pseudoinstructions
plural of pseudoinstruction

pseudoloculi
plural of pseudoloculus

pseudoloculus
In diatoms, a chamber formed on the outer valve surface by expansion of the distal parts of anastomosing costae.

pseudonavicella
Alternative form of pseudonavicula.

pseudonavicellae
plural of pseudonavicella

pseudonavicula
One of the minute spindle-shaped embryos of gregarines and some other Protozoa.

pseudonaviculae
plural of pseudonavicula

pseudonaviculas
plural of pseudonavicula

pseudopalate
A retainer-like plate, lined with electrodes, placed on the roof of the mouth in some forms of palatography.

pseudopalates
plural of pseudopalate

pseudoperianth
The cup-shaped envelope of the archegonium which develops after fertilization in certain liverworts.

pseudoperianths
plural of pseudoperianth

pseudoperithecia
plural of pseudoperithecium

pseudoperithecium
A covering of sporidia resembling a perithecium.

pseudoraphe
The part of a rapheless valve of a diatom that corresponds to a raphe

pseudoraphes
plural of pseudoraphe

pseudoscope
An optical instrument that reverses perception of depth.

pseudoscopes
plural of pseudoscope

pseudosepta
plural of pseudoseptum

pseudoseptum
A plate of silica that extends inwards from the apical part of the valve of some diatoms

pseudoweight
The weight of a pseudocodeword

pseudoweights
plural of pseudoweight

psychrophore
A refrigerating instrument like a catheter for cooling the urethra.

psychrophores
plural of psychrophore

puddening
Fibres of old rope packed between spars, or used as a fender.

puddenings
plural of puddening

pugillare
A wooden writing tablet, coated with wax, used with a stylus.

pugillares
plural of pugillaris

pullstring
A cord that activates or releases something when pulled.

pullstrings
plural of pullstring

pulsejet
a valved jet engine where combustion occurs in pulses, as used in the V-1 flying bomb

pulsejets
plural of pulsejet

pulsojet
Alternative form of pulsejet.

pulsojets
plural of pulsojet

pulsometer
A vacuum pump or hydrotrope.

pulsometers
plural of pulsometer

pumpjack
The ground-based drive for a submerged pump in an oil borehole.

pumpjacks
plural of pumpjack

punchdown
A kind of electrical connection often used in telephony, having solid copper wires that are punched down into short open-ended slots which are a type of insulation-displacement connector. The slots contain blades which cut through the wire's insulation as it is punched down, and hold the wire in position while making electrical contact.

punchdowns
plural of punchdown

punnet
A small basket or receptacle for collecting and selling fruit, particularly strawberries.

punnets
plural of punnet

pursestring
A cord or string, the middle of which is enclosed in the hem of the opening of a soft purse or sack, that, when pulled, closes the purse.
Budgetary control; authority over capital outlay or investment decisions.

pursestrings
plural of pursestring
The means of restricting access to the financial resources.

pushcar
Synonym of pushcart.

pushcars
plural of pushcar.

pushcart
A small cart, normally with two or four wheels, that can be pushed by hand.

pushcarts
plural of pushcart

pushchair
A small carriage in which a baby or child sits and is pushed around.

pushchairs
plural of pushchair

pushstick
A hand-held piece of wood or other material used in woodwork to control the motion of the workpiece and to protect the user's hands from the blade.

pushsticks
plural of pushstick

putback
A move in which a player scores a basket immediately after securing an offensive rebound

putbacks
plural of putback

pyatina
A top-level administrative subdivision in Novgorod Land.

pyatinas
plural of pyatina

pycnocline
A boundary layer in a body of water between areas of different temperature or salinity.
A layer of water where the density changes rapidly with depth

pycnoclines
plural of pycnocline

pyosalpinges
plural of pyosalpinx

pyosalpinx
A distally blocked Fallopian tube filled with pus.

pyosalpinxes
plural of pyosalpinx

pyroballogy
The study of artillery; the practice of using artillery as a weapon.

