English Dictionary: pubescent | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lungwort \Lung"wort`\, n. (Bot.) (a) An herb of the genus {Pulmonaria} ({P. officinalis}), of Europe; -- so called because the spotted appearance of the leaves resembles that of a diseased lung. (b) Any plant of the genus {Mertensia} (esp. {M. Virginica} and {M. Sibirica}) plants nearly related to {Pulmonaria}. The American lungwort is {Mertensia Virginica}, Virginia cowslip. --Gray. {Cow's lungwort} mullein. {Sea lungwort}, {Mertensia maritima}, found on the seacoast of Northern Europe and America. {Tree lungwort}, a lichen ({Sticta pulmonacea}) growing on trees and rocks. The thallus is lacunose, and in appearance somewhat resembles the lungs, for diseases of which it was once thought a remedy. | |
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Papescent \Pa*pes"cent\, a. [From {Pap} soft food.] Containing or producing pap; like pap. [R.] --Arbuthnot. | |
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Papism \Pa"pism\, n. [F. papisme. See {Pape}, {Pope}.] Popery; -- an offensive term. --Milton. | |
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Peevishness \Pee"vish*ness\, n. The quality of being peevish; disposition to murmur; sourness of temper. Syn: See {Petulance}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pepsin \Pep"sin\, n. [Gr. [?] a cooking, digesting, digestion, fr. [?], [?], to cook, digest: cf. F. pepsine. Cf. {Dyspepsia}.] (Physiol. Chem.) An unorganized proteolytic ferment or enzyme contained in the secretory glands of the stomach. In the gastric juice it is united with dilute hydrochloric acid (0.2 per cent, approximately) and the two together constitute the active portion of the digestive fluid. It is the active agent in the gastric juice of all animals. Note: As prepared from the glandular layer of pigs' or calves' stomachs it constitutes an important article of pharmacy. | |
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Pepsinhydrochloric \Pep`sin*hy`dro*chlo"ric\, a. (Physiol. Chem.) Same as {Peptohydrochloric}. | |
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Pepsinogen \Pep*sin"o*gen\, n. [Pepsin + -gen.] (Physiol. Chem.) The antecedent of the ferment pepsin. A substance contained in the form of granules in the peptic cells of the gastric glands. It is readily convertible into pepsin. Also called {propepsin}. | |
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Pipkin \Pip"kin\, n.[Dim. of {Pipe}.] A small earthen boiler. | |
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Pope \Pope\, n. [AS. p[be]pa, L. papa father, bishop. Cf. {Papa}, {Papal}.] 1. Any ecclesiastic, esp. a bishop. [Obs.] --Foxe. 2. The bishop of Rome, the head of the Roman Catholic Church. See {Note} under {Cardinal}. 3. A parish priest, or a chaplain, of the Greek Church. 4. (Zo[94]l.) A fish; the ruff. {Pope Joan}, a game at cards played on a round board with compartments. {Pope's eye}, the gland surrounded with fat in the middle of the thigh of an ox or sheep. --R. D. Blackmore. {Pope's nose}, the rump, or uropygium, of a bird. See {Uropygium}. | |
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Pope \Pope\, n. [AS. p[be]pa, L. papa father, bishop. Cf. {Papa}, {Papal}.] 1. Any ecclesiastic, esp. a bishop. [Obs.] --Foxe. 2. The bishop of Rome, the head of the Roman Catholic Church. See {Note} under {Cardinal}. 3. A parish priest, or a chaplain, of the Greek Church. 4. (Zo[94]l.) A fish; the ruff. {Pope Joan}, a game at cards played on a round board with compartments. {Pope's eye}, the gland surrounded with fat in the middle of the thigh of an ox or sheep. --R. D. Blackmore. {Pope's nose}, the rump, or uropygium, of a bird. See {Uropygium}. | |
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Popgun \Pop"gun`\, n. A child's gun; a tube and rammer for shooting pellets, with a popping noise, by compression of air. | |
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Popish \Pop"ish\, a. Of or pertaining to the pope; taught or ordained by the pope; hence, of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church; -- often used opprobriously. -- {Pop"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Pop"ish*ness}, n. | |
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Pubescence \Pu*bes"cence\, n. [Cf. F. pubescence.] 1. The quality or state of being pubescent, or of having arrived at puberty. --Sir T. Browne. 2. A covering of soft short hairs, or down, as one some plants and insects; also, the state of being so covered. | |
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Pubescency \Pu*bes"cen*cy\, n. Pubescence. | |
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Pubescent \Pu*bes"cent\, a. [L. pubescens, -entis, p. pr. of pubescere to reach puberty, to grow hairy or mossy, fr. pubes pubes: cf. F. pubescent.] 1. Arrived at puberty. That . . . the men (are) pubescent at the age of twice seven, is accounted a punctual truth. --Sir T. Browne. 2. Covered with pubescence, or fine short hairs, as certain insects, and the leaves of some plants. | |
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Puppyism \Pup"py*ism\, n. Extreme meanness, affectation, conceit, or impudence. --A. Chalmers. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Peapack and Gladstone, NJ (borough, FIPS 57300) Location: 40.71545 N, 74.65745 W Population (1990): 2111 (828 housing units) Area: 15.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Pope County, AR (county, FIPS 115) Location: 35.44643 N, 93.03576 W Population (1990): 45883 (18430 housing units) Area: 2103.0 sq km (land), 48.9 sq km (water) Pope County, IL (county, FIPS 151) Location: 37.41135 N, 88.57321 W Population (1990): 4373 (2154 housing units) Area: 960.6 sq km (land), 9.8 sq km (water) Pope County, MN (county, FIPS 121) Location: 45.59338 N, 95.44732 W Population (1990): 10745 (5836 housing units) Area: 1735.8 sq km (land), 122.1 sq km (water) |