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pinchbeck [pinchbeck 词源字典]: "An alloy of copper and zinc resembling gold, used in watchmaking and cheap jewellery", Mid 18th century: named after Christopher Pinchbeck (died 1732), English watchmaker.[pinchbeck etymology, pinchbeck origin, 英语词源]
pantomogram: "A radiograph obtained by pantomography", 1950s. From pan- + tomogram, after pantomography. Compare pantomograph and slightly earlier pantomographic.
passeriform: "Resembling a sparrow in form or structure; specifically of or relating to the order Passeriformes of perching birds", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in The Century Dictionary. From classical Latin passer sparrow + -iform, after scientific Latin Passeriformes, order name.
phlobaphene: "Any of a class of reddish or brownish water-insoluble pigments which occur in various barks and other plant tissues, and are polymeric derivatives of tannins", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in Henry Watts (1815–1884), chemist. From German Phlobaphen from ancient Greek ϕλοιός bark + βαϕή dye + German -en.
propolis: "A red or brown resinous substance collected by honeybees from tree buds, used by them to fill crevices and to fix and varnish honeycombs", Early 17th century: via Latin from Greek propolis 'suburb', also 'bee glue', from pro 'before' + polis 'city'.
presbycusis: "Deterioration of hearing commonly occurring with advancing age, usually affecting both ears and beginning with reduced sensitivity to higher-pitched sounds", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in John S. Billings (1838–1913). From presby- + ancient Greek ἄκουσις hearing. The some forms show an alteration with suffix substitution: compare -ia.
peritrichous: " Zoology . Of a ciliate: having the cilia confined to a spiral band around the oral opening; belonging to the subclass or order Peritricha", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in Thomas Huxley (1825–1895), biologist and science educationist. From peri- + -trichous. In sense 1 after scientific Latin Peritricha.
pteris: "Originally: †bracken, Pteridium aquilinum (formerly Pteris aquilina) ( obsolete ). In later use (in form Pteris): a genus of ferns, now comprising largely tropical and subtropical species but formerly including bracken; (also in form pteris) a fern of this genus (also pteris fern)", Early 17th cent.; earliest use found in Philemon Holland (1552–1637), translator. From classical Latin pteris, either of two kinds of fern, sometimes identified with male fern and bracken (Pliny; later adopted as genus name: see note below) and its etymon Hellenistic Greek πτέρις male fern (from ancient Greek πτερόν wing + -ις), so called on account of its feathery leaves.
pericarp: "The part of a fruit formed from the wall of the ripened ovary", Late 17th century: from French péricarpe, from Greek perikarpion 'pod, shell', from peri- 'around' + karpos 'fruit'.
pars nervosa: "The main part of the neurohypophysis (the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland)", Early 20th century. From classical Latin pars part + nervōsa, feminine of nervōsus.
polyfunctional: "Of a compound: having two or more different functional groups in the molecule", 1920s. From poly- + functional.
pogonotrophy: "The cultivation or growing of a beard", Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Westminster Review. From Hellenistic Greek πωγωνοτροϕία (Plutarch) from ancient Greek πωγωνο-, combining form of πώγων beard + -τροϕία.
pre-examination: "The action of examining beforehand; an instance of this, a previous or prior examination", Mid 17th century; earliest use found in William Chillingworth (1602–1644), theologian. From pre- + examination.
petite amie: "The (usually young) female lover of an older man; a mistress", Late 19th century; earliest use found in Ernest Dowson (1867–1900), poet. Apparently from French petite amie from petite, feminine of petit + amie, feminine form corresponding to ami friend.
petite amie: "The (usually young) female lover of an older man; a mistress", Late 19th century; earliest use found in Ernest Dowson (1867–1900), poet. Apparently from French petite amie from petite, feminine of petit + amie, feminine form corresponding to ami friend.
pomiculture: "Fruit-growing", Late 19th century: from Latin pomum 'fruit' + culture, on the pattern of words such as agriculture.
Pachydermata: "Originally, in Cuvier's system of classification: an order of mammals comprising elephants and related animals, and hoofed quadrupeds that do not chew the cud such as rhinoceroses, hippopotamuses, pigs, horses, etc. (now historical ). In later use (treated as plural, in form pachydermata): animals belonging to this order; pachyderms", Early 19th century; earliest use found in William Buckland (1784–1856), geologist and dean of Westminster. From scientific Latin Pachydermata, order name from ancient Greek παχύδερμος thick-skinned (Aristotle), after French pachyderme.
palilalia: "A speech disorder characterized by involuntary repetition of words, phrases, or sentences", Early 20th century: from French palilalie, from Greek palin 'again' + lalia 'speech, chatter'.
phthirophagous: "Louse-eating. Also figurative (in depreciative use)", Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Robert Mayne (1808–1868). From classical Latin Phthīrophagī lice-eaters, the name given to a tribe living near the Black Sea + -ous.
porbeagle: "A large, active shark which is found chiefly in the open seas of the North Atlantic and in the Mediterranean", Mid 18th century: perhaps from Cornish porth 'harbour, cove' + bugel 'shepherd'.