peirce
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ United States mathematician and astronomer remembered for his studies of Uranus and Saturn and Neptune (1809-1880)
Peireskia
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– Engelsk
~ genus of tropical American shrubby trees and woody climbers having slender branches with broad flat leaves and large panicles of flowers
pejorative
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ expressing disapproval; "dyslogistic terms like `nitwit' and `scalawag'"
pejoratively
— Biord
– Engelsk
~ in a pejorative manner; "I am not using the word pejoratively"
pekan
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal
Peke
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky coat and broad flat muzzle
pekinese
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky coat and broad flat muzzle
Peking
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city
Peking man
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ fossils found near Beijing, China; they were lost during World War II
pekingese
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky coat and broad flat muzzle
pekoe
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a superior grade of black tea; grown in India and Sri Lanka and Java
pel
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot); "the greater the number of pixels per inch the greater the resolution"
pelage
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal
Pelagianism
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ the theological doctrine put forward by Pelagius which denied original sin and affirmed the ability of humans to be righteous; condemned as heresy by the Council of Ephesus in 431
pelagic bird
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ bird of the open seas
pelagic
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean; "oceanic islands like Bermuda"; "oceanic currents"; "oceanic birds"; "pelagic organisms"; "pelagic whaling"
pelagius
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a British or Irish monk who denied the doctrines of original sin and predestination and defended human goodness and free will; his views were declared heretical by the Council of Ephesus in 431 (circa 360-418)
Pelargonium graveolens
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ any of several southern African geraniums having fragrant three-lobed to five-lobed leaves and pink flowers
Pelargonium odoratissimum
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ geranium with round fragrant leaves and small white flowers
Pelargonium
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ geraniums native chiefly to South Africa; widely cultivated