paddy wagon
         n 1: van used by police to transport prisoners [syn: {police
               van}, {police wagon}, {paddy wagon}, {patrol wagon},
               {wagon}, {black Maria}]

English Dictionary: potassium	by the DICT Development Group
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Patagonia n region in southern South America between the Andes and the South Atlantic
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Patagonian Desert n a semiarid region in southern South America
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patchiness n unevenness in quality or performance
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patching n the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it
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pathogen n any disease-producing agent (especially a virus or bacterium or other microorganism)
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pathogenesis n the origination and development of a disease
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pathogenic adj able to cause disease; "infective agents"; "pathogenic bacteria" Synonym(s): infective, morbific, pathogenic
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pathogenically adv in a pathogenic manner
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PET scanner n a tomograph that produces cross-sectional X-rays of metabolic processes in the body Synonym(s): positron emission tomography scanner, PET scanner
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pettishness n a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees" Synonym(s): temper, biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness
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phatic communication n conversational speech used to communicate sociability more than information Synonym(s): phatic speech, phatic communication
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photochemical adj of or relating to or produced by the effects of light on chemical systems
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photochemical exchange n an exchange produced by the chemical action of radiant energy (especially light)
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photochemical reaction n a chemical reaction produced by the action of light
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photochemistry n branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of light
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photoconduction n change in the electrical conductivity of a substance as a result of absorbing electromagnetic radiation Synonym(s): photoconductivity, photoconduction
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photoconductive adj of or relating to photoconductivity; "selenium is a photoconductive substance"
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photoconductive cell n a transducer used to detect and measure light and other radiations Synonym(s): photoelectric cell, photoconductive cell, photocell, electric eye, magic eye
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photoconductivity n change in the electrical conductivity of a substance as a result of absorbing electromagnetic radiation Synonym(s): photoconductivity, photoconduction
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photogenic adj looking attractive in photographs
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photogenic epilepsy n reflex epilepsy induced by a flickering light
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photosensitise v make (an organism or substance) sensitive to the influence of radiant energy and especially light Synonym(s): photosensitize, photosensitise
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photosensitive adj sensitive to visible light; "photographic film is light- sensitive" Synonym(s): light-sensitive, photosensitive
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photosensitivity n sensitivity to the action of radiant energy [syn: photosensitivity, radiosensitivity]
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photosensitize v make (an organism or substance) sensitive to the influence of radiant energy and especially light Synonym(s): photosensitize, photosensitise
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photosynthesis n synthesis of compounds with the aid of radiant energy (especially in plants)
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photosynthetic adj relating to or using or formed by photosynthesis [ant: nonphotosynthetic]
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phytochemical n a chemical substance obtained from plants that is biologically active but not nutritive
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phytochemist n a chemist who specializes in the chemistry of plants
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phytochemistry n the branch of organic chemistry dealing with the chemistry of plants
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pidgin n an artificial language used for trade between speakers of different languages
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Pietism n 17th and 18th-century German movement in the Lutheran Church stressing personal piety and devotion exaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal Synonym(s): religiosity, religionism, religiousism, pietism
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pitch in v eat heartily; "The food was placed on the table and the children pitched in" Synonym(s): pitch in, dig in
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pitch into v hit violently, as in an attack [syn: lam into, {tear into}, lace into, pitch into, lay into]
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pitching n (baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting" Synonym(s): lurch, pitch, pitching
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pitching change n replacing a pitcher in baseball
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pitching coach n an assistant baseball coach in charge of pitchers
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pitching wedge n a wedge used to loft the golf ball over obstacles
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pitchman n an aggressive salesman who uses a fast line of talk to sell something someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals) Synonym(s): peddler, pedlar, packman, hawker, pitchman
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Pithecanthropus n former genus of primitive apelike men now Homo erectus Synonym(s): Pithecanthropus, Pithecanthropus erectus, genus Pithecanthropus
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Pithecanthropus erectus n former genus of primitive apelike men now Homo erectus Synonym(s): Pithecanthropus, Pithecanthropus erectus, genus Pithecanthropus
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Pitocin n hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk Synonym(s): oxytocin, Pitocin
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poet-singer n a singer of folk songs [syn: folk singer, jongleur, minstrel, poet-singer, troubadour]
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potash muriate n salt of potassium (KCl) (trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte); taken in tablet form to treat potassium deficiency Synonym(s): potassium chloride, potassium muriate, potash muriate, K-Dur 20, Kaochlor, K-lor, Klorvess, K-lyte
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potassium n a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abundant in nature in combined forms occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvite Synonym(s): potassium, K, atomic number 19
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potassium acid carbonate n a crystalline salt (KHCO3) that is used in baking powder and as an antacid Synonym(s): potassium bicarbonate, potassium acid carbonate, potassium hydrogen carbonate
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potassium alum n a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum Synonym(s): alum, potassium alum, potash alum
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potassium bicarbonate n a crystalline salt (KHCO3) that is used in baking powder and as an antacid Synonym(s): potassium bicarbonate, potassium acid carbonate, potassium hydrogen carbonate
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potassium bitartrate n a salt used especially in baking powder [syn: {cream of tartar}, tartar, potassium bitartrate, potassium hydrogen tartrate]
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potassium bromide n a white crystalline salt (KBr) used as a sedative and in photography
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potassium carbonate n a white salt (K2CO3) that is basic in solution; used to make glass and cleansing agents
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potassium chlorate n a white salt (KClO3) used in matches, fireworks, and explosives; also used as a disinfectant and bleaching agent
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potassium chloride n salt of potassium (KCl) (trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte); taken in tablet form to treat potassium deficiency Synonym(s): potassium chloride, potassium muriate, potash muriate, K-Dur 20, Kaochlor, K-lor, Klorvess, K-lyte
