Words beginning with P

Alternative spelling of Pangaea: (geology) A former supercontinent that included all the landmasses of the earth before the Triassic…

Any of several long-tailed, scale-covered mammals of the family Manidae within the order Pholidota of tropical Africa and Asia.

plural of pangolin

Ellipsis of Panjshir Valley: a region of Panjshir Province, Afghanistan.

Sexually attracted to people regardless of gender or sex.

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A benzimidazole derivative (trademark Protonix) that inhibits gastric acid secretion and is administered in the form of its sodium s…

A female given name from Italian.

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plural of paparazzo

A tropical American evergreen tree, Carica papaya, having large, yellow, edible fruit.

The capital city of French Polynesia.

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A city in Cyprus, known in antiquity as the birthplace of Aphrodite.

Abbreviation of Performance Application Programming Interface.

plural of papilla

A small dog of a certain toy spaniel breed having large upright ears with a shape that resembles butterfly wings.

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A broad form of fettuccine, or a narrow form of lasagne, traditionally eaten with a meat sauce (especially one made with hare).

Powdered spice made from dried and ground fruits of sweet pepper (bell pepper) or chili pepper (cultivars of Capsicum annuum), or mi…

A country in Oceania. Official name: Independent State of Papua New Guinea. Capital and largest city: Port Moresby.

A plant (Cyperus papyrus) in the sedge family, native to the Nile river valley, paper reed.

Abbreviation of paragraph.

Because or on account of one's excellence.

A synthetic compound used as a drug to relieve and reduce fever, usually taken in tablet form.

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A pattern, a way of doing something; especially a pattern of thought, a system of beliefs, a conceptual framework.

The place where sanctified souls are believed to live after death.

An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa.