Nouns

pettifoggery

noun

a quarrel about petty points

peul

noun

a family of languages of the Fulani of West Africa and used...

peziza

noun

type genus of the Pezizaceae: a variety of cup fungus

pezizaceae

noun

large family comprising many typical cup fungi

pezizales

noun

order of mostly saprophytic fungi having cup-shaped ascocarp...

pezophaps

noun

constituted by the extinct solitaire

pfalz

noun

a territory in southwestern Germany formerly ruled by the co...

pfannkuchen

noun

puffy mildly sweet lemon-flavored egg mixture sprinkled with...

pflp

noun

a terrorist group of limited popularity formed in 1967 after...

ph.d.

noun

a doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study...

phacelia

noun

any plant of the genus Phacelia

phacochoerus

noun

warthogs

phacoemulsification

noun

extracapsular surgery for cataracts in which ultrasonic soun...

phaeochromocytoma

noun

a vascular tumor of the adrenal gland; hypersecretion of epi...

phaeophyceae

noun

brown algae; mostly marine and littoral eukaryotic algae

phaeophyta

noun

coextensive with class Phaeophyceae; in some classifications...

phaethon

noun

type genus of the Phaethontidae

phaethontidae

noun

tropicbirds

phage

noun

a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria

phagocyte

noun

a cell that engulfs and digests debris and invading microorg...

phagun

noun

the twelfth month of the Hindu calendar

phaius

noun

an orchid of the genus Phaius having large plicate leaves an...

phalacrocoracidae

noun

cormorants

phalacrocorax

noun

type genus: coextensive with the family Phalacrocoracidae

phalacrosis

noun

the condition of having no hair on the top of the head

phalaenopsis

noun

genus of ornamental epiphytic orchids of Asia and Australia

phalaenoptilus

noun

a genus of Caprimulgidae

phalangeridae

noun

phalangers; koalas

phalangida

noun

harvestmen

phalangiidae

noun

a family of Phalangida

phalangist

noun

a Spanish member of General Franco's political party

phalangitis

noun

inflammation of a finger or toe

phalangium

noun

type genus of the family Phalangiidae

phalaris

noun

a genus of grasses with broad leaves and a dense spike of fl...

phalaropidae

noun

phalaropes

phalaropus

noun

type genus of the Phalaropidae: phalaropes

phalguna

noun

the twelfth month of the Hindu calendar

phallaceae

noun

a family of fungi belonging to the order Phallales and compr...

phallales

noun

order of fungi comprising the stinkhorns and related forms w...

phalloplasty

noun

reconstructive surgery on the penis to repair congenital abn...

phalsa

noun

drought-resistant Asiatic treelike shrub bearing pleasantly...

phanerogamae

noun

in former classification systems: one of two major plant div...

phaneromania

noun

an irresistible desire to pick at superficial body parts (as...

phantasma

noun

something existing in perception only

pharmacogenetics

noun

the branch of genetics that studies the genetically determin...

pharmacokinetics

noun

the study of the action of drugs in the body: method and rat...

pharmacopeia

noun

(pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceut...

pharomacrus

noun

a genus of Trogonidae

pharyngeal

noun

a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat

phascogale

noun

pouched mice