| PLEBEIANISING | • plebeianising v. Present participle of plebeianise. • PLEBEIANISE v. to make plebeian, also PLEBEIANIZE. |
| PLEBEIANIZING | • plebeianizing v. Present participle of plebeianize. • PLEBEIANIZE v. to make plebeian, also PLEBEIANISE. |
| PLEBIFICATION | • plebification n. Making plebeian; vulgarizing. • PLEBIFICATION n. making something vulgar or plebeian. |
| PLECTOGNATHIC | • plectognathic adj. (Zoology) Of or relating to the plectognaths. • PLECTOGNATHIC adj. belonging to an order of bony fishes including filefishes, also PLECTOGNATHOUS. |
| PLECTOPTEROUS | • PLECTOPTEROUS adj. of or like the Plectoptera, mayflies. |
| PLEIOTROPISMS | • pleiotropisms n. Plural of pleiotropism. • PLEIOTROPISM n. the state of being pleiotropic, having an effect simultaneously on more than one character in the offspring. |
| PLENIPOTENCES | • plenipotences n. Plural of plenipotence. • PLENIPOTENCE n. absolute power, also PLENIPOTENCY. |
| PLENITUDINOUS | • plenitudinous adj. Characterised by plenitude; abundant. • PLENITUDINOUS adj. full, complete. |
| PLENTEOUSNESS | • plenteousness n. An abundant supply; abundance. • PLENTEOUSNESS n. the state of being plenteous. |
| PLENTIFULNESS | • plentifulness n. A full supply; abundance. • PLENTIFULNESS n. the state of being plentiful. |
| PLEOMORPHISMS | • pleomorphisms n. Plural of pleomorphism. • PLEOMORPHISM n. polymorphism; the occurrence of two or more structural forms during a life cycle. |
| PLEROCERCOIDS | • plerocercoids n. Plural of plerocercoid. • PLEROCERCOID n. the infective larva of tapeworms. |
| PLESIOSAURIAN | • plesiosaurian n. A plesiosaur. • PLESIOSAURIAN n. a member of the reptile order Plesiosauria, extinct marine reptiles of Mesozoic times. |
| PLESSIMETRIES | • PLESSIMETRY n. the use of a plessimeter, a small plate to receive the tap in examination by percussion. |
| PLETHORICALLY | • plethorically adv. In a plethoric manner: excessively, overabundantly. • PLETHORICAL adv. having a full habit of body; characterized by plethora or excess of blood, also PLETHORIC. |
| PLETHYSMOGRAM | • plethysmogram n. A recording made by the plethysmograph. • PLETHYSMOGRAM n. a tracing made by a plethysmograph. |
| PLEUROCARPOUS | • pleurocarpous adj. (Botany) Side-fruited; said of those true mosses in which the pedicels or capsules are from lateral archegonia. • PLEUROCARPOUS adj. of mosses, having the archegonia on short lateral branches. |