to protein catabolismproteocatalytic(biochemistry) catalytic by means of a proteasomeproteochemometricRelating to chemometrics involving proteinsproteodynamicRelating to proteodynamicsproteogenicThat is used in the production of proteinsproteogenomicOf or pertaining to proteogenomicsproteolipidicRelating to or composed of proteolipids.proteolytic(biochemistry) Of, relating to, or promoting proteolysis.proteometabolic(biochemistry) Relating to proteometabolismproteometabolomic(biochemistry) proteomic and metabolomicproteometricRelating to the measurement of proteins, especially of the foldsproteomicOf or pertaining to proteomics.proteomimeticThat mimics the structure and function of extended regions of protein surfaces.proteopathicRelating to proteopathyproteosomicRelating to proteosomesproteostaticRelating to proteostasisproteosyntheticRelating to proteosynthesisproteotoxicPertaining to, or causing, proteotoxicity.proteotypic(biochemistry) Describing a peptide sequence that is found in only a single known protein and therefore serves to identify that protein.proterandricAlternative form of proterandrous.proterodynamicproterokineticproterokinetic(linguistics, of an Indo-European noun) Having a shifting (mobile) accent that falls on the root (alternatively, the first or penultimate syllable of the stem) in the direct case-forms, and on the suffix (alternatively, the ultimate syllable of the stem) in the weak case-forms.protherogenicMisspelling of proatherogenic.prothetelicprothetelousprothetic(linguistics) of, relating to, or involving prothesisprothoracic(entomology, zootomy) Of or pertaining to the prothorax.prothoracicotropic(biology) That modifies the behaviour of the prothoracic glandprothrombicRelating to prothrombinprothrombinogenicRelating to the prothrombinogen.prothrombinopenicRelating to prothrombinopenia.prothrombogenicThat produces or initiates thrombogenesisprothrombotic(medicine) Describing any agent or condition that leads to thrombosisprotic(chemistry, especially of a solvent, base or acid) That contains (and can donate or accept) a hydrogen ion (proton).protidicPertaining to protein, peptides and similar materialsprotisticOf or pertaining to protists.protoacademicThat develops (or may develop) into an academic formprotobionticRelating to protobiontsprotobiotic(biochemistry) That gave rise to early lifeprotocapitalisticRelating to protocapitalism.protocatechuic(organic chemistry) Related to protocatechuic acid, protocatechuic aldehyde or their derivativesprotocephalicRelating to the protocephalon.protocolicRelating to protocolprotocraticPertaining to an initial or original form of social control.protodiastolicRelating to protodiastoleprotodoric(architecture) Of or relating to a style in which the beginnings of the Doric style are supposed to be found.protodramaticOf or relating to primitive art forms representing an early form of drama.protodynasticLeading to the formation of a dynasty; applied to a process of political unification in Ancient Egypt that culminated in the formation of a single state to begin the Early Dynastic Period.protofibrilicSynonym of protofibrillar.protogalacticPertaining to a protogalaxy.protogastricThat covers the gastric area of brachyuran crabsprotogenicOf or pertaining to an early or original race or lineage; primitive.protogeometricOf or relating to a style of Ancient Greek pottery led by Athens and produced between roughly 1030 and 900 BCE, decorated with purely abstract elements, often with broad horizontal bands about the neck and belly and concentric circles applied with compass and multiple brush.protohistoricOf or pertaining to protohistory.protolerogenicThat leads to tolerogenic activityprotolinguisticRelating to protolanguage or protolinguistics.protolithicRelating to a protolith.protologisticOf or pertaining to protologisms.protolyticRelating to protolysis.protomeric(organic chemistry) Describing a form of tautomerism in which the isomers differ only in the position of a hydrogen atom (proton).protometabolicRelating to protometabolism.protomorphicHaving the most primitive character; in the earliest form of stage.protonicOf, pertaining to, or composed of protons.protonolyticRelating to, or causing protonolysisprotonophoricRelating to a protonophoreprotooncogenicAlternative form of proto-oncogenic.protopathicRelating to a sensory nerve that detects the presence of a stimulus without determining its location.protophilic(chemistry) Describing a solvent that can accept protons, and is therefore basic.protophobic(of a solvent) Having a low Lewis basicity.protophyticOf or relating to the protophytes.protoplasmatic(cytology) Of or relating to protoplasm.protoplasmic(cytology) Of or relating to protoplasm.protoplasticof or relating to protoplastprotopoditicRelating to a protopodite.protopoeticRelating to an early stage in the development of poetry as an art form.protoscientificRelating to protoscience.protostelicOf or possessing a protostele.protostomicRelating to or composed of protostomes.protosyllabicOf or relating to a protosyllable.protosynapticRelating to a protosynapseprotosyntacticOf or pertaining to protosyntax.protothetic(philosophy, logic) A particular theory of the relationships between propositionsprototonic(phonetics) Accented on the first syllable.prototrophic(biology) Of or pertaining to a prototroph or to prototrophy.prototropic(chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting prototropyprototypicOf or pertaining to a prototype; prototypicalprotozoicOf or relating to the protozoa.protozoologicAlternative form of protozoological.protozoonoticOf or relating to protozoonosis.protrepticServing to instruct; didactic.protumorgenicMisspelling of protumorigenic.protumorigenicPromoting tumorigenesis.protumourigenicAlternative form of protumorigenic.provasculogenicThat promotes vasculogenesisproverbicOf or relating to proverbs; proverbial.providentialisticRelating to providentialism.provitaminicRelating to provitaminsproxemicOf or relating to proxemics.proximicspatially close togetherprurigenicAlternative form of pruritogenic.pruritic(medicine) Itchy; especially, intensely so.pruritogenicThat causes pruritus (an itching sensation).prussicderived from Prussian blueprymnesiophyticRelating to the prymnesiophytespsalmicOf or pertaining to psalms or psalmodypsalmodicRelating to psalmody.psammicOf or pertaining to sand.psammiticOf or relating to psammite.psammobioticLiving exclusively in sandy environments.psammonicRelating to psammon.psammopeliticOf or relating to the mineral psammopelite.psammophilicThriving in sandy environments but also found in other environments.psammophobic(biology) Synonym of psammoxenic.psammoxenicUnable to survive in sandy environments.psc(astronomy, obsolete) Abbreviation of parsec.psephiticOf or relating to psephite.psephocraticOf or relating to psephocracy.psephyticRelating to or composed of psephyte.pseudarthroticRelating to pseudarthrosis.pseudembryonicOf or relating to a pseudembryo.pseudepigraphicOf or relating to pseudepigraphy.pseudoacademicApparently, but not actually, academic.pseudoachondroplastic(medicine) Of, related to, or suffering from pseudoachondroplasia.pseudoachromaticPartially achromaticpseudoallelic(genetics) Relating to pseudoalleles or to pseudoallelismpseudoallergicRelating to a pseudoallergy.pseudoaltruisticApparently, but not actually, altruistic.pseudoanaphylacticRelating to pseudoanaphylaxis.pseudoanemicAffected by or relating to pseudoanemia.pseudoanthropomorphic(rare) Apparently, but not really, pertaining to attribution of human characteristics to non-human creatures or concepts.pseudoapologeticApparently, but not actually, apologetic.pseudoarchaicAlternative form of pseudo-archaic.pseudoaristocraticApparently, but not actually, aristocratic.pseudoaromatic(organic chemistry) Having a ring containing alternating single and double bonds but whose electrons are not delocalized and so does not have aromatic characterpseudoarthroticAlternative form of pseudarthrotic.pseudoasceticApparently, but