| nonintellectual | (adjective) not intellectual | - |
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| nonreflecting | (adjective) not capable of physical reflection | Synonyms: nonreflective |
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| nonreflective | (adjective) not capable of physical reflection | Synonyms: nonreflecting |
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| olecranon | (noun) process of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow and fits into the fossa of the humerus when the arm is extended | Synonyms: olecranon process |
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| orthomolecular | (adjective) designating or relating to a form of treatment of mental disorders that seeks to restore biochemical balance in the body with large doses of vitamins and minerals | - |
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| pedelec | (noun) a bicycle built with a motor to aid the cyclist to turn the pedals | - |
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| pelecypod | (adjective) bivalve | Synonyms: lamellibranch, pelecypodous |
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| (noun) marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together | Synonyms: bivalve, lamellibranch |
| pelecypodous | (adjective) bivalve | Synonyms: lamellibranch, pelecypod |
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| perleche | (noun) a disorder of the lips marked by scaling and fissures at the corners of the mouth; caused by a deficiency of riboflavin | Synonyms: cheilosis |
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| photoelectric | (adjective) of or pertaining to photoelectricity | Synonyms: photoelectrical |
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| photoelectrical | (adjective) of or pertaining to photoelectricity | Synonyms: photoelectric |
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| photoelectrically | (adverb) by photoelectric means | - |
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| photoelectricity | (noun) electricity generated by light or affected by light | - |
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| photoelectron | (noun) an electron that is emitted from an atom or molecule by an incident photon | - |
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| piezoelectric | (adjective) relating to or involving piezoelectricity | - |
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| piezoelectricity | (noun) electricity produced by mechanical pressure on certain crystals (notably quartz or Rochelle salt); alternatively, electrostatic stress produces a change in the linear dimensions of the crystal | Synonyms: piezo effect, piezoelectric effect |
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| plecopteran | (noun) primitive winged insect with a flattened body; used as bait by fishermen; aquatic gilled larvae are carnivorous and live beneath stones | Synonyms: stone fly, stonefly |
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| plectognath | (noun) tropical marine fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick skin covered with bony plates or spines | Synonyms: plectognath fish |
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| plectranthus | (noun) any of various ornamental plants of the genus Plectranthus | - |
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| plectron | (noun) a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument | Synonyms: pick, plectrum |
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| plectrum | (noun) a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument | Synonyms: pick, plectron |
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| polecat | (noun) dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened | Synonyms: fitch, foulmart, foumart, Mustela putorius |
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| (noun) American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae | Synonyms: skunk, wood pussy |
| polyelectrolyte | (noun) an electrolyte of high molecular weight | - |
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| predilection | (noun) a predisposition in favor of something | Synonyms: orientation, preference |
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| (noun) a strong liking | Synonyms: penchant, preference, taste |
| pyroelectric | (adjective) relating to or exhibiting pyroelectricity | Synonyms: pyroelectrical |
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| pyroelectrical | (adjective) relating to or exhibiting pyroelectricity | Synonyms: pyroelectric |
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| pyroelectricity | (noun) generation of an electric charge on certain crystals (such as tourmaline) as a result of a change in temperature | - |
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| recollect | (verb) recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection | Synonyms: call back, call up, recall, remember, retrieve, think |
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| recollection | (noun) the ability to recall past occurrences | Synonyms: anamnesis, remembrance |
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| (noun) the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort) | Synonyms: recall, reminiscence |
| (noun) something recalled to the mind | - |
| recollective | (adjective) good at remembering | Synonyms: long, retentive, tenacious |
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| reelect | (verb) elect again | Synonyms: return |
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| reelection | (noun) election again | - |
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| reflect | (verb) reflect deeply on a subject | Synonyms: chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, ruminate, speculate, think over |
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| (verb) give evidence of the quality of | - |
| (verb) give evidence of a certain behavior | - |
| (verb) to throw or bend back (from a surface) | Synonyms: reverberate |
| (verb) manifest or bring back | - |
| (verb) show an image of | - |
| (verb) be bright by reflecting or casting light | Synonyms: shine |
| reflectance | (noun) the fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface | Synonyms: coefficient of reflection, reflection factor, reflectivity |
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| reflected | (adjective) (especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back | - |
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| reflecting | (adjective) causing reflection or having a device that reflects | - |
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| reflection | (noun) the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material) | Synonyms: reflexion |
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| (noun) the ability to reflect beams or rays | Synonyms: reflectivity, reflexion |
| (noun) a likeness in which left and right are reversed | Synonyms: mirror image, reflexion |
| (noun) a calm, lengthy, intent consideration | Synonyms: contemplation, musing, reflexion, rumination, thoughtfulness |
| (noun) a remark expressing careful consideration | Synonyms: observation, reflexion |
| (noun) expression without words | Synonyms: expression, manifestation, reflexion |
| (noun) the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface | Synonyms: reflexion |
| (noun) (mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed | - |
| reflective | (adjective) capable of physically reflecting light or sound | - |
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| (adjective) devoted to matters of the mind | - |
| (adjective) deeply or seriously thoughtful | Synonyms: brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, ruminative |
| reflectively | (adverb) in a reflective manner | - |
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| reflectiveness | (noun) the capability of quiet thought or contemplation | Synonyms: reflectivity |
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| reflectivity | (noun) the ability to reflect beams or rays | Synonyms: reflection, reflexion |
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| (noun) the capability of quiet thought or contemplation | Synonyms: reflectiveness |
