Matching Words
279 ResultsBelow are the words that matched your query.
Pegmatite
- noun - a form of igneous rock consisting of extremely coarse granite resulting from the crystallization of magma rich in rare elements
Percaline
- - A fine kind of cotton goods, usually of one color, and with a glossy surface, -- much use for linings.
Pervasive
- adjective - spreading or spread throughout;
Phenacite
- - A glassy colorless mineral occurring in rhombohedral crystals, sometimes used as a gem. It is a silicate of glucina, and receives its name from its deceptive similarity to quartz.
Phthalide
- - A lactone (C8H6O2) obtained as a white crystalline substance by reduction of phthalyl chloride and other processes; hence, by extension, any one of the series of which phthalide proper is the type.
Placative
- adjective - intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions; "the appeasing concessions to the Nazis at Munich"; "placating (or placative) gestures"; "an astonishingly placatory speech"
Pluralise
- verb - mark with a grammatical morpheme that indicates plural; "How do speakers pluralize nouns in Japanese?"