not actually, ascetic.pseudoathleticApparently, but not actually, athletic.pseudoatomicAlmost at the atomic scalepseudoautomaticApparently, but not actually, automatic.pseudoautosomicAlternative form of pseudoautosomal.pseudobiphasic(chemistry) Describing a form of biphasic extraction that uses a pseudophasepseudocardiacThat mimics cardiac tissue, disorders etcpseudocatalytic(chemistry) Exhibiting some catalytic properties, but not being truly catalytic.pseudocelomicRelating to a pseudocelomapseudoclassicFalsely classic.pseudocoelomicRelating to a pseudocoelompseudoconicAlternative form of pseudoconical.pseudocryptic(biology) Morphologically recognisable as distinct only after other methods have unveiled their existence.pseudocrystallographicApparently, but not actually, crystallographicpseudocubic(geometry) describing a rhombohedral structure that is almost cubicpseudocyclic(biochemistry) Describing a variant of the cyclic photophosphorylation process of photosynthesis in which molecular oxygen replaces one of the other moieties in part of the cyclepseudocystic(medicine) Of or relating to a pseudocyst; resembling a cyst.pseudodemocratic(politics) Of or pertaining to pseudodemocracy.pseudodimericapparently, but not actually, dimericpseudodipeptidic(organic chemistry) Relating to a pseudodipeptidepseudodiphtheriticRelating to pseudodiphtheriapseudodramaticApparently, but not actually, dramatic.pseudoeconomicApparently, but not actually, economic; having certain aspects of an economy.pseudoelasticExhibiting pseudoelasticity.pseudoembryonicAlternative form of pseudembryonic.pseudoenergetic(physics) Relating to pseudoenergy.pseudoenthusiasticApparently, but not actually, enthusiastic.pseudoenzymatic(biochemistry) Relating to or caused by a pseudoenzymepseudoepidemicAn outbreak of a disease that has some characteristics of an epidemic but has no obvious physical causepseudoepileptic(pathology) paroxysmal and resembling an epileptic seizurepseudoeroticApparently, but not actually, erotic.pseudofatalisticRare spelling of pseudo-fatalistic.pseudofermionicRelating to pseudofermions.pseudogamicRelating to, or exhibiting, pseudogamy.pseudogenericOf or relating to a pseudogenus.pseudogenicRelating to a pseudogenepseudogothic(literature, architecture) sham-GothicpseudoharmonicHaving the appearance of being harmonic.pseudohermaphroditicRelating to, or exhibiting, pseudohermaphroditism.pseudoheroicApparently, but not actually, heroic.pseudohexamericRelating to or composed of pseudohexamers.pseudohistoricAlternative form of pseudohistorical.pseudohomothallic(biology, of a fungus) heterothallic but producing self-fertile myceliumpseudohydrophobicOf or relating to pseudohydrophobia.pseudohypertrophic(medicine) of or related to pseudohypertrophy.pseudohypoxicRelating to pseudohypoxiapseudoisochromaticHaving many isochromatic characteristicspseudoisomericRelating to pseudoisomerspseudoisotropic(mathematics) That is isotropic in the three physical dimensions but not in some higher dimensionpseudojournalisticResembling, but not in fact, journalism.pseudokarstic(geology) Relating to a pseudokarstpseudolinguisticOf or pertaining to pseudo-linguistics; falling short of linguistic standards.pseudologarithmic(mathematics) Apparently, but not actually, logarithmicpseudologicFalse logic. A logical argument that deliberately omits an outcome so that a false conclusion is reached.pseudolysogenicRelating to pseudolysogeny or to a pseudolysogenpseudomagnetic(physics) That interacts with an electric field in a similar fashion to a magnetpseudomanic(medicine) Resembling mania.pseudomeioticRelating to pseudomeiosispseudometallic(mineralogy) Falsely or imperfectly metallic in lustre.pseudometastaticApparently, but not actually, metastaticpseudometric(mathematics) Describing a generalization of a metric space in which the distance between two distinct points can be zero.pseudomilitaristicApparently, but not actually, militaristic.pseudomonasticApparently, but not actually, monastic.pseudomonicOf or pertaining to pseudomonic acidpseudomonochromaticApparently or approximately monochromaticpseudomonophasicApparently, but not actually, monophasicpseudomorphicOf or pertaining to a pseudomorph or to pseudomorphismpseudomycoticOf or relating to pseudomycosis.pseudomyotonicRelating to pseudomyotoniapseudoneuriticOf or relating to pseudoneuritis.pseudonymicBeing, pertaining to, or as a pseudonym.pseudoorthorhombic(crystallography, obsolete) Having three unequal axes at right angles.pseudopalindromicBeing or relating to a pseudopalindrome.pseudoparasiticBeing or relating to a pseudoparasite.pseudoparenchymaticAlternative form of pseudoparenchymatous.pseudopatrioticApparently, but not actually, patriotic.pseudopeptidicRelating to a pseudopeptidepseudopericyclic(chemistry) Describing a transformation within a cyclic array of atoms in which bonding and nonbonding orbitals exchange rolespseudoperiodicApparently, or approximately periodic.pseudoperiplasmicRelating to pseudoperiplasmpseudophakicRelating to pseudophakia.pseudophallicApparently, but not actually, phallic.pseudophilanthropicApparently, but not actually, philanthropic.pseudophilosophicpseudophilosophicalpseudophobicOf, or pertaining to pseudophobiapseudophotographicResembling a photograph, but not actually photographic.pseudoplanktonic(biology) Describing any marine organism (a pseudoplankton) that lacks buoyancy and so attaches itself to a floating object.pseudoplastic(physics) Whose viscosity decreases as shear stress increases (as with paint and ketchup, for example).pseudopodicCharacteristic of a pseudopodpseudopoeticApparently, but not actually, poetic; having a false appearance of poetry.pseudopornographicApparently, but not actually or entirely, pornographic.pseudopropheticRelating to a pseudoprophet or to pseudoprophecypseudopsychopathic(psychiatry) Relating to pseudopsychopathypseudoptoticRelating to pseudoptosis.pseudopyloricApparently, but not actually, pyloricpseudoracemic(chemistry) Containing a mixture of nonracemic crystalspseudoratiometricApparently, but not actually, ratiometricpseudorealisticExhibiting pseudorealism.pseudorhombic(geometry, crystallography) describing a structure that is almost rhombohedralpseudoritualisticHaving certain ritualistic aspects without being a ritual.pseudoromanticSpuriously romantic; schmaltzy.pseudorunicApparently, but not actually, runic.pseudosac(anatomy) A (non-gestational) sac that develops in the uterus during an ectopic pregnancypseudoschizophrenicOf or relating to pseudoschizophrenia.pseudoscholasticApparently, but not actually, scholastic.pseudoscientificOf, relating to, or employing pseudoscience; not scientific, though purporting to be scientific.pseudoscientistic(rare) Characteristic of pseudoscientists.pseudoscleroticRelating to pseudosclerosis.pseudoscopicOf, pertaining to, or formed by a pseudoscope; appearing with its relief parts reversed.pseudoskeptic(derogatory) A skeptic who claims to be approaching the disputed issue in a neutral manner but who is actually prejudiced against it.pseudosocialisticApparently, but not actually, socialistic.pseudospintronicRelating to pseudospintronics.pseudostigmaticRelating to pseudostigmatapseudostoichiometric(chemistry) Apparently or approximately stoichiometricpseudostrabismic(medicine) Characterised by pseudostrabismus.pseudostromaticRelating to pseudostromatapseudosymmetric(crystallography) Exhibiting pseudosymmetry.pseudotabetic(medicine, dated) Resembling, but not actually, tabes.pseudotachyliticof, pertaining to, or characteristic of pseudotachylitepseudotetramericRelating to a pseudotetramerpseudotherapeuticAs if, but not actually, therapeutic.pseudothrombophlebiticRelating to pseudothrombophlebitis.pseudozwitterionicResembling a zwitterion.psilanthropicRelating to, or embodying, psilanthropy.psilopaedic(ornithology, of bird chicks) Having down on the dorsal side only.psilophyticRelating to psilophytes.psiloticOf or relating to psilosis.psionicOf or relating to