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phosphoric acid.noun
a clear colorless liquid, H3PO4
(3 parts {molecules}
hydrogen,
1 part phosphorus, 4 parts oxygen),
used in fertilizers, detergents, food flavoring, and pharmaceuticals
phagocyte.noun
a cell, such as a white blood cell, that engulfs
and absorbs waste material, harmful
micro-organisms,
or other foreign bodies in the bloodstream and tissues. The body has very
efficient systems to rid itself of garbage 1)
2)
3)
phagocytic.adjective
phagocytosis.noun
the engulfing and ingestion
of bacteria
or other foreign bodies by phagocytes
phagocytotic.adjective
procedure.noun
a manner of proceeding; a way of performing or
effecting something (complained to the manager, and by this procedure got
the money back; his procedure was first to do the calculations on a hand
held calculator, instead of doing them right on the computer); a series
of steps taken to accomplish an end (it was a long therapeutic procedure)
procedural.adjective
of or concerning procedure,
especially of a court of law or parliamentary body
procedural.noun
a police procedural
procedurally.adverb
police.noun.plural.police
a government corporation charged with regulation
and control of of peoples activities within a community ensuring
compliance to policies approved by those within and/or responsible
for the corporation
policeable.adjective
policer.noun
policy.noun,.plural.policies
rules that corporate
government (city, state, provincial, municipal, federal corporations) make
to regulate actions and as monitored and enforced by policy inforcers -
the police corporation (policy force)
policy.noun,.plural.policies
a written contract or certificate of insurance
preeminent.adjective
superior to or notable above all others; outstanding;
dominant
preeminence.noun
preeminently.adverb
polite,
politer,
politest.adjectives
marked by or showing consideration for others,
tact
and observance of accepted social usage; refined; elegant
politely.adverb
politeness.noun
patriarch.noun
a man who rules a family, clan, or tribe; in the
Old Testament-– one of the antediluvian (before
the flood) progenitors (a direct ancestor) of the human race, from Adam
to Noah, such as Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, or any of Jacob's 12 sons, the
eponymous (a person whose name is or is thought to be the source of the
name of something, such as a city, country, or era) progenitors of the
12 tribes of Israel
par.noun
an amount or a level considered to be average;
a standard: performing up to par; did not yet feel up to par; an equality
of status, level, or value; equal footing (a local product on a par with
the best foreign makes); the established value of a monetary unit expressed
in terms of a monetary unit of another country using the same metal standard;
the face value of a stock, bond, or other negotiable instrument (sold the
bond at par)
Sports.–.the
number of golf strokes considered necessary to complete a hole or course
in expert play
par, parred,
parring,
pars.transitive
verbs
sports – to score par on (a hole or course) in
golf
par.adjective
equal to the standard; normal: a solid, par performance;
of or relating to monetary face value
prejudice.noun
an adverse
judgment or opinion ascertained
beforehand without knowledge or examination of the facts; predilection;
a preconceived.preference
or idea; the act or state of holding unreasonable preconceived judgments
or convictions; irrational suspicion
or hatred of a particular group, race, or religion; detriment
or injury caused to a person by the preconceived, unfavorable conviction
of another or others; bias
prejudice, prejudiced,
prejudicing,
prejudices.transitive
verbs
Plato.427?-347?
B.C. Greek philosopher; a follower of Socrates,
he founded the Academy (386), where he taught and wrote for much of the
rest of his life; Plato presented his ideas in the form of dramatic.dialogs,
as in The Republic
placid.adjective
undisturbed by tumult
or disorder; calm or quiet
placidity.or.placidness.noun
placidly.adverb
pesky, peskier,
peskiest.adjectives
troublesome; annoying.(a
pesky mosquito)
peskily.adverb
peskiness.noun
procreate, procreated,
procreating,
procreates.verbs
transitive verb use.to
beget
and conceive.(offspring);
to produce or create; originate
intransitive
verb use.to beget and conceive offspring;
reproduce
procreant.adjective
procreation, procreator.nouns
prig.noun
a person who demonstrates an exaggerated.conformity
or propriety, especially in
an irritatingly.arrogant
or smug.manner
prig, prigged,
prigging,
prigs.transitive
verbs
to steal or pilfer
priggery, priggishness.nouns
priggish.adjective
priggishly.adverb
period.noun
an interval
of time characterized by
the occurrence of a certain
condition, event, or phenomenon.(a
period of economic prosperity); an interval of time characterized by the
prevalence
of a specified.culture,
ideology,
or technology (artifacts of the
pre-Columbian
period (originating in the
Americas before the arrival of Columbus); a punctuation mark ( . ) indicating
a full stop, placed at the end of declarative sentences and other statements
thought to be complete and after many abbreviations
period.adjective
of, belonging to, or representing a certain historical
age or time (a period piece; period furniture)
periodic.adjective
having or marked
by repeated cycles; happening or
appearing at regular intervals; recurring
or reappearing from time to time; intermittent;
characterized
by periodic sentences
periodically.adverb
patron.noun
one that supports, protects, or champions someone
or something, such as an institutuion, an event, or a cause; a sponsor
or benefactor.(a
patron of the arts); a customer, especially a regular customer
patronal.adjective
patronize, patronized,
patronizing,
patronizes.transitive
verbs
to act as a patron to; support
or sponsor; to go to as a customer, especially on a regular basis; to treat
in a condescending manner
patronization.noun
patronizingly.adverb
prank.noun
a mischievous
trick or practical joke
platitude.noun
a trite
or banal.remark
or statement, especially one expressed as if it were original or significant;
cliché
platitudinous.or.platitudinal.adjective
platitudinously.adverb
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