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Peg Away
- verb - work doggedly or persistently; "She keeps plugging away at her dissertation"
Pellagra
- noun - a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to niacin); characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and erythema and nervous or mental disorders; may be caused by malnutrition or alcoholism or other nutritional impairments
Peltated
- - Shield-shaped; scutiform; (Bot.) having the stem or support attached to the lower surface, instead of at the base or margin; -- said of a leaf or other organ.
Pendants
- noun - an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)
- branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling
Pennants
- noun - a flag longer than it is wide (and often tapering)
- a long flag; often tapering
- the award given to the champion
Pentacid
- - Capable of neutralizing, or combining with, five molecules of a monobasic acid; having five hydrogen atoms capable of substitution by acid residues; -- said of certain complex bases.
Pentacle
- noun - a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon
Pentafid
- - Divided or cleft into five parts.
Pentagon
- noun - a five-sided polygon
- a government building with five sides that serves as the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense
- the United States military establishment