| (noun) the fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface | Synonyms: coefficient of reflection, reflectance, reflection factor |
| reflectometer | (noun) a meter that measures the reflectance of a surface | - |
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| reflector | (noun) device that reflects radiation | - |
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| (noun) optical telescope consisting of a large concave mirror that produces an image that is magnified by the eyepiece | Synonyms: reflecting telescope |
| reflectorise | (verb) provide with reflectors, such as chemicals | Synonyms: reflectorize |
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| reflectorize | (verb) provide with reflectors, such as chemicals | Synonyms: reflectorise |
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| retroflection | (noun) the act of bending backward | Synonyms: retroflexion |
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| (noun) an articulatory gesture made by turning the tip of the tongue back against the roof of the mouth | Synonyms: retroflexion |
| (noun) a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part | Synonyms: retroflexion, retroversion |
| saddlecloth | (noun) stable gear consisting of a blanket placed under the saddle | Synonyms: horse blanket, saddle blanket |
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| select | (adjective) selected or chosen for special qualifications | Synonyms: blue-ribbon |
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| (adjective) of superior grade | Synonyms: choice, prime, prize, quality |
| (verb) pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives | Synonyms: choose, pick out, take |
| selected | (adjective) chosen in preference to another | - |
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| selection | (noun) the act of choosing or selecting | Synonyms: choice, option, pick |
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| (noun) the person or thing chosen or selected | Synonyms: choice, pick |
| (noun) a passage selected from a larger work | Synonyms: excerpt, excerption, extract |
| (noun) an assortment of things from which a choice can be made | - |
| (noun) a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment | Synonyms: natural selection, survival, survival of the fittest |
| selective | (adjective) tending to select; characterized by careful choice | - |
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| (adjective) characterized by very careful or fastidious selection | - |
| selectively | (adverb) by selection; in a selective manner | - |
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| selectivity | (noun) the property of being selective | - |
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| selectman | (noun) a male elected member of a board of officials who run New England towns | - |
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| selector | (noun) a switch that is used to select among alternatives | Synonyms: selector switch |
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| (noun) a person who chooses or selects out | Synonyms: chooser, picker |
| selectwoman | (noun) a female elected member of a board of officials who run New England towns | - |
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| shuttlecock | (noun) badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers | Synonyms: bird, birdie, shuttle |
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| (verb) send or toss to and fro, like a shuttlecock | - |
| solecism | (noun) a socially awkward or tactless act | Synonyms: faux pas, gaffe, gaucherie, slip |
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| steeplechase | (noun) a horse race over an obstructed course | - |
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| (noun) a footrace of usually 3000 meters over a closed track with hurdles and a water jump | - |
| steeplechaser | (noun) a horse trained to run in steeplechases | - |
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| supermolecule | (noun) any very large complex molecule; found only in plants and animals | Synonyms: macromolecule |
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| suprarenalectomy | (noun) surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands | Synonyms: adrenalectomy |
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| tablecloth | (noun) a covering spread over a dining table | - |
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| telecast | (noun) a television broadcast | - |
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| (verb) broadcast via television | Synonyms: televise |
| telecaster | (noun) a television broadcaster | - |
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| telecasting | (noun) broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects | Synonyms: television, TV, video |
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| telecom | (noun) (often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically | Synonyms: telecommunication |
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| telecommerce | (noun) the use of the telephone as an interactive medium for promotion and sales | Synonyms: telemarketing, teleselling |
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| telecommunicate | (verb) communicate over long distances, as via the telephone or e-mail | - |
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| telecommunication | (noun) (often plural) the branch of electrical engineering concerned with the technology of electronic communication at a distance | - |
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| (noun) (often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically | Synonyms: telecom |
| telecommuting | (noun) employment at home while communicating with the workplace by phone or fax or modem | Synonyms: teleworking |
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| teleconference | (noun) a conference of people who are in different locations that is made possible by the use of such telecommunications equipment as closed-circuit television | Synonyms: teleconferencing |
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| teleconferencing | (noun) a conference of people who are in different locations that is made possible by the use of such telecommunications equipment as closed-circuit television | Synonyms: teleconference |
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| thermoelectric | (adjective) involving or resulting from thermoelectricity | Synonyms: thermoelectrical |
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| thermoelectrical | (adjective) involving or resulting from thermoelectricity | Synonyms: thermoelectric |
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| thermoelectricity | (noun) electricity produced by heat (as in a thermocouple) | - |
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| tonsillectomy | (noun) surgical removal of the palatine tonsils; commonly performed along with adenoidectomy | - |
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| uncollected | (adjective) not brought together in one place | Synonyms: ungathered |
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| uncollectible | (adjective) not capable of being collected | Synonyms: bad |
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| uninflected | (adjective) (of the voice) not inflected | - |
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| (adjective) not inflected | - |
| (adjective) expressing a grammatical category by using two or more words rather than inflection | Synonyms: analytic |
| unreflected | (adjective) (especially of incident sound or light) not turned back by physical reflection | - |
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| unreflective | (adjective) not exhibiting or characterized by careful thought | Synonyms: unthinking, unthoughtful |
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| unselected | (adjective) not selected | - |
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| unselective | (adjective) not selective or discriminating | - |
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| vallecula | (noun) (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part | Synonyms: groove |
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