peptidase
         n 1: any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into
               smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process
               known as proteolysis [syn: {protease}, {peptidase},
               {proteinase}, {proteolytic enzyme}]

English Dictionary: Piptadenia	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
peptide n amide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another; usually obtained by partial hydrolysis of protein
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
peptide bond n the primary linkage of all protein structures; the chemical bond between the carboxyl groups and amino groups that unites a peptide Synonym(s): peptide bond, peptide linkage
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
peptide linkage n the primary linkage of all protein structures; the chemical bond between the carboxyl groups and amino groups that unites a peptide Synonym(s): peptide bond, peptide linkage
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Piptadenia n tropical American trees and shrubs; often placed in other genera Synonym(s): Piptadenia, genus Piptadenia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Piptadenia macrocarpa n Brazilian shrub having twice-pinnate leaves and small spicate flowers followed by flat or irregularly torulose pods; sometimes placed in genus Piptadenia Synonym(s): Anadenanthera colubrina, Piptadenia macrocarpa
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
puffed wheat n puffy wheat berries
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pavidity \Pa*vid"i*ty\, n.       Timidity. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peptohydrochloric \Pep`to*hy`dro*chlo"ric\, a. [See {Peptone},       and {Hydrochloric}.] (Physiol. Chem.)       Designating a hypothetical acid (called peptohydrochloric       acid, pepsinhydrochloric acid, and chloropeptic acid) which       is supposed to be formed when pepsin and dilute (0.1-0.4 per       cent) hydrochloric acid are mixed together.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peptotoxine \Pep`to*tox"ine\, n. [Peptone + toxic + -ine.]       (Physiol. Chem.)       A toxic alkaloid found occasionally associated with the       peptones formed from fibrin by pepsinhydrochloric acid.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Niopo \Ni*o"po\, n.       A kind of snuff prepared by the natives of Venezuela from the       roasted seeds of a leguminous tree ({Piptadenia peregrina}),       thence called {niopo tree}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pivot \Piv"ot\, n. [F.; prob. akin to It. piva pipe, F. pipe.       See {Pipe}.]       1. A fixed pin or short axis, on the end of which a wheel or             other body turns.          2. The end of a shaft or arbor which rests and turns in a             support; as, the pivot of an arbor in a watch.          3. Hence, figuratively: A turning point or condition; that on             which important results depend; as, the pivot of an             enterprise.          4. (Mil.) The officer or soldier who simply turns in his             place whike the company or line moves around him in             wheeling; -- called also {pivot man}.          {Pivot bridge}, a form of drawbridge in which one span,             called the pivot span, turns about a central vertical             axis.          {Pivot gun}, a gun mounted on a pivot or revolving carriage,             so as to turn in any direction.          {Pivot tooth} (Dentistry), an artificial crown attached to             the root of a natural tooth by a pin or peg.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pivot \Piv"ot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pivoted}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Pivoting}.]       To place on a pivot. --Clarke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Poppet \Pop"pet\, n.       1. See {Puppet}.          2. (Naut.) One of certain upright timbers on the bilge ways,             used to support a vessel in launching. --Totten.          3. (Mach.) An upright support or guide fastened at the bottom             only.          {Poppet head}, {Puppet head}. See {Headstock}             (a) .
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Headstock \Head"stock`\, n. (Mach.)       A part (usually separate from the bed or frame) for       supporting some of the principal working parts of a machine;       as:       (a) The part of a lathe that holds the revolving spindle and             its attachments; -- also called {poppet head}, the             opposite corresponding part being called a tailstock.       (b) The part of a planing machine that supports the cutter,             etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Poppet \Pop"pet\, n.       1. See {Puppet}.          2. (Naut.) One of certain upright timbers on the bilge ways,             used to support a vessel in launching. --Totten.          3. (Mach.) An upright support or guide fastened at the bottom             only.          {Poppet head}, {Puppet head}. See {Headstock}             (a) .
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Headstock \Head"stock`\, n. (Mach.)       A part (usually separate from the bed or frame) for       supporting some of the principal working parts of a machine;       as:       (a) The part of a lathe that holds the revolving spindle and             its attachments; -- also called {poppet head}, the             opposite corresponding part being called a tailstock.       (b) The part of a planing machine that supports the cutter,             etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Poppet \Pop"pet\, n.       1. See {Puppet}.          2. (Naut.) One of certain upright timbers on the bilge ways,             used to support a vessel in launching. --Totten.          3. (Mach.) An upright support or guide fastened at the bottom             only.          {Poppet head}, {Puppet head}. See {Headstock}             (a) .