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potassium cyanide n a poisonous salt (KCN) used in electroplating and in photography
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potassium dichromate n an orange-red salt used in making dyes and in photography
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potassium ferrocyanide n a cyanide compound that is prepared by the reaction of potassium cyanide with ferrous salts; commonly used by gardeners Synonym(s): potassium ferrocyanide, yellow prussiate of potash
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potassium hydrogen carbonate n a crystalline salt (KHCO3) that is used in baking powder and as an antacid Synonym(s): potassium bicarbonate, potassium acid carbonate, potassium hydrogen carbonate
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potassium hydrogen tartrate n a salt used especially in baking powder [syn: {cream of tartar}, tartar, potassium bitartrate, potassium hydrogen tartrate]
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potassium hydroxide n a potassium compound often used in agriculture and industry Synonym(s): potash, caustic potash, potassium hydroxide
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potassium iodide n a crystalline salt in organic synthesis and in making photographic emulsions and in iodized table salt
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potassium muriate n salt of potassium (KCl) (trade names K-Dur 20, Kaochlor and K-lor and Klorvess and K-lyte); taken in tablet form to treat potassium deficiency Synonym(s): potassium chloride, potassium muriate, potash muriate, K-Dur 20, Kaochlor, K-lor, Klorvess, K-lyte
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potassium nitrate n (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive [syn: potassium nitrate, saltpeter, saltpetre, niter, nitre]
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potassium permanganate n a poisonous salt that forms dark purple crystals and is purple-red when dissolved in water; used as an oxidizing and bleaching agent and as a disinfectant and antiseptic Synonym(s): potassium permanganate, permanganate of potash
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potassium sodium tartrate n a double salt used in Seidlitz powder; acts as a cathartic Synonym(s): Rochelle salt, Rochelle salts, potassium sodium tartrate
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potassium-argon dating n geological dating that relies on the proportions of radioactive potassium in a rock sample and its decay product, argon
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Potyokin n a Russian officer and politician who was a favorite of Catherine II and in 1762 helped her to seize power; when she visited the Crimea in 1787 he gave the order for sham villages to be built (1739-1791) Synonym(s): Potemkin, Potyokin, Grigori Potemkin, Grigori Potyokin, Grigori Aleksandrovich Potemkin
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Ptyas mucosus n enter buildings in pursuit of prey [syn: {Indian rat snake}, Ptyas mucosus]
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pudginess n the property of having a plump and round body [syn: chubbiness, pudginess, tubbiness, rolypoliness]
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putty knife n a spatula used to mix or apply putty
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Poke \Poke\, n. (Bot.)       A large North American herb of the genus {Phytolacca} ({P.       decandra}), bearing dark purple juicy berries; -- called also       {garget}, {pigeon berry}, {pocan}, and {pokeweed}. The root       and berries have emetic and purgative properties, and are       used in medicine. The young shoots are sometimes eaten as a       substitute for asparagus, and the berries are said to be used       in Europe to color wine.
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Magpie \Mag"pie\, n. [OE. & Prov. E. magot pie, maggoty pie, fr.       Mag, Maggot, equiv. to Margaret, and fr. F. Marquerite, and       common name of the magpie. Marguerite is fr. L. margarita       pearl, Gr. [?], prob. of Eastern origin. See {Pie} magpie,       and cf. the analogous names {Tomtit}, and {Jackdaw}.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of numerous species of the genus {Pica} and related       genera, allied to the jays, but having a long graduated tail.          Note: The common European magpie ({Pica pica}, or {P.                caudata}) is a black and white noisy and mischievous                bird. It can be taught to speak. The American magpie                ({P. Hudsonica}) is very similar. The yellow-belled                magpie ({P. Nuttalli}) inhabits California. The blue                magpie ({Cyanopolius Cooki}) inhabits Spain. Other                allied species are found in Asia. The Tasmanian and                Australian magpies are crow shrikes, as the white                magpie ({Gymnorhina organicum}), the black magpie                ({Strepera fuliginosa}), and the Australian magpie                ({Cracticus picatus}).          {Magpie lark} (Zo[94]l.), a common Australian bird ({Grallina             picata}), conspicuously marked with black and white; --             called also {little magpie}.          {Magpie moth} (Zo[94]l.), a black and white European             geometrid moth ({Abraxas grossulariata}); the harlequin             moth. Its larva feeds on currant and gooseberry bushes.
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P91dogenesis \P[91]`do*gen"esis\       (p[emac]`d[osl]*j[ecr]n"[esl]*s[icr]s), n. [Gr. pai^s,       paido`s, child + E. genesis.] (Zo[94]l.)       Reproduction by young or larval animals.
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P91dogenetic \P[91]`do*ge*net"ic\ (-j[esl]*n[ecr]t"[icr]k), a.       (Zo[94]l.)       Producing young while in the immature or larval state; --       said of certain insects, etc.
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d8Pataca \[d8]Pa*ta"ca\, n. [Sp.]       The Spanish dollar; -- called also {patacoon}. [Obs.]
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Patacoon \Pa`ta*coon"\, n. [Sp.]       See {Pataca}.
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d8Pataca \[d8]Pa*ta"ca\, n. [Sp.]       The Spanish dollar; -- called also {patacoon}. [Obs.]
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Patacoon \Pa`ta*coon"\, n. [Sp.]       See {Pataca}.
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Patagonian \Pat`a*go"ni*an\, a.       Of or pertaining to Patagonia. -- n. A native of Patagonia.
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Patch \Patch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Patched}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Patching}.]       1. To mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather,             or the like; as, to patch a coat.          2. To mend with pieces; to repair with pieces festened on; to             repair clumsily; as, to patch the roof of a house.          3. To adorn, as the face, with a patch or patches.                         Ladies who patched both sides of their faces.                                                                               --Spectator.          4. To make of pieces or patches; to repair as with patches;             to arrange in a hasty or clumsy manner; -- generally with             up; as, to patch up a truce. [bd]If you'll patch a             quarrel.[b8] --Shak.
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Patchingly \Patch"ing*ly\, adv.       Knavishy; deceitfully. [Obs.]
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Pathogene \Path"o*gene\, n. [See {Pathogenic}.] (Biol.)       One of a class of virulent micro[94]rganisms or bacteria       found in the tissues and fluids in infectious diseases, and       supposed to be the cause of the disease; a pathogenic       organism; a pathogenic bacterium; -- opposed to zymogene.
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Pathogenesis \Path`o*gen"e*sis\, n. (Med.)       Pathogeny.
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Pathogenetic \Path`o*ge*net"ic\, a. (Med.)       Pathogenic.
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Pathogenic \Path`o*gen"ic\, a. [Gr. [?] disease + the root of       [?] birth.] (Med. & Biol.)       Of or pertaining to pathogeny; producting disease; as, a       pathogenic organism; a pathogenic bacterium.
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Pathogeny \Pa*thog"e*ny\, n. (Med.)       (a) The generation, and method of development, of disease;             as, the pathogeny of yellow fever is unsettled.       (b) That branch of pathology which treats of the generation             and development of disease.
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Pathognomonic \Pa*thog`no*mon"ic\, a. [Gr. [?] skilled in       judging of diseases; [?] a disease + [?] skilled: cf. F.       pathognomonique. See {Gnomic}.] (Med.)       Specially or decisively characteristic of a disease;       indicating with certainty a disease; as, a pathognomonic       symptom.                   The true pathognomonic sign of love jealousy.                                                                               --Arbuthnot.
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Pathognomy \Pa*thog"no*my\, n. [Gr. [?] passion + [?] a       judgment, fr. [?], [?], to know.]       Expression of the passions; the science of the signs by which       human passions are indicated.
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Pettish \Pet"tish\, a. [From {Pet}.]       Fretful; peevish; moody; capricious; inclined to ill temper.       [bd]A pettish kind of humor.[b8] --Sterne. -- {Pet"tish*ly},       adv. -- {Pet"tish*ness}, n.
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Note: The constable of France was the first officer of the                crown, and had the chief command of the army. It was                also his duty to regulate all matters of chivalry. The                office was suppressed in 1627. The constable, or lord                high constable, of England, was one of the highest                officers of the crown, commander in chief of the                forces, and keeper of the peace of the nation. He also                had judicial cognizance of many important matters. The                office was as early as the Conquest, but has been                disused (except on great and solemn occasions), since                the attainder of Stafford, duke of Buckingham, in the                reign of Henry VIII.          2. (Law) An officer of the peace having power as a             conservator of the public peace, and bound to execute the             warrants of judicial officers. --Bouvier.          Note: In England, at the present time, the constable is a                conservator of the peace within his district, and is                also charged by various statutes with other duties,                such as serving summons, precepts, warrants, etc. In                the United States, constables are town or city officers                of the peace, with powers similar to those of the                constables of England. In addition to their duties as                conservators of the peace, they are invested with                others by statute, such as to execute civil as well as                criminal process in certain cases, to attend courts,                keep juries, etc. In some cities, there are officers                called {high constables}, who act as chiefs of the                constabulary or police force. In other cities the title                of constable, as well as the office, is merged in that                of the police officer.          {High constable}, a constable having certain duties and             powers within a hundred. [Eng.]          {Petty constable}, a conservator of the peace within a parish             or tithing; a tithingman. [Eng.]          {Special constable}, a person appointed to act as constable             of special occasions.          {To} {overrun, [or] outrun}, {the constable}, to spend more             than one's income; to get into debt. [Colloq.] --Smollett.
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Phatagin \Phat"a*gin\, n. [Cf. Gr. [?]; perhaps from native       name.] (Zo[94]l.)       The long-tailed pangolin ({Manis tetradactyla}); -- called       also {ipi}.
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Photochemical \Pho`to*chem"ic*al\, a. [Photo- + chemical.]       (Chem.)       Of or pertaining to chemical action of light, or produced by       it; as, the photochemical changes of the visual purple of the       retina.
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Photochemistry \Pho`to*chem"is*try\, n. [Photo- + chemistry.]       (Chem.)       The branch of chemistry which relates to the effect of light       in producing chemical changes, as in photography.
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Photogen \Pho"to*gen\, n. [Photo- + -gen.] (Chem.)       A light hydrocarbon oil resembling kerosene. It is obtained       by distilling coal, paraffin, etc., and is used as a       lubricant, illuminant, etc. [Written also {photogene}.]
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Photogene \Pho"to*gene\, n. [See {Photogen}.]       1. A photograph. [Obsoles.]          2. A more or less continued impression or image on the             retina. --H. Spencer.
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Photogen \Pho"to*gen\, n. [Photo- + -gen.] (Chem.)       A light hydrocarbon oil resembling kerosene. It is obtained       by distilling coal, paraffin, etc., and is used as a       lubricant, illuminant, etc. [Written also {photogene}.]
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Photogene \Pho"to*gene\, n. [See {Photogen}.]       1. A photograph. [Obsoles.]          2. A more or less continued impression or image on the             retina. --H. Spencer.
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Photogen \Pho"to*gen\, n. [Photo- + -gen.] (Chem.)       A light hydrocarbon oil resembling kerosene. It is obtained       by distilling coal, paraffin, etc., and is used as a       lubricant, illuminant, etc. [Written also {photogene}.]
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Photogenic \Pho`to*gen"ic\, a.       Of or pertaining to photogeny; producing or generating light.
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Photogeny \Pho*tog"e*ny\, n. [See {Photogen}.]       See {Photography}. [Obsoles.]
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Photosynthesis \Pho`to*syn"the*sis\, n. (Plant Physiol.)       The process of constructive metabolism by which carbohydrates       are formed from water vapor and the carbon dioxide of the air       in the chlorophyll-containing tissues of plants exposed to       the action of light. It was formerly called {assimilation},       but this is now commonly used as in animal physiology. The       details of the process are not yet clearly known. Baeyer's       theory is that the carbon dioxide is reduced to carbon       monoxide, which, uniting with the hydrogen of the water in       the cell, produces formaldehyde, the latter forming various       sugars through polymerization. Vines suggests that the       carbohydrates are secretion products of the chloroplasts,       derived from decomposition of previously formed proteids. The       food substances are usually quickly translocated, those that       accumulate being changed to starch, which appears in the       cells almost simultaneously with the sugars. The chloroplasts       perform photosynthesis only in light and within a certain       range of temperature, varying according to climate. This is       the only way in which a plant is able to organize       carbohydrates. All plants without a chlorophyll apparatus, as       the fungi, must be parasitic or saprophytic. --       {Pho`to*syn*thet"ic}, a. -- {Pho`to*syn*thet"ic*al*ly}, adv.
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Photosynthesis \Pho`to*syn"the*sis\, n. (Plant Physiol.)       The process of constructive metabolism by which carbohydrates       are formed from water vapor and the carbon dioxide of the air       in the chlorophyll-containing tissues of plants exposed to       the action of light. It was formerly called {assimilation},       but this is now commonly used as in animal physiology. The       details of the process are not yet clearly known. Baeyer's       theory is that the carbon dioxide is reduced to carbon       monoxide, which, uniting with the hydrogen of the water in       the cell, produces formaldehyde, the latter forming various       sugars through polymerization. Vines suggests that the       carbohydrates are secretion products of the chloroplasts,       derived from decomposition of previously formed proteids. The       food substances are usually quickly translocated, those that       accumulate being changed to starch, which appears in the       cells almost simultaneously with the sugars. The chloroplasts       perform photosynthesis only in light and within a certain       range of temperature, varying according to climate. This is       the only way in which a plant is able to organize       carbohydrates. All plants without a chlorophyll apparatus, as       the fungi, must be parasitic or saprophytic. --       {Pho`to*syn*thet"ic}, a. -- {Pho`to*syn*thet"ic*al*ly}, adv.
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Photosynthesis \Pho`to*syn"the*sis\, n. (Plant Physiol.)       The process of constructive metabolism by which carbohydrates       are formed from water vapor and the carbon dioxide of the air       in the chlorophyll-containing tissues of plants exposed to       the action of light. It was formerly called {assimilation},       but this is now commonly used as in animal physiology. The       details of the process are not yet clearly known. Baeyer's       theory is that the carbon dioxide is reduced to carbon       monoxide, which, uniting with the hydrogen of the water in       the cell, produces formaldehyde, the latter forming various       sugars through polymerization. Vines suggests that the       carbohydrates are secretion products of the chloroplasts,       derived from decomposition of previously formed proteids. The       food substances are usually quickly translocated, those that       accumulate being changed to starch, which appears in the       cells almost simultaneously with the sugars. The chloroplasts       perform photosynthesis only in light and within a certain       range of temperature, varying according to climate. This is       the only way in which a plant is able to organize       carbohydrates. All plants without a chlorophyll apparatus, as       the fungi, must be parasitic or saprophytic. --       {Pho`to*syn*thet"ic}, a. -- {Pho`to*syn*thet"ic*al*ly}, adv.
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Photozincograph \Pho`to*zin"co*graph\, n.       A print made by photozincography. --       {Pho`to*zin`co*graph"ic}, a.
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Photozincograph \Pho`to*zin"co*graph\, n.       A print made by photozincography. --       {Pho`to*zin`co*graph"ic}, a.
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Photozincography \Pho`to*zin*cog"ra*phy\, n. [Photo- +       zincography.]       A process, analogous to photolithography, for reproducing       photographed impressions transferred to zinc plate.
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Phytochemical \Phy`to*chem"ic*al\, a.       Relating to phytochemistry. --R. Hunt.
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Phytochemistry \Phy"to*chem"is*try\, n. [Phyto- + chemistry.]       Chemistry in its relation to vegetable bodies; vegetable       chemistry. --R. Hunt.
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Phytochimy \Phy*toch"i*my\, n. [F. phytochimie; Gr. [?] a plant       + F. chimie chemistry.]       Phytochemistry. [Obsoles.]
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Phytogenesis \Phy`to*gen"e*sis\, Phytogeny \Phy*tog"e*ny\, n.       [Phyto- + genesis, or root of Gr. [?] to be born.]       The doctrine of the generation of plants.
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Phytogenesis \Phy`to*gen"e*sis\, Phytogeny \Phy*tog"e*ny\, n.       [Phyto- + genesis, or root of Gr. [?] to be born.]       The doctrine of the generation of plants.
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Pietism \Pi"e*tism\ (p[imac]"[esl]*t[icr]z'm), n. [Cf. G.       pietismus, F. pi[82]tisme.]       1. The principle or practice of the Pietists.          2. Strict devotion; also, affectation of devotion.                         The Sch[94]ne Seele, that ideal of gentle pietism,                      in [bd]Wilhelm Meister.[b8]               --W. Pater.
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Pitch \Pitch\, v. i.       1. To fix or place a tent or temporary habitation; to encamp.             [bd]Laban with his brethren pitched in the Mount of             Gilead.[b8] --Gen. xxxi. 25.          2. To light; to settle; to come to rest from flight.                         The tree whereon they [the bees] pitch. --Mortimer.          3. To fix one's choise; -- with on or upon.                         Pitch upon the best course of life, and custom will                      render it the more easy.                     --Tillotson.          4. To plunge or fall; esp., to fall forward; to decline or             slope; as, to pitch from a precipice; the vessel pitches             in a heavy sea; the field pitches toward the east.          {Pitch and pay}, an old aphorism which inculcates ready-money             payment, or payment on delivery of goods. --Shak.
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Pitch \Pitch\, n.       1. A throw; a toss; a cast, as of something from the hand;             as, a good pitch in quoits.          {Pitch and toss}, a game played by tossing up a coin, and             calling [bd]Heads or tails;[b8] hence:          {To play pitch and toss with (anything)}, to be careless or             trust to luck about it. [bd]To play pitch and toss with             the property of the country.[b8] --G. Eliot.          {Pitch farthing}. See {Chuck farthing}, under 5th {Chuck}.          2. (Cricket) That point of the ground on which the ball             pitches or lights when bowled.          3. A point or peak; the extreme point or degree of elevation             or depression; hence, a limit or bound.                         Driven headlong from the pitch of heaven, down Into                      this deep.                                          --Milton.                         Enterprises of great pitch and moment. --Shak.                         To lowest pitch of abject fortune.      --Milton.                         He lived when learning was at its highest pitch.                                                                               --Addison.                         The exact pitch, or limits, where temperance ends.                                                                               --Sharp.          4. Height; stature. [Obs.] --Hudibras.          5. A descent; a fall; a thrusting down.          6. The point where a declivity begins; hence, the declivity             itself; a descending slope; the degree or rate of descent             or slope; slant; as, a steep pitch in the road; the pitch             of a roof.          7. (Mus.) The relative acuteness or gravity of a tone,             determined by the number of vibrations which produce it;             the place of any tone upon a scale of high and low.          Note: Musical tones with reference to absolute pitch, are                named after the first seven letters of the alphabet;                with reference to relative pitch, in a series of tones                called the scale, they are called one, two, three,                four, five, six, seven, eight. Eight is also one of a                new scale an octave higher, as one is eight of a scale                an octave lower.          8. (Mining) The limit of ground set to a miner who receives a             share of the ore taken out.          9. (Mech.)             (a) The distance from center to center of any two adjacent                   teeth of gearing, measured on the pitch line; --                   called also circular pitch.             (b) The length, measured along the axis, of a complete                   turn of the thread of a screw, or of the helical lines                   of the blades of a screw propeller.             (c) The distance between the centers of holes, as of rivet                   holes in boiler plates.          {Concert pitch} (Mus.), the standard of pitch used by             orchestras, as in concerts, etc.          {Diametral pitch} (Gearing), the distance which bears the             same relation to the pitch proper, or circular pitch, that             the diameter of a circle bears to its circumference; it is             sometimes described by the number expressing the quotient             obtained by dividing the number of teeth in a wheel by the             diameter of its pitch circle in inches; as, 4 pitch, 8             pitch, etc.          {Pitch chain}, a chain, as one made of metallic plates,             adapted for working with a sprocket wheel.          {Pitch line}, [or] {Pitch circle} (Gearing), an ideal line,             in a toothed gear or rack, bearing such a relation to a             corresponding line in another gear, with which the former             works, that the two lines will have a common velocity as             in rolling contact; it usually cuts the teeth at about the             middle of their height, and, in a circular gear, is a             circle concentric with the axis of the gear; the line, or             circle, on which the pitch of teeth is measured.          {Pitch of a roof} (Arch.), the inclination or slope of the             sides expressed by the height in parts of the span; as,             one half pitch; whole pitch; or by the height in parts of             the half span, especially among engineers; or by degrees,             as a pitch of 30[f8], of 45[f8], etc.; or by the rise and             run, that is, the ratio of the height to the half span;             as, a pitch of six rise to ten run. Equilateral pitch is             where the two sloping sides with the span form an             equilateral triangle.          {Pitch of a plane} (Carp.), the slant of the cutting iron.          {Pitch pipe}, a wind instrument used by choristers in             regulating the pitch of a tune.          {Pitch point} (Gearing), the point of contact of the pitch             lines of two gears, or of a rack and pinion, which work             together.
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Pitchiness \Pitch"i*ness\, n. [From {Pitchy}.]       Blackness, as of pitch; darkness.
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Pitch \Pitch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pitched}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Pitching}.] [See {Pitch}, n.]       1. To cover over or smear with pitch. --Gen. vi. 14.          2. Fig.: To darken; to blacken; to obscure.                         The welkin pitched with sullen could. --Addison.
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Pitching \Pitch"ing\, n.       1. The act of throwing or casting; a cast; a pitch; as, wild             pitching in baseball.          2. The rough paving of a street to a grade with blocks of             stone. --Mayhew.          3. (Hydraul. Eng.) A facing of stone laid upon a bank to             prevent wear by tides or currents.          {Pitching piece} (Carp.), the horizontal timber supporting             the floor of a platform of a stairway, and against which             the stringpieces of the sloping parts are supported.
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Pitching \Pitch"ing\, n.       1. The act of throwing or casting; a cast; a pitch; as, wild             pitching in baseball.          2. The rough paving of a street to a grade with blocks of             stone. --Mayhew.          3. (Hydraul. Eng.) A facing of stone laid upon a bank to             prevent wear by tides or currents.          {Pitching piece} (Carp.), the horizontal timber supporting             the floor of a platform of a stairway, and against which             the stringpieces of the sloping parts are supported.
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Piteous \Pit"e*ous\, a. [OE. pitous, OF. pitos, F. piteux. See       {Pity}.]       1. Pious; devout. [Obs.]                         The Lord can deliver piteous men from temptation.                                                                               --Wyclif.          2. Evincing pity, compassion, or sympathy; compassionate;             tender. [bd][She] piteous of his case.[b8] --Pope.                         She was so charitable and so pitous.   --Chaucer.          3. Fitted to excite pity or sympathy; wretched; miserable;             lamentable; sad; as, a piteous case.            --Spenser.                         The most piteous tale of Lear.            --Shak.          4. Paltry; mean; pitiful. [bd]Piteous amends.[b8] --Milton.          Syn: Sorrowful; mournful; affecting; doleful; woeful; rueful;                sad; wretched; miserable; pitiable; pitiful;                compassionate. -- {Pit"e*ous*ly}, adv. --                {Pit"e*ous*ness}, n.
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--Haeckel.          2. A genus consisting of an primate ({P. erectus}) apparently             intermediate between man and the existing anthropoid apes,             known from bones of a single individual found in Java             (hence called {Java man}) in 1891-92. These bones include             a thigh bone of the human type, two molar teeth             intermediate between those of man and the anthropoids, and             the calvaria of the skull, indicating a brain capacity of             about 900 cubic centimeters, and resembling in form that             of the Neanderthal man. Also [pl. {-thropi}], an animal of             this genus. -- {Pith`e*can"thrope}, n. --             {Pith`e*can"thro*poid}, a.
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--Haeckel.          2. A genus consisting of an primate ({P. erectus}) apparently             intermediate between man and the existing anthropoid apes,             known from bones of a single individual found in Java             (hence called {Java man}) in 1891-92. These bones include             a thigh bone of the human type, two molar teeth             intermediate between those of man and the anthropoids, and             the calvaria of the skull, indicating a brain capacity of             about 900 cubic centimeters, and resembling in form that             of the Neanderthal man. Also [pl. {-thropi}], an animal of             this genus. -- {Pith`e*can"thrope}, n. --             {Pith`e*can"thro*poid}, a.
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Monk \Monk\, n. [AS. munuc, munec, munc, L. monachus, Gr. [?],       fr. [?] alone. Cf. {Monachism}.]       1. A man who retires from the ordinary temporal concerns of             the world, and devotes himself to religion; one of a             religious community of men inhabiting a monastery, and             bound by vows to a life of chastity, obedience, and             poverty. [bd]A monk out of his cloister.[b8] --Chaucer.                         Monks in some respects agree with regulars, as in                      the substantial vows of religion; but in other                      respects monks and regulars differ; for that                      regulars, vows excepted, are not tied up to so                      strict a rule of life as monks are.   --Ayliffe.          2. (Print.) A blotch or spot of ink on a printed page, caused             by the ink not being properly distributed. It is             distinguished from a friar, or white spot caused by a             deficiency of ink.          3. A piece of tinder made of agaric, used in firing the             powder hose or train of a mine.          4. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A South American monkey ({Pithecia monachus}); also                   applied to other species, as {Cebus xanthocephalus}.             (b) The European bullfinch.          {Monk bat} (Zo[94]l.), a South American and West Indian bat             ({Molossus nasutus}); -- so called because the males live             in communities by themselves.          {Monk bird}(Zo[94]l.), the friar bird.          {Monk seal} (Zo[94]l.), a species of seal ({Monachus             albiventer}) inhabiting the Black Sea, the Mediterranean             Sea, and the adjacent parts of the Atlantic.          {Monk's rhubarb} (Bot.), a kind of dock; -- also called             {patience} ({Rumex Patientia}).
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Pithsome \Pith"some\, a.       Pithy; robust. [R.] [bd]Pithsome health and vigor.[b8] --R.       D. Blackmore.
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Poetize \Po"et*ize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Poetized}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Poetizing}.] [Cf. F. po[82]tiser.]       To write as a poet; to compose verse; to idealize.                   I versify the truth, not poetize.            --Donne.
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Pot \Pot\, n. [Akin to LG. pott, D. pot, Dan. potte, Sw. potta,       Icel. pottr, F. pot; of unknown origin.]       1. A metallic or earthen vessel, appropriated to any of a             great variety of uses, as for boiling meat or vegetables,             for holding liquids, for plants, etc.; as, a quart pot; a             flower pot; a bean pot.          2. An earthen or pewter cup for liquors; a mug.          3. The quantity contained in a pot; a potful; as, a pot of             ale. [bd]Give her a pot and a cake.[b8] --De Foe.          4. A metal or earthenware extension of a flue above the top             of a chimney; a chimney pot.          5. A crucible; as, a graphite pot; a melting pot.          6. A wicker vessel for catching fish, eels, etc.          7. A perforated cask for draining sugar. --Knight.          8. A size of paper. See {Pott}.          {Jack pot}. See under 2d {Jack}.          {Pot cheese}, cottage cheese. See under {Cottage}.          {Pot companion}, a companion in drinking.          {Pot hanger}, a pothook.          {Pot herb}, any plant, the leaves or stems of which are             boiled for food, as spinach, lamb's-quarters, purslane,             and many others.          {Pot hunter}, one who kills anything and everything that will             help to fill has bag; also, a hunter who shoots game for             the table or for the market.          {Pot metal}.             (a) The metal from which iron pots are made, different                   from common pig iron.             (b) An alloy of copper with lead used for making large                   vessels for various purposes in the arts. --Ure.             (c) A kind of stained glass, the colors of which are                   incorporated with the melted glass in the pot.                   --Knight.          {Pot plant} (Bot.), either of the trees which bear the             monkey-pot.          {Pot wheel} (Hydraul.), a noria.          {To go to pot}, to go to destruction; to come to an end of             usefulness; to become refuse. [Colloq.] --Dryden. --J. G.             Saxe.
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Potassamide \Pot`ass*am"ide\, n. [Potassium + amide.] (Chem.)       A yellowish brown substance obtained by heating potassium in       ammonia.
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Potassium \Po*tas"si*um\, n. [NL. See {Potassa}, {Potash}.]       (Chem.)       An Alkali element, occurring abundantly but always combined,       as in the chloride, sulphate, carbonate, or silicate, in the       minerals sylvite, kainite, orthoclase, muscovite, etc. Atomic       weight 39.0. Symbol K (Kalium).          Note: It is reduced from the carbonate as a soft white metal,                lighter than water, which oxidizes with the greatest                readiness, and, to be preserved, must be kept under                liquid hydrocarbons, as naphtha or kerosene. Its                compounds are very important, being used in glass                making, soap making, in fertilizers, and in many drugs                and chemicals.          {Potassium permanganate}, the salt {KMnO4}, crystallizing in             dark red prisms having a greenish surface color, and             dissolving in water with a beautiful purple red color; --             used as an oxidizer and disinfectant. The name {chameleon             mineral} is applied to this salt and also to potassium             manganate.          {Potassium bitartrate}. See {Cream of tartar}, under {Cream}.
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Potassium \Po*tas"si*um\, n. [NL. See {Potassa}, {Potash}.]       (Chem.)       An Alkali element, occurring abundantly but always combined,       as in the chloride, sulphate, carbonate, or silicate, in the       minerals sylvite, kainite, orthoclase, muscovite, etc. Atomic       weight 39.0. Symbol K (Kalium).          Note: It is reduced from the carbonate as a soft white metal,                lighter than water, which oxidizes with the greatest                readiness, and, to be preserved, must be kept under                liquid hydrocarbons, as naphtha or kerosene. Its                compounds are very important, being used in glass                making, soap making, in fertilizers, and in many drugs                and chemicals.          {Potassium permanganate}, the salt {KMnO4}, crystallizing in             dark red prisms having a greenish surface color, and             dissolving in water with a beautiful purple red color; --             used as an oxidizer and disinfectant. The name {chameleon             mineral} is applied to this salt and also to potassium             manganate.          {Potassium bitartrate}. See {Cream of tartar}, under {Cream}.
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Cream \Cream\ (kr[emac]m), n. [F. cr[ecir]me, perh. fr. LL.       crema cream of milk; cf. L. cremor thick juice or broth,       perh. akin to cremare to burn.]       1. The rich, oily, and yellowish part of milk, which, when             the milk stands unagitated, rises, and collects on the             surface. It is the part of milk from which butter is             obtained.          2. The part of any liquor that rises, and collects on the             surface. [R.]          3. A delicacy of several kinds prepared for the table from             cream, etc., or so as to resemble cream.          4. A cosmetic; a creamlike medicinal preparation.                         In vain she tries her paste and creams, To smooth                      her skin or hide its seams.               --Goldsmith.          5. The best or choicest part of a thing; the quintessence;             as, the cream of a jest or story; the cream of a             collection of books or pictures.                         Welcome, O flower and cream of knights errant.                                                                               --Shelton.          {Bavarian cream}, a preparation of gelatin, cream, sugar, and             eggs, whipped; -- to be eaten cold.          {Cold cream}, an ointment made of white wax, almond oil, rose             water, and borax, and used as a salve for the hands and             lips.          {Cream cheese}, a kind of cheese made from curd from which             the cream has not been taken off, or to which cream has             been added.          {Cream gauge}, an instrument to test milk, being usually a             graduated glass tube in which the milk is placed for the             cream to rise.          {Cream nut}, the Brazil nut.          {Cream of lime}.             (a) A scum of calcium carbonate which forms on a solution                   of milk of lime from the carbon dioxide of the air.             (b) A thick creamy emulsion of lime in water.          {Cream of tartar} (Chem.), purified tartar or argol; so             called because of the crust of crystals which forms on the             surface of the liquor in the process of purification by             recrystallization. It is a white crystalline substance,             with a gritty acid taste, and is used very largely as an             ingredient of baking powders; -- called also {potassium             bitartrate}, {acid potassium tartrate}, etc.
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Potassium \Po*tas"si*um\, n. [NL. See {Potassa}, {Potash}.]       (Chem.)       An Alkali element, occurring abundantly but always combined,       as in the chloride, sulphate, carbonate, or silicate, in the       minerals sylvite, kainite, orthoclase, muscovite, etc. Atomic       weight 39.0. Symbol K (Kalium).          Note: It is reduced from the carbonate as a soft white metal,                lighter than water, which oxidizes with the greatest                readiness, and, to be preserved, must be kept under                liquid hydrocarbons, as naphtha or kerosene. Its                compounds are very important, being used in glass                making, soap making, in fertilizers, and in many drugs                and chemicals.          {Potassium permanganate}, the salt {KMnO4}, crystallizing in             dark red prisms having a greenish surface color, and             dissolving in water with a beautiful purple red color; --             used as an oxidizer and disinfectant. The name {chameleon             mineral} is applied to this salt and also to potassium             manganate.          {Potassium bitartrate}. See {Cream of tartar}, under {Cream}.
