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Press ReleasenounMWEan announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentationverified
Pressure CabinnounMWEcabin consisting of the pressurized section of an aircraft or spacecraftverified
Pressure CookernounMWEautoclave for cooking at temperatures above the boiling point of waterverified
Pressure FeednounMWEmechanical system of lubricating internal combustion engines in which a pump forces oil into the engine bearingsverified
Pressure SensationnounMWEthe somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skinverified
Pressure SorenounMWEa chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on it (as in bedridden patients)verified
Pressure SuitnounMWEprotective garment consisting of an inflatable suit for space or high altitude flyingverified
Pressure-Feed Lubricating SystemnounMWEmechanical system of lubricating internal combustion engines in which a pump forces oil into the engine bearingsverified
Pressurized Water ReactornounMWEa nuclear reactor that uses water as a coolant and moderatorverified
Pretrial ConferencenounMWE(law) a conference held before the trial begins to bring the parties together to outline discovery proceedings and to define the issues to be triedverified
Pretty Good PrivacynounMWETrademark of Network Associates, Inc., referring to a computer program (and related protocols) that uses cryptography to provide data security for electronic mail and other applications on the Internet.verified
Prevailing WesterlynounMWEthe winds from the west that occur in the temperate zones of the Earthverified
Preventive AttacknounMWEa strike that is carried out in order to deter expected aggression by hostile forcesverified
Preventive controlnounMWEA mitigating technique designed to prevent an event from occurring.verified
Preventive StrikenounMWEa strike that is carried out in order to deter expected aggression by hostile forcesverified
Previous QuestionnounMWEa motion calling for an immediate vote on the main question under discussion by a deliberative assemblyverified
previous residencenounMWEA location where someone was living before where that person is currently living.verified
Price CompetitionnounMWEintense competition in which competitors cut retail prices to gain businessverified
Price ControlnounMWErestriction on maximum prices that is established and maintained by the government (as during periods of war or inflation)verified
Price CutnounMWEcutting the price of merchandise to one lower than the usual or advertised priceverified
Price CuttingnounMWEcutting the price of merchandise to one lower than the usual or advertised priceverified
Price GougingnounMWEpricing above the market price when no alternative retailer is availableverified
Price IndexnounMWEan index that traces the relative changes in the price of an individual good (or a market basket of goods) over timeverified
Price LevelnounMWEan index that traces the relative changes in the price of an individual good (or a market basket of goods) over timeverified
Prickly AshnounMWEAustralian tree having alternate simple leaves (when young they are pinnate with prickly toothed margins) and slender axillary spikes of white flowersverified
Prickly Custard ApplenounMWEsmall tropical American tree bearing large succulent slightly acid fruitverified
Prickly PearnounMWEcacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some speciesverified
Prickly Pear CactusnounMWEcacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some speciesverified
Prickly PinenounMWEa small two-needled upland pine of the eastern United States (Appalachians) having dark brown flaking bark and thorn-tipped cone scalesverified
Prickly PoppynounMWEany plant of the genus Argemone having large white or yellow flowers and prickly leaves and stems and podsverified
Prickly Shield FernnounMWENorth American fern whose more or less evergreen leathery fronds are covered with pale brown chafflike scalesverified
Prickly-Seeded SpinachnounMWEsouthwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leavesverified
Pride of BarbadosnounMWEtropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-red flowersverified
Pride of BolivianounMWEsemi-evergreen South American tree with odd-pinnate leaves and golden yellow flowers cultivated as an ornamentalverified
Priest-Penitent PrivilegenounMWEthe right of a clergyman to refuse to divulge confidential information received from a person during confession or similar exchangesverified
Primary CarenounMWEthe medical care received on first contact with the medical system (before being referred elsewhere)verified
Primary Care ProvidernounMWEa person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disabilityverified
Primary CellnounMWEan electric cell that generates an electromotive force by an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical energyverified
Primary CensorshipnounMWEarmed forces censorship performed by personnel of a military unit on the personal communications of persons assigned to that unitverified
Primary CoilnounMWEcoil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuitverified
Primary Color for LightnounMWEany of three primary colors of light from which all colors can be obtained by additive mixingverified
Primary Color for PigmentsnounMWEany of three pigments from which all colors can be obtained by mixingverified
Primary Colour for LightnounMWEany of three primary colors of light from which all colors can be obtained by additive mixingverified
Primary Colour for PigmentsnounMWEany of three pigments from which all colors can be obtained by mixingverified
Primary DysmenorrheanounMWEpainful menstruation that is intrinsic to menstruation and not the result of a diseaseverified
Primary FeathernounMWEone of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wingverified