process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual
parthenogeny
Noun
human conception without fertilization by a man
parturition
Noun
the process of giving birth
passive transport
Noun
transport of a substance across a cell membrane by diffusion
pathogenesis
Noun
the origination and development of a disease
pathologic process
Noun
an organic process occurring as a consequence of disease
pathological process
Noun
an organic process occurring as a consequence of disease
peace process
Noun
any social process undertaken by governments who want their citizens to believe they are trying to avoid armed hostilities
peeing
Noun
informal terms for urination
pee
Noun
term for urination
pee
Noun
liquid excretory product
pee
Verb
eliminate urine
prophase
Noun
the first stage of mitosis
prophase
Noun
the first stage of meiosis
proteolysis
Noun
the hydrolysis of proteins into peptides and amino acids by cleavage of their peptide bonds
psilosis
Noun
falling out of hair
psilosis
Noun
a chronic disorder that occurs in tropical and non-tropical forms and in both children and adults
psychogenesis
Noun
a general term for the origin and development of almost any aspect of the mind
psychogenesis
Noun
the development in the life of an individual of some disorder that is caused by psychological rather than physiological factors
psychomotor development
Noun
progressive acquisition of skills involving both mental and motor activities
psychosexual development
Noun
(psychoanalysis) the process during which personality and sexual behavior mature through a series of stages: first oral stage and then anal stage and then phallic stage and then latency stage and finally genital stage
ptyalism
Noun
excessive flow of saliva
pullulation
Noun
a rapid and abundant increase
pullulation
Noun
asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual
pyrochemical process
Noun
processes for chemical reactions at high temperatures
pyrochemistry
Noun
processes for chemical reactions at high temperatures
pollen count
Noun
the number of pollen grains (usually ragweed) in a standard volume of air over a twenty-four hour period and a specified time and place
plurality
Noun
(in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less that half of the votes)
plurality
Noun
a large indefinite number
plurality
Noun
the state of being plural
protein folding
Noun
the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape
parity bit
Noun
(computer science) a bit that is used in an error detection procedure in which a 0 or 1 is added to each group of bits so that it will have either an odd number of 1's or an even number of 1's
pain unit
Noun
a unit measuring the intensity of pain
pressure unit
Noun
a unit measuring force per unit area
pint
Noun
a United States liquid unit equal to 16 fluid ounces
pint
Noun
a United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches
pint
Noun
a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters
pint
Noun
informally, a beer
printing unit
Noun
a unit of measurement for printing
petabyte
Noun
a unit of information equal to 1024 tebibytes or 2^50 bytes
petabyte
Noun
a unit of information equal to 1000 terabytes or 10^15 bytes
peck
Noun
a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches
peck
Noun
a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons
peck
Noun
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
peck
Verb
bother persistently with trivial complaints
peck
Verb
eat like a bird
peck
Verb
eat by pecking at, like a bird
peck
Verb
hit lightly with a picking motion
peck
Verb
kiss lightly
pebibyte
Noun
a unit of information equal to 1024 tebibytes or 2^50 bytes