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Neotenies
- noun - an evolutionary trend to be born earlier so that development is cut off at an earlier stage and juvenile characteristics are retained in adults of the species
Neotonies
- noun - the state resulting when juvenile characteristics are retained by the adults of a species
Oestrogen
- noun - a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics
Oestrones
- noun - a naturally occurring weak estrogenic hormone secreted by the mammalian ovary; synthesized (trade name Estronol) and used to treat estrogen deficiency
Pentacles
- noun - a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon
Pertained
- verb - be a part or attribute of
- be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"
Perturbed
- verb - cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull; "The orbits of these stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet"
- disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"
- disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom; "The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion"
- throw into great confusion or disorder; "Fundamental Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in Algeria and Egypt"
- thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term)
Perturber
- - One who, or that which, perturbs, or cause perturbation.
Pertusses
- noun - a disease of the respiratory mucous membrane
Pestholes
- noun - a breeding ground for epidemic disease