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

posthumously
adverb after death; `these piano pieces were published posthumously`; `he was honored posthumously`

posthypnotic amnesia
noun selective amnesia after being in a hypnotic state of events occurring during hypnosis or of information designated by the hypnotist

posthypnotic suggestion
noun a suggestion that is made to a person who is hypnotized that specifies an action he will perform (usually in response to a cue) after he has awakened

postictal
adjective pertaining to the period following a seiz]ure or convulsion; `postictal drowsiness`

postilion
postillion noun someone who rides the near horse of a pair in order to guide the horses pulling a carriage (especially a carriage without a coachman)

Postimpressionist
Post-impressionist noun an artist of the Postimpressionist school who revolted against Impressionism

postindustrial
adjective of or relating to a society or economy marked by a lessened importance of manufacturing and an increase of services, information, and research; `postindustrial countries`

postlude
noun a voluntary played at the end of a religious service

postmark
noun a cancellation mark stamped on mail by postal officials; indicates the post office and date of mailing

postmaster
noun the person in charge of a post office

postmaster general
noun the official in charge of the national postal service

postmature infant
noun infant born after 42 weeks of gestation; usually shows signs of placental insufficiency

postmenopausal
adjective subsequent to menopause

postmeridian
adjective after noon

postmillennial
adjective of or relating to the period following the millennium

postmistress
noun a woman postmaster

postmodernism
noun genre of art and literature and especially architecture in reaction against principles and practices of established modernism

postmodernist
postmodern adjective of or relating to postmodernism; `postmodernist architecture`

postmortem
postmortal adjective occurring or done after death; `postmortem changes`; `a postmortem examination to determine cause of death`; `postmortal wounds`

postnasal drip
noun chronic secretion of mucus from the rear of the nasal cavity into the nasopharynx

postnatal
postpartum adjective occurring immediately after birth; `postnatal development`

postnuptial
adjective relating to events after a marriage

postoperative
adjective happening or done after a surgical operation; `postoperative complications`; `postoperative care`

postoperatively
adverb after the operation; `remove postoperatively`

postpaid
prepaid adjective used especially of mail; paid in advance

postponement
deferment noun act of putting off to a future time

postposition
noun (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element after another (as placing a modifier after the word that it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix after the base to which it is attached)

postpositive
adjective (of a modifier) placed after another word

postprandial
adjective following a meal (especially dinner); `his postprandial cigar`; `took a postprandial walk`

postscript
PS noun a note appended to a letter after the signature

posttraumatic epilepsy
traumatic epilepsy noun a convulsive epileptic state caused by a head injury

posttraumatic stress disorder
PTSD noun an anxiety disorder associated with serious traumatic events and characterized by such symptoms as survivor guilt, reliving the trauma in dreams, numbness and lack of involvement with reality, or recurrent thoughts and images

postulant
noun one submitting a request or application especially one seeking admission into a religious order

postulate
posit noun (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning

postulate
verb maintain or assert; `He contended that Communism had no future`

postulation
predication noun (logic) a declaration of something self-evident; something that can be assumed as the basis for argument

postulator
noun someone who assumes or takes something for granted as the basis of an argument

Postum
noun trade mark for a coffee substitute invented by C. W. Post and made with chicory and roasted grains

postural
adjective of or relating to or involving posture; `postural exercises`

posture
noun the arrangement of the body and its limbs; `he assumed an attitude of surrender`

posturer
noun someone who behaves in a manner calculated to impress or mislead others

posturing
noun adopting a vain conceited posture

postwar
adjective belonging to the period after a war; `postwar resettlement`; `postwar inflation`

pot
potbelly noun slang for a paunch

pot
green goddess noun street names for marijuana

pot farm
noun a plot of ground where marijuana is grown and harvested (often hidden in a national forest)

pot liquor
pot likker noun the liquid in which vegetables or meat have be cooked

pot metal
noun an alloy of copper and lead used especially for making large pots

pot plant
noun a plant suitable for growing in a flowerpot (especially indoors)

pot roast
noun cut of beef suitable for simmering in liquid in a closed pot

pot-au-feu
noun traditional French stew of vegetables and beef

potage
noun thick (often creamy) soup

Potamogalidae
family Potamogalidae noun otter shrews

Potamogeton
genus Potamogeton noun a large genus of aquatic herbs found in quiet waters in temperate regions; leaves usually float on the water

Potamogetonaceae
family Potamogetonaceae noun plants that grow in ponds and slow streams; sometimes includes family Zosteraceae

Potamophis
genus Potamophis noun ground snakes

potash
caustic potash noun a potassium compound often used in agriculture and industry

potassium
K noun a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abundant in nature in combined forms occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvite

potassium alum
potash alum noun a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum

potassium bicarbonate
potassium acid carbonate noun a crystalline salt (KHCO3) that is used in baking powder and as an antacid

potassium bromide
noun a white crystalline salt (KBr) used as a sedative and in photography

potassium carbonate
noun a white salt (K2CO3) that is basic in solution; used to make glass and cleansing agents

potassium chlorate
noun a white salt (KClO3) used in matches, fireworks, and explosives; also used as a disinfectant and bleaching agent

potassium chloride
potassium muriate noun salt of potassium (KCl) (trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte); taken in tablet form to treat potassium deficiency

potassium cyanide
noun a poisonous salt (KCN) used in electroplating and in photography

potassium dichromate
noun an orange-red salt used in making dyes and in photography

potassium ferrocyanide
yellow prussiate of potash noun a cyanide compound that is prepared by the reaction of potassium cyanide with ferrous salts; commonly used by gardeners

potassium iodide
noun a crystalline salt in organic synthesis and in making photographic emulsions and in iodized table salt

potassium nitrate
saltpeter noun (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive

potassium permanganate
permanganate of potash noun a poisonous salt that forms dark purple crystals and is purple-red when dissolved in water; used as an oxidizing and bleaching agent and as a disinfectant and antiseptic

potassium-argon dating
noun geological dating that relies on the proportions of radioactive potassium in a rock sample and its decay product, argon

potation
noun the act of drinking (especially an alcoholic drink)

potato
white potato noun an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

potato bean
noun twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots

potato blight
potato mold noun a blight of potatoes

potato fern
noun small epiphytic fern of South America with tuberous swellings along rhizomes

potato fungus
Pellicularia filamentosa noun fungus causing a disease in potatoes characterized by black scurfy spots on the tubers

potato mosaic
noun a disease of the leaves of potato plants

potato moth
potato tuber moth noun greyish-brown moth whose larva is the potato tuberworm

potato pancake
latke noun made of grated potato and egg with a little flour

potato race
noun a novelty race in which competitors move potatoes from one place to another one at a time

potato salad
noun any of various salads having chopped potatoes as the base

potato scab bacteria
Streptomyces scabies noun cause of a potato disease characterized by brownish corky tissue

potato skin
potato peel noun crisp fried potato peeling

potato tree
noun hardy climbing shrub of Chile grown as an ornamental for its fragrant flowers; not a true potato

potato tuberworm
noun larva of potato moth; mines in leaves and stems of e.g. potatoes and tobacco

potato vine
noun copiously branched vine of Brazil having deciduous leaves and white flowers tinged with blue

potato wart
noun fungous disease causing dark warty spongy excrescences in the eyes of potato tubers

potato wart fungus
Synchytrium endobioticum noun fungus causing potato wart disease in potato tubers

potato yellow-dwarf virus
noun the virus that produces stunting and yellowing of the leaves of potato plants

Potawatomi
noun the Algonquian language spoken by the Potawatomi

potbelly
potbelly stove noun a bulbous stove in which wood or coal is burned

potboiler
noun a literary composition of poor quality that was written quickly to make money (to boil the pot)

potbound
adjective (of a potted plant) grown too large for its container resulting in matting or tangling of the roots

potboy
potman noun a worker in an inn or public house who serves customers and does various chores

poteen
noun unlawfully distilled Irish whiskey

potence
noun the state of being potent; a male`s capacity to have sexual intercourse

potency
noun capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects; `the toxin`s potency`; `the strength of the drinks`

potency
noun the state of being potent; a male`s capacity to have sexual intercourse

potent
powerful adjective having great influence