pfennig
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~ 100 pfennigs formerly equaled 1 Deutsche Mark in Germany
pflp-gc
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~ a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization that conducted several attacks in western Europe
pflp
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~ a terrorist group of limited popularity formed in 1967 after the Six-Day War; combined Marxist-Leninist ideology with Palestinian nationalism; used terrorism to gain attention for their cause; hoped to eliminate the state of Israel
pH
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~ (from potential of Hydrogen) the logarithm of the reciprocal of hydrogen-ion concentration in gram atoms per liter; provides a measure on a scale from 0 to 14 of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution (where 7 is neutral and greater than 7 is more basic and less than 7 is more acidic)
Ph.D.
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~ a doctorate usually based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation; the highest degree awarded graduate study
Phacelia minor
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~ desert plant of southern California with blue or violet tubular flowers in terminal racemes
phacelia
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~ any plant of the genus Phacelia
Phacelia campanularia
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~ annual of southern California with intricately branched stems and lax cymes of aromatic deep blue bell-shaped flowers
phacoemulsification
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~ extracapsular surgery for cataracts in which ultrasonic sound breaks the cortex and nucleus of the lens into small fragments that are then vacuumed away through a small tube
phaeochromocytoma
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~ a vascular tumor of the adrenal gland; hypersecretion of epinephrine results in intermittent or sustained hypertension
Phaeophyceae
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~ brown algae; mostly marine and littoral eukaryotic algae
Phaeophyta
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~ coextensive with class Phaeophyceae; in some classifications subsumed in the division Heterokontophyta
Phaethon
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~ type genus of the Phaethontidae
Phaethon
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~ (Greek mythology) son of Helios; killed when trying to drive his father's chariot and came too close to earth
phaeton
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~ large open car seating four with folding top
phage
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~ a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria; "phage uses the bacterium's machinery and energy to produce more phage until the bacterium is destroyed and phage is released to invade surrounding bacteria"
phagocyte
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~ a cell that engulfs and digests debris and invading microorganisms
phagocytosis
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~ process in which phagocytes engulf and digest microorganisms and cellular debris; an important defense against infection