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• pthe 16th letter of the Roman alphabet
• p-n junctionthe junction between a p-type semiconductor and an n-type semiconductor
• p-n-p transistora junction transistor having an n-type semiconductor between a p-type semiconductor that serves as an emitter and a p-type semiconductor that serves as a collector
• p-type semiconductora semiconductor in which electrical conduction is due chiefly to the movement of positive holes
• P. G. WodehouseEnglish writer known for his humorous novels and stories (1881-1975)
• P. P. von MauserGerman arms manufacturer and inventor of a repeating rifle and pistol (1838-1914)
• P. T. BarnumUnited States showman who popularized the circus (1810-1891)
• p.a.by the year; every year (usually with reference to a sum of money paid or received)
• P.A. systeman electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas
• P.E.the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its position; stored energy
• p.m.after noon
• P.O.a noncommissioned officer in the Navy or Coast Guard with a rank comparable to sergeant in the Army
• P/E ratio(stock market) the price of a stock divided by its earnings
• paan electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas
• PA systeman electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas
• pa'angathe basic unit of money in Tonga
• paageA toll for passage over another person's grounds. [Written also peage and pedage.] Burke.
• paardThe zebra. [S. Africa]
• paasThe Easter festival. [Local, U. S.] Bartlett. Paas egg. See Easter egg, under Easter. Pace [Obs.] Chaucer
• PABAa metabolic acid found in yeast and liver cells; used to make dyes and drugs and sun blockers
• Pabira Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad
• Pablo Casalsan outstanding Spanish cellist noted for his interpretation of Bach's cello suites (1876-1973)
• Pablo NerudaChilean poet (1904-1973)
• Pablo Picassoprolific and influential Spanish artist who lived in France (1881-1973)
• pablumworthless or oversimplified ideas
• pabularOf, pertaining to, or fit for, pabulum or food; affording food.
• pabulationThe act of feeding, or providing food. [Obs.] Cockeram.
• pabulousAffording pabulum, or food; alimental. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
• pabuluminsipid intellectual nourishment
• pacA kind of moccasin, having the edges of the sole turned up and sewed to the upper. Knight.
• pac-man strategythe target company defends itself by threatening to take over its acquirer
• pacalarge burrowing rodent of South America and Central America; highly esteemed as food
• pacablePlacable. [R.] Coleridge.
• pacaneA species of hickory. See Pecan.
• pacateAppeased; pacified; tranquil. [R.]
• pacatedPacified; pacate.
• pacationThe act of pacifying; a peacemaking. Coleridge.
• pacea step in walking or running
• pace cara high-performance car that leads a parade of competing cars through the pace lap and then pulls off the course
• pace lapthe first lap of a car race that prepares the cars for a fast start
• pacemakera horse used to set the pace in racing
• pacera horse trained to a special gait in which both feet on one side leave the ground together
• pacesettera horse used to set the pace in racing
• pachaa civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt
• pachacamacA divinity worshiped by the ancient Peruvians as the creator of the universe.
• pachakThe fragrant roots of the Saussurea Costus, exported from India to China, and used for burning as incense. It is supposed to be the costus of the ancients. [Written also putchuck.]
• pachalicSee Pashalic.
• pachinkoa Japanese pinball game played on a vertical board
• pachisian ancient board game resembling backgammon; played on a cross-shaped board
• pachometerAn instrument for measuring thickness, as of the glass of a mirror, or of paper; a pachymeter.
• pachontaA substance resembling gutta-percha, and used to adulterate it, obtained from the East Indian tree Isonandra acuminata.
• pachoulia heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant
• pachuca tankA high and narrow tank, with a central cylinder for the introduction of compressed air, used in the agitation and settling of pulp (pulverized ore and water) during treatment by the cyanide process; -- so named because, though originally devised in New Zealand, it was first practically introduced in Pachuca, Mexico.
• pachucoa Mexican-American teenager who belongs to a neighborhood gang and who dresses in showy clothes
• pachy-A combining form meaning thick; as, pachyderm, pachydactyl.
• pachycarpousHaving the pericarp thick.
• Pachycephalaarboreal insectivorous birds
• pachycephalosaurbipedal herbivore having 10 inches of bone atop its head; largest boneheaded dinosaur ever found
• pachycephalosaurusbipedal herbivore having 10 inches of bone atop its head; largest boneheaded dinosaur ever found
• pachycheiliaan abnormal thickness of the lips
• pachydactylA bird or other animal having thick toes.
• pachydactylousHaving thick toes.
• pachydermany of various nonruminant hoofed mammals having very thick skin: elephant; rhinoceros; hippopotamus
• pachydermathickening of the skin (usually unilateral on an extremity) caused by congenital enlargement of lymph vessel and lymph vessel obstruction
• pachydermalof or relating to or characteristic of pachyderms
• pachydermataA group of hoofed mammals distinguished for the thickness of their skins, including the elephant, hippopotamus, rhinoceros, tapir, horse, and hog. It is now considered an artificial group.
• pachydermatousemotionally hardened
• pachydermicof or relating to or characteristic of pachyderms
• pachydermoidRelated to the pachyderms.
• pachydermousof or relating to or characteristic of pachyderms
• pachyglossalHaving a thick tongue; --applied to a group of lizards (Pachyglossæ), including the iguanas and agamas.
• pachymeningitisInflammation of the dura mater or outer membrane of the brain.
• pachymeterSame as Pachometer.
• pachyoteOne of a family of bats, including those which have thick external ears.
• Pachyrhizussmall genus of tropical vines having tuberous roots
• Pachyrhizus erosusCentral American twining plant with edible roots and pods; large tubers are eaten raw or cooked especially when young and young pods must be thoroughly cooked; pods and seeds also yield rotenone and oils
• Pachyrhizus tuberosustwining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots
• pachysandraany plant of the genus Pachysandra; low-growing evergreen herbs or subshrubs having dentate leaves and used as ground cover
• Pachysandra procumbenslow semi-evergreen perennial herb having small spikes of white or pinkish flowers; native to southern United States but grown elsewhere
• Pachysandra terminalisslow-growing Japanese evergreen subshrub having terminal spikes of white flowers; grown as a ground cover
• pachytenethe third stage of the prophase of meiosis
• pacifiableCapable of being pacified or appeased; placable.
• pacificpromoting peace
• Pacific bonitocommon bonito of Pacific coast of the Americas; its dark oily flesh cans well
• Pacific bottlenose dolphina bottlenose dolphin found in the Pacific Ocean
• Pacific Coasta coast of the Pacific Ocean
• Pacific codclosely related to Atlantic cod
• Pacific giant salamanderlarge (to 7 inches) salamander of western North America
• Pacific halibuta righteye flounder found in the Pacific
• Pacific hemlocktall evergreen of western North America; commercially important timber tree
• Pacific herringimportant food fish of the northern Pacific
• Pacific newtany of several rough-skinned newts found in western North America
• Pacific Northwesta region of the northwestern United States usually including Washington and Oregon and sometimes southwestern British Columbia
• Pacific Oceanthe largest ocean in the world
• Pacific plumshrub of the Pacific coast of the United States bearing small red insipid fruit
• Pacific ridleyolive-colored sea turtle of tropical Pacific and Indian and the southern Atlantic oceans
• Pacific sardinesmall pilchards common off the pacific coast of North America
• Pacific silver firmedium to tall fir of western North America having a conic crown and branches in tiers; leaves smell of orange when crushed
• Pacific spiny dogfishdogfish of Pacific coast of North America
• Pacific Standard Timestandard time in the 8th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 120th meridian west; used in far western states of the United States
• Pacific sturgeonfood and game fish of marine and fresh waters of northwestern coast of North America
• Pacific Timestandard time in the 8th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 120th meridian west; used in far western states of the United States
• Pacific tree toadthe most commonly heard frog on the Pacific coast of America
• Pacific tripletailtripletail found in the Pacific
• Pacific walrusa walrus of the Bering Sea and northern Pacific
• Pacific yewsmall or medium irregularly branched tree of the Pacific coast of North America; yields fine hard close-grained wood
• pacificablePlacable. [R.] Bp. Hall.
• pacificalOf or pertaining to peace; pacific. [R.] Sir H. Wotton. -- Pa*cif"ic*al*ly, adv. [R.]
• pacificallyin a peaceable manner
• pacificationactions taken by a government to defeat insurgency
• pacificatorOne who, or that which, pacifies; a peacemaker. Bacon.
• pacificatoryTending to make peace; conciliatory. Barrow.
• pacificismthe belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration
• pacificistsomeone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes
• pacificoA peaceful person; -- applied specif. by the Spaniards to the natives in Cuba and the Philippine Islands who did not oppose the Spanish arms. While we were going through the woods one of the pacificos pointed to a new grave. Harper's Weekly.
