2-Letter Words Starting with P

The Kinks' British label in the '60s

Jesse, a legend at Wolves

Poet laureate before Southey

Public firing (wordplay)

Dying fire (wordplay)

Pile for burning corpse

Person on a check list (wordplay)

Bread collector (wordplay)

Check casher say

Athenian political subdivision

Shrubby evergreen plant

Flowering moss

Creeping evergreen

Hallucinogenic cactus; eye pot (anagram)

Vision quest "aid", maybe

Button material (wordplay)

Phyle

Ha! Fooled you!

Is your soul with Cupid (wordplay)

Somewhat tipsy (cheeky, mind)

Seed or stone of a fruit.

A peach stone, botanically speaking.

Botanical name for fruit-stone

Proof that all that glitters is not gold

Fool's gold.

Shiny yellow mineral

A chemical compound

A fiery-red gemstone

Like some accounts

Outstanding leap by a player

Part of A/P

A chemical compound

This complaint is just a sight shady

Acute contagious conjunctivitis

Viral conjuctivitis, more commonly

A chemical compound

To type beforehand

""A hypothetical source of the chemical elements, also PROTHYL, PROTYL""

""Used to express a request, also PRITHEE""

""A chemical compound, also PYRROL""

Pertaining to a {papyrus=n}

Cause to be immobile

Immobilise a person

Immobilise player as ordered

Two tall tales (wordplay)

Two untruths (wordplay)

Two untruths?

Military monetary scale

Union-contract stat

Military salary determiner

A foliated rock

A flattened petiole that serves as a leaf

A leaf of a plant

Shape and size of a person's body

Pride of Mr. Universe

Gym rat's pride

Too small for notice.

Of little account

Insignificant or petty

Like a baseball in fair territory

The pitch needs to be this

What a pitch is usually declared

Recess appointment (wordplay)

Very early appointment (wordplay)

Tot's appointment

Resembling a theatrical performance

Calendar girl (wordplay)

Chum; Ate my pal (anagram)

My palate (anagram)

When the show must go on - what fun!

Recess, for one

Part of a child's day.

A type of {gene=n}

""An animal with many tentacles, also POLYP, POLYPE""

A type of {fungus=n}

A cluster of protein particles

Having chromosomes of a certain type

One form of a multiform organism

Portico; lost pyre (anagram)

Greek portico not in amateur fashion

In favour of chic for Greek portico

Pteryla

A simple sugar

A flammable liquid

""To decompose by heating, also PYROLISE, PYROLIZE, PYROLYSE""

A dye

Mineral found in igneous rocks

A chemical salt

""The third stage of the prophase of meiosis, the stage in which the pairing of homologous chromosomes has been completed.""

English word

Thin layer of plant tissue

Row of columns.

Row of columns around courtyard

Court or square with columns all round

""A leucocyte which plays a part in retrogressive processes by taking up (eating), in the form of fine granules, the parts to be removed.""

Total physical appearance of an organism

English word

Where to indulge in bingo (wordplay)

Child's toy.

Backyard structure for kids

AMIDE a type of chemical compound

AMINE a type of chemical compound

""Having or producing two or more phases; multiphase; as, a polyphase machine, a machine producing two or more pressure waves of electro-motive force, differing in phase; a polyphase current.as, a polyphase machine, a machine producing two or more pressure waves of electro-motive force, differing in phase; a polyphase current.""

""A character or vocal sign representing more than one sound, as read, which is pronounced r\'c7d or r\'cbd. read, which is pronounced r\'c7d or r\'cbd.""

Packaging material - telephony (anagram)

Plastic switch needed for telephony

A lightweight thermoplastic

One who has presbyopia; a farsighted person.

""Any one of a class of proteins that are converted, in the normal course of cellular metabolism, into one or more active enzymes; also called zymogen. The conversion usually is due to a specific cleavage of a peptide bond by another enzyme, or may be due to acid.zymogen. The conversion usually is due to a specific cleavage of a peptide bond by another enzyme, or may be due to acid.""

