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Pearl OysternounMWEtropical marine bivalve found chiefly off eastern Asia and Pacific coast of North America and Central Americaverified
Pearly EverlastingnounMWEan American everlasting having foliage with soft wooly hairs and corymbose heads with pearly white bractsverified
Pearly NautilusnounMWEcephalopod of the Indian and Pacific oceans having a spiral shell with pale pearly partitionsverified
Pearly-Shelled MusselnounMWEthe pearly lining of the dark shells is a source of mother-of-pearlverified
Peat MossnounMWEany of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum whose decomposed remains form peatverified
Pebble PlantnounMWEany of several South African plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum cultivated for showy pink or white flowersverified
Pectoral FinnounMWEeither of a pair of fins situated just behind the head in fishes that help control the direction of movementverified
Pectoral VeinnounMWEveins that drain the pectoral muscles and empty into the subclavian veinverified
Pediatric MedicinenounMWEthe branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and childrenverified
Pedunculate OaknounMWEmedium to large deciduous European oak having smooth leaves with rounded lobesverified
Peep SightnounMWErear gunsight having an adjustable eyepiece with a small aperture through which the front sight and the target are alignedverified
Peer Entity AuthenticationnounMWEThe process of verifying that a peer entity in an association is as claimed.verified
Peer-to-peer (P2P)nounMWEPeer-to-peer communication, the communications that travel from one user's computer to another user's computer without being stored for later access on a server. E-mail is not a P2P communication since it travels from the sender to a server, and is retrieved by the recipient from the server. On-line chat, however, is a P2P communication since messages travel directly from one user to another.verified
Pelvic ArchnounMWEthe structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebratesverified
Pelvic CavitynounMWEthe space bounded by the bones of the pelvis and containing the pelvic visceraverified
Pelvic FinnounMWEeither of a pair of fins attached to the pelvic girdle in fishes that help control the direction of movementverified
Pelvic GirdlenounMWEthe structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebratesverified
Pelvic Inflammatory DiseasenounMWEinflammation of the female pelvic organs, especially the Fallopian tubes, caused by infection by any of several microorganisms chiefly gonococci and chlamydiaverified
Pen-Tailed Tree ShrewnounMWEbrown tree shrew having a naked tail bilaterally fringed with long stiff hairs on the distal thirdverified
Penal ColonynounMWEa penal institution where prisoners are exiled, often located on an island from which escape is difficult or impossibleverified
Penal FacilitynounMWEan institution where persons are confined for punishment and to protect the publicverified
Penal InstitutionnounMWEan institution where persons are confined for punishment and to protect the publicverified
Penalty BoxnounMWE(ice hockey) an enclosed bench to the side of an ice-hockey rink for players who are serving time penaltiesverified
Pencil ErasernounMWEan eraser made of rubber or a synthetic material with properties similar to rubberverified
Pendulum WatchnounMWE(18th century) a watch with a balance wheel having a fake pendulum attached to itverified
Penetrating InjurynounMWEinjury incurred when an object (as a knife or bullet or shrapnel) penetrates into the bodyverified
Penetrating TraumanounMWEinjury incurred when an object (as a knife or bullet or shrapnel) penetrates into the bodyverified
Penetration BombnounMWEa bomb with about 30% explosive and a casing designed to penetrate hardened targets before the explosive detonatesverified
Penetration testnounMWEThe process of using approved, qualified personnel to conduct real-world attacks against a system to identify and correct security weaknesses before they are discovered and exploited by others.verified
Penetration testingnounMWESecurity testing in which evaluators mimic real-world attacks in an attempt to identify ways to circumvent the security features of an application, system, or network. Penetration testing often involves issuing real attacks on real systems and data, using the same tools and techniques used by actual attackers. Most penetration tests involve looking for combinations of vulnerabilities on a single system or multiple systems that can be used to gain more access than could be achieved through a single vulnerability.verified
Penetration-Resistant ArchitecturenounMWEAn architecture that uses technology and procedures to limit the opportunities for an adversary to compromise an organizational system and achieve a persistent presence in the system.verified
Penicillin GnounMWEthe penicillin that constitutes the principal component of many commercial antibioticsverified
Penicillin OnounMWEa penicillin that is similar in antibiotic action to penicillin G but is obtained differentlyverified
Penicillin VnounMWEa crystalline penicillin similar in action to penicillin G but more resistant to the action of gastric acidsverified
Penicillinase-Resistant AntibioticnounMWEa form of penicillin that is not rendered inactive by penicillinaseverified