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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

penicillin-resistant
adjective unaffected by penicillin; `penicillin-resistant bacteria`

penicillin-resistant bacteria
noun bacteria that are unaffected by penicillin

penicillinase
beta-lactamase noun enzyme produced by certain bacteria that inactivates penicillin and results in resistance to that antibiotic

penicillinase-resistant antibiotic
noun a form of penicillin that is not rendered inactive by penicillinase

Penicillium
genus Penicillium noun genus of fungi commonly growing as green or blue molds on decaying food; used in making cheese and as a source of penicillin

penile
penial adjective of or relating to the penis; `penile erection`

penile implant
noun an implant that creates an artificial erection

peninsula
noun a large mass of land projecting into a body of water

peninsular
adjective of or forming or resembling a peninsula; `peninsular isolation`

penis
phallus noun the male organ of copulation (`member` is a euphemism)

penis envy
noun (psychoanalysis) a female`s presumed envy of the male`s penis; said to explain femininity

penitent
repentant adjective feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds

penitential
adjective showing or constituting penance; `penitential tears`; `wrote a penitential letter apologizing for her hasty words`

penitentiary
adjective used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers; `penitentiary institutions`

penitently
penitentially adverb showing remorse

penknife
noun a small pocketknife; originally used to cut quill pens

penlight
noun a small flashlight resembling a fountain pen

Penn
William Penn noun Englishman and Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania (1644-1718)

pennant
pennon noun a long flag; often tapering

pennant
noun the award given to the champion

pennate
adjective having feathered wings

Pennatula
genus Pennatula noun type genus of the family Pennatulidae: sea pens

Pennatulidae
family Pennatulidae noun sea pens

penne
noun pasta in short tubes with diagonally cut ends

penni
noun 100 pennia formerly equaled 1 markka in Finland

Pennines
Pennine Chain noun a system of hills in England that extend from the Scottish border in the north to the Trent River in the south; forms the watershed for English rivers

Pennisetum
genus Pennisetum noun a genus of Old World grasses

pennon
noun wing of a bird

pennoncel
penoncel noun a small pennant borne on a lance

Pennsylvania
Keystone State noun a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

Pennsylvania Dutch
noun a dialect of High German spoken in parts of Pennsylvania and Maryland

Pennsylvanian
Pennsylvanian period noun from 310 million to 280 million years ago; warm climate; swampy land

penny
cent noun a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit

penny ante
penny ante poker noun poker played for small stakes

penny arcade
noun an arcade with coin-operated devices for entertainment

penny pincher
noun someone who is excessively careful with money (who pinches every penny before letting go of it)

penny stock
noun a stock selling for less that $1/share

penny-wise
adjective thrifty in small matters only

pennycress
noun any of several plants of the genus Thlaspi

pennyroyal
noun Eurasian perennial mint have small lilac-blue flowers and ovate leaves; yields an aromatic oil

pennyroyal oil
noun aromatic oil from American pennyroyal

pennyweight
noun a unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grains

pennywhistle
tin whistle noun an inexpensive fipple flute

pennyworth
penn`orth noun the amount that can be bought for a penny

Penobscot
Penobscot River noun a river in central Maine flowing into Penobscot Bay

Penobscot Bay
noun an inlet of the Atlantic in eastern Maine

penologist
noun a person who studies the theory and practice of prison management

penology
poenology noun the branch of criminology concerned with prison management and prisoner rehabilitation

penpusher
pencil pusher noun a clerk who does boring paperwork

Pensacola
noun a town in extreme northwest Florida

pension
noun a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working

pension fund
noun a financial institution that collects regular contributions from employers to provide retirement income for employees

pension plan
pension account noun a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement

pensionable
adjective entitled to receive a pension; `a pensionable employee`

pensioner
noun the beneficiary of a pension fund

pensive
adjective showing pensive sadness; `the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty`

pensively
adverb in a pensive manner; `pensively he stared at the painting`

pensiveness
meditativeness noun deep serious thoughtfulness

Penstemon
genus Penstemon noun large genus of subshrubs or herbs having showy blue or purple or red or yellow or white flowers; mostly western North America

pent
shut up(p) adjective closely confined

pent-up
repressed adjective characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions; `her severe upbringing had left her inhibited`; `a very inhibited young man, anxious and ill at ease`; `their reactions were partly the product of pent-up emotions`; `repressed rage turned his face scarlet`

pentacle
pentagram noun a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon

pentaerythritol
Peritrate noun a coronary vasodilator (trade name Peritrate) used to treat angina pectoris

Pentagon
noun a government building with five sides that serves as the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense

Pentagon Gang
noun a Filipino terrorist group that broke away from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in 2001 in order to continue terrorism and kidnapping and extortion

pentahedron
noun any polyhedron having five plane faces

pentail
pen-tail noun brown tree shrew having a naked tail bilaterally fringed with long stiff hairs on the distal third; of Malaysia

pentamerous
adjective divided into five parts; specifically, having each floral whorl consist of five (or a multiple of five) members; `pentamerous flowers`

pentameter
noun a verse line having five metrical feet

pentangular
pentagonal adjective of or relating to or shaped like a pentagon

Pentastomida
subphylum Pentastomida noun tongue worms

pentasyllabic
adjective having or characterized by or consisting of five syllables

pentathlete
noun an athlete who competes in a pentathlon

pentathlon
noun an athletic contest consisting of five different events

pentatonic
adjective relating to a pentatonic scale

pentatonic scale
pentatone noun a gapped scale with five notes; usually the fourth and seventh notes of the diatonic scale are omitted

pentavalent
adjective having a valence of five

pentazocine
Talwin noun analgesic drug (trade name Talwin) that is less addictive than morphine

Pentecost
noun seventh Sunday after Easter; commemorates the emanation of the Holy Spirit to the apostles; a quarter day in Scotland

pentecostal
adjective of or relating to or occurring at Pentecost

Pentecostal religion
noun any fundamentalist Protestant church that uses revivalistic methods to achieve experiences comparable to the Pentecostal experiences of the first Christian disciples

pentecostalism
noun the principles and practices of Pentecostal religious groups; characterized by religious excitement and talking in tongues

penthouse
noun an apartment located on the top floors of a building

pentimento
noun the reappearance in a painting of an underlying image that had been painted over (usually when the later painting becomes transparent with age)

pentlandite
noun a mineral (iron and nickel sulphide) that is the chief ore of nickel

pentobarbital sodium
pentobarbital noun a barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodic

pentode
noun a thermionic tube having five electrodes

pentose
noun any monosaccharide sugar containing five atoms of carbon per molecule

pentoxide
noun an oxide containing five atoms of oxygen in the molecule

pentoxifylline
Trental noun a drug (trade name Trental) used to treat claudication; believed to increase the flexibility of red blood cells so they can flow through the blood vessels to the legs and feet

pentylenetetrazol
pentamethylenetetrazol noun a drug used as a circulatory and respiratory stimulant; larger doses cause convulsions in shock therapy; Metrazol is a trademark

penuche
penoche noun fudge made with brown sugar and butter and milk and nuts

penult
penultima noun the next to last syllable in a word

penultimate
adjective next to the last; `the author inadvertently reveals the murderer in the penultimate chapter`; `the figures in the next-to-last column`

penumbra
noun a fringe region of partial shadow around an umbra

penumbral
adjective of or pertaining to the region of partial shadow around an umbra

penuriously
adverb in a penurious manner; `they lived penuriously`

penuriousness
noun a disposition to be niggardly with money

Penutian
noun a family of Amerindian language spoken in the great interior valley of California

peonage
noun the practice of making a debtor work for his creditor until the debt is discharged