| pardoner | (noun) a medieval cleric who raised money for the church by selling papal indulgences | - |
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| (noun) a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense | Synonyms: excuser, forgiver |
| parishioner | (noun) a member of a parish | - |
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| paroxytone | (noun) word having stress or acute accent on the next to last syllable | - |
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| patroness | (noun) a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron | Synonyms: patronne |
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| pensioner | (noun) the beneficiary of a pension fund | Synonyms: pensionary |
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| pentatone | (noun) a gapped scale with five notes; usually the fourth and seventh notes of the diatonic scale are omitted | Synonyms: pentatonic scale |
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| peptone | (noun) any of various water-soluble compounds that form by hydrolysis in the digestion of proteins to amino acids | - |
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| perigone | (noun) collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils | Synonyms: chlamys, floral envelope, perianth, perigonium |
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| peritoneal | (adjective) of or relating to or affecting the peritoneum | - |
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| peritoneum | (noun) a transparent membrane that lines the abdominal cavity in mammals and covers most of the viscera | - |
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| peroneal | (adjective) of or relating to the fibula or the outer part of the leg below the knee | - |
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| peroneus | (noun) muscle of the lower leg that is involved in moving the foot | - |
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| petitioner | (noun) one praying humbly for something | Synonyms: requester, suppliant, supplicant |
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| (noun) someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right | Synonyms: suer |
| phenobarbitone | (noun) a long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative | Synonyms: Luminal, phenobarbital, purple heart, sodium thiopental |
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| phenylbutazone | (noun) anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Butazolidin) | Synonyms: Butazolidin |
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| pheromone | (noun) a chemical substance secreted externally by some animals (especially insects) that influences the physiology or behavior of other animals of the same species | - |
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| phone | (noun) electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds | Synonyms: telephone, telephone set |
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| (noun) electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear | Synonyms: earphone, earpiece, headphone |
| (noun) (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language | Synonyms: sound, speech sound |
| (verb) get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone | Synonyms: call, call up, ring, telephone |
| phonebook | (noun) a directory containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers and their telephone numbers | Synonyms: phone book, telephone book, telephone directory |
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| phoneme | (noun) (linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language | - |
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| phonemic | (adjective) of or relating to phonemes of a particular language | - |
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| (adverb) by phonemics | Synonyms: phonemically |
| phonemically | (adverb) by phonemics | Synonyms: phonemic |
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| phonemics | (noun) the study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes | Synonyms: phonology |
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| phoner | (noun) the person initiating a telephone call | Synonyms: caller-up, caller, telephoner |
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| phonetic | (adjective) of or relating to the scientific study of speech sounds | - |
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| (adjective) of or relating to speech sounds | Synonyms: phonic |
| phonetically | (adverb) by phonetics | - |
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| phonetician | (noun) a specialist in phonetics | - |
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| phonetics | (noun) the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis | - |
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| phoney | (adjective) fraudulent; having a misleading appearance | Synonyms: bastard, bogus, fake, phony |
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| (noun) a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives | Synonyms: dissembler, dissimulator, hypocrite, phony, pretender |
| phragmacone | (noun) the thin conical chambered internal shell (either straight or curved) of a belemnite | Synonyms: phragmocone |
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| phragmocone | (noun) the thin conical chambered internal shell (either straight or curved) of a belemnite | Synonyms: phragmacone |
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| phylloquinone | (noun) a form of vitamin K, based on 2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone, with a 3-phytyl substituent | Synonyms: phytonadione, vitamin K1 |
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| phytohormone | (noun) (botany) a plant product that acts like a hormone | Synonyms: growth regulator, plant hormone |
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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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| pinecone | (noun) the seed-producing cone of a pine tree | - |
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| pinioned | (adjective) bound fast especially having the arms restrained | - |
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| (adjective) (of birds) especially having the flight feathers | - |
| pioneer | (noun) one of the first colonists or settlers in a new territory | - |
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| (noun) someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art | Synonyms: groundbreaker, innovator, trailblazer |
| (verb) open up and explore a new area | - |
| (verb) open up an area or prepare a way | Synonyms: open up |
| (verb) take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of | Synonyms: initiate |
| pistonphone | (noun) an acoustical calibrator (sound source) that uses a closed coupling volume to generate a precise sound pressure for the calibration of measurement microphones. | - |
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| pitchstone | (noun) dark acid granitic glass | - |
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| pneumonectomy | (noun) surgical removal of a lung (usually to treat lung cancer) | - |
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| poisoner | (noun) someone who kills with poison | - |
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| poltroonery | (noun) abject pusillanimity | - |
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| polyphone | (noun) a letter that has two or more pronunciations | Synonyms: polyphonic letter |
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| pone | (noun) cornbread often made without milk or eggs and baked or fried (southern) | Synonyms: cornpone |
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| positioner | (noun) (computer science) the actuator that moves a read/write head to the proper data track | Synonyms: rotary actuator |
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| (noun) a device used to control the opening or closing of the actuator based on electric, or pneumatic signals. | - |
| postpone | (verb) hold back to a later time | Synonyms: defer, hold over, prorogue, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, table |
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| postponement | (noun) act of putting off to a future time | Synonyms: deferment, deferral |
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| (noun) time during which some action is awaited | Synonyms: delay, hold, time lag, wait |
| postponer | (noun) someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness) | Synonyms: cunctator, procrastinator |
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| practitioner | (noun) someone who practices a learned profession | Synonyms: practician |
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| preconditioned | (adjective) having already been put into a suitable condition | - |
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| prednisolone | (noun) a glucocorticoid (trade names Pediapred or Prelone) used to treat inflammatory conditions | Synonyms: Pediapred, Prelone |
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| prednisone | (noun) a dehydrogenated analogue of cortisol (trade names Orasone or Deltasone or Liquid Pred or Meticorten); used as an anti-inflammatory drug in the treatment of arthritis and as an immunosuppressant | Synonyms: Deltasone, Liquid Pred, Meticorten, Orasone |
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| primidone | (noun) an anticonvulsant (trade name Mysoline) used to treat grand mal seizures and essential tremor | Synonyms: Mysoline |
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| prisoner | (noun) a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war | Synonyms: captive |
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| probationer | (noun) someone released on probation or on parole | Synonyms: parolee |
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| (noun) a nurse in training who is undergoing a trial period | Synonyms: student nurse |
| progesterone | (noun) a steroid hormone (trade name Lipo-Lutin) produced in the ovary; prepares and maintains the uterus for pregnancy | Synonyms: Lipo-Lutin |
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| prone | (adjective) having a tendency (to); often used in combination | - |
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| (adjective) lying face downward | Synonyms: prostrate |
| proneness | (noun) being disposed to do something | - |
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| propanone | (noun) the simplest ketone; a highly flammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics | Synonyms: acetone, dimethyl ketone |
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| proparoxytone | (noun) word having stress or acute accent on the antepenult | - |
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| proponent | (noun) a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea | Synonyms: advocate, advocator, exponent |
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| provisioner | (noun) a supplier of victuals or supplies to an army | Synonyms: sutler, victualer, victualler |
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| psychoneurosis | (noun) a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction | Synonyms: neurosis, neuroticism |
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| psychoneurotic | (adjective) affected with emotional disorder | Synonyms: neurotic |
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| (noun) a person suffering from neurosis | Synonyms: mental case, neurotic |
| pyelonephritis | (noun) inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis caused by bacterial infection | - |
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| pythoness | (noun) a witch with powers of divination | - |
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| questioner | (noun) someone who asks a question | Synonyms: asker, enquirer, inquirer, querier |
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| quinone | (noun) any of a class of aromatic yellow compounds including several that are biologically important as coenzymes or acceptors or vitamins; used in making dyes | Synonyms: benzoquinone |
