| ironside | (noun) a man of great strength or bravery | - |
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| isosorbide | (noun) drug (trade name Isordil) used to treat angina pectoris and congestive heart failure | Synonyms: Isordil |
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| jade | (noun) an old or over-worked horse | Synonyms: hack, nag, plug |
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| (noun) a light green color varying from bluish green to yellowish green | Synonyms: jade green |
| (noun) a woman adulterer | Synonyms: adulteress, fornicatress, hussy, loose woman, slut, strumpet, trollop |
| (noun) a semiprecious gemstone that takes a high polish; is usually green but sometimes whitish; consists of jadeite or nephrite | Synonyms: jadestone |
| joyride | (noun) a ride in a car taken solely for pleasure | - |
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| lactide | (noun) any of a class of heterocyclic compounds, formally acid anhydrides, formed by heating α-lactones. | - |
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| lakeside | (noun) the shore of a lake | Synonyms: lakeshore |
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| lampshade | (noun) a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view | Synonyms: lamp shade, shade |
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| landside | (noun) component consisting of a side piece opposite the moldboard | - |
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| landslide | (noun) a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff | Synonyms: landslip |
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| (noun) an overwhelming electoral victory | - |
| lanthanide | (noun) any element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71) | Synonyms: lanthanoid, lanthanon, rare-earth element, rare earth |
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| larvacide | (noun) an insecticide that kills the larvae of insects | - |
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| larvicide | (noun) a chemical used to kill larval pests | - |
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| lassitude | (noun) weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy | Synonyms: inanition, lethargy, slackness |
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| (noun) a feeling of lack of interest or energy | Synonyms: languor, listlessness |
| (noun) a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness) | Synonyms: lethargy, sluggishness |
| latitude | (noun) scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction | - |
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| (noun) the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself | - |
| (noun) an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator | Synonyms: line of latitude, parallel, parallel of latitude |
| (noun) freedom from normal restraints in conduct | - |
| lede | (noun) the introductory section of a story | Synonyms: lead-in, lead |
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| leflunomide | (noun) an anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that is given orally; can slow the progression of rheumatoid arthritis by slowing the proliferation of white blood cells which reduces inflammation in the synovium | Synonyms: Arava |
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| lemonade | (noun) sweetened beverage of diluted lemon juice | - |
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| leporide | (noun) red breed of domestic rabbits; hybrid between Old World rabbit and hare | Synonyms: Belgian hare |
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| limeade | (noun) sweetened beverage of lime juice and water | - |
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| lipide | (noun) an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates) | Synonyms: lipid, lipoid |
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| lode | (noun) a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks | Synonyms: load |
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| longitude | (noun) the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich | - |
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| magnitude | (noun) the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small) | - |
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| (noun) relative importance | - |
| (noun) a number assigned to the ratio of two quantities; two quantities are of the same order of magnitude if one is less than 10 times as large as the other; the number of magnitudes that the quantities differ is specified to within a power of 10 | Synonyms: order of magnitude |
| marinade | (noun) mixtures of vinegar or wine and oil with various spices and seasonings; used for soaking foods before cooking | - |
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| mariticide | (noun) the murder of a husband by his wife | - |
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| marmalade | (noun) a preserve made of the pulp and rind of citrus fruits | - |
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| masquerade | (noun) making a false outward show | Synonyms: charade |
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| (noun) a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party | Synonyms: fancy dress, masquerade costume |
| (noun) a party of guests wearing costumes and masks | Synonyms: mask, masque, masquerade party |
| matricide | (noun) the murder of your mother | - |
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| (noun) a person who murders their mother | - |
| megapode | (noun) large-footed short-winged birds of Australasia; build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs | Synonyms: mound-bird, mound bird, mound builder, scrub fowl |
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| microcode | (noun) (computer science) coded instructions that are stored permanently in read-only memory | Synonyms: firmware |
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| millepede | (noun) any of numerous herbivorous nonpoisonous arthropods having a cylindrical body of 20 to 100 or more segments most with two pairs of legs | Synonyms: milliped, millipede |
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| millipede | (noun) any of numerous herbivorous nonpoisonous arthropods having a cylindrical body of 20 to 100 or more segments most with two pairs of legs | Synonyms: millepede, milliped |
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| mode | (noun) how something is done or how it happens | Synonyms: fashion, manner, style, way |