Alkene used for fuel or plastic production

Convert badly-made polyester

Convert polyester shifts

Make converts.

Patent office submission, maybe

Original model - top poetry (anagram)

Experimental working model

Adjective meaning resembling

Adjective meaning resembling

English word

""Any of various annelid worms of the class Polychaeta, including mostly marine worms such as the lugworm, and characterized by fleshy paired appendages tipped with bristles on each body segment.""

Multicolored

To practice polygamy; to marry several wives.

LYSINE an amino acid

""Any of various enzymes, such as DNA polymerase, RNA polymerase, or reverse transcriptase, that catalyze the formation of polynucleotides of DNA or RNA using an existing strand of DNA or RNA as a template.""

POLYMER a complex chemical compound

""To cause polymerization of; to produce polymers from; to increase the molecular weight of, without changing the atomic proportions; thus, certain acids polymerize aldehyde. polymerize aldehyde.""

Variant of prokaryote .

""An organism of the kingdom Monera (or Prokaryotae), comprising the bacteria and cyanobacteria, characterized by the absence of a distinct, membrane-bound nucleus or membrane-bound organelles, and by DNA that is not organized into chromosomes. Also called moneran .""

English word

The act or process of providing or procuring; providence; foresight; preparation; management.

English word

""A pyridine derivative, C 18 H 11 NO 3 , occurring especially in cereals, yeast, liver, and fish and serving as a coenzyme in amino acid synthesis. Also called vitamin B 6 .""

""A single-ringed, crystalline organic base, C 4 H 4 N 2 , that forms uracil, cytosine, or thymine and is the parent compound of many drugs, including the barbiturates.""

""Manganese dioxide, a mineral of an ironblack or dark steelgray color and metallic luster, usually soft. Pyrolusite parts with its oxygen at a red heat, and is extensively used in discharging the brown and green tints of glass (whence its name).""

""PYROLYSE to decompose by heating, also PYROLIZE, PYROLISE, PYROLYZE""

""PYROLYZE to decompose by heating, also PYROLISE, PYROLIZE, PYROLYSE""

A rock consisting essentially of pyroxene.

""A bronze-colored mineral, of metallic luster. It is a sulphide of iron, and is remarkable for being attracted by the magnet. Called also magnetic pyrites.magnetic pyrites.""

A polymeric modification of aldehyde obtained as a white crystalline substance.

""PHAGOCYTE A leucocyte which plays a part in retrogressive processes by taking up (eating), in the form of fine granules, the parts to be removed.""

English word

""Any of various fungi that resemble algae, including certain molds and mildews.""

""A flattened, photosynthetic branch or stem that resembles or performs the function of a leaf, as in certain cacti.""

""A cytoplasmic pigment of green plants that absorbs light and regulates dormancy, seed germination, and flowering.""

""Of or designating the New World monkeys, distinguished from the Old World monkeys by widely separated nostrils that generally open to the side.""

""PEPTIDE a combination of amino acids, also PEPTID""

SORBATE a sorbed substance

Light synthetic resin

Synthetic resin used in packing

Moulded synthetic material

""SULFIDE a sulfur compound, also SULFID, SULPHID, SULPHIDE""

""VALENCE a chemical bond, also VALENCY""

""PROSELYTE A new convert especially a convert to some religion or religious sect, or to some particular opinion, system, or party; thus, a Gentile converted to Judaism, or a pagan converted to Christianity, is a proselyte. proselyte.""

""To convert to some religion, system, opinion, or the like; to bring, or cause to come, over; to proselyte.""

""Ruby silver; dark red silver ore. It is a sulphide of antimony and silver, occurring in rhombohedral crystals or massive, and is of a dark red or black color with a metallic adamantine luster.""

""PYROLYZE to decompose by heating, also PYROLISE, PYROLIZE, PYROLYSE""

Least expensive music-maker (wordplay)

Small fipple flute

Simple wind instrument

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a tree or shrub that bears its perennating buds more than 25 cm above the level of the soil [from Greek phanero- visible + -phyte ]

PHOTOLYZE

A deep-rooted plant that obtains water from a permanent ground supply or from the water table.

See plant hormone .

DISPERSE to {scatter=v}

""ETHYLENE a flammable gas, also ETHENE""

RIBOSOME a particle composed of protein and RNA

Word of more than three sounds

Word with several linguistic units

Word, possibly Excel or PowerPoint, for certain applications

Your elephant (anag-) synthetic resin

""A presbytery; also, presbytership.""

""A nonnarcotic analgesic drug, C 22 H 29 NO 2 .""

Affecting the mind or mental processes. Used of a drug.

Shrink rap (wordplay)

Some self-help spoutings, say

BS from Alfred Hitchcock (wordplay)

PSYCHOLOGISE

PSYCHOLOGIZE

""Any of various vascular plants that reproduce by means of spores rather than by seeds, including the ferns and related plants, such as club mosses and horsetails.""

""A crystalline amine, C 8 H 12 N 2 O 2 , one of several active forms of pyridoxine, important in protein metabolism.""

""Native lead phosphate with lead chloride, occurring in bright green and brown hexagonal crystals and also massive; so called because a fused globule crystallizes in cooling.""

""A mineral, usually of a white or greenish color and pearly luster, consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of alumina.""

""A drug, C 17 H 25 N, used in veterinary medicine as an anesthetic and illegally as a hallucinogen; PCP.""

""An essential amino acid, C 9 H 11 NO 2 , that occurs as a constituent of many proteins and is normally converted to tyrosine in the human body. It is necessary for growth in infants and for nitrogen equilibrium in adults.""

""An adrenergic drug, C 9 H 13 NO 2 , that is a powerful vasoconstrictor and is used to relieve nasal congestion, dilate the pupils, and maintain blood pressure during anesthesia.""

An enzyme that catalyzes the production of glucose phosphate from glycogen and inorganic phosphate.

""PHOSPHORYL The radical PO, regarded as the typical nucleus of certain compounds. PO, regarded as the typical nucleus of certain compounds.""

PHOTOSYNTHATE

""An alkaloid found in the Calabar bean (the seed of Physostigma venenosum), and extracted as a white, tasteless, substance, amorphous or crystalline; formerly called eserine, with which it was regarded as identical. Physostigma venenosum), and extracted as a white, tasteless, substance, amorphous or crystalline; formerly called eserine, with which it was regarded as identical.""

BUTADIENE a gaseous hydrocarbon C4H6; -- it is used as a monomer unit in making synthetic rubbers.C4H6; -- it is used as a monomer unit in making synthetic rubbers.

Synthetic resin

""PROPYLENE A colorless gaseous hydrocarbon (C3H6) of the ethylene series, having a garlic odor. It occurs in coal gas, and is produced artificially in various ways. Called also propene. C3H6) of the ethylene series, having a garlic odor. It occurs in coal gas, and is produced artificially in various ways. Called also propene.""

Emulate Freud

""A drug, C 12 H 13 ClN 4 , used principally in the prophylactic treatment of malaria.""

A salt of pyrophosphoric acid.

""A white or light yellow compound, C 19 H 20 N 2 O 2 , formerly used as an anti-inflammatory and analgesic drug in the treatment of arthritis, bursitis, and gout.""

""Any of several stable, light-fast, blue or green organic pigments derived from the basic compound (C 6 H 4 C 2 N) 4 N 4 and used in enamels, printing inks, linoleum, and plastics.""

A double cyanide of platinum and some other metal or radical; a salt of platinocyanic acid.

ACRYLAMIDE

NUCLEOTIDE a phosphate ester of a nucleoside; one of the monomeric components of DNA or RNA.DNA or RNA.

Carbohydrate such as starch or insulin

Carbohydrate found in cold chips a year after cooking

PHOSPHORYLATE

PHOTOSYNTHESIZE

PHYTOFLAGELLATE

""CRYSTALLINE Consisting, or made, of crystal.""

""ELECTROLYTE A compound decomposable, or subjected to decomposition, by an electric current.""