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Pragmatic SanctionnounMWEan imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the landverified
Pragmatismnoun(philosophy) the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and valueverified
Pragmatistnouna person who takes a practical approach to problems and is concerned primarily with the success or failure of her actionsverified
Prairie AsternounMWEviolet-flowered perennial aster of central United States having solitary headsverified
Prairie BerrynounMWEweedy nightshade with silvery foliage and violet or blue or white flowersverified
Prairie CordgrassnounMWENorth American cordgrass having leaves with dry membranous margins and glumes with long awnsverified
Prairie DognounMWEany of several rodents of North American prairies living in large complex burrows having a barking cryverified
Prairie GentiannounMWEone of the most handsome prairie wildflowers having large erect bell-shaped bluish flowersverified
Prairie GourdnounMWEperennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruitverified
Prairie Gourd VinenounMWEperennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruitverified
Prairie GrassnounMWEhandsome hardy North American grass with foliage turning pale bronze in autumnverified
Prairie MarmotnounMWEany of several rodents of North American prairies living in large complex burrows having a barking cryverified
Prairie MimosanounMWEperennial herb of North American prairies having dense heads of small white flowersverified
Prairie OrchidnounMWEorchid of boggy or wet lands of north central United States having racemes of very fragrant creamy or greenish white flowersverified
Prairie RocketnounMWEany of several western American plants of the genus Cheiranthus having large yellow flowersverified
Prairie SagewortnounMWEsilky-leaved aromatic perennial of dry northern parts of the northern hemisphereverified
Prairie SmokenounMWENorth American perennial with hairy basal pinnate leaves and purple flowers and plume-tipped fruitsverified
Prairie StarnounMWEplant with mostly basal leaves and slender open racemes of white or pale pink flowersverified
Prairie SunflowernounMWEsimilar to the common sunflower with slender usually branching stems common in central United Statesverified
Prairie VolenounMWEtypical vole of the extended prairie region of central United States and southern Canadaverified
Prairie Wake-RobinnounMWEtrillium of central United States having dark purple sessile flowersverified
Prairie White-Fringed OrchisnounMWEorchid of boggy or wet lands of north central United States having racemes of very fragrant creamy or greenish white flowersverified
Pravastatinnounan oral drug (trade name Pravachol) administered to reduce blood cholesterol levelsverified
Prayernounthe act of communicating with a deity, especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgivingverified
Pre-Emptive StrikenounMWEa surprise attack that is launched in order to prevent the enemy from doing it to youverified
Pre-Processing AlgorithmnounMWEAny operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated meansProcessRegulated
PreamblenounA preamble is a signal used in network communications to synchronize the transmission timing between two or more systems. Proper timing ensures that all systems are interpreting the start of the information transfer correctly. A preamble defines a specific series of transmission pulses that is understood by communicating systems to mean "someone is about to transmit data". This ensures that systems receiving the information correctly interpret when the data transmission starts. The actual pulses used as a preamble vary depending on the network communication technology in use.Network
Precavanounreceives blood from the head and arms and chest and empties into the right atrium of the heartverified
Precentral GyrusnounMWEthe convolution of the frontal lobe that is bounded in back by the central sulcus and that contains the motor areaverified
Precessionnounthe motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a coneverified
Precession of the EquinoxesnounMWEa slow westward shift of the equinoxes along the plane of the ecliptic caused by precession of the Earth's axis of rotationverified