polydactyly
A congenital condition in which a person or animal has more than the usual number of digits (fingers or toes) on at least one of the hands or feet.

polyglottery
polyglotism

polygonation
A method of surveying, an extension of triangulation, in which a set of contiguous polygons are measured and plotted

polylog
polylogarithm

polylogarithm
A function of complex numbers related to logarithms.

polylogarithms
plural of polylogarithm

polylogs
plural of polylog

polymatype
A former sort of typecasting machine that produced a large number of types simultaneously

polymatypes
plural of polymatype

polymicrogyria
A deformity of the brain such that it has an excessive number of small folds, causing mental retardation.

polynomials
plural of polynomial

polyopoly
Alternative form of polypoly.

polypolies
plural of polypoly

polypoly
The presence of a large number of relatively small buyers and sellers, none of whom can influence the price of commodities

polyprotein
Any protein (especially ones produced by viruses) that cleave to produce a number of polypeptides, some of which act as hormones

polyproteins
plural of polyprotein

polyuresis
Synonym of polyuria.

polyuria
The production of an abnormally large amount of urine; one symptom of diabetes

polyurias
plural of polyuria

polyvalencies
plural of polyvalency

ponceau
Any of a number of red pigments, some of which are used as indicators.

ponceaus
plural of ponceau

ponceaux
plural of ponceau

pondus
An old English measure of weight, usually of wool, perhaps equal to 3 cloves.

ponto
A traditional short Portuguese unit of length usually about equal to 0.2 mm.

poofteenth
a tiny amount, very occasionally a very large amount. see bee's dick.

poonami
An act of defecation in which an infant produces a large amount of excrement, especially one that causes a nappy or diaper to overflow; a blowout.
A large amount of excrement in a nappy or diaper.

poonamis
plural of poonami

poopload
A large amount.

pooploads
plural of poopload

poopsplosion
Synonym of poonami.

poopsplosions
plural of poopsplosion

poosplosion
Synonym of poonami.

poosplosions
plural of poosplosion

popunders
plural of popunder

porchful
The amount that fills a porch.

porchfuls
plural of porchful

porringerful
The amount that a porringer will hold.

porringerfuls
plural of porringerful

porringersful
plural of porringerful

posaunes
plural of posaune

posinomial
Alternative form of posynomial.

posinomials
plural of posinomial

postcount
A tally or measurement that is performed after some referenced event.

postcounts
plural of postcount

postmeasurements
plural of postmeasurement

postwhore
A message board user who regularly posts comments usually seen as useless, like "me too", the purpose being to accumulate large numbers of posts in a short amount of time, either for bragging rights or to take advantage of certain board features that reward high post counts.

postwhores
plural of postwhore

posynomial
A function of the form f(x_1,x_2,…,x_n)=∑ₖ₌₁ᴷc_kx_1^(a_1k)⋯x_n^(a_nk), where all the coordinates x_i and coefficients c_k are positive real numbers, and the exponents a_ik are real numbers.

posynomials
plural of posynomial

potassium
A soft, waxy, silvery reactive metal that is never found unbound in nature; an element with atomic number 19 and atomic weight of 39.0983.
A single atom of this element.

potassiums
plural of potassium

potentiometer
A user-adjustable three-terminal variable resistor that can be used as a voltage divider.
An instrument that measures a voltage by opposing it with a precise fraction of a known voltage, and without drawing current from the unknown source.

potentiometers
plural of potentiometer

potentiometre
Alternative form of potentiometer.

potentiometres
plural of potentiometre

pottleful
The amount that a pottle will hold.

poundworth
The amount that can be bought for a pound.

poundworths
plural of poundworth

poutine
A dish consisting of French fries topped with cheese curds and gravy, eaten primarily in Canada.
Chiefly with a qualifying word: any of a number of variations on the basic poutine dish.

poutines
plural of poutine

poweration
A large amount, a power.

praeponderance
Obsolete and rare spelling of preponderance.

praepositi
plural of praepositus

praepositus
Alternative form of prepositus.

praeposituses
plural of praepositus

praetor
The title designating a Roman administrative official whose role changed over time:
The title designating a Roman administrative official whose role changed over time:
A high civic or administrative official, especially a chief magistrate or mayor. Sometimes used as a title.
The title of the chief magistrate, the mayor, and/or the podestà in Palermo, in Verona, and in various other parts of 17th- and 18th-century Italy.

praetores
plural of praetor

praetors
plural of praetor

praziquantel
An anthelmintic medication used to treat a number of types of parasitic worm infections, including clonorchiasis, cysticercosis, opisthorchiasis, schistosomiasis, and tapeworm infections.

precaria
plural of precarium

precarium
A form of land tenure in which a petitioner receives a property for a specific amount of time without any change of ownership.

precip
Clipping of precipitation.

precipitation
Any or all of the forms of water particles, whether liquid or solid, that fall from the upper atmosphere (e.g., rain, hail, snow or sleet). It is a major class of hydrometeor, but it is distinguished from cloud, fog, dew, rime, frost, etc., in that it must fall. It is distinguished from cloud and virga in that it must reach the ground.
The amount of water precipitated in any form.
A hurried headlong fall.
A reaction that leads to the formation of a heavier, and often less soluble, solid in a lighter liquid; the precipitate so formed at the bottom of the container.
Unwise or rash rapidity; sudden haste.

precipitations
plural of precipitation

precips
plural of precip

preconditioner
A matrix that has a smaller condition number than another.

preconditioners
plural of preconditioner

predreadnought
Alternative form of pre-dreadnought.

predreadnoughts
plural of predreadnought

prefactor
A coefficient which precedes a given quantity in a mathematical formula

prefactors
plural of prefactor

premeasurement
measurement before some other operation
The preparation of a system for obtaining a desired result, typically the confinement of an object system in a small but macroscopic region of space-time.

premeasurements
plural of premeasurement

premia
plural of premium

premiums
plural of premium

prepatency
The prepatent period, before symptoms become apparent.

preponderance
Superiority in amount or number; the bulk or majority; also, a large amount or number; an abundance, a profusion.
Superiority of influence, power, a quality, etc.; an outweighing, predominance, pre-eminence.
Greater physical weight.
Greater physical weight.

preponderances
plural of preponderance

preponderancies
plural of preponderancy

preponderancy
Archaic form of preponderance.

preponderence
Misspelling of preponderance.

prepositi
Alternative form of preposituses.

prepositus
A provost: the presiding officer of various ecclesiastical bodies.
The presiding officer of various civil bodies.

preposituses
plural of prepositus

prequark
preon; subquark

prequarks
plural of prequark

pressrun
The number of copies of a publication printed at one time.

pressruns
plural of pressrun

pressuremeter
A meter constructed to measure the at-rest horizontal earth pressure.

pressuremeters
plural of pressuremeter

prestandards
plural of prestandard

pretor
Alternative spelling of praetor.

pretores
plural of pretor

pretors
plural of pretor

prevailance
Obsolete form of prevalence.

prevailancy
prevalence

prevailency
prevalence

prevalance
Misspelling of prevalence.