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)

Words, definitions, meanings and synonyms

alcohol means: a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent

alcohol means: any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation

alectoris means: a genus of Perdicidae

arisaema triphyllum means: common American spring-flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries

canada garlic means: North American bulbous plant

clever dick means: an intellectual who is ostentatiously and irritatingly knowledgeable

coconut meat means: the edible white meat of a coconut; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries

comatula means: former usage synonymous with Antedon

crick means: English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (1916-2004)

crick means: a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)

crick means: twist (a body part) into a strained position

dressing gown means: a robe worn before dressing or while lounging

family psilotaceae means: small family of lower ferns having nearly naked stems and minute scalelike leaves

gangboard means: a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside

harmonious means: existing together in harmony

harmonious means: suitable and fitting

harmonious means: exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities

harmonious means: musically pleasing

impermissibility means: inadmissibility as a consequence of not being permitted

inverse means: something inverted in sequence or character or effect