Glossary - P

pacemaker device /7/Machine/Kinds/Electronic/pacemaker device

pack ice /5/Earth Science/Water/Fresh/Areas/Ice/pack ice

packet switching /3/Computer Science/Software/Coding/Methods/packet switching

packthread /7/Machine/Parts/String/packthread

paddle tennis /7/Game/Athletic/Racket/paddle tennis

paean /2/Literature/Prose/Kinds/Essay/paean

pagination /7/Machine/Kinds/Printing/Page/pagination

paint /7/Machine/Industrial Materials/Organic Chemical/paint

palate /4/Zoology/Organ/Digestion/Parts/Mouth/Pharynx/palate

paleocortex /4/Zoology/Kinds/Reptile/Anatomy/paleocortex

paleontology /4/Biology/Subjects/Evolution/paleontology

palette symbol /6/Linguistics/Writing/Symbol/Pictogram/palette symbol

palimpsest /7/Machine/Industrial Materials/Organic Chemical/Paper/palimpsest

palindrome /2/Literature/Prose/Expressions/Letter Combinations/palindrome

palisade, cliff /5/Earth Science/Land/Land Forms/High Area/palisade cliff

palmar /4/Zoology/Organ/Skeleton/Bones/Extremity/Arm/palmar

palmistry /4/Biology/Subjects/Animal/palmistry

palsy /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Organ/Nerve/Muscle/palsy

pampas /5/Earth Science/Land/Land Forms/Vegetation/Grass/pampas as plain

panchromatic /7/Machine/Kinds/Optical/Film/panchromatic

pancreas /4/Zoology/Organ/Digestion/Parts/Pancreas/pancreas organ

panic /6/Psychology/Cognition/Emotion/Kinds/panic

pantheism /6/Religion/Belief/pantheism

Pap smear /4/Medicine/Medical Examination/Tests/Women/Pap smear

paperback book /7/Machine/Kinds/Printing/Book/paperback book

papilla /1/Consciousness/Sense/Taste/Anatomy/Tongue/Papilla/papilla

papyrus /6/History/History/Invention/Asia/Middle East/papyrus

par value /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Finance/Securities/Value/par value

parable /2/Literature/Prose/Kinds/Story/parable

paradigm, perception /6/Philosophy/Epistemology/Perception/Paradigms/paradigm

paragraph symbol /6/Linguistics/Writing/Symbol/Punctuation/paragraph symbol

parallel axiom /3/Geometry/Kinds/Projective Geometry/parallel axiom

parallel circuit /5/Physics/Electromagnetism/Circuit/Loads/parallel circuit

parallel postulate /3/Geometry/Plane/Line/Axiom/parallel postulate

parallel processing /3/Computer Science/Systems/parallel processing

parallel transport /3/Calculus/Vector/Operations/parallel transport

parallelepiped /3/Geometry/Solid/parallelepiped

parallelism, writing /6/Education/Writing/Grammar/parallelism in writing

parallelogram /3/Geometry/Plane/Polygon/Kinds/Quadrilateral/parallelogram

paralysis /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Organ/Nerve/Muscle/Paralysis/paralysis

paramagnetism /5/Physics/Electromagnetism/Magnetism/Kinds/Paramagnetism/paramagnetism

paranoia /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Organ/Nerve/Mental/paranoia

paraphrase, literature /2/Literature/Literary Techniques/paraphrase

paraplegia /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Organ/Nerve/Muscle/Paralysis/paraplegia

parapsychology /6/Psychology/Parapsychology/parapsychology

parasitism /4/Ecology/Community/Species Relations/parasitism

parasitology /4/Biology/Subjects/Medicine/parasitology

parasympathetic autonomic system /4/Zoology/Organ/Nerve/Systems/Function/parasympathetic autonomic system

parathormone /4/Zoology/Organ/Endocrine Gland/Hormone/Calcium/parathormone

parathyroid gland /4/Zoology/Organ/Endocrine Gland/Glands/parathyroid gland

parentheses /6/Linguistics/Writing/Symbol/Punctuation/parentheses

parietal eye /4/Zoology/Kinds/Reptile/Anatomy/Eye/parietal eye

parietal lobe /4/Zoology/Organ/Nerve/Brain/Cerebrum/Parietal Lobe/parietal lobe

parity checking /3/Information Theory/Error Prevention/parity checking

parity, number /3/Number Theory/parity of numbers

parity, physics /5/Physics/Matter/Particle/Properties/parity in physics

parlance /6/Linguistics/Language/Usage/parlance

parliamentary democracy /6/Political Science/Government/Kinds/Democracy/parliamentary democracy

parochial school /6/Education/Levels/Type/parochial school

parody /2/Literature/Prose/Expressions/Humorous/parody

parole, law /6/Law/Crime/Punishment/Termination/parole of prisoner

paronym /6/Linguistics/Semantics/Word/Relations/paronym

paroxytone /6/Linguistics/Phonetics/Modulation/Accent/Word/paroxytone

parricide /6/Law/Crime/Crimes/Violent/Murder/parricide

parsing problem /1/Consciousness/Sense/Physiology/Binding/parsing problem

parsing, grammar /6/Linguistics/Grammar/Syntax/Parsing/parsing

parthenogenesis /4/Biology/Evolution/Reproduction/Asexual/parthenogenesis

Parthian shot /6/History/History/Nation/Asia/Middle East/Parthian shot

partial derivative /3/Calculus/Differentiation/Partial/partial derivative

participle /6/Linguistics/Grammar/Syntax/Noun/Verbal/participle

particle decay /5/Physics/Matter/Atom/Reactions/particle decay

partition function /5/Physics/Heat/Statistical Mechanics/partition function

partition of energy, heat /5/Physics/Heat/Kinetics/partition of energy

partition, set /3/Set Theory/Set Properties/partition of set

partnership /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Business/Kinds/Partnership/partnership