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| (noun) the most frequent value of a random variable | Synonyms: modal value |
| (noun) any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave | Synonyms: musical mode |
| (noun) a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility | Synonyms: modality |
| (noun) verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker | Synonyms: modality, mood |
| (noun) a particular functioning condition or arrangement | - |
| monosaccharide | (noun) a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates | Synonyms: monosaccharose, simple sugar |
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| monoxide | (noun) an oxide containing just one atom of oxygen in the molecule | - |
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| motorcade | (noun) a procession of people traveling in motor cars | - |
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| mountainside | (noun) the side or slope of a mountain | Synonyms: versant |
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| mucopolysaccharide | (noun) complex polysaccharides containing an amino group; occur chiefly as components of connective tissue | - |
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| mudslide | (noun) a landslide of mud | - |
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| multitude | (noun) a large gathering of people | Synonyms: concourse, throng |
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| (noun) the common people generally | Synonyms: hoi polloi, mass, masses, people, the great unwashed |
| (noun) a large indefinite quantity | Synonyms: battalion, large number, pack, plurality |
| nearside | (noun) the side of a vehicle nearest the kerb | - |
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| nematode | (noun) unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic | Synonyms: nematode worm, roundworm |
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| nightshade | (noun) any of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum; most are poisonous though many bear edible fruit | - |
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| nitride | (noun) a compound containing nitrogen and a more electropositive element (such as phosphorus or a metal) | - |
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| node | (noun) (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network | Synonyms: client, guest |
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| (noun) any bulge or swelling of an anatomical structure or part | - |
| (noun) the source of lymph and lymphocytes | Synonyms: lymph gland, lymph node |
| (noun) (astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane | - |
| (noun) (physics) the point of minimum displacement in a periodic system | - |
| (noun) (botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge | Synonyms: leaf node |
| (noun) any thickened enlargement | Synonyms: knob, thickening |
| (noun) a connecting point at which several lines come together | - |
| noontide | (noun) the middle of the day | Synonyms: high noon, midday, noon, noonday, twelve noon |
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| nucleoside | (noun) a glycoside formed by partial hydrolysis of a nucleic acid | - |
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| nucleotide | (noun) a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) | Synonyms: base |
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| nude | (noun) a painting of a naked human figure | Synonyms: nude painting |
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| (noun) a statue of a naked human figure | Synonyms: nude sculpture, nude statue |
| (noun) a naked person | Synonyms: nude person |
| (noun) without clothing (especially in the phrase `in the nude') | - |
| ode | (noun) a lyric poem with complex stanza forms | - |
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| offside | (noun) (sport) the mistake of occupying an illegal position on the playing field (in football, soccer, ice hockey, field hockey, etc.) | - |
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| oligonucleotide | (noun) (biochemistry) a polynucleotide whose molecules contain relatively few nucleotides | Synonyms: oligo |
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| oligosaccharide | (noun) any of the carbohydrates that yield only a few monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis | - |
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| orangeade | (noun) sweetened beverage of diluted orange juice | - |
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| oreide | (noun) alloy of copper and tin and zinc; used in imitation gold jewelry | Synonyms: oroide |
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| oroide | (noun) alloy of copper and tin and zinc; used in imitation gold jewelry | Synonyms: oreide |
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| outside | (noun) the outer side or surface of something | Synonyms: exterior |
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| (noun) the region that is outside of something | Synonyms: exterior |
| override | (noun) the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something | Synonyms: nullification |
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| (noun) a manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device | - |
| oxide | (noun) any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical | - |
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| ozonide | (noun) any of a class of unstable chemical compounds resulting from the addition of ozone to a double bond in an unsaturated compound | - |
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| palisade | (noun) fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground | - |
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| paloverde | (noun) a thorny shrub of the genus Cercidium that grows in dry parts of the southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico; has smooth light green bark and racemes of yellow flowers and small leaves | - |
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| parade | (noun) a visible display | - |
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| (noun) a ceremonial procession including people marching | - |
| (noun) an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things | - |
| paraldehyde | (noun) a colorless liquid (a cyclic trimer of acetaldehyde) that is used as a sedative and a solvent | Synonyms: ethanal trimer |
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| parricide | (noun) the murder of your own father or mother | - |
