English dictionary: words starting with p - page 733

Meanings of Pyrrhicist:

noun

A person who dances the pyrrhic; a representation of such a dancer.

Meanings of Pyrrhics:

noun

A metrical foot of two short or unaccented syllables.

adjective

(of a victory) won at too great a cost to have been worthwhile for the victor.

Usage examples:

The best they can hope for is a pyrrhic victory

Meanings of Pyrrhonian:

noun

A follower or adherent of pyrrho of elis; an advocate of pyrrhonism; a sceptic.

adjective

Also with lower-case initial. of, relating to, or characteristic of pyrrho or pyrrhonism; adhering to the sceptical doctrines of pyrrho; sceptical.

Meanings of Pyrrhonic:

adjective

= pyrrhonian .

Meanings of Pyrrhonism:

noun

The philosophy of pyrrho.

Usage examples:

Sextus is a key source of our knowledge of pyrrhonism and is also said to have been a physician.

Meanings of Pyrrhonistic:

adjective

Of the nature of, or characteristic of, a pyrrhonist or of pyrrhonism; = pyrrhonian .

Meanings of Pyrrhonize:

verb

To practise pyrrhonism; to doubt; to be sceptical.

Meanings of Pyrrhotine:

noun

Pyrrhotite.

Meanings of Pyrrhotite:

noun

A reddish-bronze mineral consisting of iron sulphide, typically forming massive or granular deposits.

Usage examples:

Microcrystals of pyrrhotite, goethite, pyrite, galena, and calcite are found on the dumps.

Meanings of Pyrrhous:

adjective

Reddish; ruddy.

Meanings of Pyrrhus:

proper noun

(c.318–272 bc), king of epirus in greece c.307–272. after invading italy, he defeated the romans at asculum in 279 bc, but sustained heavy losses; the term pyrrhic victory is named in allusion to this.

Meanings of Pyrrole:

noun

A weakly basic sweet-smelling liquid compound present in coal tar.

Usage examples:

This step is followed by polymerising pyrrole vapours to produce a foam composite.

Meanings of Pyrrolic:

adjective

Relating to or derived from pyrrole; containing a pyrrole ring.

Meanings of Pyrrolidine:

noun

A pungent liquid made by the reduction of pyrrole.

Usage examples:

Mysliwy et al. reported the formation of npyr from sodium nitrite and pyrrolidine in vivo in dog st…

Meanings of Pyrrolidone:

noun

A colourless weakly basic solid which is a keto derivative of pyrrolidine.

Usage examples:

The water-soluble macromolecular compound preferably includes a copolymer of n-vinyl - 2 - pyrrolid…

Meanings of Pyrroline:

noun

Each of three isomeric cyclic amines which are partially reduced derivatives of pyrrole having the formula c₄ h₇ n; a substituted derivative of any of these compounds.

Meanings of Pyrus:

noun

Originally: a pear tree. later: (in form pyrus) a genus of small fruit trees and shrubs of the family rosaceae, now restricted to those with grit or stone cells in the fruit, including the common pear, pyrus communis, and related ornamental kinds; also (in form pyrus) a tree or shrub of this genus or formerly included in it.

Meanings of Pyruvate:

noun

A salt or ester of pyruvic acid.

Usage examples:

The first step is removal of the terminal carbon dioxide from the pyruvate.

Meanings of Pyruvates:

noun

A salt or ester of pyruvic acid.

Usage examples:

The first step is removal of the terminal carbon dioxide from the pyruvate.

Meanings of Pythagoras:

proper noun

(c.580–500 bc), greek philosopher; known as pythagoras of samos. pythagoras sought to interpret the entire physical world in terms of numbers, and founded their systematic and mystical study; he is best known for the theorem of the right-angled triangle. his analysis of the courses of the sun, moon, and stars into circular motions was not set aside until the 17th century.

noun

(= a statement that in a right-angled triangle (= a triangle with a 90° angle) the square of the length of the side opposite the 90° angle is equal to the squares of each of the other two sides added together)

Meanings of Pythagorean:

adjective

Relating to or characteristic of the greek philosopher pythagoras or his ideas.

Usage examples:

The pythagorean doctrine of the transmigration of souls

noun

A person who supports the theories of the greek philosopher pythagoras.

Usage examples:

The early pythagoreans represented numbers by means of dots arranged in certain patterns

Meanings of Pythagoreanism:

noun

Τhe philosophy or doctrine of pythagoras or his followers; adherence to this.

Meanings of Pythagoreanize:

verb

= pythagorize .

Meanings of Pythagoreans:

noun

A person who supports the theories of the greek philosopher pythagoras.

Usage examples:

The early pythagoreans represented numbers by means of dots arranged in certain patterns

adjective

Relating to or characteristic of the greek philosopher pythagoras or his ideas.

Usage examples:

The pythagorean doctrine of the transmigration of souls

Meanings of Pythagoric:

adjective

Pythagorean. chiefly in plural with the.

noun

Pythagorean.