parts of speech /6/Linguistics/Grammar/Syntax/Sentence/parts of speech

parturition /4/Zoology/Organ/Reproduction/Birth/parturition

pas de deux, ballet /2/Dance/Ballet/Kinds/pas de deux

passive resistance /6/Law/Person/Rights/passive resistance

passive voice /6/Linguistics/Grammar/Syntax/Verb/Voice/passive voice

passport /6/Political Science/International Relations/Documents/passport

pasteurization /4/Medicine/Clean/pasteurization

pastorale /2/Music/Classical/Composition Types/pastorale

patch test /4/Medicine/Medical Examination/Tests/patch test

pate /4/Zoology/Organ/Skeleton/Bones/Head/pate as head

patella /4/Zoology/Organ/Skeleton/Bones/Extremity/Leg/patella

patent, business /6/Economics/Macroeconomics/Government Actions/patent in business

paternalism /6/Political Science/Government/Kinds/paternalism

pathetic fallacy /2/Literature/Rhetoric/Fallacy/pathetic fallacy

pathogen /4/Medicine/Disease/pathogen

pathology /4/Biology/Subjects/Medicine/pathology

pathos /2/Literature/Drama/pathos

patina /5/Earth Science/Mineral/Textures/patina

patois /6/Linguistics/Language/Dialect/patois

patriarchy /6/Political Science/Government/Tribe/patriarchy

patrician /6/Law/National/Roman Law/Roman Classes/patrician

patricide /6/Law/Crime/Crimes/Violent/Murder/patricide

patrimony /7/Legal Affairs/Death/Will/Probate/patrimony

patriotism /6/Political Science/People/Feeling/patriotism

patronage /6/Political Science/Actions/Money/patronage

patronymic /6/Linguistics/Semantics/Word/Kinds/patronymic

Pauli exclusion principle, fermion /5/Physics/Matter/Atom/Orbital/Rules/Pauli exclusion principle

payola /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Production/Factors/Labor/Job/Money/payola

p-brane /5/Physics/String Theory/Brane/p-brane

pearl, gem /5/Earth Science/Mineral/Kinds/Organic/pearl

pectin, polymer /5/Chemistry/Biochemistry/Carbohydrate/Carbohydrates/Polymer/pectin polymer

pectoral /4/Zoology/Organ/Muscle/Muscles/pectoral muscle

pectoral girdle /4/Zoology/Organ/Skeleton/Bones/Trunk/pectoral girdle

pediatrics /4/Biology/Subjects/Medicine/pediatrics

pediment /2/Art/Architecture/Building Parts/Greek Temple/pediment

pedology /5/Earth Science/Land/Soil/pedology

pedometer /7/Machine/Kinds/Instrument/pedometer

pedomorphism /4/Zoology/Kinds/Mammal/pedomorphism

pedophilia /6/Psychology/Family/Sexual Actions/pedophilia

peds /5/Earth Science/Land/Soil/peds

peer group /6/Sociology/Sociological Group/Kinds/Order/peer group

pelagic /4/Ecology/Community/Food Chain/Organism Types/Ocean/pelagic

pellagra /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Nutrition/Vitamin/pellagra

pelvis /4/Zoology/Organ/Skeleton/Bones/Trunk/Pelvis/pelvis

pemmican /7/Food/Cooking/Prepared Food/Meat/pemmican

pen, writing /7/Machine/Kinds/Fluid/Pen/pen for writing

penal code /6/Law/Kinds/Code/penal code

pencil sharpener /7/Machine/Kinds/Mechanical/Household/Pencil/pencil sharpener

pencil, writing /7/Machine/Kinds/Mechanical/Household/Pencil/pencil for writing

peninsula /5/Earth Science/Land/Land Forms/Shore/peninsula

penis /4/Zoology/Organ/Reproduction/Male/Parts/penis

penna /4/Zoology/Organ/Skin/Feather/penna

penology /6/Law/Subjects/penology

pension /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Production/Factors/Labor/Job/Benefit/pension

pentagon /3/Geometry/Plane/Polygon/Kinds/Number/pentagon polygon

pentagram of Pythagoras /3/Geometry/Plane/Polygon/Kinds/pentagram of Pythagoras

pentahedron /3/Geometry/Solid/Polyhedron/Kinds/Number Of Faces/pentahedron

penumbra /5/Physics/Wave/Diffraction/Shadow/penumbra

penury /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Money/penury

peptide /5/Chemistry/Biochemistry/Protein/Kinds/peptide

peptide bond /5/Chemistry/Biochemistry/Protein/Chemical Reaction/peptide bond

percent symbol /6/Linguistics/Writing/Symbol/percent symbol

percentile /3/Statistics/Statistical Population/Percentile/percentile

perception /6/Psychology/Cognition/Perception/perception

percuss /4/Medicine/Medical Examination/Parts/percuss

percussion instrument /2/Music/Instrument/Categories/percussion instrument

performance /6/Law/Contract/Enforcability/performance in law

pericardium /4/Zoology/Organ/Circulation/Parts/Heart/pericardium

perineum /4/Zoology/Organ/Digestion/Parts/perineum

period, oscillation /5/Physics/Dynamics/Force/Kinds/Restoring/period of spring

period, vibration /5/Physics/Kinetics/Motion Types/Vibration/period of vibration

periodic table /5/Physics/Matter/Atom/Periodic Table/periodic table

periodicity /3/Computer Science/Systems/Chaos Theory/periodicity in systems

periodontics /4/Biology/Subjects/Medicine/Dentistry/periodontics

peripheral nervous system /4/Zoology/Organ/Nerve/Systems/Location/peripheral nervous system