psionics.psittacisticOf or relating to psittacism.psittacoticRelating to psittacosis.psoaticRelating to the psoas.psomophagicExhibiting or relating to psomophagy.psoriasicMisspelling of psoriatic.psoriatic(dermatology, pathology) Of, pertaining to or suffering from psoriasis.psoric(medicine, obsolete) Of or pertaining to psora.psorophthalmic(rare) Of or pertaining to psorophthalmia.psoropticPertaining to, or caused by mites of the genus PsoroptespsuedophakicMisspelling of pseudophakic.psychagogicAttractive; persuasive.psychalgicOf or relating to psychalgia.psychanalyticAlternative form of psychoanalytic.psychasthenicAffected with, or relating to, psychasthenia.psychedelicOf, containing, generating, or reminiscent of drug-induced hallucinations, distortions of perception, altered awareness, etc.psychiatricOf, or relating to, psychiatry.psychic(parapsychology) A person who supposedly contacts the dead; a medium.psychisticRelating to psychism.psychoacousticOf or pertaining to psychoacousticspsychoanaleptic(pharmacology) That restores mental health.psychoanalyticOf or relating to psychoanalysis.psychobiographicRelating to psychobiography.psychobiologicSynonym of psychobiological.psychobioticOf or relating to both the mind and the body.psychocentric(philosophy) Primarily focused on the mind or spirit, especially as opposed to the body.psychoceramic(humorous) A crackpot.psychoclinic(rare) A psychologist's clinic.psychocosmicRelating to the inner self (psyche) and the external world (cosmos).psychodermatologic(pathology) Describing a disorder of the skin that has a psychological cause; relating to psychodermatology.psychodiagnosticOf or pertaining to psychodiagnosis or psychodiagnostics.psychodramaticPertaining to psychodrama.psychodynamicOf or pertaining to psychodynamics, the dynamic interplay between forces that govern human behavior, or the study of thispsychodyslepticThat brings on a dreamlike mental state; hallucinogenic.psychoeconomicThat has characteristics of, or uses techniques from, psychology and economicspsychoelectronicRelating to psychoelectronics.psychoendocrinologicAlternative form of psychoendocrinological.psychoenergeticRelating to psychoenergetics.psychoeroticRelating to the mind and the erotic.psychogalvanicRelating to psychogalvanometry.psychogalvanometricRelating to psychogalvanometry.psychogeneticOf or pertaining to psychogenesis.psychogenic(psychiatry) Originating from or caused by state of mind; having a psychological rather than a physiological cause.psychogeographicRelating to psychogeographypsychogeriatricRelating to psychogeriatrics.psychographic(parapsychology) Relating to seances or occult communication.psychohydraulic(psychology) Describing a mechanistic model of behaviour in which the effects of drives are interpreted as those of pressure on a fluid.psychoimmunologicOf or pertaining to psychoimmunology.psychokineticOf or relating to psychokinesis.psycholepticAny medication that produces a calming effect.psycholinguisticPertaining to psycholinguistics.psychologicOf or pertaining to psychology.psychologisticOf or pertaining to psychologism.psycholyticOf or relating to a kind of therapy involving low to medium doses of psychedelic drugs, mainly used to treat patients with neurotic and psychosomatic disorders.psychometabolicRelating to psychometabolismpsychometricOf or pertaining to psychometrics.psychomimeticThat mimics the symptoms of psychosispsychomotoricAlternative form of psychomotor.psychomythicRelating to psychomyth.psychoneticRelating to psychonetics.psychoneuroendocrinologicAlternative form of psychoneuroendocrinological.psychoneuroimmunologicOf or pertaining to psychoneuroimmunologypsychoneurologicAlternative form of psychoneurological.psychoneuroticPertaining to or suffering from a psychoneurosis.psychonicOf or relating to psychons.psychonomicOf or pertaining to psychonomics or psychonomy.psychopaedic(New Zealand) Of or relating to the care of the mentally disabled.psychopannychisticOf or relating to