pyroboly
pyroballogy

pyrographies
plural of pyrography

pyrography
The freehanded art of decorating wood, leather or other materials with burn marks (resulting in surface burned designs) from the controlled application of a heated object or tool such as a poker.
A decoration or design so produced.

pyromechanism
A mechanism operated by an explosion

pyropen
A stylus used in pyrography.

pyropens
plural of pyropen

pyrosignal
A signal produced by a thermal-imaging camera, especially by a pyrovidicon system

pyrosignals
plural of pyrosignal

pyrotron
A magnetic mirror.
A notional subatomic particle invented to explain cases of spontaneous human combustion.

pyrotrons
plural of pyrotron

pysane
Alternative spelling of pisane.

pyson
Alternative spelling of pisane.

pyxidia
plural of pyxidium

pyxidium
A seed capsule in the form of a box, the seeds being released when the top splits off.

qalamdan
A Persian box or case for storing a pen.

qalamdans
plural of qalamdan

qamutik
An Inuit sled for travelling on snow and ice.

qamutiks
plural of qamutik

qero
Alternative form of kero (Inca drinking-cup)

qeros
plural of qero

quadrafoil
Alternative form of quadrofoil.

quadrafoils
plural of quadrafoil

quadreme
A galley with four banks of oars, one above the other

quadremes
plural of quadreme

quadrireme
A galley with four banks of oars, each rowed by two oarsmen.

quadriremes
plural of quadrireme

quadrofoil
A hydrofoil (vessel) that has four wings.

quadrofoils
plural of quadrofoil

quadruplane
An airplane with four superposed main supporting surfaces (four wings one above the other)

quadruplanes
plural of quadruplane

quaffle
A ball used in the sports of Quidditch and Muggle Quidditch.

quaffles
plural of quaffle

qualie
A cauldron.
Alternative form of quali.

quartibrach
The fourth-order brachial plate of a crinoid.

quasimorphisms
plural of quasimorphism

quebibytes
plural of quebibyte

quickscope
A rapid kill with a sniper rifle after scoping in.
The act of quickly scoping in with a sniper rifle (to kill an opponent).

quickscoped
simple past and past participle of quickscope

quickscopes
plural of quickscope

quickshaw
A taxi.

quickshaws
plural of quickshaw

quintibrach
The fifth-order brachial plate of a crinoid.

qulliq
A kudlik, a lamp used by the Inuit, consisting of a cup of soapstone filled with oil (commonly from blubber) with cottongrass or moss used as a wick.

qulliqs
plural of qulliq

quoilers
The breeching of the harness of a horse-drawn cart.

quoniam
A kind of drinking-cup.

quoniams
plural of quoniam

rabaska
A large canoe, originally made of tree bark and used by the Algonquin people, now a kind used in sport and recreation.

rabaskas
plural of rabaska

racetracking
The situation where material is not correctly aligned with the edge of a mold, leaving an empty channel.

rachitome
A dissecting instrument for opening the spinal canal.

rachitomes
plural of rachitome

racino
A combined racetrack and casino

racinos
plural of racino

rackan
A chain or bar drilled with holes to accommodate pot-hooks from which cooking vessels can be suspended over a fire; a pot-hook.

rackans
plural of rackan

racon
A beacon that, on detecting a radar signal, responds by transmitting a coded navigation signal.

racons
plural of racon

radeau
A float; a raft.

radeaus
plural of radeau

radeaux
plural of radeau

radioprobe
A probe fitted with a radio transmitter
A probe fitted with a radionucleotide

radioprobes
plural of radioprobe

raftability
Ability to be traversed by raft; quality or state of being raftable.

raftload
Enough to fill a raft.

raftloads
plural of raftload

ragbag
A bag of rags and scraps.
A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things; a smorgasbord.
A person (especially a woman) of unclean or untidy appearance.

ragbags
plural of ragbag