All English words - page 2944

Meanings of Pseudostalactitical:

adjective

Resembling a stalactite.

Meanings of Pseudostereoscopic:

adjective

Of, relating to, or designating a three-dimensional image in which left and right images, and hence the impression of depth, are reversed; = pseudoscopic . later also: of or relating to an apparently three-dimensional image produced other than by ordinary binocular vision.

Meanings of Pseudosuchian:

adjective

Of, relating to, or designating small extinct reptiles of the thecodont suborder pseudosuchia, which includes primitive, often bipedal, carnivores that were probably ancestral to dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and crocodiles, and are known from remains found mainly in triassic deposits.

noun

A pseudosuchian reptile.

Meanings of Pseudosymmetry:

noun

The simulation of a higher level of symmetry (e.g. by twinning) in certain composite crystals.

Meanings of Pseudotachylite:

noun

A dark, fine-grained or glassy intrusive rock resembling tachylite that results from vitrification by frictional heat generated during dynamic metamorphism and typically occurs in faults and veins.

Meanings of Pseudotetragonal:

adjective

Of, relating to, or designating a crystal in which the crystal structure simulates the symmetry of the tetragonal system but actually has lower symmetry.

Meanings of Pseudotracheal:

adjective

Resembling a trachea; having a series of rings like those of the trachea; of, relating to, or of the nature of a pseudotrachea.

Meanings of Pseudotuberculous:

adjective

Resembling tuberculosis; granulomatous; of or relating to pseudotuberculosis.

Meanings of Pseudoviscosity:

noun

A property analogous to viscosity, such as the plasticity of a solid or the viscous resistance of a sludge, plasma, etc.

Meanings of Pseudowhorl:

noun

An apparent whorl of plant parts, especially of leaves, resulting from alteration of the distances between nodes spirally arranged around an axis.

Meanings of Pshawed:

verb

Say ‘pshaw’.

Usage examples:

When i suggested that free trade might dilute canadian culture, he pshawed

exclamation

An expression of contempt or impatience.

Usage examples:

‘poison? pshaw! the very idea!’

Meanings of Psilanthropism:

noun

The doctrine or belief that jesus was a mere man.

Meanings of Psilanthropist:

noun

A person who holds the doctrine of psilanthropism; = "humanitarian".

Meanings of Psilanthropy:

noun

= psilanthropism .

Meanings of Psilocin:

noun

A hallucinogenic alkaloid which is the active metabolite of psilocybin and is found in traces in psilocybin-containing mushrooms.

Meanings of Psilocybin:

noun

A 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:

noun

A 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:

noun

Chiefly 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.

Meanings of Psilothrum:

noun

Psilothre.

Meanings of Psilotic:

adjective

Characterized by psilosis.

Meanings of Psis:

noun

The twenty-third letter of the greek alphabet ( ψ, ψ ), transliterated as ‘ps’.

Meanings of Psittacine:

adjective

Relating to or denoting birds of the parrot family.

Usage examples:

Psittacine beak and feather disease

noun

A bird of the parrot family.

Usage examples:

Psittacines such as budgerigars

Meanings of Psittacism:

noun

The 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:

noun

A 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:

adjective

Of, relating to, or affected with psittacosis.