polydomy
The situation where an ant colony is established across multiple nest sites.

polymerism
The state, quality, or relation of two or more polymeric substances.
The act or process of forming polymers.

polymerisms
plural of polymerism

polyna
Alternative form of polynya.

polynas
plural of polyna

polynia
Alternative spelling of polynya.

polynias
plural of polynia

polynya
A naturally formed transient area of open water surrounded by sea ice, especially in polar or subpolar seas.

polynyas
plural of polynya

polynyi
plural of polynya.

polyocracy
The section of the left-wing political establishment typically educated at polytechnics (or similar new universities).

polypsonies
plural of polypsony

polypsony
A market situation in which multiple buyers compete for the same goods or services

polypyrimidine
Any of many pyrimidine bases forming a sequence; especially a region of mRNA containing such a sequence which has a function in RNA splicing

polypyrimidines
plural of polypyrimidine

polytrichon
A European moss, great golden maidenhair or great goldilocks, Polytrichum commune

polyzoaria
plural of polyzoarium

polyzoaries
plural of polyzoary

polyzoarium
A polyzoary

polyzoary
A colony of polyzoa.
The polypary of such a colony.

pommage
The set of apple and/or pear varieties grown in a region or location.
The ground-up apples from which cider is pressed.
pomace

ponderment
A mental state characterized by pondering; a feeling of doubt and curiosity.

pondlet
A little pond.

pondlets
plural of pondlet

pondok
A crudely-built hut in parts of Asia.

pondokkie
In Africa, a primitive makeshift shelter, often made with iron or tin

pondokkies
plural of pondokkie

pondoks
plural of pondok

ponor
A natural surface opening associated with karst.

ponors
plural of ponor

ponticelli
plural of ponticello

ponticello
bridge (of a violin etc.)

pontifex
A pontiff, state minister, or high priest, in Ancient Rome.

pontifice
Bridgework; structure or edifice of a bridge.
pontiff

pontifices
plural of pontifex

poolbundi
The securing of embankments, formerly the responsibility of a civil department in Bengal.

poolbundy
Alternative form of poolbundi.

poolroom
A room with pool tables where pool can be played, usually for a fee.
A room in a house or other domestic dwelling set up with a pool or snooker table.

poolrooms
plural of poolroom

poort
A mountain pass.

poorts
plural of poort

poperies
plural of popery

popery
The teachings, practices and accoutrements of the Roman Catholic Church.

populationism
The idea that the power of a state depends upon the size of its population

populetum
A wood or plantation of poplar trees.

populicide
The deliberate slaughter of a people or a nation.

populicides
plural of populicide

poramboke
Land belonging to the government, on which no revenue is assessed.

porambokes
plural of poramboke

porampoke
Alternative form of poramboke.

porampokes
plural of porampoke

porcellanasterid
Any sea star of the family Porcellanasteridae

porcellanasterids
plural of porcellanasterid

poribacteria
plural of poribacterium

poribacterium
A bacterium, of the proposed phylum Poribacteria, present in sea sponges of the phylum Porfira

porkeries
plural of porkery

porkery
A place that sells pork.
Synonym of piggery.

pornscape
A part of a city where the sale of pornography is concentrated.
The metaphorical landscape of pornography.

pornscapes
plural of pornscape

pororoca
A tidal flood, especially at the mouth of the Amazon River, that rushes with a roaring noise into the river and proceeds in one or more waves that often present a very abrupt front of considerable height.

pororocas
plural of pororoca

porphyrogenite
An honorific title given to a son of a reigning emperor in the Byzantine Empire, notably borne by Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus.

porphyrogenites
plural of porphyrogenite

porphyrogeniti
plural of porphyrogenitus

porphyrogenitoi
plural of porphyrogenitos

porphyrogenitos
Alternative form of porphyrogenite.

porphyrogenitus
Alternative form of porphyrogenite.

porphyrogennetos
Alternative form of porphyrogenite.

portajohn
A portable restroom.

portajohns
plural of portajohn

portaledge
A portable tent system used by rock climbers to sleep in during a climb lasting multiple days.

portaledges
plural of portaledge

portaloo
A portable toilet.

portaloos
plural of portaloo

portgrave
Synonym of portreeve.

portgraves
plural of portgrave

portgreve
Synonym of portreeve.

portgreves
plural of portgreve

portici
plural of portico

portico
A porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building.

porticoes
plural of portico

porticos
plural of portico

porticus
A small room in a church, commonly forming extensions to the north and south sides of it, giving the building a cruciform plan, which may function as a chapel, rudimentary transept or burial place.
An ancient Roman colonnade, arcade, or portico.

porticuses
plural of porticus

portmoot
Alternative form of portmote.

portmoots
plural of portmoot.

portmote
A court, or mote, held in a port town.

portmotes
plural of portmote

portreeve
A borough-reeve: an office equivalent to a mayor (historical) in several major English towns or (dialect) in various minor boroughs of Wales and Southwest England.
A municipal office subordinate to a mayor, (especially) a bailiff.
A port reeve, a port warden.

portreeves
plural of portreeve

portsweep
A portscan that connects to numerous host computers in search of a specific open port rather than scanning a single computer for any open port.

portsweeps
plural of portsweep

portuaries
plural of portuary

portuary
A portable breviary; a porteous.

pospolite
A former militia in the Kingdom of Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, consisting of the gentry, which, was summoned to defend the country in the event of an invasion

pospolites
plural of pospolite

postcolonialism
An era or attitude relating to the period after the settlement of one country by another, or very broadly, after the 1960s, when many colonised countries gained their independence.
An academic discipline that attempts to analyse, explain, and respond to the cultural legacies of colonialism and imperialism.

postcolonialisms
plural of postcolonialism

postcommunism
The period of political and economic transformation or transition in former communist states located in parts of Europe and Asia, in which new governments aimed to create free market-oriented capitalist economies.

postique
A retail store selling items relating to postal mail, such as stamps and stationery.

postiques
plural of postique

postmount
A type of disc brake mount where the bolts are directly screwed into the frame, mainly used on mountain bikes.

postmounts
plural of postmount

postnationalism
The theory or conception of the world after the existence of nation-states.

postpatriarchy
postpatriarchal society; the state of things after the decline of patriarchy

postscenium
The part of a theater behind the stage; the backstage area.

posttribulationism
The belief or doctrine that Christians will not be Raptured, or transported bodily to Heaven, before the Tribulation, but rather received or gathered in the air by Christ to establish the Kingdom of God on earth after the Tribulation.

potager
A kitchen garden; sometimes used attributively.
A porringer.

potagers
plural of potager

potale
A liquid byproduct from a grain distillery, consisting of the liquid portion of draff after the spent grain is removed, plus washings from tuns (spent wash). Over time its disposition has varied: mostly as dumped waste, sometimes sold for part of the ration for pigs and cattle, when such a market is available.

potamography
An account or description of a river, or rivers.

potamonym
A name for a river.

potamonyms
plural of potamonym

potasheries
plural of potashery

potashery
A place where potash is manufactured.