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Cream \Cream\ (kr[emac]m), n. [F. cr[ecir]me, perh. fr. LL.       crema cream of milk; cf. L. cremor thick juice or broth,       perh. akin to cremare to burn.]       1. The rich, oily, and yellowish part of milk, which, when             the milk stands unagitated, rises, and collects on the             surface. It is the part of milk from which butter is             obtained.          2. The part of any liquor that rises, and collects on the             surface. [R.]          3. A delicacy of several kinds prepared for the table from             cream, etc., or so as to resemble cream.          4. A cosmetic; a creamlike medicinal preparation.                         In vain she tries her paste and creams, To smooth                      her skin or hide its seams.               --Goldsmith.          5. The best or choicest part of a thing; the quintessence;             as, the cream of a jest or story; the cream of a             collection of books or pictures.                         Welcome, O flower and cream of knights errant.                                                                               --Shelton.          {Bavarian cream}, a preparation of gelatin, cream, sugar, and             eggs, whipped; -- to be eaten cold.          {Cold cream}, an ointment made of white wax, almond oil, rose             water, and borax, and used as a salve for the hands and             lips.          {Cream cheese}, a kind of cheese made from curd from which             the cream has not been taken off, or to which cream has             been added.          {Cream gauge}, an instrument to test milk, being usually a             graduated glass tube in which the milk is placed for the             cream to rise.          {Cream nut}, the Brazil nut.          {Cream of lime}.             (a) A scum of calcium carbonate which forms on a solution                   of milk of lime from the carbon dioxide of the air.             (b) A thick creamy emulsion of lime in water.          {Cream of tartar} (Chem.), purified tartar or argol; so             called because of the crust of crystals which forms on the             surface of the liquor in the process of purification by             recrystallization. It is a white crystalline substance,             with a gritty acid taste, and is used very largely as an             ingredient of baking powders; -- called also {potassium             bitartrate}, {acid potassium tartrate}, etc.
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Carboxide \Car*box"ide\, n. [Carbon + oxide.] (Chem.)       A compound of carbon and oxygen, as carbonyl, with some       element or radical; as, potassium carboxide.          {Potassium carboxide}, a grayish explosive crystalline             compound, {C6O6K}, obtained by passing carbon monoxide             over heated potassium.
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Ferricyanide \Fer`ri*cy"a*nide\ (?; 104), n. [Ferri- + cyanide.]       (Chem.)       One of a complex series of double cyanides of ferric iron and       some other base.          {Potassium ferricyanide} (Chem.), red prussiate of potash; a             dark, red, crystalline salt, {K6(CN)12Fe2}, consisting of             the double cyanide of potassium and ferric iron. From it             is derived the ferrous ferricyanate, Turnbull's blue.
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Ferrocyanide \Fer`ro*cy"a*nide\ (? [or] ?; 104), n. [Ferro- +       cyanide.] (Chem.)       One of a series of complex double cyanides of ferrous iron       and some other base.          {Potassium ferrocyanide} (Chem.), yellow prussiate of potash;             a tough, yellow, crystalline salt, {K4(CN)6Fe}, the             starting point in the manufacture of almost all cyanogen             compounds, and the basis of the ferric ferrocyanate,             prussian blue. It is obtained by strongly heating together             potash, scrap iron, and animal matter containing nitrogen,             as horn, leather, blood, etc., in iron pots.
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Permanganate \Per*man"ga*nate\, n. (Chem.)       A salt of permanganic acid.          {Potassium permanganate}. (Chem.) See {Potassium             permanganate}, under {Potassium}.
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Potassium \Po*tas"si*um\, n. [NL. See {Potassa}, {Potash}.]       (Chem.)       An Alkali element, occurring abundantly but always combined,       as in the chloride, sulphate, carbonate, or silicate, in the       minerals sylvite, kainite, orthoclase, muscovite, etc. Atomic       weight 39.0. Symbol K (Kalium).          Note: It is reduced from the carbonate as a soft white metal,                lighter than water, which oxidizes with the greatest                readiness, and, to be preserved, must be kept under                liquid hydrocarbons, as naphtha or kerosene. Its                compounds are very important, being used in glass                making, soap making, in fertilizers, and in many drugs                and chemicals.          {Potassium permanganate}, the salt {KMnO4}, crystallizing in             dark red prisms having a greenish surface color, and             dissolving in water with a beautiful purple red color; --             used as an oxidizer and disinfectant. The name {chameleon             mineral} is applied to this salt and also to potassium             manganate.          {Potassium bitartrate}. See {Cream of tartar}, under {Cream}.
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Chameleon \Cha*me"le*on\ (k[adot]*m[emac]"l[esl]*[ucr]n), n. [L.       Chamaeleon, Gr. chamaile`wn, lit., [bd]ground lion;[b8]       chamai` on the ground + le`wn lion. See {Humble}, and       {Lion}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A lizardlike reptile of the genus {Cham[91]leo}, of several       species, found in Africa, Asia, and Europe. The skin is       covered with fine granulations; the tail is prehensile, and       the body is much compressed laterally, giving it a high back.          Note: Its color changes more or less with the color of the                objects about it, or with its temper when disturbed. In                a cool, dark place it is nearly white, or grayish; on                admitting the light, it changes to brown, bottle-green,                or blood red, of various shades, and more or less                mottled in arrangment. The American chameleons belong                to {Anolis} and allied genera of the family                {Iguanid[91]}. They are more slender in form than the                true chameleons, but have the same power of changing                their colors.          {Chameleon mineral} (Chem.), the compound called {potassium             permanganate}, a dark violet, crystalline substance,             {KMnO4}, which in formation passes through a peculiar             succession of color from green to blue, purple, red, etc.             See {Potassium permanganate}, under {Potassium}.
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Permanganate \Per*man"ga*nate\, n. (Chem.)       A salt of permanganic acid.          {Potassium permanganate}. (Chem.) See {Potassium             permanganate}, under {Potassium}.