peristalsis /4/Zoology/Organ/Digestion/Movements/peristalsis

peritoneum /4/Zoology/Organ/Digestion/Parts/Small Intestine/Connectors/peritoneum

peritonitis /4/Zoology/Organ/Digestion/Parts/Small Intestine/Connectors/peritonitis

permafrost /5/Earth Science/Planet/Climate/Kinds/Latitude/permafrost

permanent magnet /5/Physics/Electromagnetism/Magnetism/Kinds/Ferromagnetism/permanent magnet

permanent tooth /4/Zoology/Organ/Digestion/Parts/Teeth/Kinds/Age/permanent tooth

permanent wave /7/Personal Affairs/Hair/permanent wave

permeability, magnetism /5/Physics/Electromagnetism/Magnetism/Permeability/permeability of magnetism

permeability, soil /5/Earth Science/Water/Fresh/Soil/Spaces/permeability of soil

permittivity /5/Physics/Electromagnetism/Conductivity/Insulator/permittivity

permutation /3/Statistics/Events/permutation in statistics

pernicious anemia /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Nutrition/Vitamin/pernicious anemia

perpetual motion /5/Physics/Heat/Thermodynamics/perpetual motion

perseveration, behavior /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Organ/Nerve/Mental/perseveration

persiflage /2/Literature/Prose/Expressions/Humorous/persiflage

personal autonomy /6/Education/personal autonomy

personal income /6/Economics/Macroeconomics/Measurement/Measure/personal income

personal service corporation /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Business/Kinds/Corporation/Kinds/personal service corporation

personality /6/Psychology/Personality/personality

persuasion /6/Psychology/Behavior/Kinds/persuasion

pestilence /4/Medicine/Disease/Widespread/pestilence

petal /4/Botany/Plant/Vascular/Angiosperm/Flower/Parts/petal of flower

petit jury /6/Law/Trial/Jury/Kinds/petit jury

petrified wood /4/Botany/Plant/Vascular/Parts/Wood/petrified wood

petroglyph /6/Linguistics/Writing/Alphabet/Units/petroglyph

petty larceny /6/Law/Crime/Crimes/Theft/Larceny/petty larceny

phagocyte /4/Zoology/Organ/Blood/Parts/White Blood Cell/phagocyte

phagocytize /4/Zoology/Organ/Blood/phagocytize

phalange /4/Zoology/Organ/Skeleton/Bones/Extremity/Arm/phalange

phantom limb /1/Consciousness/Sense/Pain/Kinds/phantom limb

pharisee /6/Religion/Religions/Christianity/People/pharisee

pharmaceutics /4/Biology/Subjects/Medicine/pharmaceutics

pharmacology /4/Biology/Subjects/Medicine/pharmacology

pharynx /4/Zoology/Organ/Digestion/Parts/Mouth/Pharynx/pharynx

phase space, system /3/Computer Science/System Analysis/Phase Space/phase space of system

phase, chemistry /5/Chemistry/Inorganic/Phase/phase of substance

phase, vibration /5/Physics/Kinetics/Motion Types/Vibration/phase of vibration

phenotype /4/Genetics/Phenotype/phenotype

phenylketonuria /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Organ/Nerve/Retardation/phenylketonuria

pheromone /1/Consciousness/Sense/Smell/Odor/Pheromone/pheromone

philanthropy /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Philanthropy/philanthropy

philosopher's stone /5/Chemistry/Inorganic/Chemical/philosopher's stone

phishing /3/Computer Science/Internet/Programs/Intrusive/Malware/phishing

phlebitis /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Organ/Circulation/Inflammation/phlebitis

phlegm /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Organ/Respiration/phlegm

phloem /4/Botany/Plant/Vascular/Tissue/Conductive/phloem

phoenix, myth /6/Religion/Religions/Mythology/Greco-Roman/Monster/phoenix myth

phoneme /6/Linguistics/Phonetics/Phoneme/phoneme

phonetic alphabet, sounds /6/Linguistics/Writing/Alphabet/Kinds/phonetic alphabet

phonetics /6/Linguistics/Phonetics/phonetics

phonogram, graph /6/Linguistics/Phonetics/phonogram

phonology /6/Linguistics/Phonetics/phonology

phonon /5/Physics/Wave/Sound/Kinds/phonon

phosphate bond /5/Chemistry/Biochemistry/Chemical Cycle/Energy/phosphate bond

phosphene /1/Consciousness/Sense/Vision/Problems/phosphene

phospholipid cascade /4/Zoology/Organ/Nerve/Neural Chemical/Regulator/phospholipid cascade

phosphorescence /5/Chemistry/Analytical Chemistry/Light Intensity/phosphorescence

