P

Examples

• All

• The DBM, however, reduced the AFP's request of P1.8 billion ($72 billion) to P1.2 billion ($48 million).

  Academic text (1999)

• There is some evidence that substance P, an 11-amino-acid peptide, is involved in the itching response in some diseases.

  Academic text (1999)

• And the power factor is the ratio of real power P divided by the apparent power.

• As a major sustainability challenge, peak P is difficult to ignore.

  Academic text (2011)

• Much of Morocco's P reserves are in disputed, independent territory in the Western Sahara.

  Academic text (2011)

• Phosphorus, represented by the symbol P, is essential for plant growth and is found in fertilizers.

• The chemical formula for phosphate includes the element P, indicating its presence in various compounds.

Synonyms

P

phosphorus

vsP

• Specialized

22 7.2

A chemical element found in rocks and living bodies that helps make bones and teeth

is the single-letter sign representing that chemical element

A

atomic number 15

vsP

• Specialized

4.8

A chemical element used in fertilizers and found in plants and bones

is the single-letter sign focusing on a written abbreviation not properties

Compounds

P

p-type semiconductor

• Specialized

7.4

A material that conducts electricity mainly by positive holes rather than electrons

P

p-n junction

• Specialized

5.3

A boundary between two semiconductor parts that lets electric current flow one way

P

p-n-p transistor

• Specialized

7.5

A small electronic part with three layers that controls and increases electric current

T

the p-word

• NSFW

9.9

A polite way to avoid saying a rude word that starts with p

V

vitamin P

• Archaic

9.2

An old name for plant chemicals once thought to help small blood vessels

Surface Forms

Etymology