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pulpal [pulpal 词源字典]: "Of or relating to the pulp of a tooth", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in Veterinarian. From pulp + -al.[pulpal etymology, pulpal origin, 英语词源]
post-choreic: "Subsequent to an attack of chorea; having undergone an attack of chorea", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in T. Clifford Allbutt (1836–1925), physician.
phaeophorbide: "A greyish-green compound formed by the degradation of chlorophyll or phaeophytin (e.g. by strong acid or by enzymes), having the structure of phaeophytin with the phytyl group replaced by a hydrogen atom; (more fully phaeophorbide a, phaeophorbide b) either of two forms of this, derived from chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b respectively", Early 20th cent.; earliest use found in Chemical Abstracts. From German Phäophorbid from ancient Greek ϕαιός grey + ϕορβή pasture, food + German -id.
pinnule: "A secondary division of a pinnate leaf, especially of a fern", Late 16th century (denoting one of the sights of an astrolabe): from Latin pinnula 'small wing', diminutive of pinna.
pupilla: "= pupil", Late Middle English; earliest use found in Lanfranc's Science of Cirurgie. From classical Latin pūpilla pupil.
phylarch: "Chiefly Ancient Greek History . In ancient Greece: the ruler or leader of a phyle. Also more generally: a tribal or clan chief", Mid 16th cent.; earliest use found in Ralph Robinson (1520–1577), translator. From classical Latin phȳlarchus leader or chief of a tribe, chief official of a Greek phyle from ancient Greek ϕύλαρχος chief official of a phyle, (in Attica) commander of the cavalry of a phyle from ϕυλή tribe + -αρχος.
pianette: "A type of small upright piano", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in The Times. From piano + -ette.
pyelitis: "Inflammation of the renal pelvis", Mid 19th century: from Greek puelos 'trough, basin' + -itis.
petalody: "Transformation of parts of a flower, usually stamens or sepals, into petals or petal-like structures (as a teratological or evolutionary phenomenon)", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in Maxwell Tylden Masters (1833–1907), botanist and journal editor. From ancient Greek πεταλώδης leaf-like + -y, apparently after petalodic.
picogram: "One million-millionth of a gram. Abbreviated pg", 1950s; earliest use found in Nature: a weekly journal of science. From pico- + gram.
pyrites: "A shiny yellow mineral consisting of iron disulphide and typically occurring as intersecting cubic crystals", Late Middle English (denoting a mineral used for kindling fire): via Latin from Greek puritēs 'of fire', from pur 'fire'.
pyrosis: "Another term for heartburn", Late 18th century: modern Latin, from Greek purōsis, from puroun 'set on fire', from pur 'fire'.
petroleur: "A person who uses petrol to set fire to a building or other property", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in Appletons' Journal. From French pétroleur from pétrole + -eur.
penniform: "Resembling a feather; specifically (of a muscle) having fibres attached to a tendon like the barbs of a feather to the rachis", Early 18th cent. From post-classical Latin penniformis (G. A. Borelli De Motu Animalium I. xv. 123) from penna feather + -formis.
prosodiac: "A form of ancient Greek verse, used especially in processional hymns, consisting of three anapaests, for the first of which a spondee or iambus may be substituted", Early 17th cent.; earliest use found in Philemon Holland (1552–1637), translator. From French prosodiaque and its etymon post-classical Latin prosodiacus relating to a procession, designating a form of verse (3rd cent.) from Hellenistic Greek προσοδιακός (also προσοδιακόν, denoting the verse, use as noun (short for προσοδιακὸν μέτρον) of neuter of the adjective) from ancient Greek προσόδιον + -ακός.
perigon: "The perianth of a flowering plant", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in Cardale Babington (1808–1895), botanist and archaeologist. From French périgone from scientific Latin perigonium.
pulpatoon: "A dish made of rabbits, game birds, etc., in a crust of forcemeat", Mid 17th cent.; earliest use found in Thomas Nabbes (d. 1641), playwright. Probably from Italian polpettone.
pedalo: "A small pedal-operated pleasure boat", 1950s: from pedal¹ + -o.
psephism: "A decree enacted by a vote of a public assembly, especially that of ancient Athens", Mid 17th cent.; earliest use found in Thomas Blount (1618–1679), antiquary and lexicographer. From classical Latin psēphisma and its etymon ancient Greek ψήϕισμα psephisma: see -ism.
philogynist: "A person who likes or admires women", Mid 19th century: from philo- 'loving' + Greek gunē 'woman' + -ist.