Definition of PUS

pus

Meanings

Plural: pura

Noun

  • the tenth month of the Hindu calendar
  • a fluid product of inflammation
  • a solid silvery grey radioactive transuranic element whose atoms can be split when bombarded with neutrons; found in minute quantities in uranium ores but is usually synthesized in nuclear reactors; 13 isotopes are known with the most important being plutonium 239
  • A whitish-yellow or yellow substance composed primarily of dead white blood cells and dead pyogenic bacteria, normally found in regions of bacterial infection.

Verb

  • To emit pus.

Origin / Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin pūs.

Synonyms

atomic number 94, festering, ichor, Pansa, plutonium, Pu, purulence, sanies, suppuration

Scrabble Score: 5

pus is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
pus is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pus is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

pus is a valid Words With Friends word