Nouns

prosodion

noun

religious music used in a procession

prosom

noun

a frequently prescribed sleeping pill (trade name ProSom)

prosopis

noun

genus of tropical or subtropical branching shrubs or trees:...

prosopium

noun

whitefishes

prospicience

noun

seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing

prostheon

noun

craniometric point that is the most anterior point in the mi...

protagonism

noun

active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act...

proteaceae

noun

large family of Australian and South African shrubs and tree...

proteales

noun

coextensive with the family Proteaceae

protectionist

noun

an advocate of protectionism

protectiveness

noun

a feeling of protective affection

protectorship

noun

the position of protector

proteidae

noun

mud puppies

proteinuria

noun

the presence of excessive protein (chiefly albumin but also...

proteles

noun

aardwolf

proteome

noun

the full complement of proteins produced by a particular gen...

proteomics

noun

the branch of genetics that studies the full set of proteins...

proteosome

noun

a form of vaccine that can be administered by an inhaler

proterochampsa

noun

early archosaurian carnivore

prothrombinase

noun

coagulation factor that is converted to an enzyme that conve...

protirelin

noun

hormone released by the hypothalamus that controls the relea...

protoanthropology

noun

the study humans prior to the invention of writing

protoarchaeology

noun

the study of prehistoric human artifacts and human fossils

protoarcheology

noun

the study of prehistoric human artifacts and human fossils

protoavis

noun

most primitive avian type known; extinct bird of the Triassi...

protoceratops

noun

small horned dinosaur

protoctist

noun

any of the unicellular protists

protoctista

noun

in most modern classifications, replacement for the Protista...

protoheme

noun

a complex red organic pigment containing iron and other atom...

protohemin

noun

a reddish-brown chloride of heme; produced from hemoglobin i...

protohistory

noun

the study humans prior to the invention of writing

protology

noun

the study of origins and first things

protomammal

noun

probably warm-blooded; considered direct ancestor of mammals

prototheria

noun

echidnas; platypus

protozoologist

noun

a zoologist who studies protozoans

protozoology

noun

the branch of zoology that studies protozoans

protriptyline

noun

tricyclic antidepressant used to treat clinical depression

protropin

noun

trade name of a synthetic human growth hormone given to chil...

protura

noun

minute wingless arthropods: telsontails

provability

noun

capability of being demonstrated or logically proved

proventil

noun

a bronchodilator (trade names Ventolin or Proventil) used fo...

provirus

noun

cDNA copy of the RNA genome of a retrovirus; the genetic mat...

provisioner

noun

a supplier of victuals or supplies to an army

provoker

noun

someone who deliberately foments trouble

prumnopitys

noun

mostly dioecious evergreen conifers; leaves are softer than...

prunellidae

noun

hedge sparrow

pruner

noun

a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs

pruno

noun

a liquor concocted from a mixture of ingredients (such as pr...

prunus

noun

a genus of shrubs and trees of the family Rosaceae that is w...

prurience

noun

feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness