English to English Dictionary

Pott's disease

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

Potter's rot

A chronic occupational lung disease caused by the inhalation of silica dust, synonymous with silicosis.

Pottkrankheit

Tuberculosis of the spine, resulting in vertebral destruction and spinal deformity.

Predestined-affinity

A fateful, unavoidable spiritual connection or relationship between people that appears to have been determined by destiny or fate.

Prevaricate

To speak or act in an evasive way; to quibble or stray from the truth.

Procaine

A synthetic local anesthetic drug administered chiefly by injection to block pain sensation during dental and minor surgical procedures.

Profligacy

Reckless extravagance or wasteful use of resources.

Propene

A flammable, gaseous unsaturated hydrocarbon of the alkene series, obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used widely in the manufacture of plastics and other chemicals.

Pulk

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

Pulsion

A drive or instinctive urge that propels someone to action, particularly in psychoanalytic theory.

Purim

A joyous Jewish festival commemorating the deliverance of the Jews from Haman's plot to annihilate them, as recorded in the Book of Esther.

Pustulate

Having pustules or blister-like elevations; covered with small bumps or swellings.