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Opsin
- noun - retinal protein formed by the action of light on rhodopsin
Orcin
- - A colorless crystalline substance, C6H3.CH3.(OH)2, which is obtained from certain lichens (Roccella, Lecanora, etc.), also from extract of aloes, and artificially from certain derivatives of toluene. It changes readily into orcein.
Orpin
- noun - perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers
Pepin
- noun - king of the Franks and father of Charlemagne who defended papal interests and founded the Carolingian dynasty in 751 (714-768)
Plain
- adjective - a basic knitting stitch
- clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment;
- express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"
- extensive tract of level open land; "they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"; "he longed for the fields of his youth"
- free from any effort to soften to disguise; "the plain and unvarnished truth"; "the unvarnished candor of old people and children"
- lacking embellishment or ornamentation; "a plain hair style"; "unembellished white walls"; "functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete"
- lacking in physical beauty or proportion; "a homely child"; "several of the buildings were downright homely"; "a plain girl with a freckled face"
- lacking patterns especially in color
- not elaborate or elaborated; simple; "plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular
Proin
- - To lop; to trim; to prune; to adorn.
Pugin
- noun - English architect who played a prominent role in the 19th century revival of Gothic architecture (1812-1852)
Putin
- noun - Russian statesman chosen as president of the Russian Federation in 2000; formerly director of the Federal Security Bureau (born in 1952)