psychopannychism.psychopathicExhibiting the behaviors and personality traits of a psychopath.psychopathogenic(pathology) Able to cause a psychological disorderpsychopathologicSynonym of psychopathological.psychopedagogicRelating to psychopedagogy.psychopharmaceuticpsychopharmaceuticalpsychopharmacologicOf, pertaining to, or making use of psychopharmacologypsychopharmacotherapeuticOf or relating to psychopharmacotherapy.psychophoneticOf or relating to psychophonetics.psychophonicOf or relating to psychophony.psychophysicAlternative form of psychophysical.psychophysiologicAlternative form of psychophysiological.psychopragmaticRelating to psychopragmatics.psychoprophylacticRelating to psychoprophylaxis.psychoscientificRelating to psychoscience.psychoscopicRelating to psychoscopy.psychosemanticRelating to psychosemantics.psychosemioticRelating to psychosemiotics.psychosomatic(now rare) Pertaining to both the mind and the body.psychosonic(rare) Relating to the effects of sound on the mind or soul.psychostaticRelating to psychostatics.psychosyntheticRelating to psychosynthesis.psychotechnicRelating to psychotechnologypsychotherapeuticOf or pertaining to psychotherapeutics (psychotherapy)psychoticOf, related to, or suffering from psychosis.psychotogenicThat causes psychosispsychotolytic(medicine) That reduces the severity of psychosis; antipsychotic.psychotomimetic(pharmacology) That induces a temporary state of altered perception and symptoms similar to those of psychosis (such as hallucinations).psychotoxicThat has a toxic effect on the mindpsychotraumaticRelating to psychotraumapsychotronicOf or pertaining to psychotronics.psychotrophic(medicine) That affects brain functionpsychotropic(pharmacology) Affecting the mind or mental processes.psychovitalisticOf or pertaining to psychovitalismpsychozoic(geology, now rare) Pertaining to the period of geological time characterized by the presence of human intelligence.psychrometricrelating to the measurement or study of the thermodynamic properties of moist air.psychrophilicEspecially of certain bacteria: capable of living at relatively low temperature.psychrosphericRelating to the psychrosphere.psychrotrophic(biology) Describing microorganisms that thrive in a cold environment.psychroxerophyticBoth cold and very dryptarmicA substance, such as pepper or snuff, that causes sneezing.pteridophyticOf or pertaining to the ferns of the division Pteridophyta.pterinic(organic chemistry) Pertaining to, or containing, a pterinpterionic(anatomy) Relating to the pterionpterocardiacwinglike and present in the cardiac stomachpterographicRelating to pterography.pterostigmaticRelating to pterostigmatapterothoracicRelating to a pterothoraxpterotic(anatomy) Of or relating to a bone between the prootic and epiotic in the dorsal and outer part of the periotic capsule of many fishes.pteroylaspartic(chemistry) Designating an antimetabolite acid used in treating cancers.pteroylglutamicDescribing an amino acid in the vitamin B complex; folic (as in pteroylglutamic acid).pterylographicRelating to pterylography.ptilopaedic(ornithology, of bird chicks) Having down on the ventral and dorsal side.ptoticOf or pertaining to ptosis.ptychographicRelating to ptychography.ptygmatic(geology, of a fold) Having an irregular and/or disconnected pattern.pubarchicAlternative form of pubarchal.puberticSynonym of pubertal.pubicOf, or relating to the area of the body adjacent to the pubis or the pubes.publicAble to be known or seen by everyone; happening without concealment; open to general view.puboischiac(anatomy) Relating to the pubis and ischium.puboischiadicAlternative form of puboischiatic.puboischiatic(anatomy) Relating to the pubis and ischium.puboprostatic(anatomy) Relating to the pubis and prostate.pudendoepigastric(anatomy) pudendal and epigastricpudicEasily ashamed, having a strong sense of shame; modest, chaste.pugilisticIn the manner of a pugilist.puketastic(slang) Characterised by, or inducing, vomiting.pulaskiticOf or relating to the mineral