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Meanings of Pseudowhorl:
nounAn apparent whorl of plant parts, especially of leaves, resulting from alteration of the distances between nodes spirally arranged around an axis.
Pshawed
pʃɔːMeanings of Pshawed:
verbSay ‘pshaw’.
Usage examples:
When i suggested that free trade might dilute canadian culture, he pshawed
exclamationAn expression of contempt or impatience.
Usage examples:
‘poison? pshaw! the very idea!’
Meanings of Psilanthropism:
nounThe doctrine or belief that jesus was a mere man.
Meanings of Psilanthropist:
nounA person who holds the doctrine of psilanthropism; = "humanitarian".
Meanings of Psilocin:
nounA hallucinogenic alkaloid which is the active metabolite of psilocybin and is found in traces in psilocybin-containing mushrooms.
Psilocybin
ˌsaɪ.ləˈsaɪ.bɪnMeanings of Psilocybin:
nounA hallucinogenic compound of the alkaloid class, found in the liberty cap and related toadstools.
Usage examples:
Lsd use also produces tolerance for other hallucinogenic drugs such as psilocybin and mescaline, bu…
Meanings of Psilomelane:
nounA hard black ore of manganese which consists of a mechanical mixture of manganese oxides and hydroxides, usually also containing barium and other metals.
Meanings of Psilosis:
nounChiefly with reference to greek: the substitution of plosive for aspirated or fricative consonants (as p for ph) or of smooth breathings for rough ones; an instance of this.
Psis
psʌɪMeanings of Psis:
nounThe twenty-third letter of the greek alphabet ( ψ, ψ ), transliterated as ‘ps’.
Meanings of Psittacine:
adjectiveRelating to or denoting birds of the parrot family.
Usage examples:
Psittacine beak and feather disease
nounA bird of the parrot family.
Usage examples:
Psittacines such as budgerigars
Meanings of Psittacism:
nounThe mechanical repetition of previously received ideas or images, without true reasoning or feeling; repetition of words or phrases parrot-fashion; an instance of this.
Meanings of Psittacosis:
nounA contagious disease of birds, caused by chlamydiae and transmissible (especially from parrots) to human beings as a form of pneumonia.
Usage examples:
One species, c. psittaci, causes psittacosis (so-called parrot fever), a respiratory infection tran…
Meanings of Psittacotic:
adjectiveOf, relating to, or affected with psittacosis.
Psocids
ˈsəʊkɪdMeanings of Psocids:
nounA small or minute insect of an order that includes the booklice. many psocids are wingless and somewhat resemble lice or aphids, and most live on bark and among foliage.
Usage examples:
Book lice is a species of insect called psocid which was given its common name as it used to live o…
Meanings of Psoroptic:
adjectiveDesignating mites of the genus psoroptes; relating to or caused by such mites.
Meanings of Psorosis:
nounA virus disease of citrus plants which causes scaly patches or small pustules and gummy deposits to develop on the bark, beneath which the wood becomes stained.
Meanings of Psorosperm:
nounAny of various unicellular parasites found in an encysted stage in the tissues of a host; (also) any of the organisms which form such cysts, now variously identified as sporozoans (especially coccidia and gregarines), microsporidians, and myxosporidians.
Meanings of Psst:
exclamationUsed to attract someone's attention surreptitiously.
Usage examples:
Psst! want to know a secret?
Psych
sʌɪkMeanings of Psych:
verbMentally prepare (someone) for a testing task or occasion.
Usage examples:
He had to psych himself for a tough conversation with his wife
adjectiveShort for psychiatrist or psychologist.
Psych out
saɪkMeanings of Psych out:
phrasal verbIntimidate an opponent or rival by appearing very confident or aggressive.
Usage examples:
He works hard to psych out the competition
Meanings of Psych-up:
phrasal verbMentally prepare someone for a testing task or occasion.
Usage examples:
We had to psych ourselves up for the race
verbTo prepare yourself mentally to do something difficult
Usage examples:
I really tried to psych myself up to do it.
Meanings of Psychagogic:
adjectiveThat influences the mind; persuasive, attractive.
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