• pacifierdevice used for an infant to suck or bite on
• pacifismthe belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration
• pacifistopposed to war
• pacifisticopposed to war
• pacifisticallyin a pacifistic manner
• pacifyfight violence and try to establish peace in (a location)
• pacingwalking with slow regular strides
• pacinianOf, pertaining to, or discovered by, Filippo Pacini, an Italian physician of the 19th century. Pacinian corpuscles, small oval bodies terminating some of the minute branches of the sensory nerves in the integument and other parts of the body. They are supposed to be tactile organs.
• Pacinian corpusclea specialized bulblike nerve ending located in the subcutaneous tissue of the skin; occurs abundantly in the skin of palms and soles and joints and genitals
• packa convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film)
• pack animalan animal (such as a mule or burro or horse) used to carry loads
• pack herseSee under 2d Pack.
• pack icea large expanse of floating ice
• pack of cardsa pack of 52 playing cards
• pack ongain (weight)
• pack ratany of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and other objects
• pack ridingriding with a pack
• pack saddleSee under 2d Pack.
• pack tenta tent that can be carried in a backpack
• pack threadSee under 2d Pack.
• pack togethermake more compact by or as if by pressing
• packablecapable of being packed
• packagea wrapped container
• package bomba thin explosive device inside an envelope or package and detonated when opened
• package holidaya tour arranged by a travel agent; transportation and food and lodging are all provided at an inclusive price
• package storea store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption elsewhere
• package toura tour arranged by a travel agent; transportation and food and lodging are all provided at an inclusive price
• packagedenclosed in a package or protective covering
• packaged goodsgroceries that are packaged for sale
• packagingthe business of packing
• packaging companya company that packages goods for sale or shipment or storage
• packaging concerna company that packages goods for sale or shipment or storage
• packedpressed together or compressed
• packed cell volumethe ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit
• packed cellsa preparation of blood cells separated from the liquid plasma
• packera hiker who wears a backpack
• Packeragenus of American of east Asian perennial herbs with yellow to orange or red flower rays; sometimes included in genus Senecio
• Packera aureaweedy herb of the eastern United States to Texas having golden-yellow flowers; sometimes becomes invasive; sometimes placed in genus Senecio
• packeta boat for carrying mail
• packet boata boat for carrying mail
• packfongA Chinese alloy of nickel, zinc, and copper, resembling German silver.
• packhorsea workhorse used as a pack animal
• packhouseWarehouse for storing goods.
• packingcarrying something in a pack on the back
• packing boxa large crate in which goods are packed for shipment or storage
• packing casea large crate in which goods are packed for shipment or storage
• packing materialany material used especially to protect something
• packing needlea large needle used to sew up canvas packages
• packing nuta nut used to tighten a stuffing box
• packing planta plant where livestock are slaughtered and processed and packed as meat products
• packinghousea plant where livestock are slaughtered and processed and packed as meat products
• packmansomeone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
• packratany of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and other objects
• packsacka bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
• packsaddlea saddle for pack animals to which loads can be attached
• packthreada strong three-ply twine used to sew or tie packages
• packwaxSame as Paxwax.
• packwayA path, as over mountains, followed by pack animals.
• paco(Zoöl.) Same as Alpaca.
• pacos(Zoöl.) Same as Alpaca.
• pacta written agreement between two states or sovereigns
• pactionAn agreement; a compact; a bargain. [R.] Sir W. Scott.
• pactionalOf the nature of, or by means of, a paction. Bp. Sanderson.
• pactitiousSetted by a pact, or agreement. [R.] Johnson.
• pactolianPertaining to the Pactolus, a river in ancient Lydia famous for its golden sands.
• pacuA South American freah-water fish (Myleies pacu), of the family Characinidæ. It is highly esteemed as food.
• padthe fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger
• pad elephantAn elephant that is furnished with a pad for carrying burdens instead of with a howdah for carrying passengers.
• pad of papera number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
• padarGroats; coarse flour or meal. [Obs.] Sir. H. Wotton.
• padauktree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain
• Paddaa genus of Ploceidae
• Padda oryzivorasmall finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields
• paddedsoftened by the addition of cushions or padding
• paddera highwayman who robs on foot
• paddingartifact consisting of soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or protect or add comfort
• paddlea short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat
• paddle boxa wooden covering for the upper part of a paddlewheel
• paddle steamera steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels
• paddle wheela large wheel fitted with paddles and driven by an engine in order to propel a boat
• paddle-boxa wooden covering for the upper part of a paddlewheel
• paddle-shapedshaped in the form of a paddle
• paddle-wheelera steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels
• paddlecockThe lumpfish. [Prov. Eng.]
• paddlefishprimitive fish of the Mississippi valley having a long paddle-shaped snout