physic | (noun) a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels | Synonyms: aperient, cathartic, purgative |
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physical | (adjective) involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit | - |
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(adjective) relating to the sciences dealing with matter and energy; especially physics | - |
(adjective) characterized by energetic bodily activity | - |
(adjective) impelled by physical force especially against resistance | Synonyms: forcible, strong-arm |
(adjective) having substance or material existence; perceptible to the senses | - |
(adjective) according with material things or natural laws (other than those peculiar to living matter) | - |
(adjective) concerned with material things | - |
physicalism | (noun) (philosophy) the philosophical theory that matter is the only reality | Synonyms: materialism |
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physicality | (noun) preoccupation with satisfaction of physical drives and appetites | Synonyms: animalism |
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physically | (adverb) in accord with physical laws | - |
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physicalness | (noun) the quality of being physical; consisting of matter | Synonyms: corporality, corporeality, materiality |
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physician | (noun) a licensed medical practitioner | Synonyms: doc, doctor, Dr., MD, medico |
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physicist | (noun) a scientist trained in physics | - |
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physicochemical | (adjective) relating to physical chemistry | - |
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physics | (noun) the science of matter and energy and their interactions | Synonyms: natural philosophy |
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(noun) the physical properties, phenomena, and laws of something | Synonyms: physical science |
physiognomy | (noun) the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British) | Synonyms: countenance, kisser, mug, phiz, smiler, visage |
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physiography | (noun) the study of physical features of the earth's surface | Synonyms: physical geography |
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physiologic | (adjective) of or consistent with an organism's normal functioning | Synonyms: physiological |
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physiological | (adjective) of or relating to the biological study of physiology | - |
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(adjective) of or consistent with an organism's normal functioning | Synonyms: physiologic |
physiologically | (adverb) of or relating to physiological processes; with respect to physiology | - |
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physiologist | (noun) a biologist specializing in physiology | - |
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physiology | (noun) processes and functions of an organism | - |
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(noun) the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms | - |
physiotherapeutic | (adjective) of or relating to or used in physical therapy | - |
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physiotherapist | (noun) therapist who treats injury or dysfunction with exercises and other physical treatments of the disorder | Synonyms: physical therapist |
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physiotherapy | (noun) therapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and other modalities | Synonyms: physiatrics, physical therapy |
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physique | (noun) constitution of the human body | Synonyms: body-build, build, habitus |
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(noun) alternative names for the body of a human being | Synonyms: anatomy, bod, build, chassis, figure, flesh, form, frame, human body, material body, physical body, shape, soma |
physostegia | (noun) any of various plants of the genus Physostegia having sessile linear to oblong leaves and showy white or rose or lavender flowers | - |
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physostigmine | (noun) used in treatment of Alzheimer's disease and glaucoma | - |
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phytelephas | (noun) small genus of South American feather palms | Synonyms: genus Phytelephas |
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phytochemical | (noun) a chemical substance obtained from plants that is biologically active but not nutritive | - |
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phytochemist | (noun) a chemist who specializes in the chemistry of plants | - |
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phytochemistry | (noun) the branch of organic chemistry dealing with the chemistry of plants | - |
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phytohormone | (noun) (botany) a plant product that acts like a hormone | Synonyms: growth regulator, plant hormone |
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phytologist | (noun) a biologist specializing in the study of plants | Synonyms: botanist, plant scientist |
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phytology | (noun) the branch of biology that studies plants | Synonyms: botany |
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phytonadione | (noun) a form of vitamin K, based on 2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone, with a 3-phytyl substituent | Synonyms: phylloquinone, vitamin K1 |
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phytophagic | (adjective) (of animals) feeding on plants | Synonyms: phytophagous, phytophilous, plant-eating |
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phytophagous | (adjective) (of animals) feeding on plants | Synonyms: phytophagic, phytophilous, plant-eating |
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phytophilous | (adjective) (of animals) feeding on plants | Synonyms: phytophagic, phytophagous, plant-eating |
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phytoplankton | (noun) photosynthetic or plant constituent of plankton; mainly unicellular algae | - |
