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Patent MedicinenounMWEmedicine that is protected by a patent and available without a doctor's prescriptionverified
Paternalismnounthe attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own goodverified
Paternity SuitnounMWEa lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined)verified
Paternity TestnounMWEa test based on blood groups to determine whether a particular man could be the biological father of a particular childverified
Paternosternouna type of lift having a chain of open compartments that move continually in an endless loop so that (agile) passengers can step on or off at each floorverified
Path HistoriesnounMWEMaintaining an authenticatable record of the prior platforms visited by a mobile software agent, so that a newly visited platform can determine whether to process the agent and what resource constraints to apply.ArtifactInternalCUI
Pathogennounany disease-producing agent (especially a virus or bacterium or other microorganism)verified
Pathologynounthe branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseasesverified
Patient RolenounMWEthe semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clauseverified
Patrialnouna person who has the right to be considered legally a British citizen (by virtue of the birth of a parent or grandparent)verified
Patriarchnountitle for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)verified
Patriarchatenouna form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male lineverified
Patriarchynouna form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male lineverified
Patronymnouna family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor)verified
Pattypan SquashnounMWEround greenish-white squash having one face flattened with a scalloped edgeverified
Pavlovanouna dessert consisting of a meringue base or cup filled with fruit and whipped creamverified
Pavonianounany of various evergreen plants of the genus Pavonia having white or yellow or purple flowersverified
Pavor NocturnusnounMWEa disorder of sleep characterized by a dream of terrifying dimensions far worse than a typical nightmareverified
Pawlnouna hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backwardverified
Pawnbrokernouna person who lends money at interest in exchange for personal property that is deposited as securityverified