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Propanediolnouna sweet colorless, viscous, hygroscopic liquid used as an antifreeze and in brake fluid and also as a humectant in cosmetics and personal care items although it can be absorbed through the skin with harmful effectsverified
Propanololnounthe first beta blocker (trade name Inderal) used in treating hypertension and angina pectoris and essential tremorverified
Propellant ExplosivenounMWEan explosive that is used to propel projectiles from guns or to propel rockets and missiles or to launch torpedos and depth chargesverified
Propenoic AcidnounMWEan unsaturated liquid carboxylic acid used in the manufacture of acrylic resinsverified
Property SettlementnounMWE(matrimonial law) the division of property owned or acquired by marriage partners during their marriageverified
Proportional CounternounMWEcounter tube whose output pulse is proportional to number of ions producedverified
Proportional Counter TubenounMWEcounter tube whose output pulse is proportional to number of ions producedverified
Proportional RepresentationnounMWErepresentation of all parties in proportion to their popular voteverified
Proportional SamplenounMWEthe population is divided into strata and a random sample is taken from each stratumverified
Proportional SamplingnounMWEthe population is divided into subpopulations (strata) and random samples are taken of each stratumverified
Proportional TaxnounMWEany tax in which the rate is constant as the amount subject to taxation increasesverified
Proportionalitynounharmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)verified
Propositional CalculusnounMWEa branch of symbolic logic dealing with propositions as units and with their combinations and the connectives that relate themverified
Propositional LogicnounMWEa branch of symbolic logic dealing with propositions as units and with their combinations and the connectives that relate themverified
Propoxyphenenouna mildly narcotic analgesic drug (trade name Darvon) related to methadone but less addictiveverified
Propoxyphene HydrochloridenounMWEa mildly narcotic analgesic drug (trade name Darvon) related to methadone but less addictiveverified
Proprietary DrugnounMWEa drug that has a trade name and is protected by a patent (can be produced and sold only by the company holding the patent)verified
Proprietary InformationnounMWEMaterial and information relating to or associated with a company's products, business, or activities, including but not limited to financial information; data or statements; trade secrets; product research and development; existing and future product designs and performance specifications; marketing plans or techniques; schematics; client lists; computer programs; processes; and know-how that has been clearly identified and properly marked by the company as proprietary information, trade secrets, or company confidential information. The information must have been developed by the company and not be available to the government or to the public without restriction from another source.DataRestrictedIP
Proprietorshipnounan unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profitsverified
Proprietorship CertificatenounMWEa certificate showing who is responsible in an individually owned businessverified
Proprioceptionnounthe ability to sense the position and location and orientation and movement of the body and its partsverified
Proprioceptornounspecial nerve endings in the muscles and tendons and other organs that respond to stimuli regarding the position and movement of the bodyverified
Propyl AlcoholnounMWEa clear colorless volatile liquid (alcohol) used as a solvent and antisepticverified
Propylene GlycolnounMWEa sweet colorless, viscous, hygroscopic liquid used as an antifreeze and in brake fluid and also as a humectant in cosmetics and personal care items although it can be absorbed through the skin with harmful effectsverified
Propylthiouracilnouna crystalline compound used as an antithyroid drug in the treatment of goiterverified
Prorationnounthe proportional limitation of production or distribution of something (e.g. crude oil or natural gas) to some fractional part of the total capacity of each producerverified
Prosceniumnounthe part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain)verified
Proscenium WallnounMWEthe wall that separates the stage from the auditorium in a modern theaterverified
Prosecuting AttorneynounMWEa government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the stateverified
Prosecuting OfficernounMWEa government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the stateverified
Prosecutionnounthe institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behaviorverified
Prosecutornouna government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the stateverified