Nouns

pyrites

noun

any of various metallic-looking sulfides (of which pyrite is...

pyrogallol

noun

a toxic white lustrous crystalline phenol used to treat cert...

pyrogen

noun

any substance that can cause a rise in body temperature

pyrography

noun

the act of producing drawings on wood or leather by using he...

pyrolatry

noun

the worship of fire

pyrolysis

noun

transformation of a substance produced by the action of heat

pyromancy

noun

divination by fire or flames

pyromorphite

noun

a mineral consisting of lead chloride and phosphate; a minor...

pyrometer

noun

a thermometer designed to measure high temperatures

pyrophosphate

noun

a salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid

pyrope

noun

a deep red garnet used as a gemstone

pyrophyllite

noun

a white or greenish aluminum silicate mineral (resembles tal...

pyrosis

noun

a painful burning sensation in the chest caused by gastroeso...

pyroxene

noun

any of a group of crystalline silicate mineral common in ign...

pyroxylin

noun

highly flammable nitrocellulose used in making collodion and...

pyroxyline

noun

highly flammable nitrocellulose used in making collodion and...

pyrrhic

noun

a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables

pyrrhotine

noun

a brownish iron sulfide mineral (FeS) having weak magnetic p...

pyrrhuloxia

noun

crested grey-and-red bird of southwest United States and Mex...

pyrrhotite

noun

a brownish iron sulfide mineral (FeS) having weak magnetic p...

pythius

noun

epithet for Apollo; from the dragon Python which he killed

pythias

noun

friend of Damon; Phintias (according to legend) was condemne...

pythoness

noun

(Greek mythology) the priestess of Apollo at Delphi who tran...

pyuria

noun

presence of white blood cells in the urine; symptom of urina...

pyx

noun

a chest in which coins from the mint are held to await assay

pyxidium

noun

fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper...

pyxis

noun

fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper...

pyxie

noun

creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves an...

q

noun

the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet

qat

noun

the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like t...

qibla

noun

a small terrorist group of Muslims in South Africa formed in...

qintar

noun

100 qindarka equal 1 lek in Albania

qoph

noun

the 19th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

quadragesima

noun

the first Sunday in Lent

quadrate

noun

a cubelike object

quadratics

noun

a branch of algebra dealing with quadratic equations

quadrature

noun

the construction of a square having the same area as some ot...

quadric

noun

a curve or surface whose equation (in Cartesian coordinates)...

quadrennium

noun

a period of four years

quadrivium

noun

(Middle Ages) a higher division of the curriculum in a medie...

quadroon

noun

an offspring of a mulatto and a white parent; a person who i...

quag

noun

a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot

quagga

noun

mammal of South Africa that resembled a zebra; extinct since...

qualm

noun

a mild state of nausea

quamash

noun

any of several plants of the genus Camassia; North and South...

quango

noun

a quasi nongovernmental organization; an organization that i...

quantic

noun

a homogeneous polynomial having at least two variables

quantification

noun

a limitation imposed on the variables of a proposition (as b...

quantifier

noun

(logic) a word (such as `some' or `all' or `no') that binds...

quantong

noun

red Australian fruit; used for dessert or in jam