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phytotherapy | (noun) the use of plants or plant extracts for medicinal purposes (especially plants that are not part of the normal diet) | Synonyms: botanical medicine, herbal therapy |
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phytotoxin | (noun) any substance produced by plants that is similar in its properties to extracellular bacterial toxin | Synonyms: plant toxin |
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pitchy | (adjective) of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal | Synonyms: coal-black, jet-black, jet, sooty |
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(adjective) having the characteristics of pitch or tar | Synonyms: resinous, resiny, tarry |
pithy | (adjective) concise and full of meaning | Synonyms: sententious |
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planography | (noun) the process of printing from a surface on which the printing areas are not raised but are ink-receptive (as opposed to ink repellent) | Synonyms: planographic printing |
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plethysmograph | (noun) a measuring instrument for measuring changes in volume of a part or organ or whole body (usually resulting from fluctuations in the amount of blood it contains) | - |
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plushy | (adjective) (of textures) resembling plush | Synonyms: plush-like |
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(adjective) characterized by extravagance and profusion | Synonyms: lavish, lucullan, plush |
polarography | (noun) an electrochemical method of chemical analysis | - |
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polyethylene | (noun) a lightweight thermoplastic; used especially in packaging and insulation | Synonyms: polythene |
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polytetrafluoroethylene | (noun) a material used to coat cooking utensils and in industrial applications where sticking is to be avoided | Synonyms: Teflon |
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pornography | (noun) creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire | Synonyms: erotica, porn, porno, smut |
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porphyria | (noun) a genetic abnormality of metabolism causing abdominal pains and mental confusion | - |
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porphyrin | (noun) any of various pigments distributed widely in living tissues | - |
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porphyritic | (adjective) (of rocks) consisting of porphyry or containing large crystals in a fine groundmass of minerals | - |
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porphyry | (noun) any igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals | Synonyms: porphyritic rock |
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praiseworthy | (adjective) worthy of high praise | Synonyms: applaudable, commendable, laudable |
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preachy | (adjective) inclined to or marked by tedious moralization | - |
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prophylactic | (adjective) preventing or contributing to the prevention of disease | Synonyms: preventative, preventive |
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(adjective) warding off | Synonyms: cautionary |
(adjective) capable of preventing conception or impregnation | Synonyms: antifertility, contraceptive |
(noun) contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse | Synonyms: condom, rubber, safe, safety |
(noun) remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease | Synonyms: preventative, preventive |
prophylaxis | (noun) the prevention of disease | - |
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prophyll | (noun) a plant structure resembling a leaf | - |
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propionaldehyde | (noun) a colorless liquid aldehyde | Synonyms: propanal |
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psilophyte | (noun) any plant of the order Psilophytales: a savannah plant | - |
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psilophyton | (noun) any plant or fossil of the genus Psilophyton | - |
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psychomachy | (noun) a conflict of the soul (as with the body or between good and evil). | - |
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psychopathy | (noun) any disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychiatric intervention | Synonyms: mental disease, mental illness |
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psychophysicist | (noun) a psychologist trained in psychophysics | - |
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psychophysics | (noun) the branch of psychology concerned with quantitative relations between physical stimuli and their psychological effects | - |
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psychophysiology | (noun) the branch of psychology that is concerned with the physiological bases of psychological processes | Synonyms: neuropsychology, physiological psychology |
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pteridophyte | (noun) plants having vascular tissue and reproducing by spores | Synonyms: nonflowering plant |
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pushy | (adjective) marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative | Synonyms: pushful |
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pyelography | (noun) roentgenography of the kidney and ureters (usually after injection with a radiopaque dye) | - |
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pyrography | (noun) the act of producing drawings on wood or leather by using heated tools or a fine flame | - |
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pyrophyllite | (noun) a white or greenish aluminum silicate mineral (resembles talc) | - |
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radiography | (noun) photography that uses other kinds of radiation than visible light | - |
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(noun) the process of making a radiograph; producing an image on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light | Synonyms: skiagraphy |
radiophotography | (noun) transmission of photographs by radio waves | - |
