Words starting with p

Words, definitions, meanings and synonyms

p means: the 16th letter of the Roman alphabet

p means: a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

p-n junction means: the junction between a p-type semiconductor and an n-type semiconductor

p-n-p transistor means: a 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 semiconductor means: a semiconductor in which electrical conduction is due chiefly to the movement of positive holes

p. g. wodehouse means: English writer known for his humorous novels and stories (1881-1975)

p. p. von mauser means: German arms manufacturer and inventor of a repeating rifle and pistol (1838-1914)

p. t. barnum means: United States showman who popularized the circus (1810-1891)

p.a. means: an electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas

p.a. means: by the year; every year (usually with reference to a sum of money paid or received)

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a hundred times means: by a factor of one hundred

atherinopsis means: a genus of Atherinidae

cyborg means: a human being whose body has been taken over in whole or in part by electromechanical devices

dominic means: (Roman Catholic Church) Spanish priest who founded an order whose members became known as Dominicans or Black Friars (circa 1170-1221)

genus amblyrhynchus means: marine iguanas

genus dacrydium means: Australasian evergreen trees or shrubs

genus helenium means: genus of American herbs with flowers having yellow rays: sneezeweeds

genus neolentinus means: a genus of fungi belonging to the family Polyporaceae

hoodmould means: a protective drip that is made of stone

hothead means: a reckless impetuous irresponsible person

hothead means: a belligerent grouch

maitre d' means: a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers

orangeness means: orange color or pigment; any of a range of colors between red and yellow

pelvic means: of or relating to the pelvis

phonograph recording disk means: a disk coated with cellulose acetate

pipra means: type genus of the Pipridae containing the typical manakins

polecat means: dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened

polecat means: American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae

tantra means: doctrine of enlightenment as the realization of the oneness of one's self and the visible world; combines elements of Hinduism and paganism including magical and mystical elements like mantras and mudras and erotic rites; especially influential in Tibet

tantra means: any of a fairly recent class of Hindu or Buddhist religious literature concerned with ritual acts of body and speech and mind