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Potassium \Po*tas"si*um\, n. [NL. See {Potassa}, {Potash}.]       (Chem.)       An Alkali element, occurring abundantly but always combined,       as in the chloride, sulphate, carbonate, or silicate, in the       minerals sylvite, kainite, orthoclase, muscovite, etc. Atomic       weight 39.0. Symbol K (Kalium).          Note: It is reduced from the carbonate as a soft white metal,                lighter than water, which oxidizes with the greatest                readiness, and, to be preserved, must be kept under                liquid hydrocarbons, as naphtha or kerosene. Its                compounds are very important, being used in glass                making, soap making, in fertilizers, and in many drugs                and chemicals.          {Potassium permanganate}, the salt {KMnO4}, crystallizing in             dark red prisms having a greenish surface color, and             dissolving in water with a beautiful purple red color; --             used as an oxidizer and disinfectant. The name {chameleon             mineral} is applied to this salt and also to potassium             manganate.          {Potassium bitartrate}. See {Cream of tartar}, under {Cream}.
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Chameleon \Cha*me"le*on\ (k[adot]*m[emac]"l[esl]*[ucr]n), n. [L.       Chamaeleon, Gr. chamaile`wn, lit., [bd]ground lion;[b8]       chamai` on the ground + le`wn lion. See {Humble}, and       {Lion}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A lizardlike reptile of the genus {Cham[91]leo}, of several       species, found in Africa, Asia, and Europe. The skin is       covered with fine granulations; the tail is prehensile, and       the body is much compressed laterally, giving it a high back.          Note: Its color changes more or less with the color of the                objects about it, or with its temper when disturbed. In                a cool, dark place it is nearly white, or grayish; on                admitting the light, it changes to brown, bottle-green,                or blood red, of various shades, and more or less                mottled in arrangment. The American chameleons belong                to {Anolis} and allied genera of the family                {Iguanid[91]}. They are more slender in form than the                true chameleons, but have the same power of changing                their colors.          {Chameleon mineral} (Chem.), the compound called {potassium             permanganate}, a dark violet, crystalline substance,             {KMnO4}, which in formation passes through a peculiar             succession of color from green to blue, purple, red, etc.             See {Potassium permanganate}, under {Potassium}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Potgun \Pot"gun`\, n.       1. A pot-shaped cannon; a mortar. [Obs.] [bd]Twelve potguns             of brass.[b8] --Hakluyt.          2. A popgun. [Obs.] --Swift.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ptisan \Ptis"an\, n. [L. ptisana peeled barley, barley water,       Gr. [?], from [?] to peel, husk; cf. F. ptisane, tisane.]       1. A decoction of barley with other ingredients; a             farinaceous drink.          2. (Med.) An aqueous medicine, containing little, if any,             medicinal agent; a tea or tisane.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pantherine \Pan"ther*ine\, a.       Like a panther, esp. in color; as, the pantherine snake       ({Ptyas mucosus}) of Brazil.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rat \Rat\, n. [AS. r[91]t; akin to D. rat, OHG. rato, ratta, G.       ratte, ratze, OLG. ratta, LG. & Dan. rotte, Sw. r[86]tta, F.       rat, Ir. & Gael radan, Armor. raz, of unknown origin. Cf.       {Raccoon}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) One of the several species of small rodents of             the genus {Mus} and allied genera, larger than mice, that             infest houses, stores, and ships, especially the Norway,             or brown, rat ({M. Alexandrinus}). These were introduced             into Anerica from the Old World.          2. A round and tapering mass of hair, or similar material,             used by women to support the puffs and rolls of their             natural hair. [Local, U.S.]          3. One who deserts his party or associates; hence, in the             trades, one who works for lower wages than those             prescribed by a trades union. [Cant]          Note: [bd]It so chanced that, not long after the accession of                the house of Hanover, some of the brown, that is the                German or Norway, rats, were first brought over to this                country (in some timber as is said); and being much                stronger than the black, or, till then, the common,                rats, they in many places quite extirpated the latter.                The word (both the noun and the verb to rat) was first,                as we have seen, leveled at the converts to the                government of George the First, but has by degrees                obtained a wide meaning, and come to be applied to any                sudden and mercenary change in politics.[b8] --Lord                Mahon.          {Bamboo rat} (Zo[94]l.), any Indian rodent of the genus             {Rhizomys}.          {Beaver rat}, {Coast rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Beaver} and             {Coast}.          {Blind rat} (Zo[94]l.), the mole rat.          {Cotton rat} (Zo[94]l.), a long-haired rat ({Sigmodon             hispidus}), native of the Southern United States and             Mexico. It makes its nest of cotton and is often injurious             to the crop.          {Ground rat}. See {Ground Pig}, under {Ground}.          {Hedgehog rat}. See under {Hedgehog}.          {Kangaroo rat} (Zo[94]l.), the potoroo.          {Norway rat} (Zo[94]l.), the common brown rat. See {Rat}.          {Pouched rat}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) See {Pocket Gopher}, under {Pocket}.             (b) Any African rodent of the genus {Cricetomys}.          {Rat Indians} (Ethnol.), a tribe of Indians dwelling near             Fort Ukon, Alaska. They belong to Athabascan stock.          {Rat mole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Mole rat}, under {Mole}.          {Rat pit}, an inclosed space into which rats are put to be             killed by a dog for sport.          {Rat snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large colubrine snake ({Ptyas             mucosus}) very common in India and Ceylon. It enters             dwellings, and destroys rats, chickens, etc.          {Spiny rat} (Zo[94]l.), any South America rodent of the genus             {Echinomys}.          {To smell a rat}. See under {Smell}.          {Wood rat} (Zo[94]l.), any American rat of the genus             {Neotoma}, especially {N. Floridana}, common in the             Southern United States. Its feet and belly are white.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ptysmagogue \Ptys"ma*gogue\, n. [Gr. [?] spittle + [?] driving:       cf. F. ptysmagogue.] (Med.)       A medicine that promotes the discharge of saliva.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pythocenic \Pyth`o*cen"ic\, a. [Gr. [?] to rot + [?] origin.]       Producing decomposition, as diseases which are supposed to be       accompanied or caused by decomposition.
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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
PDS/MaGen          Problem Descriptor System.   A system for generating matrices       and reports for mathematical programming and {operations       research}.          ["PDS MaGen User Information Manual", Haverly Systems (Dec       1977)].          (1994-10-27)
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pidgen+          A language for the {Apple II}.          {(ftp://ftp.wustl.edu/system/apple2/Lang/pidgen/)}.          [Published in Dr. Dobbs Journal?]          (1994-11-29)
From The Elements (22Oct97) [elements]:
potassium    Symbol: K    Atomic number: 19    Atomic weight: 39.0983    Soft silvery metallic element belonging to group 1 of the periodic table    (alkali metals). Occurs naturally in seawater and a many minerals. Highly    reactive, chemically, it resembles sodium in its behavior and compounds.    Discovered by Sir Humphry Davy in 1807.