Nouns starting with P

• phoronid — Noun – English ～ hermaphrodite wormlike animal living in mud of the sea bottom
• Phoronida — Noun – English ～ small phylum of wormlike marine animals
• Phoronidea — Noun – English ～ small phylum of wormlike marine animals
• phosgene — Noun – English ～ a colorless poisonous gas that smells like new-mown hay; used in chemical warfare
• phosphatase — Noun – English ～ any of a group of enzymes that act as a catalyst in the hydrolysis of organic phosphates
• phosphate — Noun – English ～ a salt of phosphoric acid
• phosphate — Noun – English ～ carbonated drink with fruit syrup and a little phosphoric acid
• phosphine — Noun – English ～ a colorless gas with a strong fishy smell; used as a pesticide
• phosphocreatine — Noun – English ～ an organic compound of creatine and phosphoric acid; found in the muscles of vertebrates where its hydrolysis releases energy for muscular contraction
• phospholipid — Noun – English ～ any of various compounds composed of fatty acids and phosphoric acid and a nitrogenous base; an important constituent of membranes
• phosphoprotein — Noun – English ～ containing chemically bound phosphoric acid
• phosphor bronze — Noun – English ～ a corrosion-resistant bronze containing phosphorus; used in bearings and gears
• phosphor — Noun – English ～ a synthetic substance that is fluorescent or phosphorescent; used to coat the screens of cathode ray tubes
• phosphorescence — Noun – English ～ a fluorescence that persists after the bombarding radiation has ceased
• phosphoric acid — Noun – English ～ an acid used in fertilizers and soaps: H3PO4
• phosphorous acid — Noun – English ～ a clear or yellow monobasic acid (H3PO2)
• phosphorus — Noun – English ～ a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
• Phosphorus — Noun – English ～ a planet (usually Venus) seen just before sunrise in the eastern sky
• phot — Noun – English ～ a unit of illumination equal to 1 lumen per square centimeter; 10,000 phots equal 1 lux
• photalgia — Noun – English ～ pain in the eye resulting from exposure to bright light (often associated with albinism)

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