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prostate specific antigen |
Noun
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a protein manufactured exclusively by the prostate gland |
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proteome |
Noun
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the full complement of proteins produced by a particular genome |
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pit-run gravel |
Noun
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gravel as found in natural deposits |
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pit run |
Noun
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gravel as found in natural deposits |
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pumice |
Noun
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a light glass formed on the surface of some lavas |
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pumice |
Verb
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rub with pumice, in order to clean or to smoothen |
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pumice stone |
Noun
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a light glass formed on the surface of some lavas |
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protein |
Noun
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any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells |
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pseudoephedrine |
Noun
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poisonous crystalline alkaloid occurring with ephedrine and isomorphic with it |
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propane |
Noun
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colorless gas found in natural gas and petroleum |
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phytohormone |
Noun
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(botany) a plant product that acts like a hormone |
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plant hormone |
Noun
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(botany) a plant product that acts like a hormone |
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phthalic anhydride |
Noun
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a white cyclic anhydride |
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phenylamine |
Noun
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oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines |
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progesterone |
Noun
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a steroid hormone (trade name Lipo-Lutin) produced in the ovary |
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progestin |
Noun
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any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone |
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progestogen |
Noun
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any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone |
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phenothiazine |
Noun
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a compound used primarily in veterinary medicine to rid farm animals of internal parasites |
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parchment |
Noun
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skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
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parchment |
Noun
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a superior paper resembling sheepskin |
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ptyalin |
Noun
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an amylase secreted in saliva |
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prolactin |
Noun
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gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary |
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pentanoic acid |
Noun
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a clear liquid carboxylic acid used in perfumes and drugs |
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polyunsaturated fatty acid |
Noun
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an unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has more than one double or triple valence bond per molecule |
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patent leather |
Noun
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leather with a hard glossy surface |
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polypeptide |
Noun
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a peptide containing 10 to more than 100 amino acids |
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pigskin |
Noun
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leather from the skin of swine |
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peptide |
Noun
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amide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another |
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prednisolone |
Noun
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a glucocorticoid (trade names Pediapred or Prelone) used to treat inflammatory conditions |
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prednisone |
Noun
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a dehydrogenated analogue of cortisol (trade names Orasone or Deltasone or Liquid Pred or Meticorten) |
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polybutylene |
Noun
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a polymer of butylene |
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polybutene |
Noun
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a polymer of butylene |
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perchloromethane |
Noun
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a colorless nonflammable liquid used as a solvent for fats and oils |
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paperboard |
Noun
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a cardboard suitable for making posters |
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poster board |
Noun
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a cardboard suitable for making posters |
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peroxide |
Noun
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a viscous liquid with strong oxidizing properties |
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peroxide |
Noun
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an inorganic compound containing the divalent ion -O-O- |
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peroxide |
Verb
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bleach with peroxide |
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posterboard |
Noun
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a cardboard suitable for making posters |
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pipeclay |
Noun
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fine white clay used in making tobacco pipes and pottery and in whitening leather |
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pasteboard |
Noun
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stiff cardboard made by pasting together layers of paper |
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potter's clay |
Noun
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clay that does not contain any iron |
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potter's earth |
Noun
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clay that does not contain any iron |
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Portland cement |
Noun
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a cement that hardens under water |
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pyrocellulose |
Noun
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nitrocellulose containing less nitrogen than guncotton |
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pyroxylin |
Noun
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highly flammable nitrocellulose used in making collodion and plastics and lacquers |
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pyroxyline |
Noun
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highly flammable nitrocellulose used in making collodion and plastics and lacquers |
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phosphate buffer solution |
Noun
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a solution containing a phosphate buffer |
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phenol |
Noun
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a toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene |
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phenol |
Noun
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any of a class of weakly acidic organic compounds |