photocell /5/Physics/Electromagnetism/Circuit/Kinds/Devices/Photocell/photocell

photocopier /7/Machine/Kinds/Optical/Copying/photocopier

photoelectric effect /5/Physics/Wave/Electromagnetic/photoelectric effect

photoengraving /7/Machine/Kinds/Optical/Copying/photoengraving

photoflood /7/Machine/Kinds/Illumination/Lighting/photoflood

photometer /5/Physics/Wave/Electromagnetic/Intensity/photometer

photon, light /5/Physics/Wave/Electromagnetic/Photon/photon of light

photon, particle /5/Physics/Matter/Particle/Subatomic/Boson/photon particle

photonic crystal /7/Machine/Kinds/Illumination/Lighting/Display/photonic crystal

photostat /7/Machine/Kinds/Optical/Copying/photostat

photosynthesis /5/Chemistry/Biochemistry/Carbohydrate/Chemical Reaction/photosynthesis

phrenology /4/Biology/Subjects/Animal/phrenology

phycology /4/Biology/Subjects/Plant/phycology

phylogeny /4/Zoology/Development/Processes/Recapitulation/phylogeny

physical therapy /4/Biology/Subjects/Medicine/physical therapy

physiognomy /4/Zoology/Organ/Skeleton/physiognomy

physiology /4/Biology/Subjects/physiology

physisorption /5/Physics/Dynamics/Fluid/Adhesion/physisorption

phytology /4/Biology/Subjects/Plant/phytology

pi bond /5/Chemistry/Inorganic/Chemical Bond/Kinds/Covalent/pi bond

piano concerto /2/Music/Classical/Composition Types/piano concerto

pictogram /6/Linguistics/Writing/Alphabet/Units/pictogram

pictograph /2/Art/History/Painting/pictograph

pictography /6/Linguistics/Writing/Alphabet/Kinds/pictography

piecework /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Production/Factors/Labor/Job/Kinds/piecework

piedmont /5/Earth Science/Land/Land Forms/High Area/piedmont

pietism /6/Religion/Religions/Christianity/pietism religion

piezoelectricity /5/Physics/Electromagnetism/Energy/piezoelectricity

pigmentation /4/Zoology/Organ/Skin/Features/pigmentation

pilaster /2/Art/Architecture/Building Parts/Column/pilaster

pile driver /7/Machine/Kinds/Mechanical/pile driver

pin the tail on the donkey /7/Game/Children/pin the tail on the donkey

piñata /7/Game/Children/pinata

pineal gland /4/Zoology/Organ/Endocrine Gland/Glands/pineal gland

pinfeather /4/Zoology/Organ/Skin/Feather/pinfeather

ping /7/Machine/Kinds/Engine/Sound/ping in engine

pinion /7/Machine/Parts/Gear/Kinds/pinion gear

pinion feather /4/Zoology/Organ/Skin/Feather/pinion feather

pinna /1/Consciousness/Sense/Hearing/Anatomy/Ear/Outer Ear/pinna

pinnacle /2/Art/Architecture/Building Parts/Roof/Ornaments/pinnacle

pinocytosis /4/Cell/Movement/pinocytosis

pinworm /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Organism/Worm/pinworm

pion /5/Physics/Matter/Particle/Subatomic/Boson/Meson/pion

pipe symbol /6/Linguistics/Writing/Symbol/pipe

pipefitting /7/Machine/Kinds/Mechanical/Effects/pipefitting

pirouette, ballet /2/Dance/Ballet/Movements/pirouette

pistil, flower /4/Botany/Plant/Vascular/Angiosperm/Flower/Parts/Pistil/pistil flower

piston rod /7/Machine/Kinds/Engine/Linkage/piston rod

pitch, motion /5/Physics/Kinetics/Motion Types/Rotation/Types/pitch of rotation

pitch, sound /1/Consciousness/Sense/Hearing/Physiology/Frequency/pitch in hearing

pith /4/Botany/Plant/Vascular/Parts/Stem/pith

pitman /7/Machine/Kinds/Engine/Linkage/Rotation/pitman

piton /7/Machine/Kinds/Mechanical/piton

pivoting /3/Computer Science/Software/Database/pivoting of data

pixel /7/Machine/Kinds/Illumination/pixel

placebo /4/Medicine/Drug/General/placebo

placental mammal /4/Zoology/Kinds/Mammal/Placental/placental mammal

placer mining /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Business/Sectors/placer mining

plagiarism /2/Literature/plagiarism

plague /4/Medicine/Disease/Widespread/plague as disease

plaintiff /6/Law/Trial/Personnel/Lawyer/Litigants/plaintiff

planar gas discharge /7/Machine/Kinds/Illumination/Lighting/Display/planar gas discharge

planaria /4/Zoology/Kinds/Flatworm/Classes/planaria

Planck constant /5/Physics/Quantum Mechanics/Quantum/Kinds/Planck constant

plane geometry /3/Geometry/Plane/plane geometry

planetary /7/Machine/Parts/Gear/Kinds/planetary gear

planetary nebula /5/Astronomy/Star/planetary nebula

planimeter /7/Machine/Kinds/Instrument/planimeter

plankton /4/Ecology/Community/Food Chain/Organism Types/Ocean/Plankton/plankton

planned economy /6/Economics/Macroeconomics/Economy/Types/planned economy

planning /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Business/Administration/planning in business

