| Pan American Exposition |
a world's fair held in 1901 in Buffalo, New York, where the use of electricity was the highlight and at which U.S. President William McKinley was assassinated. |
| Pan-Americanism |
any policy or theory advocating mutual aid and cooperation among the Pan-American nations, such as the establishment of political, economic, military, and cultural alliances. |
| panatela |
a long thin cigar. |
| pan-broil |
to cook over direct heat in an uncovered frying pan, using little or no grease. |
| pancake |
a flat round cake of batter fried on both sides on a griddle or frying pan; hotcake; griddlecake. [4 definitions] |
| Pancake Day |
(chiefly British; informal) Shrove Tuesday. |
| Pan-Cake Make-Up |
trademark for a cosmetic face powder formed into a compact round cake. |
| panchromatic |
of photographic film, sensitive to all visible colors. |
| pancreas |
a gland located near the stomach that secretes a digestive juice into the intestine and insulin into the blood. |
| pancreatic juice |
the clear, alkaline secretion of the pancreas that aids in the digestion of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. |
| pancreatitis |
inflammation of the pancreas. |
| panda |
a large bearlike mammal of China and Tibet that has woolly fur with dramatic black and white markings, including black rings around the eyes; giant panda. [2 definitions] |
| pandect |
(pl.) a legal code. [2 definitions] |
| pandemic |
a widespread outbreak of disease that afflicts many people over different continents. [3 definitions] |
| pandemonium |
wild, tumultuous uproar; noisy chaos. [2 definitions] |
| pander |
one who procures prostitutes or acts as a go-between in sexual or romantic affairs. [3 definitions] |
| pandit |
in India, a Brahman who is learned in Sanskrit and Hindu philosophy. [2 definitions] |
| P and L |
abbreviation of "profit and loss." |
| Pandora |
in Greek mythology, the first woman, who, when she opened the lid of a box out of curiosity, let all the evils out into the world. |
| Pandora's box |
a source of unexpected problems or ills. |
| pandour |
an eighteenth-century Croatian soldier noted for extreme brutality and cruelty. [2 definitions] |