English to English Dictionary

Paclitaxel

A mitotic inhibitor used as a chemotherapy medication to treat various types of cancer, including breast, ovarian, and lung cancer.

Papist

An adherent of the Roman Catholic Church, historically used as a hostile or disparaging term by Protestants.

Paronymous

Having the same derivation or root; cognate.

Pendulously

In a manner that hangs loosely or swings as if suspended.

Penial

Relating to or connected with the penis.

Perseverative

Relating to or characterized by perseveration, the repetitive and uncontrollable continuation of a motor, verbal, or cognitive response past the point of relevance.

Phatic

Denoting language used exclusively for social functions, such as to establish a mood or maintain social contact, rather than to impart information or ideas.

Phatically

In a manner relating to language used for general social interaction rather than to convey information or ideas.

Polygynous

Having more than one wife or female mate at one time.

Pott's disease

Tuberculous spondylitis; a form of tuberculosis that occurs outside the lungs, whereby the disease is localized in the vertebrae.

Profligacy

Reckless extravagance or wasteful use of resources.

Pulk

A small, low-slung, boat-shaped sledge used in Scandinavia and polar regions for transporting goods, equipment, or children over snow.