plantar /4/Zoology/Organ/Skeleton/Bones/Extremity/Leg/plantar

plasma /4/Zoology/Organ/Blood/Parts/Plasma/plasma of blood

plasma cell /4/Zoology/Organ/Immune System/Cells/B Cell/plasma cell

plasma phase /5/Chemistry/Inorganic/Phase/Phases/Plasma/plasma phase

plasmid /4/Genetics/Recombinant DNA/Cloning/Vector/Bacteria/plasmid

plasmodium /4/Botany/Slime Mold/plasmodium

plasmon /5/Physics/Wave/Electromagnetic/Photon/plasmon

plastic glue /7/Machine/Tool/Fastening/Fastener/Glue/plastic glue

plastic surgery /4/Biology/Subjects/Medicine/plastic surgery

plastic, chemistry /5/Chemistry/Organic/Chemical/Polymer/plastic

plasticity /4/Zoology/Organ/Nerve/Neuron/Physiology/plasticity

plastid /4/Cell/Organelle/Plastid/plastid

plate tectonics /5/Earth Science/Planet/Plate Tectonics/plate tectonics

plateau, land /5/Earth Science/Land/Land Forms/High Area/plateau

platelet /4/Zoology/Organ/Blood/Parts/platelet

plea /6/Law/Trial/Plea/plea in law

pleading /6/Law/Trial/Documents/pleading

plebian /6/Law/National/Roman Law/Roman Classes/plebian

plebiscite /6/Political Science/Voting/Kinds/plebiscite

pledge, law /6/Law/Property/pledge in law

pleiotropism /4/Genetics/Phenotype/pleiotropism

plenary /6/Political Science/Government/Branch/Legislative/Session/plenary

pleura, lung /4/Zoology/Organ/Respiration/Parts/Lung/pleura

pleurisy /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Organ/Respiration/pleurisy

plexus /4/Zoology/Organ/Nerve/Plexus/plexus

plié, ballet /2/Dance/Ballet/Movements/plie

plinth /5/Astronomy/Instruments/plinth

plotter /7/Machine/Kinds/Electromechanical/plotter

plotting /3/Computer Science/System Analysis/Phase Space/plotting in phase space

plutocracy /6/Political Science/Government/Kinds/plutocracy

pneumonia /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Organ/Respiration/pneumonia

pneumothorax /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Organ/Respiration/pneumothorax

pocket veto /6/Political Science/Government/Branch/Executive/pocket veto

podiatry /4/Biology/Subjects/Medicine/podiatry

pogo stick /7/Game/Children/pogo stick

pogrom /6/Political Science/Actions/Discrimination/pogrom

poikilotherm /4/Zoology/Kinds/Reptile/Temperature/poikilotherm

point, mortgage /7/Legal Affairs/Property/Housing/Buying/Mortgage/point on mortgage

polar bond /5/Chemistry/Inorganic/Chemical Bond/Kinds/Covalent/polar bond

polar, climate /5/Earth Science/Planet/Climate/Kinds/Latitude/polar climate

polarimeter /7/Machine/Kinds/Instrument/polarimeter

polarity /5/Chemistry/Inorganic/Phase/Solution/Electric/polarity

polarizability /5/Physics/Electromagnetism/Conductivity/Insulator/polarizability

polarization, wave /5/Physics/Wave/Electromagnetic/Polarization/polarization

polemic /2/Literature/Prose/Expressions/Serious/polemic

police power /6/Law/Police/police power

police state /6/Political Science/Government/Kinds/Autocracy/police state

polio /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Organ/Nerve/Muscle/Paralysis/polio

polish /7/Machine/Parts/polish

political science /6/Political Science/political science

polka /2/Dance/Kinds/Europe/polka

poll /6/Sociology/Sociological Group/Communication/poll of opinion

poll tax /6/Political Science/Actions/Discrimination/poll tax

pollen /4/Botany/Plant/Vascular/Angiosperm/Flower/Parts/Stamen/Anther/pollen

pollination /4/Botany/Plant/Vascular/Angiosperm/Fertilization/pollination

pollution /4/Ecology/Pollution/pollution

polo /7/Game/Athletic/Riding/polo sport

poltergeist /6/Psychology/Parapsychology/Kinds/poltergeist

polychromatic light /5/Physics/Wave/Electromagnetic/Frequency/Color/polychromatic

polycythemia /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Organ/Circulation/Blood/polycythemia

polygamy /6/Sociology/Family/Gender/polygamy

polyglot /6/Linguistics/Language/Region/polyglot

polygraph /7/Machine/Kinds/Instrument/polygraph

polygyny /6/Sociology/Family/Gender/polygyny

polyhedral angle /3/Geometry/Solid/Angle/polyhedral angle

polyhedron, solid /3/Geometry/Solid/Polyhedron/polyhedron in geometry

polymer /5/Chemistry/Organic/Chemical/Polymer/polymer

polymerase chain reaction /4/Genetics/Recombinant DNA/Amplification/polymerase chain reaction

polymerization /5/Chemistry/Organic/Chemical Reaction/polymerization

polymorphism, DNA /4/Genetics/Allele/Polymorphism/polymorphism DNA

polynomial time /3/Computer Science/Software/Algorithm/Polynomial/polynomial time

polyp, jellyfish /4/Zoology/Kinds/Coelenterate/Scyphozoa/polyp as jellyfish

polyp, mucosa /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Cancer/Kinds/polyp on mucosa

polyphony /2/Music/Classical/Styles/polyphony

polyploidy /4/Genetics/Genome/Ploidy/polyploidy

polysaccharide /5/Chemistry/Biochemistry/Carbohydrate/Carbohydrates/Polymer/polysaccharide

