parthenogeny
— Noun
– English
~ human conception without fertilization by a man
parthenogeny
— Noun
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~ process in which an unfertilized egg develops into a new individual; common among insects and some other arthropods
parthenon
— Noun
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~ the main temple of the goddess Athena; built on the acropolis in Athens more than 400 years B.C.; example of Doric architecture
parthenote
— Noun
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~ a cell resulting from parthenogenesis
Parthia
— Noun
– English
~ an ancient kingdom in Asia to the southeast of the Caspian Sea; it dominated southwestern Asia from about 250 BC to AD 226
parthian
— Noun
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~ a native or inhabitant of Parthia
Parthian
— Noun
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~ the Iranian language spoken in the Parthian kingdom (250 BC to AD 226)
Parthian
— Adjective
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~ pertaining to Parthia or its people or language or culture; "Parthian archeology"
parti-color
— Verb
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~ make motley; color with different colors
partial derivative
— Noun
– English
~ the derivative of a function of two or more variables with respect to a single variable while the other variables are considered to be constant
partial
— Noun
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~ a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency
partial
— Noun
– English
~ the derivative of a function of two or more variables with respect to a single variable while the other variables are considered to be constant
partial abortion
— Noun
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~ termination of pregnancy without expulsion of all of the products of conception
partial correlation
— Noun
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~ a correlation between two variables when the effects of one or more related variables are removed
partial eclipse
— Noun
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~ an eclipse in which the eclipsed body is only partially obscured
partial denture
— Noun
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~ a denture replacing one or more teeth in a dental arch
partial breach
— Noun
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~ a breach that does not destroy the value of the contract but can give rise to a claim for damages
partial differential equation
— Noun
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~ a differential equation involving a functions of more than one variable
partial
— Adjective
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~ (followed by `of' or `to') having a strong preference or liking for; "fond of chocolate"; "partial to horror movies"
partial
— Adjective
– English
~ being or affecting only a part; not total; "a partial description of the suspect"; "partial collapse"; "a partial eclipse"; "a partial monopoly"; "partial immunity"