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Pentine
- - An unsaturated hydrocarbon, C5H8, of the acetylene series. Same as Valerylene.
Pentode
- noun - a thermionic tube having five electrodes
Pentose
- noun - any monosaccharide sugar containing five atoms of carbon per molecule
Peptide
- noun - amide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another; usually obtained by partial hydrolysis of protein
Peptise
- verb - disperse in a medium into a colloidal state
Peptize
- verb - disperse in a medium into a colloidal state
Peptone
- noun - any of various water-soluble compounds that form by hydrolysis in the digestion of proteins to amino acids
Picture
- noun - a clear and telling mental image; "he described his mental picture of his assailant"; "he had no clear picture of himself or his world"; "the events left a permanent impression in his mind"
- a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"
- a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland"; "the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters"
- a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material
- a situation treated as an observable object; "the political picture is favorable"; "the religious scene in England has changed in the last century"
- a typical example of some state or quality; "the
Pistole
- - The name of certain gold coins of various values formerly coined in some countries of Europe. In Spain it was equivalent to a quarter doubloon, or about $3.90, and in Germany and Italy nearly the same. There was an old Italian pistole worth about $5.40.