polytene chromosome /4/Genetics/Chromosome/Kinds/polytene chromosome

polytheism /6/Religion/Belief/polytheism

polyunsaturated hydrocarbon /5/Chemistry/Biochemistry/Lipid/Kinds/Saturation/polyunsaturated hydrocarbon

pongid /4/Zoology/Kinds/Ape/Pongid/pongid

pons /4/Zoology/Organ/Nerve/Brain/Brainstem/Hindbrain/Pons/pons

pool /7/Game/Recreational/pool game

pop-out, memory /6/Psychology/Cognition/Memory/Processes/pop-out

population genetics /4/Genetics/Allele/Population Genetics/population genetics

pornography /2/Literature/Prose/Expressions/Serious/pornography

porosity /5/Earth Science/Water/Fresh/Soil/Spaces/porosity

porphyrin /5/Chemistry/Biochemistry/Carbohydrate/Carbohydrates/Porphyrin/porphyrin

portico /2/Art/Architecture/Building Parts/Room/portico

positional notation /3/Number Theory/Notation/positional notation

positivism /6/Philosophy/Epistemology/Theory/Realism/positivism

positron /5/Physics/Matter/Particle/Subatomic/Fermion/Lepton/positron

post and lintel /2/Art/Architecture/Building Parts/Arch/post and lintel

post partum /4/Zoology/Organ/Reproduction/Pregnancy/post partum

postage meter /7/Machine/Kinds/Printing/postage meter

post-modernism, epistemology /6/Philosophy/Epistemology/Theory/post-modernism epistemology

postscript /2/Literature/Prose/Kinds/Letter/postscript

pot, cooking /7/Machine/Kinds/Container/pot

potency /5/Chemistry/Biochemistry/Drug/potency

potential energy /5/Physics/Dynamics/Energy/potential energy

potentiometer /5/Physics/Electromagnetism/Circuit/Kinds/Instruments/potentiometer

poultice /4/Medicine/Medical Treatments/Wound/poultice

power function /3/Algebra/Function/Kinds/Polynomial/Kinds/power function

power of appointment /7/Legal Affairs/Property/power of appointment

power of attorney /7/Legal Affairs/Agency/power of attorney

power series /3/Calculus/Series/Kinds/Power/power series

power, physics /5/Physics/Dynamics/Energy/power of energy

praetor /6/Law/National/Roman Law/Roman Republic/Officials/praetor

pragmatics, linguistics /6/Linguistics/Structure/pragmatics

pragmatism, epistemology /6/Philosophy/Epistemology/Theory/pragmatism in epistemology

prairie /4/Ecology/Ecosystem/Bione/Land/prairie as plain

pratfall /2/Literature/Drama/pratfall

prayer /6/Religion/Psychology/Behavior/prayer

preamble /2/Literature/Prose/Kinds/Document/preamble

precedent /6/Law/Kinds/Case Law/precedent

precession /5/Physics/Dynamics/Rotation/Orbit/precession of orbit

precession of the equinoxes /5/Astronomy/Solar System/Orbit/Changes/precession of the equinoxes

precipitation from solution /5/Chemistry/Inorganic/Phase/Solution/Precipitation/precipitation of solute

precipitation, weather /5/Earth Science/Atmosphere/Precipitation/precipitation of water

précis /2/Literature/Prose/Kinds/Condensation/precis

precision /5/Physics/Measurement/Methods/precision

precognition /6/Psychology/Parapsychology/Kinds/precognition

predation, competition /4/Biology/Evolution/Selection/Competition/predation

predatory pricing /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Market/Structure/Monopoly/predatory pricing

predestination /6/Philosophy/Metaphysics/Theories/Determinism/predestination

predicate, grammar /6/Linguistics/Grammar/Syntax/Verb/predicate

preface, book /2/Literature/Book Parts/preface

preference curve /6/Economics/Psychology/Preferences/preference curve

preferment /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Production/Factors/Labor/Job/preferment

preferred stock /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Business/Kinds/Corporation/Stock/preferred stock

prefix, affix /6/Linguistics/Grammar/Inflection/Affix/prefix

prefrontal lobe /4/Zoology/Organ/Nerve/Brain/Cerebrum/Prefrontal Lobe/prefrontal lobe

prehensile /4/Zoology/Organ/Muscle/Muscles/prehensile

prejudice /6/Psychology/Attitude/prejudice

prelude /2/Music/Classical/Composition Types/Church/prelude

premeditation /6/Law/Crime/premeditation

premium /7/Financial Affairs/Investing/Bond/premium payment

prenatal /4/Zoology/Organ/Reproduction/Pregnancy/prenatal

preparatory school /6/Education/Levels/Type/preparatory school

preposition /6/Linguistics/Grammar/Syntax/Sentence/Preposition/preposition

presentment /6/Law/Trial/Witness/Testimony/presentment in law

president /6/Political Science/Government/Branch/Executive/People/president

presidential democracy /6/Political Science/Government/Kinds/Democracy/presidential democracy

press /7/Machine/Kinds/Printing/press for printing

pressure cooker /7/Machine/Kinds/Heat/pressure cooker

pressure sensitive tape /7/Machine/Tool/Fastening/Fastener/Glue/tape

pressure, physics /5/Physics/Dynamics/Pressure/pressure

priapism /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Organ/Circulation/priapism

price ceiling /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Market/Restrictions/price ceiling

price discrimination /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Market/price discrimination

price index /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Money/Price/price index

