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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Piezoelectricitynounelectricity produced by mechanical pressure on certain crystals (notably quartz or Rochelle salt)verified
Pig LaurelnounMWENorth American dwarf shrub resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowersverified
Pigeon BerrynounMWEtall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemesverified
Pigeon HawknounMWEsmall falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tailverified
Piggyback PlantnounMWEvigorous perennial herb with flowers in erect racemes and having young plants develop at the junction of a leaf blade and the leafstalkverified
Pigmy TalinumnounMWElow plant with crowded narrow succulent leaves and fairly large deep pink axillary flowers that seem to sit on the groundverified
Pignolianounedible seed of any of several nut pines especially some pinons of southwestern North Americaverified
Pigswillnounwet feed for livestock, especially pigs, consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milkverified
Pigwashnounwet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milkverified
PII Confidentiality Impact LevelnounMWEThe PII confidentiality impact level—low, moderate, or high—indicates the potential harm that could result to the subject individuals and/or the organization if PII were inappropriately accessed, used, or disclosed.MetricRegulatedPII
Pikanounsmall short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North Americaverified
Pikenounany of several elongate long-snouted freshwater game and food fishes widely distributed in cooler parts of the northern hemisphereverified
Pilafnounrice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoesverified
Pilaffnounrice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoesverified
Pilasternouna rectangular column that usually projects about a third of its width from the wall to which it is attachedverified
Pilaunounrice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoesverified
Pilawnounrice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoesverified
Pileusnouna fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroomverified
Pilewortnounperennial herb native to Europe but naturalized elsewhere having heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowers resembling buttercupsverified
Pilingnouna column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structureverified
Pillnouna contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conceptionverified
Pill BugnounMWEsmall terrestrial isopod with a convex segmented body that can roll up into a ballverified
Pill PushernounMWEa health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugsverified
Pill RollernounMWEa health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugsverified
Pillarnoun(architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structureverified
Pillar of StrengthnounMWEa person who can be relied on to give a great deal of support and comfortverified
PillwortnounEuropean water fern found around margins of bodies of water or in wet acid soil having small globose sporocarpsverified
Pilomotor ReflexnounMWEreflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritationverified