English to English Dictionary

Potential energy

The energy possessed by an object because of its position or condition.

Potential problem

A difficulty, issue, or risk that is not currently active or visible but has the capacity to develop or manifest under certain conditions.

Potentially-problematic

Giving cause for concern or likely to cause difficulties, disputes, or complications under certain conditions.

Potentiation

The enhancement or increase in potency of a physiological, biochemical, or pharmacological drug effect by another agent.

Pothead

A person who habitually uses marijuana.

Potion

A liquid with healing, magical, or poisonous properties.

Potpourri

A mixture of dried petals of roses and other sweet-smelling flowers, kept in a jar for its fragrance.

Pott's disease

Tuberculous spondylitis; a form of tuberculosis that occurs outside the lungs, whereby the disease is localized in the vertebrae.

Potted-Plant

A plant that is grown in a container rather than in the ground.

Potter's rot

A chronic occupational lung disease caused by the inhalation of silica dust, synonymous with silicosis.

Pottery

Ceramic ware made by shaping and then firing a non-metallic mineral, such as clay, at a high temperature.

Pottkrankheit

Tuberculosis of the spine, resulting in vertebral destruction and spinal deformity.