English to English Dictionary

Perspectivism

A philosophical doctrine that asserts that knowledge is always from a particular perspective and that there are many different viewpoints that can be equally valid.

Perturbation

The act of causing a disturbance or disruption in a system or process.

Perturbing

Causing worry, anxiety, or unease; unsettling or disturbing.

Pervade

To spread through all parts of something; to exist in every part of something.

Pervasive

Spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people, especially of an unwelcome influence or physical effect.

Petard

A small explosive device used to breach walls or gates.

Petrarchan sonnet

A poetic form consisting of fourteen lines divided into an initial octave (rhyming abbaabba) and a concluding sestet (typically rhyming cdecde or cdcdcd).

Petrifaction

The process of turning organic material into a stony substance through mineralization.

Phagosome

A vacuole formed around a particle absorbed by phagocytosis in the cytoplasm of a cell.

Phenazopyridine

A medication used to relieve urinary pain, burning, irritation, and discomfort.

Phenomenal

Very remarkable; extraordinary.

Philanderer

A man who engages in love affairs frivolously or casually; a womanizer.