price support /6/Economics/Macroeconomics/Government Actions/price support

price-earnings ratio /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Finance/Securities/price-earnings ratio

pride /4/Zoology/Kinds/Mammal/Group/pride of lions

primary cell /5/Chemistry/Inorganic/Oxidation-Reduction/Battery/primary cell

primary group /6/Sociology/Sociological Group/Kinds/Order/primary group

primary pigment /5/Physics/Wave/Electromagnetic/Frequency/Color/primary pigment

primary school /6/Education/Levels/primary school

prime meridian /5/Earth Science/Planet/Earth Coordinates/Longitude/prime meridian

prime minister /6/Political Science/Government/Branch/Executive/People/prime minister

prime number /3/Number Theory/Number Types/prime number

primer, DNA /4/Genetics/Recombinant DNA/Amplification/DNA Sequence/primer for nucleic acid

primitive streak /4/Zoology/Development/Stages/Gestation/Embryo 014 Day/primitive streak

primogeniture, custom /6/Law/History/Feudal Law/primogeniture began

primogeniture, estate /7/Legal Affairs/Death/Will/Probate/primogeniture

principal, education /6/Education/Teaching/principal of school

printed circuit /7/Machine/Kinds/Electronic/Parts/Chip/printed circuit

printing in color /7/Machine/Kinds/Printing/printing in color

prion /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Protein/prion

prism /3/Geometry/Solid/Polyhedron/Kinds/Prism/prism

prisoner's dilemma /3/Game Theory/Game Types/prisoner's dilemma

private property /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Property/private property

privilege /6/Law/Tort/Defenses/privilege

prize, ship /6/Law/Crime/Crimes/Theft/prize in law

probable cause /6/Law/Trial/Decision/probable cause

probate /7/Legal Affairs/Death/Will/Probate/probate

proboscid /4/Zoology/Kinds/Proboscid/proboscid

proboscis /4/Zoology/Kinds/Proboscis Worm/proboscis of worm

process printing /7/Machine/Kinds/Printing/Kinds/process printing

processional /2/Music/Classical/Composition Types/Church/processional

processor-in-memory /7/Machine/Kinds/Electronic/Parts/Chip/processor-in-memory

proctology /4/Biology/Subjects/Medicine/proctology

proctoscopy /4/Medicine/Medical Examination/Tests/proctoscopy

procurement /6/Law/Crime/Crimes/Sex/procurement

product, reaction /5/Chemistry/Inorganic/Chemical Reaction/Equation/product of reaction

production factor /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Production/Factors/production factor

production possibilities curve /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Finance/Scale/production possibilities

production unit /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Production/Factors/production unit

productivity, business /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Finance/Scale/productivity in business

profit /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Money/profit

progesterone /4/Zoology/Organ/Endocrine Gland/Hormone/Sex/progesterone

prognosis, outcome /4/Medicine/prognosis

programmed learning /6/Education/Classroom/Methods/programmed learning

programming language /3/Computer Science/Software/Programming/Languages/programming language

progressive tax /6/Economics/Macroeconomics/Government Actions/Tax/Types/progressive tax

projective geometry /3/Geometry/Kinds/Projective Geometry/projective geometry

projective test /6/Psychology/Techniques/Projective Test/projective test

projector /7/Machine/Kinds/Illumination/projector

prokaryote /4/Biology/Evolution/Classification/Cell Nucleus/prokaryote

prolactin /4/Zoology/Organ/Endocrine Gland/Hormone/Sex/prolactin

prologue /2/Literature/Book Parts/prologue

promissory note /7/Financial Affairs/Loan/Type/promissory note

promontory /5/Earth Science/Land/Land Forms/High Area/promontory

pronoun /6/Linguistics/Grammar/Syntax/Noun/Pronoun/pronoun

proofreading /6/Education/Writing/Process/proofreading

propaganda, group /6/Sociology/Sociological Group/Communication/Propaganda/propaganda in group

proparoxytone /6/Linguistics/Phonetics/Modulation/Accent/Word/proparoxytone

proper noun /6/Linguistics/Grammar/Syntax/Noun/Kinds/proper noun

property settlement /7/Legal Affairs/Marriage/Divorce/Agreements/property settlement

prophylaxis /4/Medicine/Medical Treatments/prophylaxis

proscenium arch /2/Art/Architecture/Building Parts/Theater/proscenium arch

proscription /6/Law/Trial/Decision/proscription

prosecutor /6/Law/Trial/Personnel/Lawyer/Litigants/prosecutor

prosimian /4/Zoology/Kinds/Prosimian/prosimian

prosody, grammar /6/Linguistics/Phonetics/prosody in phonology

prospect, land /5/Earth Science/Land/Land Forms/prospect region

prospectus /7/Financial Affairs/Investing/prospectus

prostaglandin /4/Zoology/Organ/Endocrine Gland/Hormone/Nerve/prostaglandin

prostate cancer /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Cancer/Kinds/Organ/prostate cancer

prostate gland /4/Zoology/Organ/Reproduction/Male/Parts/prostate gland

prosthesis /4/Medicine/Medical Treatments/Devices/prosthesis

prosthodontics /4/Biology/Subjects/Medicine/Dentistry/prosthodontics

prostration /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/prostration

protagonist /2/Literature/Prose/Theory/Characters/protagonist

proteasome /5/Chemistry/Biochemistry/Protein/proteasome

protective coloration /4/Biology/Evolution/Adaptation/protective coloration

protectorate /6/Law/National/International Law/State Relations/Kinds/protectorate state

