| 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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| leporide | (noun) red breed of domestic rabbits; hybrid between Old World rabbit and hare | Synonyms: Belgian hare |
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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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| lipidemia | (noun) presence of excess lipids in the blood | Synonyms: hyperlipaemia, hyperlipemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipoidaemia, hyperlipoidemia, lipaemia, lipemia, lipidaemia, lipoidaemia, lipoidemia |
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| lipoidemia | (noun) presence of excess lipids in the blood | Synonyms: hyperlipaemia, hyperlipemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipoidaemia, hyperlipoidemia, lipaemia, lipemia, lipidaemia, lipidemia, lipoidaemia |
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| lopsided | (adjective) having one side lower or smaller or lighter than the other | - |
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| (adjective) turned or twisted toward one side | Synonyms: askew, awry, cockeyed, skew-whiff, wonky |
| lopsidedly | (adverb) in a crooked lopsided manner | Synonyms: crookedly |
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| lopsidedness | (noun) an oblique or slanting asymmetry | Synonyms: skewness |
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| maiden | (adjective) serving to set in motion | Synonyms: first, inaugural, initiative, initiatory |
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| (noun) an unmarried girl (especially a virgin) | Synonyms: maid |
| (noun) (cricket) an over in which no runs are scored | Synonyms: maiden over |
| maidenhair | (noun) any of various small to large terrestrial ferns of the genus Adiantum having delicate palmately branched fronds | Synonyms: maidenhair fern |
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| maidenhead | (noun) a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin | Synonyms: hymen, virginal membrane |
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| maidenhood | (noun) the childhood of a girl | Synonyms: girlhood, maidhood |
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| maidenlike | (adjective) befitting or characteristic of a maiden | Synonyms: maidenly |
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| maidenliness | (noun) behavior befitting a young maiden | - |
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| maidenly | (adjective) befitting or characteristic of a maiden | Synonyms: maidenlike |
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| mariticide | (noun) the murder of a husband by his wife | - |
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| mastoidectomy | (noun) surgical removal of some or all of the mastoid process | - |
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| matricide | (noun) the murder of your mother | - |
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| (noun) a person who murders their mother | - |
| millidegree | (noun) a unit of temperature equal to one-thousandth of a degree | - |
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| misguide | (verb) give bad advice to | Synonyms: misadvise |
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| (verb) lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions | Synonyms: lead astray, misdirect, mislead |
| misguided | (adjective) poorly conceived or thought out | Synonyms: ill-conceived |
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| (adjective) wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment | Synonyms: mistaken |
| misidentify | (verb) identify incorrectly | Synonyms: mistake |
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| monoideism | (noun) a state of prolonged absorption in a single idea (as in mental depression, trance, hypnosis). | - |
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| 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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| 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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| mujahideen | (noun) a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad | Synonyms: mujahadeen, mujahadein, mujahadin, mujahedeen, mujahedin, mujahidin |
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| nationwide | (adjective) occurring or extending throughout a country or nation | Synonyms: countrywide |
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| (adverb) extending throughout an entire nation | Synonyms: across the country, across the nation, nationally |
| nearside | (noun) the side of a vehicle nearest the kerb | - |
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| nightrider | (noun) member of a secret mounted band in United States South after the American Civil War; committed acts of intimidation and revenge | Synonyms: night rider |
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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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| nonidentity | (noun) Difference, distinction; failure to be identical. | - |
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| nonresident | (adjective) not living in a particular place or owned by permanent residents | - |
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| (noun) someone who does not live in a particular place | - |
| nonresidential | (adjective) not residential | - |
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| 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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| occident | (noun) the hemisphere that includes North America and South America | Synonyms: western hemisphere |
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| occidental | (adjective) denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the western hemisphere | Synonyms: Hesperian |
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| occidentalise | (verb) make western in character | Synonyms: occidentalize, westernise, westernize |
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| occidentalism | (noun) the quality or customs or mannerisms characteristic of Western civilizations | - |
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| occidentalize | (verb) make western in character | Synonyms: occidentalise, westernise, westernize |
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| offside | (adjective) illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or ahead of the ball or puck | Synonyms: offsides |
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| (noun) (sport) the mistake of occupying an illegal position on the playing field (in football, soccer, ice hockey, field hockey, etc.) | - |
| (adverb) illegally in advance of the ball or puck | - |
| offsides | (adjective) illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or ahead of the ball or puck | Synonyms: offside |
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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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| onside | (adjective) not offside; being within the prescribed area of play | - |
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| orchidectomy | (noun) surgical removal of one or both testicles | Synonyms: orchiectomy |
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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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| outride | (verb) ride better, faster, or further than | - |
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| (verb) hang on during a trial of endurance | Synonyms: last out, ride out, stay |
| outrider | (noun) an escort who rides ahead (as a member of the vanguard) | - |
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| outside | (adjective) relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit | - |
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| (adjective) located, suited for, or taking place in the open air | Synonyms: out-of-door, outdoor |