pulaskite.pulmogastricRelating to the lungs and stomach.pulmohepaticAlternative form of hepatopulmonary.pulmonicof, pertaining to, or produced by the lungs.pulmonocardiac(medicine) Cardiopulmonary.pulmonologicAlternative form of pulmonological.pulmonotoxictoxic to the lungspulmotoxicSynonym of pneumotoxic.pulpitic(dentistry) Relating to pulpitis.pulsific(archaic) Inciting the pulse; causing pulsation.punctographicRelating to the punctograph.punditicOf, or related to a pundit.punditocraticOf, pertaining to, or resembling a punditocracypunicicOf or pertaining to punicic acid or its derivatives.punkadelic(slang) Having the coolness or style of punk rock or punk rockers.puntastic(informal, of a pun) Extremely funny.pupillographicRelating to pupillography.pupillometricOf or pertaining to a pupillometer or to pupillometry.pupilographicAlternative form of pupillographic.pupilometricRelating to pupilometry.purinergicContaining or releasing purinespurinicOf or pertaining to purinepurinogenicMisspelling of purinergic.puristicOf, or relating to purism or purists.puritanicArchaic form of puritanical.purposivisticOf or relating to purposivism.purpureocobaltic(chemistry) Used to designate certain purple compounds of cobalt with ammonia.purpuric(medicine) Pertaining to or affected with purpura (skin discoloration from blood inside it).pyaemicAlternative spelling of pyemic.pycnicAlternative form of pyknic.pycnodysostoticRelating to pycnodysostosis.pycnometricRelating to pycnometrypycnomorphic(cytology) Having a compact arrangement of stainable partspycnophylactic(geography) Relating to a kind of areal interpolation that preserves density within defined regions.pycnoticAlternative spelling of pyknotic.pycnoxylic(botany, of wood) Compact, dense with small rays of xylem, and not having much pith or cortex.pyelectatic(medicine) Relating to, or characterised by pyelectasis.pyelicRelating to the renal pelvispyeliticRelating to pyelitis.pyelographicOf or pertaining to pyelographypyelonephriticRelating to pyelonephritis.pyelonephritogenicThat produces pyelonephritispyeloscopicRelating to pyeloscopy.pyemicOf or pertaining to pyemia.pyhrricMisspelling of Pyrrhic.pyknicshort and stout; endomorphicpyknocytoticRelating to pyknocytosis.pyknolepticOf, or pertaining to pyknolepsypyknometricAlternative form of pycnometric.pyknomorphicMisspelling of pycnomorphic.pyknotic(cytology) showing pyknosispylogeneticMisspelling of phylogenetic.pyloric(medicine) Of or relating to the pylorus.pyocyanicRelating to pyocyanin, or to pus that is coloured blue by this pigmentpyodermicRelating to or characteristic of pyodermas.pyogenicReferring to bacterial infections that make pus.pyomelanogenicRelating to pyomelanogenesispyonephroticRelating to pyonephrosis.pyorrheic(medicine) Of or pertaining to pyorrheas; characteristic of pyorrhoea.pyorrhoeicAlternative form of pyorrheic.pyramidicOf or pertaining to a pyramid; having the form or imposing presence of a pyramid; pyramidal.pyranic(organic chemistry) concerning pyranpyranometricOf, pertaining to, or produced by a pyranometerpyranosic(organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from a pyranosidepyranosidic(organic chemistry) Relating to pyranosidespyrazolicOf, pertaining to or composed of pyrazole moietiespyrectic(medicine) Any substance that produces fever or a rise in body temperature.pyrenicOf, pertaining to, or derived from pyrenepyrethricRelated to pyrethrumpyreticCaused by, pertaining to or resulting in fever.pyretogeneticSynonym of pyrogenic.pyretogenic(pathology) Synonym of pyrogenic.pyrexic(rare) feverish, pyreticpyrgeometricRelating to the pyrgeometer.pyrheliometricRelating to pyrheliometry.pyridic(obsolete) of or relating to pyridine or its derivatives; pyridylpyridinicOf, pertaining to, containing, or derived from pyridinepyridoxicRelating to pyridoxic acid or its derivativespyrimidinergicContaining or releasing pyrimidinepyrimidinicOf or pertaining to a pyrimidine.pyriticof, relating to, or consisting of pyrite or