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| radiophone | (noun) a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables | Synonyms: radiotelephone, wireless telephone |
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| radiotelephone | (noun) a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables | Synonyms: radiophone, wireless telephone |
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| (noun) telephony that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire | Synonyms: radiotelephony, wireless telephone |
| rationed | (adjective) distributed equitably in limited individual portions | - |
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| rawboned | (adjective) having a lean and bony physique | - |
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| reasoned | (adjective) logically valid | Synonyms: sound, well-grounded |
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| reasoner | (noun) someone who reasons logically | Synonyms: ratiocinator |
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| reckoner | (noun) a handbook of tables used to facilitate computation | Synonyms: ready reckoner |
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| (noun) an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines) | Synonyms: calculator, computer, estimator, figurer |
| redbone | (noun) a speedy red or red-and-tan American hound | - |
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| reversioner | (noun) (law) a party who is entitled to an estate in reversion | - |
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| rhinestone | (noun) an imitation diamond made from rock crystal or glass or paste | - |
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| roneo | (verb) make copies on a Roneograph | - |
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| rotenone | (noun) a white crystalline insecticide that has low toxicity for mammals; is used in home gardens; extracted from the roots of derris and cube | - |
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| rottenstone | (noun) a weathered and decomposed siliceous limestone; in powdered form it is used in polishing | Synonyms: tripoli |
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| salmonella | (noun) rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; cause typhoid fever and food poisoning; can be used as a bioweapon | - |
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| salmonellosis | (noun) a kind of food poisoning caused by eating foods contaminated with Salmonella typhimurium | - |
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| sanctioned | (adjective) established by authority; given authoritative approval | Synonyms: approved |
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| (adjective) formally approved and invested with legal authority | Synonyms: ratified |
| (adjective) conforming to orthodox or recognized rules | Synonyms: canonic, canonical |
| sandstone | (noun) a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.) | - |
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| sawbones | (noun) a physician who specializes in surgery | Synonyms: operating surgeon, surgeon |
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| saxophone | (noun) a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore | Synonyms: sax |
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| schooner | (noun) sailing vessel used in former times | - |
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| (noun) a large beer glass | - |
| scone | (noun) small biscuit (rich with cream and eggs) cut into diamonds or sticks and baked in an oven or (especially originally) on a griddle | - |
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| scorzonera | (noun) long black salsify | Synonyms: black salsify |
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| (noun) perennial south European herb having narrow entire leaves and solitary yellow flower heads and long black edible roots shaped like carrots | Synonyms: black salsify, Scorzonera hispanica, viper's grass |
| seasoned | (adjective) aged or processed | - |
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| (adjective) rendered competent through trial and experience | Synonyms: veteran |
| seasoner | (noun) something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts | Synonyms: flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoning |
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| (noun) a cook who uses seasonings | - |
| sectioned | (adjective) consisting of or divided into sections | Synonyms: sectional |
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| semitone | (noun) the musical interval between adjacent keys on a keyboard instrument | Synonyms: half step |
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| shinbone | (noun) the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle | Synonyms: shin, shin bone, tibia |
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| silicone | (noun) any of a large class of siloxanes that are unusually stable over a wide range of temperatures; used in lubricants and adhesives and coatings and synthetic rubber and electrical insulation | Synonyms: silicone polymer |
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| siltstone | (noun) a fine-grained sandstone of consolidated silt | - |
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| smartphone | (noun) a mobile phone with more advanced computing capability and connectivity than basic feature phones | Synonyms: smart phone |
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| soapstone | (noun) a soft heavy compact variety of talc having a soapy feel; used to make hearths and tabletops and ornaments | Synonyms: soap-rock, soaprock, steatite |
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| someone | (noun) a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential | Synonyms: individual, mortal, person, somebody, soul |
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| sone | (noun) a unit of perceived loudness equal to the loudness of a 1000-hertz tone at 40 dB above threshold | - |
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