| (adjective) leading to or from the outside | - |
| (adjective) originating or belonging beyond some bounds | - |
| (adjective) functioning outside the boundaries or precincts of an organized unit | - |
| (adjective) coming from the outside | Synonyms: external, extraneous |
| (adjective) from or between other countries | Synonyms: external, international |
| (adjective) (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter | Synonyms: away |
| (adjective) on or toward an outer edge | - |
| (adjective) unlikely to occur | Synonyms: remote |
| (noun) the outer side or surface of something | Synonyms: exterior |
| (noun) the region that is outside of something | Synonyms: exterior |
| (adverb) outside a building | Synonyms: alfresco, out of doors, outdoors |
| (adverb) on the outside | - |
| outsider | (noun) someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group | Synonyms: foreigner |
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| (noun) a contestant (human or animal) not considered to have a good chance to win | - |
| overconfidence | (noun) total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant | Synonyms: certitude, cocksureness |
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| overconfident | (adjective) marked by excessive confidence | Synonyms: cocksure, positive |
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| 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 | - |
| (verb) rule against | Synonyms: overrule, overthrow, overturn, reverse |
| (verb) ride (a horse) too hard | - |
| (verb) counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle) | - |
| (verb) prevail over | - |
| overside | (adverb) over the side of a boat | - |
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| 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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| parricide | (noun) the murder of your own father or mother | - |
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| (noun) someone who kills his or her parent | - |
| patricide | (noun) the murder of your father | - |
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| (noun) a person who murders their father | - |
| pediculicide | (noun) a chemical agent that kills lice | - |
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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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| percoidean | (noun) any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes | Synonyms: percoid, percoid fish |
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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- | - |
| (verb) bleach with peroxide | - |
| 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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| pimozide | (noun) the most commonly used diphenylbutyl piperidine | - |
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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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| preside | (verb) act as president | - |
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| presidency | (noun) the office and function of president | Synonyms: presidentship |
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| (noun) the tenure of a president | Synonyms: administration, presidential term |
| president | (noun) the chief executive of a republic | - |
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| (noun) an executive officer of a firm or corporation | - |
| (noun) the head administrative officer of a college or university | Synonyms: prexy |
| (noun) the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization | Synonyms: chair, chairperson |
| presidential | (adjective) befitting a president | - |
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| (adjective) relating to a president or presidency | - |
| presidentially | (adverb) in a presidential manner | - |
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| presidentship | (noun) the office and function of president | Synonyms: presidency |
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| 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 | - |
| (verb) be proud of | Synonyms: congratulate, plume |
| prideful | (adjective) joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success | Synonyms: exultant, exulting, jubilant, rejoicing, triumphal, triumphant |
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| (adjective) having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy | Synonyms: disdainful, haughty, imperious, lordly, overbearing, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering |
| pridefulness | (noun) a feeling of self-respect and personal worth | Synonyms: pride |
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| proboscidean | (noun) massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk | Synonyms: proboscidian |
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| propanamide | (noun) the amide of propionic acid (C2H5CONH2) | Synonyms: proprionamide |
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| proprionamide | (noun) the amide of propionic acid (C2H5CONH2) | Synonyms: propanamide |
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| provide | (verb) take measures in preparation for | - |
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| (verb) determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation | - |
| (verb) give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance | Synonyms: cater, ply, supply |
| (verb) give something useful or necessary to | Synonyms: furnish, offer, render, supply |
| (verb) supply means of subsistence; earn a living | Synonyms: bring home the bacon |
| (verb) mount or put up | Synonyms: offer, put up |
| (verb) make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain | Synonyms: allow, allow for, leave |
| providence | (noun) the guardianship and control exercised by a deity | - |
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| (noun) the prudence and care exercised by someone in the management of resources | - |
| (noun) a manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creatures | - |
| provident | (adjective) providing carefully for the future | - |
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| (adjective) careful in regard to your own interests | - |
| providential | (adjective) relating to or characteristic of providence | - |
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| (adjective) peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine intervention | Synonyms: heaven-sent, miraculous |
| (adjective) resulting from divine providence | Synonyms: divine |
| providentially | (adverb) in a providential manner; as determined by providence | - |
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| (adverb) in a fortunately providential manner | - |
| (adverb) in a prudent manner | Synonyms: prudently |
| providently | (adverb) in a provident manner | - |
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| provider | (noun) someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity | Synonyms: supplier |
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| (noun) someone who provides the means for subsistence | - |
| raider | (noun) a corporate investor who intends to take over a company by buying a controlling interest in its stock and installing new management | - |
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| (noun) someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) | Synonyms: despoiler, freebooter, looter, pillager, plunderer, spoiler |
| rawhide | (noun) untanned hide especially of cattle; cut in strips it is used for whips and ropes | - |
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| reconsider | (verb) consider again; give new consideration to; usually with a view to changing | - |
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| (verb) consider again (a bill) that had been voted upon before, with a view to altering it | - |