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radiotelegraphy | (noun) the use of radio to send telegraphic messages (usually by Morse code) | Synonyms: radiotelegraph, wireless telegraph, wireless telegraphy |
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(noun) telegraphy that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire | Synonyms: radiotelegraph, wireless telegraphy |
raunchy | (adjective) thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot | Synonyms: begrimed, dingy, grimy, grubby, grungy |
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(adjective) suggestive of or tending to moral looseness | Synonyms: lewd, obscene, salacious |
(adjective) earthy and sexually explicit | - |
retinopathy | (noun) a disease of the retina that can result in loss of vision | - |
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rhinopathy | (noun) any disease or malformation of the nose | - |
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rhinophyma | (noun) enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol | Synonyms: brandy nose, copper nose, hammer nose, hypertrophic rosacea, potato nose, rum-blossom, rum nose, toper's nose |
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rhyme | (noun) correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds) | Synonyms: rime |
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(noun) a piece of poetry | Synonyms: verse |
(verb) compose rhymes | Synonyms: rime |
(verb) be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable | Synonyms: rime |
rhymed | (adjective) having corresponding sounds especially terminal sounds | Synonyms: rhyming, riming |
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rhymeless | (adjective) not having rhyme | Synonyms: rimeless, unrhymed, unrimed |
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rhymer | (noun) a writer who composes rhymes; a maker of poor verses (usually used as terms of contempt for minor or inferior poets) | Synonyms: poetiser, poetizer, rhymester, versifier |
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rhymester | (noun) a writer who composes rhymes; a maker of poor verses (usually used as terms of contempt for minor or inferior poets) | Synonyms: poetiser, poetizer, rhymer, versifier |
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rhyming | (adjective) having corresponding sounds especially terminal sounds | Synonyms: rhymed, riming |
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rhyolite | (noun) very acid volcanic rock | - |
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rhythm | (noun) natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle) | Synonyms: calendar method, calendar method of birth control, rhythm method, rhythm method of birth control |
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(noun) recurring at regular intervals | Synonyms: regular recurrence |
(noun) (architecture) the repetitive use of a group of visual elements to establish a recognizable pattern | - |
(noun) the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements | Synonyms: speech rhythm |
(noun) the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music | Synonyms: beat, musical rhythm |
(noun) an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs | Synonyms: cycle, round |
rhythmic | (adjective) recurring with measured regularity | Synonyms: rhythmical |
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rhythmical | (adjective) recurring with measured regularity | Synonyms: rhythmic |
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rhythmically | (adverb) in a rhythmic manner | - |
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rhythmicity | (noun) the rhythmic property imparted by the accents and relative durations of notes in a piece of music | - |
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rhytidectomy | (noun) plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised | Synonyms: cosmetic surgery, face lift, face lifting, facelift, lift, nip and tuck, rhytidoplasty |
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rhytidoplasty | (noun) plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised | Synonyms: cosmetic surgery, face lift, face lifting, facelift, lift, nip and tuck, rhytidectomy |
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roentgenography | (noun) radiography that uses X-rays to produce a roentgenogram | Synonyms: X-ray photography |
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rophy | (noun) street names for flunitrazepam | Synonyms: circle, forget me drug, Mexican valium, R-2, roach, roofy, rope |
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rubbishy | (adjective) cheap and inferior; of no value | Synonyms: trashy |
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rushy | (adjective) abounding in rushes | - |
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saprophyte | (noun) an organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus or bacterium | Synonyms: saprophytic organism |
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saprophytic | (adjective) obtaining food osmotically from dissolved organic material | - |
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(adjective) (of some plants or fungi) feeding on dead or decaying organic matter | - |
schizothymia | (noun) resembling schizophrenia but remaining within the bounds of normality | - |
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scratchy | (adjective) unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound | Synonyms: grating, gravelly, rasping, raspy, rough |
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(adjective) easily irritated or annoyed | Synonyms: cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, peevish, pettish, petulant, techy, testy, tetchy |
(adjective) lacking consistency | Synonyms: spotty, uneven |
(adjective) causing abrasion | Synonyms: abrasive |
screechy | (adjective) having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge | Synonyms: screaky, squeaking, squeaky, squealing |
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seaworthy | (adjective) fit for a sea voyage | - |
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seismography | (noun) the measurement of tremors and shocks and undulatory movements of earthquakes | - |
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