pyritespyroacetic(obsolete, chemistry) of or relating to acetone (once obtained by heating acetates)pyroantimonicOf or relating to pyroantimonic acid or its derivatives.pyroarsenicof, or relating to pyroarsenic acid or its derivativespyrobolic(of a missile etc) powered by an explosivepyroboricOf or relating to pyroboric acid or its derivatives.pyrocatalyticRelating to pyrocatalysispyrocatechinic(organic chemistry) Related to, or derived from pyrocatecholpyrocentricCentering fire as a key force in nature, civilization, etc.pyrochloricOf or pertaining to pyrochlore.pyrocitric(chemistry) Describing any of the three unsaturated dicarboxylic acids obtained by the distillation of citric acid.pyroclastic(volcanology) Mostly composed of rock fragments of volcanic origin or comminuted during an eruption.pyroclimaticRelating to pyroclimatespyroelectricof, relating to, or exhibiting pyroelectricitypyroelectrodynamicOf or pertaining to pyroelectrodynamicspyrogallic(chemistry) Of, or relating to pyrogallol (pyrogallic acid).pyrogenetic(pathology, chemistry, geology) Synonym of pyrogenic.pyrogenic(pathology, chemistry) Generating or produced by heat, especially in the body; causing or caused by fever.pyrogeographicRelating to pyrogeographypyroglutamicOf or pertaining to pyroglutamic acid or its derivativespyrognomic(archaic) thermoluminescentpyrognostic(dated) of, relating to, or revealed by pyrognosticspyrographicRelating to pyrography.pyrokineticOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of pyrokinesis.pyrolignicproduced from wood by the action of heatpyrolithic(obsolete) cyanuricpyroliticMisspelling of pyrolytic.pyrolytic(chemistry, physics) Of, relating to, or produced by pyrolysis.pyromagnetic(obsolete) that functions as a result of heat and magnetismpyromalic(obsolete, chemistry) maleicpyromaniacA person experiencing pyromania.pyromanicRelating to or exhibiting pyromania.pyromanticOf or relating to pyromancy.pyromelliticOf or pertaining to pyromellitic acid or its derivativespyrometallurgicOf or pertaining to pyrometallurgy.pyrometamorphic(petrology) Rapidly changed by heat, such as a natural fire, or lava flow.pyrometric(analytical chemistry) Of, or relating to a pyrometer or pyrometry.pyromucicof, or relating to pyromucic acid or its derivativespyronecroticRelating to pyronecrosis.pyroninophilicReadily stained by pyronine.pyrophobicSuffering from pyrophobia; afraid of fire.pyrophoricSpontaneously igniting in air, especially when in a finely divided state.pyrophosphoricof, or relating to pyrophosphoric acid or its derivativespyrophosphorolyticOf, pertaining to, or causing pyrophosphorolysispyrophosphorylyticPertaining to pyrophosphorylysis.pyroptoticOf or pertaining to pyroptosis.pyrosulfuricof, or relating to pyrosulfuric acid or its derivativespyrosulphuric(British) Alternative spelling of pyrosulfuric.pyrosynthetic(chemistry) Relating to pyrosynthesispyrotartaric(chemistry) of, or relating to pyrotartaric acid or its derivativespyrotechnicOf or relating to fireworks.pyrotechnologicpyrotechnologicalpyrotherapeuticRelating to pyrotherapy.pyrotungsticof, or relating to pyrotungstic acid or its derivativespyrouric(dated, chemistry) cyanuricpyrovanadicof, or relating to pyrovanadic acid or its derivativespyroxenicof, relating to, or containing pyroxenepyroxeniticOf or relating to pyroxenite.pyroxylic(obsolete, chemistry) Created by the destructive distillation of wood.pyrrhic(prosody) Of or characterized by pyrrhics (metrical feet with two short syllables).pyrrolic(organic chemistry) Pertaining to, or having a structure based on, a pyrrolepyrrolidonecarboxylicAlternative form of pyrrolidone carboxylic.pyruricAlternative form of pyrouric.pyruvic(biochemistry) Of or pertaining to pyruvic acid or its derivatives.pysmatic(obsolete) questioningpythiambicDescribing Pythian verse that has an iambic form.pythogenic(medicine, obsolete) Produced by filth.pythonicOf or pertaining to, or resembling, a python (“large constricting snake of the family Pythonidae”); pythonlike.