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Pectose
- - An amorphous carbohydrate found in the vegetable kingdom, esp. in unripe fruits. It is associated with cellulose, and is converted into substances of the pectin group.
Pectous
- - Of, pertaining to, or consisting of, pectose.
Peltast
- unknown - a type of light infantry trained in Ancient Greece.
Peltate
- adjective - (of a leaf shape) round, with the stem attached near the center of the lower surface rather than the margin (as a nasturtium leaf for example)
Pelters
- noun - a heavy rain
- a thrower of missiles; "the police were too busy to chase the pelters"
Pelting
- verb - anything happening rapidly or in quick successive; "a rain of bullets"; "a pelting of insults"
- attack and bombard with or as if with missiles; "pelt the speaker with questions"
- cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile; "They pelted each other with snowballs"
- rain heavily; "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!"
Pent-Up
- adjective - characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions; "her severe upbringing had left her inhibited"; "a very inhibited young man, anxious and ill at ease"; "their reactions were partly the product of pent-up emotions"; "repressed rage turned his face scarlet"
Pentail
- noun - brown tree shrew having a naked tail bilaterally fringed with long stiff hairs on the distal third; of Malaysia