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| petty officer |
a noncommissioned naval officer. |
| petulance |
the state or quality of being easily or unreasonably irritated, impatient, or ill tempered. |
| petulant |
showing or inclined to show sudden or unreasonable irritation, impatience, or ill temper; peevish or sulky. |
| petunia |
any of several common garden plants, originating in the American tropics, that bear white to purple, funnel-shaped flowers. |
| pew |
a stationary church bench with a back and often arms at the ends, usu. one of several arranged in rows facing the altar. [2 definitions] |
| pewee |
either of two small North American woodland flycatchers. |
| pewit |
the lapwing. |
| pewter |
a tin alloy, used formerly for kitchen vessels or implements, but now mostly for decorative objects and tableware. [2 definitions] |
| peyote |
a species of mescal cactus. [2 definitions] |
| PFAS |
acronym for perflouroalkyl and polyflouroalkyl substances. Such chemical substances are used in a vast number of products and applications such as non-stick coatings for cookware, cleaning products, wire insulation, clothing, and food packaging. Some are known to be toxic, and, as a group, they are considered at least potentially harmful to human and animal health. They are also considered an environmental pollutant, as they can take thousands of years to break down, earning the the appellation "forever chemicals." |
| PFC |
abbreviation of "private first class," a soldier in the U.S. Army or Marine Corps ranking below a corporal and above a private. |
| pfennig |
formerly, the smaller monetary unit of Germany. (Cf. deutsche mark, mark.) |
| PG |
abbreviation of "parental guidance suggested," (used as a film rating). |
| pg. |
abbreviation of "page." |
| PG-13 |
abbreviation of "parental guidance suggested; may not be suitable for those under thirteen years" (used as a film rating). |
| pH |
a symbol for a measure of the degree of alkalinity or acidity of a solution, determined by the concentration or activity of hydrogen ions therein (often fol. by a number, with seven indicating neutrality, zero to six indicating acidity, and eight to fourteen indicating alkalinity). |
| Phaėthon |
in Greek mythology, son of the sun god, Helios, who tried to drive his father's sun-chariot from east to west but flew too close to earth, started a conflagration, and was killed by Zeus. |
| phaeton |
an open, lightweight, four-wheeled carriage drawn by horses. [3 definitions] |
| -phage |
something that eats or destroys (used in naming phagocytes). |
| phago- |
eating. |
| phagocyte |
a cell, esp. a leukocyte, that surrounds and ingests foreign particles, microorganisms, and other cells in the blood and tissues. |
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