pestilence
— Noun
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～ a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of; "racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation"; "according to him, I was the canker in their midst"
pestilence
— Noun
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～ a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
pestis bubonica
— Noun
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～ the most common form of the plague in humans; characterized by chills, prostration, delirium and the formation of buboes in the armpits and groin; does not spread from person to person
pestis ambulans
— Noun
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～ a mild form of bubonic plague
pestis
— Noun
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～ a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
pestle
— Noun
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～ a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone
pestle
— Noun
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～ a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar
pestle
— Noun
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～ machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
pesto
— Noun
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～ a sauce typically served with pasta; contains crushed basil leaves and garlic and pine nuts and Parmesan cheese in olive oil
pet name
— Noun
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～ a name of endearment (especially one using a diminutive suffix); "`Billy' is a hypocorism for `William'"
pet-food
— Noun
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～ food prepared for animal pets
PET
— Noun
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～ using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain)