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P

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Noun

1. atomic number 15, p, phosphorus

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

2. p

the 16th letter of the Roman alphabet

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

P

see synonyms of p
nounWord forms: plural p's, P's or Ps
1. 
the 16th letter and 12th consonant of the modern English alphabet
2. 
a speech sound represented by this letter, usually a voiceless bilabial stop, as in pig
3.  mind one's p's and q's
symbol for
1. 
(in Britain) penny or pence
2. music
piano: an instruction to play quietly
3. 
pico-
4. physics
a. 
momentum
b. 
proton
c. 
pressure
symbol for
1. chemistry
phosphorus
2. physics
a. 
pressure
b. 
power
c. 
parity
d. 
poise
3. 
(on road signs) parking
4. chess
pawn
5. currency
a. 
(the former) peseta
b. 
peso
c. 
pataca
d. 
pula
abbreviation for
6. 
Portugal (international car registration)
7. 
pharmacy only: used to label medicines that can be obtained without a prescription, but only at a shop at which there is a pharmacist
abbreviation for
1. Word forms: plural pp
page
2. 
part
3. 
participle
4. 
past
5. 
per
6. 
post
7. 
pro

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P

see synonyms of p
1.  Genetics
parental generation
2. 
park (on automotive automatic-shift indicators)
3.  Chess
pawn
4. 
peta-
5.  Bible
Peter
6. 
petite
7.  Baseball
pitcher
8. 
poise(s) (unit of viscosity)
9. 
police
10.  Physics
power
11. 
president
12.  Physics
pressure
13. 
priest
14. 
prince
15.  Military
prisoner
16.  American Football
punter
: sometimes written p
17. 
purl
phosphorus
nounWord forms: plural P's or p's
1. 
the sixteenth letter of the English alphabet: from the Greek pi, a borrowing from the Phoenician
2. 
any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English, the (p) of peace
3. 
a type or impression for p or P
4. 
the sixteenth in a sequence or group
5. 
an object shaped like P
adjective
6. 
of p or P
7. 
sixteenth in a sequence or group
8. 
shaped like P
1. 
page
2. 
part
3. 
participle
4. 
past
5. 
penny; pennies
6. 
per
7. 
peseta
8. 
peso
9. 
petite
10. 
pico-
11. 
pint
12. 
pipe
13.  Baseball
pitcher
14. 
pole
15. 
population
16. 
power
17. 
pressure
18. 
pro
19.  Physics
proton
Musical Direction
soft(ly)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

P

see synonyms of p
The symbol for phosphorus.
n. pl. p's or P's also ps or Ps
1. The 16th letter of the modern English alphabet.
2. Any of the speech sounds represented by the letter p.
3. The 16th in a series.
4. Something shaped like the letter P.
5. P A hypothesized textual source of certain portions of the Pentateuch that have a formulaic style, contain genealogical lists and descriptions of rituals, and use the name "Elohim" to refer to God.
abbr.
1. Genetics parental generation
2. Physics
a. parity
b. parity conjugation
3. pass
4. pawn (chess)
5. Bible Peter
6. Physics pressure

Physics
The symbol for momentum.
abbr.
1. piano (musical direction)
2. proton
abbr.
1. page
2. part
3. participle
4. past
5. penny
6. peseta
7. peso
8. pint
9. pipe
10. pole
11. population
12. Economics principal

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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