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pachonta

A substance resembling gutta-percha, and used to adulterate it, obtained from the East Indian tree Isonandra acuminata.

pachouli

A small East Indian shrubby mint (Pogostemon cablin); a fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes.

pachyderm

Any of various nonruminant hoofed mammals having very thick skin, including the elephant, rhinoceros, and hippopotamus, one of the Pachydermata.

pachyderma

An abnormal thickening of the skin (usually unilateral on an extremity) caused by congenital enlargement of lymph vessel and lymph vessel obstruction.

pachydermal

Of or relating to the pachyderms; as, pachydermal dentition.

Pachydermata

A group of hoofed mammals distinguished for the thickness of their skins, including the elephant, hippopotamus, rhinoceros, tapir, horse, and hog; the pachyderms. It is now considered an artificial group.

Pachyglossal

Having a thick tongue; -- applied to a group of lizards (Pachygloss/), including the iguanas and agamas.

pachyglossia

The condition of having an enlarged thick tongue.

Pachymeningitis

Inflammation of the dura mater or outer membrane of the brain.

Pachyote

One of a family of bats, including those which have thick external ears.

Pachyrhizus

A small genus of tropical vines having tuberous roots.

pachysandra

Any plant of the genus Pachysandra; they are low-growing evergreen herbs or subshrubs having dentate leaves and used as ground cover.

pachytene

The third stage of the prophase of meiosis, the stage in which the pairing of homologous chromosomes has been completed.

pacifiable

Capable of being pacified or appeased; placable.

pacific

Of or pertaining to peace; of a peaceful character; not warlike; not quarrelsome; as, a pacific nature or condition.

Pacific

The Pacific Ocean, the largest ocean.

Pacification

The act or process of pacifying, or of making peace between parties at variance; reconciliation.

Pacificator

One who, or that which, pacifies; a peacemaker.

Pacifico

A peaceful person; -- applied specif. by the Spaniards to the natives in Cuba and the Philippine Islands who did not oppose the Spanish arms.

pacifism

the doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable.

pacifist

A person opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes.

Pacify

To make to be at peace; to appease; to calm; to still; to quiet; to allay the agitation, excitement, or resentment of; to tranquillize; as, to pacify a man when angry; to pacify pride, appetite, or importunity.

pacing

the speed at which a composition is to be played.

Pacinian

Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Filippo Pacini (1812-1883), an Italian physician of the 19th century.

Pack

To make up packs, bales, or bundles; to stow articles securely for transportation.

pack rat packrat

Any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America, especially Neotoma cinerea, which hoard food and other objects in their nests.

packaged

Enclosed in a package{2} or protective covering; as, packaged cereals.

packer

A person whose business is to pack things; especially, one who packs food for preservation or for the market; as, a pork packer.

Packera

A genus of American or East Asian perennial herbs with yellow to orange or red flower rays; it is sometimes included in genus Senecio.

Packet

To ply with a packet or dispatch boat.

Packfong

A Chinese alloy of nickel, zinc, and copper, resembling German silver.

Packing

The act or process of one who packs.

packinghouse

A place where foodstuffs are processed and packed; as, they came from an apple packinghouse.

Packman

One who bears a pack; a peddler.

packsaddle

A saddle to which loads can be attached.

Packway

A path, as over mountains, followed by pack animals.

pact

An agreement; a league; a compact; a covenant.

Paction

An agreement; a compact; a bargain.

Pactional

Of the nature of, or by means of, a paction.

Pactolian

Pertaining to the Pactolus, a river in ancient Lydia famous for its golden sands.

Pacu

A South American fresh-water fish (Myletes pacu), of the family Characinid/. It is highly esteemed as food.

pad

A footpath; a road.

Pad

To stuff; to furnish with a pad or padding.

Padar

Groats; coarse flour or meal.

Padder

One who, or that which, pads.

Padding

The act or process of making a pad or of inserting stuffing.

Paddle

An implement with a broad blade, which is used without a fixed fulcrum in propelling and steering canoes and boats.

Paddlefish

A large ganoid fish (Polyodon spathula) found in the rivers of the Mississippi Valley. It has a long spatula-shaped snout. Called also duck-billed cat, and spoonbill sturgeon.

Paddler

One who, or that which, paddles.

Paddlewood

The light elastic wood of the Aspidosperma excelsum, a tree of Guiana having a fluted trunk readily split into planks.

Paddy

Unhusked rice; -- commonly so called in the East Indies.

paddy wagon

An enclosed truck used by police to transport prisoners.

paddymelon

Any of several small reddish-brown wallabies of scrubby areas of Australia and New Guinea, especially those belonging to the genus Thylogale.

Padelion

A plant with pedately lobed leaves; the lady's mantle.

Padella

A large cup or deep saucer, containing fatty matter in which a wick is placed, -- used for public illuminations, as at St. Peter's, in Rome. Called also padelle.

pademelon

Any of several small reddish-brown wallabies of scrubby areas of Australia and New Guinea, especially those belonging to the genus Thylogale; a paddymelon. See Wallaby

Padge

The barn owl; -- called also pudge, and pudge owl.

Padishah

Chief ruler; monarch; sovereign; -- a title of the Sultan of Turkey, and of the Shah of Persia.

Padlock

To fasten with, or as with, a padlock; to stop; to shut; to confine as by a padlock.

Padre

A Christian priest or monk; used as a term of address for priests in some churches (especially Roman or Orthodox Catholic in Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Spanish America); -- also used in the American military.

Paean

An ancient Greek hymn in honor of Apollo as a healing deity, and, later, a song addressed to other deities.

paedogenetic

Producing young while in the immature or larval state; -- said of certain insects, etc.

paeon

A foot of four syllables, one long and three short, admitting of four combinations, according to the place of the long syllable.

Paeoniaceae

A natural family of perennial rhizomatous herbs and shrubs, native to temperate Europe and North America.

paeonine

An artifical red nitrogenous dyestuff, called also red coralline.

Paeony paeony

Any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers; the Peony.

Pagan

Of or pertaining to pagans; relating to the worship or the worshipers of false goods; heathen; idolatrous, as, pagan tribes or superstitions.

Pagandom

The pagan lands; pagans, collectively; paganism.

Paganish

Of or pertaining to pagans; heathenish.

Paganism

The state of being pagan; pagan characteristics; esp., the worship of idols or false gods, or the system of religious opinions and worship maintained by pagans; heathenism.

Paganity

The state of being a pagan; paganism.

Page

To mark or number the pages of, as a book or manuscript; to furnish with folios.

page

To attend (one) as a page.

Pageant

To exhibit in show; to represent; to mimic.

Pageantry

Scenic shows or spectacles, taken collectively; spectacular quality; splendor.

pager

A small electronic communication device which signals when a telephone call has been received at a base station. Each such device receives radio signals from the base station specifically coded for the individual to whom it is registered; the signal given by the device to the registered user may be a beeping sound, indicating that the user should call the base station to receive a message; or it may display a telephone number to which the user may call directly to return the incoming call, or may display a short message. Such devices are small enough to carry in the pocket or pocketbook, or to clip onto a belt or other part of the clothing. Also called beeper.

Pagina

The surface of a leaf or of a flattened thallus.

paginate

To number the pages of (a book or manuscript).

Pagination

The act or process of paging a book; also, the characters used in numbering the pages; page number.

Paging

The marking or numbering of the pages of a book.

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