Words containing p

achras zapota means: large tropical American evergreen yielding chicle gum and edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Achras

acid precipitation means: rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with water

acidophil means: an organism that thrives in a relatively acid environment

acidophile means: an organism that thrives in a relatively acid environment

acidophilic means: especially of some bacteria; growing well in an acid medium

acidophilous means: especially of some bacteria; growing well in an acid medium

acidophilus means: a bacterium that is used to make yogurt and to supplement probiotics

acidophilus milk means: milk fermented by bacteria; used to treat gastrointestinal disorders

acipenser means: type genus of the Acipenseridae: sturgeons

acipenser huso means: valuable source of caviar and isinglass; found in Black and Caspian seas

arctic circle means: a line of latitude near but to the south of the north pole; it marks the northernmost point at which the sun is visible on the northern winter solstice and the southernmost point at which the midnight sun can be seen on the northern summer solstice

cassareep means: a flavoring made by boiling down the juice of the bitter cassava; used in West Indian cooking

cocos means: coconut palms

crystal tea means: evergreen shrub of eastern North America having white or creamy bell-shaped flowers and dark green hairy leaves used for tea during American Revolution

francisella means: a genus of Gram-negative aerobic bacteria that occur as pathogens and parasite in many animals (including humans)

gametocyte means: an immature animal or plant cell that develops into a gamete by meiosis

genus clostridium means: anaerobic or micro-aerophilic rod-shaped or spindle-shaped saprophytes; nearly cosmopolitan in soil, animal intestines, and dung

gracile means: slender and graceful

grevy's zebra means: zebra with less continuous stripes

loquaciously means: in a chatty loquacious manner

lutecium means: a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; usually occurs in association with yttrium

nabob means: a wealthy man (especially one who made his fortune in the Orient)

nabob means: a governor in India during the Mogul empire

oleales means: coextensive with the family Oleaceae; in some classifications included in the order Gentianales

packhorse means: a workhorse used as a pack animal

pain in the ass means: something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness

scald means: the act of burning with steam or hot water

scald means: a burn cause by hot liquid or steam

scald means: burn with a hot liquid or steam

scald means: heat to the boiling point