English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 371 of 931

picnic tablenoun

An outdoor table with benches attached, intended for picnicking, or sometimes used as a skatepark feature.

picnickedverb

simple past and past participle of picnic

picnickernoun

Someone who has a picnic.

picnickerynoun

Picnicking.

picnickianadj

Of or relating to picnics.

picnickingverb

present participle and gerund of picnic

picnickishadj

Resembling, characteristic of, or suitable for a picnic.

picnickyadj

Picniclike.

picniclikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a picnic.

picnicsnoun

plural of picnic

picnicwarenoun

disposable plates, cups, etc. intended for use on picnics

pico de gallonoun

A condiment generally made with diced raw onions, tomatoes, chiles, and cilantro.

pico-prefix

In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10⁻¹² (short scale trillionth or long scale billionth).

pico-faradnoun

One million millionth (10⁻¹²) of a farad. Symbol: pF.

pico-joulenoun

One million millionth (10⁻¹²) of a joule. Symbol: pJ.

pico-ohmnoun

One million millionth ( 10⁻¹² ) of a ohm. Symbol: pΩ.

pico-voltnoun

One million millionth ( 10⁻¹² ) of a volt, abbreviated as pV.

pico-wattnoun

One million millionth (10⁻¹²) of a watt, abbreviated as pW.

picoalganoun

Any very small alga

picoalgaladj

Relating to picoalgae

picoammeternoun

An ammeter that is capable of measuring picoamp currents

picoampnoun

One million millionth (10⁻¹²) of an ampere. Symbol: pA.

picoamperagenoun

amperage measured in picoamps

picoamperenoun

An SI unit of current equal to 10⁻¹² amperes. Symbol: pA

picoautotrophnoun

A microscopic autotroph

picoautotrophsnoun

plural of picoautotroph

picobarnoun

10⁻¹² bar (unit of pressure)

picobarnnoun

A unit of surface area equal to 10⁻¹² barns.

picobiliphytenoun

A form of photosynthetic picoplankton.

picobirnavirusnoun

Any of the genus Picobirnavirus of dsRNA viruses infecting certain mammals

picocellnoun

A wireless communication system covering a small area, such as a single office or railway station, often used to extend cellular network coverage to indoor areas where signals cannot easily penetrate.

picocellularadj

Relating to or composed of picocells.

picocoulombnoun

A unit of electric charge, 10⁻¹² of a coulomb.

picocurienoun

The unit of radioactivity equal to 10⁻¹² curie: symbol pCi.

picocyanobacterialadj

Relating to picocyanobacteria.

picocyanobacteriumnoun

Any cyanobacterium having dimensions less than about 2 micrometres

picodropletnoun

A droplet whose size is of the order of a picometre

picodropletsnoun

plural of picodroplet

picoeconomicsnoun

The strong preference for an almost immediate reward rather than a better reward in the future

picoelectronvoltnoun

A unit of energy equal to one trillionth of an electronvolt, symbol peV

picoeucaryotenoun

Any very small, usually unicellular, eucaryote

picoeukaryotenoun

Any eukaryotic organism that ranges in size from 0.2 to 2.0 µm.

picoeukaryoticadj

Related to the picoeukaryotes

picofaradnoun

One million millionth (10⁻¹²) of a farad. Symbol: pF.

picoflagellatenoun

Any picoscale flagellate

picogramnoun

An SI unit of mass equal to 10⁻¹² grams. Symbol: pg

picogrammenoun

Alternative spelling of picogram.

picoidadj

Relating to or characteristic of woodpeckers

picoindentationnoun

picoscale indentation

picoinjectionnoun

The injection of a reagent into a microfluidic drop

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The English alphabetical index for the letter P contains 46,516 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 931 pages, and you are currently viewing page 371. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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