protein folding /5/Chemistry/Biochemistry/Protein/Chemical Reaction/protein folding

protein, peptide /5/Chemistry/Biochemistry/Protein/protein

proteomics /4/Genetics/Genome/proteomics

proteosome /4/Cell/Organelle/Microsome/Lysosome/proteosome

protocol, experiment /5/Chemistry/Biochemistry/Drug/Experiment/protocol for experiment

protocol, Internet /3/Computer Science/Internet/Protocol/protocol on Internet

protocol, law /6/Law/National/International Law/Agreements/Kinds/protocol in law

proto-cooperation /4/Ecology/Community/Species Relations/proto-cooperation

proton /5/Physics/Matter/Particle/Subatomic/Fermion/Baryon/proton

protonema /4/Botany/Plant/Non-Vascular Plants/Moss/protonema

protoplasm /4/Cell/Organelle/Plasm/protoplasm

protoplast /4/Genetics/Plant/Regeneration/protoplast

protozoa /4/Zoology/Kinds/Protozoa/protozoa

province /6/Law/National/Roman Law/Roman Empire/province

proxy /6/Law/Principles/proxy

pruritis /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Organism/Bacteria/Skin/pruritis

psalm /2/Literature/Poetry/Kinds/Church/psalm

pseudonym /6/Linguistics/Semantics/Word/Relations/pseudonym

psoriasis /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Organism/Fungus/psoriasis

psyche /6/Religion/Soul/psyche soul

psychiatry /4/Biology/Subjects/Medicine/psychiatry

psychokinesis /6/Psychology/Parapsychology/Kinds/psychokinesis

psychosis /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Organ/Nerve/Mental/Psychosis/psychosis

psychosomatic disease /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Organ/Nerve/Mental/psychosomatic disease

ptomaine poisoning /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Organism/Bacteria/ptomaine

puberty /4/Zoology/Development/Stages/Adolescent 12-18 Years/puberty

pubes /4/Zoology/Organ/Reproduction/Anatomy/pubes

pubescence /4/Zoology/Development/Stages/Child 09-14 Years/pubescence

pubis /4/Zoology/Organ/Skeleton/Bones/Trunk/Pelvis/pubis

public defender /6/Law/Trial/Personnel/Lawyer/Litigants/public defender

public domain /6/Law/Property/public domain

public good /6/Economics/Microeconomics/Goods/public good

public law /6/Law/Kinds/Statutory Law/public law

publishing /6/Education/Writing/Process/publishing

pueblo /6/History/History/Invention/America/pueblo

pullet /4/Zoology/Kinds/Bird/Gender/pullet

pulley /7/Machine/Kinds/Mechanical/Rotation/Pulley/pulley

pulmonary /4/Zoology/Organ/Respiration/General/pulmonary as lung

pulmonary artery /4/Zoology/Organ/Circulation/Parts/Heart/Flow/pulmonary artery

pulmonary vein /4/Zoology/Organ/Circulation/Parts/Heart/Flow/pulmonary vein

pulpwood /4/Botany/Plant/Vascular/Parts/Wood/pulpwood

pulsar /5/Astronomy/Star/Kinds/pulsar

pulse, blood /4/Zoology/Organ/Circulation/Pulse/pulse of blood

pulsejet engine /7/Machine/Kinds/Engine/Kinds/Jet/pulsejet engine

pump priming, economics /6/Economics/Macroeconomics/Government Actions/pump priming

pump, machine /7/Machine/Kinds/Fluid/Pump/pump

pun /2/Literature/Rhetoric/Word Play/pun

punitive damages /6/Law/Contract/Damages/punitive damages

pupa /4/Zoology/Kinds/Arthropod/Insect/Metamorphosis/Stage/pupa

pupil /1/Consciousness/Sense/Vision/Anatomy/Eye/pupil of eye

pupil dilation reflex /4/Zoology/Organ/Nerve/Reflex/pupil dilation reflex

pupil dilation, eye /4/Medicine/Medical Examination/Eye Exam/pupil dilation for eye exam

purgative /4/Medicine/Drug/Classes/purgative

purine /5/Chemistry/Biochemistry/Nucleic Acid/Nucleotide/purine

purine neurotransmitter /4/Zoology/Organ/Nerve/Neural Chemical/Transmitter/purine neurotransmitter

purpura /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Organ/Circulation/Bleeding/purpura

pus /4/Zoology/Organ/Immune System/pus

pustule /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Organ/Skin/Pus/pustule

putrefaction /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Organ/Skin/putrefaction

pychnometer /7/Machine/Kinds/Instrument/pychnometer

pylorus /4/Zoology/Organ/Digestion/Parts/Stomach/pylorus

pyorrhea /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Organism/Bacteria/Mouth/pyorrhea

pyramid power /6/Psychology/Parapsychology/Kinds/pyramid power

pyramidal cell /4/Zoology/Organ/Nerve/Neuron/Kinds/pyramidal cell

pyretic /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Fever/pyretic

pyrimidine, nucleic acid /5/Chemistry/Biochemistry/Nucleic Acid/Nucleotide/pyrimidine

pyrite /5/Earth Science/Mineral/Kinds/Iron/pyrite

pyrogen /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Fever/pyrogen

pyromania /4/Medicine/Disease/Kinds/Organ/Nerve/Mental/Neurosis/Obsession/pyromania

pyrometer /7/Machine/Kinds/Instrument/pyrometer

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