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| (noun) someone who kills his or her parent | - |
| pasquinade | (noun) a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way | Synonyms: burlesque, lampoon, mockery, parody, put-on, send-up, sendup, spoof, takeoff, travesty |
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| patricide | (noun) the murder of your father | - |
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| (noun) a person who murders their father | - |
| paygrade | (noun) rank in a military organization | Synonyms: military rank, military rating, rating |
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| pediculicide | (noun) a chemical agent that kills lice | - |
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| pentode | (noun) a thermionic tube having five electrodes | - |
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| pentoxide | (noun) an oxide containing five atoms of oxygen in the molecule | - |
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| peptide | (noun) amide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another; usually obtained by partial hydrolysis of protein | - |
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| perchloride | (noun) a chloride containing an unusually high proportion of chlorine | - |
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| peroxide | (noun) a viscous liquid with strong oxidizing properties; a powerful bleaching agent; also used (in aqueous solutions) as a mild disinfectant and (in strong concentrations) as an oxidant in rocket fuels | Synonyms: hydrogen peroxide |
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| (noun) an inorganic compound containing the divalent ion -O-O- | - |
| pesticide | (noun) a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects) | - |
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| phensuximide | (noun) anticonvulsant (trade name Milontin) used to treat petit mal | Synonyms: Milontin |
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| phenylacetamide | (noun) a solid odourless chemical of leaf or flake-like appearance; used in rubber accelerator, dye, and camphor synthesis; metabolised to paracetamol (acetaminophen) | Synonyms: acetanilid, acetanilide |
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| photocathode | (noun) a cathode that emits electrons when illuminated | - |
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| phylloclade | (noun) a flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf | Synonyms: cladode, cladophyll, phylloclad |
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| phyllode | (noun) an expanded petiole taking on the function of a leaf blade | - |
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| pimozide | (noun) the most commonly used diphenylbutyl piperidine | - |
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| pistillode | (noun) a sterile vestigial pistil remaining in a staminate flower | - |
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| pitchblende | (noun) a mineral consisting of uranium oxide and trace amounts of radium and thorium and polonium and lead and helium; uraninite in massive form is called pitchblende which is the chief uranium ore | Synonyms: uraninite |
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| plantigrade | (noun) an animal that walks with the entire sole of the foot touching the ground as e.g. bears and human beings | Synonyms: plantigrade mammal |
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| platitude | (noun) a trite or obvious remark | Synonyms: banality, bromide, cliche, commonplace |
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| plenitude | (noun) a full supply | Synonyms: plenteousness, plentifulness, plentitude, plenty |
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| plentitude | (noun) a full supply | Synonyms: plenitude, plenteousness, plentifulness, plenty |
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| polyamide | (noun) a polymer containing repeated amide groups | Synonyms: polymeric amide |
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| polynucleotide | (noun) (biochemistry) a linear polymer whose molecule is composed of many nucleotide units constituting a section of a nucleic acid molecule | - |
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| polypeptide | (noun) a peptide containing 10 to more than 100 amino acids | - |
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| polysaccharide | (noun) any of a class of carbohydrates whose molecules contain chains of monosaccharide molecules | Synonyms: polyose |
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| pomade | (noun) hairdressing consisting of a perfumed oil or ointment | Synonyms: pomatum |
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| postcode | (noun) a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail | Synonyms: postal code, ZIP, ZIP code |
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| postlude | (noun) a voluntary played at the end of a religious service | - |
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| prelude | (noun) music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera | - |
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| (noun) something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows | Synonyms: overture, preliminary |
| pride | (noun) unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins) | Synonyms: superbia |
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| (noun) the trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standards | - |
| (noun) a feeling of self-respect and personal worth | Synonyms: pridefulness |
| (noun) satisfaction with your (or another's) achievements | - |
| (noun) a group of lions | - |
| promenade | (noun) a leisurely walk (usually in some public place) | Synonyms: amble, perambulation, saunter, stroll |
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| (noun) a march of all the guests at the opening of a formal dance | - |
| (noun) a square dance figure; couples march counterclockwise in a circle | - |
| (noun) a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk | Synonyms: mall |
| (noun) a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year | Synonyms: prom |
| promptitude | (noun) the characteristic of doing things without delay | Synonyms: promptness |
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| propanamide | (noun) the amide of propionic acid (C2H5CONH2) | Synonyms: proprionamide |
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| propionaldehyde | (noun) a colorless liquid aldehyde | Synonyms: propanal |
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