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Look up: pilo-

  1. pilo
    Latin, meaning: to shave, sut the hair.
    Found on http://archives.nd.edu/ppp.htm

  2. pilo hair
    pilo hair Various words about 'hair' as seen in this pilo unit.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  3. Pilo Keri
    `Pilo Kristaq Keri` (born December 25, 1956) is a member of the Parliament of Republic of Albania. He is also a member of the Albanian Architects Community. Professional career : Keri was born in Kutalli, a village in the district of Berati. He studied Architecture at the University of Tirana, gradu...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilo_Keri

  4. pilo-
    Hair. ... Origin: L. Pilus ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  5. pilo-
    Type: Term Definitions: 1. Hair.
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  6. Pilo, Carl Gustav
    (from the article `painting, Western`) ...in 1654. A generation later, under the influence of the fashionable Venetian woman pastelist Rosalba Carriera, a school of Rococo portraitists ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/68

  7. Piloña
    `Piloña` is a municipality in the province and autonomous community of Asturias, northwestern Spain. Its capital is the town of Infiesto. Piloña is bounded to the north by Villaviciosa and Colunga, to the east by Parres, to the west by Nava and Cabranes, and to the south by Ponga, Caso and Sob...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piloña

  8. pilobezoar
    Synonym: trichobezoar. ... Origin: pilo-+ bezoar ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  9. Pilobolus
    :This article is about the fungal genus; for information on the dance company, see Pilobolus (dance company)``. `Pilobolus` is a genus of fungi that commonly grows on herbivore dung. Life cycle: The life cycle of Pilobolus begins with a black sporangium that has been discharged ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilobolus

  10. Pilobolus
    (dance company) :This article is about the dance company; for information on the fungus genus, see Pilobolus``. `Pilobolus` is a contemporary dance company whose origins are traced to a 1971 Dartmouth College dance class taught by Alison Becker Chase. The group first began performing i...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilobolus

  11. Pilobolus crystallinus
    `Pilobolus crystallinus` var. crystallinus, commonly known as the "Dung Cannon" or "Hat Thrower", is a species of fungus belonging to the Mucorales order. It is unique in that it adheres its abbr=on--> tall, they can shoot their sporangium, containing their abbr=on-...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilobolus_c

  12. Pilobolus Dance Theater
    Pilobolus Dance Theater (pīläb'ulus) , innovative modern dance company formed (1971) by Moses Pendleton, Jonathan Wolken, Lee Harris, and Robby Barnett from a dance class given by Alison Chase at Dartmouth College. Chase joined the group two years later and shortly thereafter Michael ...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A09072

  13. pilocarpine
    [n] - cholinergic alkaloid used in eyedrops to treat glaucoma
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  14. Pilocarpine
    A plant alkaloid and the primary bioactive substance reducible from Pilocarpus spp. (Jaborandi leaves).
    Found on http://www.swsbm.com/ManualsMM/MedHerbGl

  15. pilocarpine
    an alkaloid obtained from leaves of the South American shrubs Pilocarpus jaborandi and Pilocarpus microphyllus,and used in salt form in a dilute solution as a miotic Category: The chemical industry
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  16. pilocarpine
    Alkaloid with muscarinic cholinomimetic activity isolated from Pilocarpus jaborandi .
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  17. Pilocarpine
    Pi`lo·car'pine noun [ From New Latin Pilocarpus pennatifolius jaborandi; Latin pilus hair + Greek karpo`s fruit: confer French pilocarpine .] (Chemistry) An alkaloid extracted from jaborandi ( Pilocarpus pennat...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/89

  18. pilocarpine
    <chemistry> An alkaloid extracted from jaborandi (Pilocarpus pennatifolius) as a white amorphous or crystalline substance which has a peculiar effect on the vasomotor system. ... Origin: From NL. Pilocarpus pennatifolius jaborandi; L. Pilus hair + Gr. Fruit: cf. F. Pilocarpine. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  19. pilocarpine
    noun cholinergic alkaloid used in eyedrops to treat glaucoma
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  20. pilocarpine
    (pi″lo-kahr´pēn) a cholinergic alkaloid from leaves of Pilocarpus jaborandi and P. microphyllus; used topically in the eye as the base or the hydrochloride or nitrate salt as an antiglaucoma agent and miotic; the hydrochloride salt is also used orally to treat mouth dryness resulting from radiotherapy or associated...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  21. Pilocarpine
    • (n.) An alkaloid extracted from jaborandi (Pilocarpus pennatifolius) as a white amorphous or crystalline substance which has a peculiar effect on the vasomotor system.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  22. pilocarpine
    (from the article `drug`) ...acetylcholine receptors. Acetylcholine itself produces extremely short-lived effects because it is destroyed rapidly in the blood. One ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/68

  23. pilocarpine
    pilocarpine (pīlōkär'pēn) , naturally occurring alkaloid obtained from plants of the genus Pilocarpus (family Rutaceae). By mimicking the effects of acetylcholine, pilocarpine acts as a stimulant of the parasympathetic nervous system. It promotes the flow of saliva and uri...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08390

  24. pilocarpine
    Type: Term Pronunciation: pī′lō-kar′pēn Definitions: 1. An alkaloid obtained from the leaves of Pilocarpus microphyllus or P. jaborandi (family Rutaceae), shrubs of the West Indies and tropical America; a parasympathomimetic agent used experimentally to induce seizures ext...
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  25. pilocarpine
    A drug used to increase salivation in people who have dry mouth caused by opioids or radiation therapy. Pilocarpine belongs to the family of drugs called alkaloids.
    Found on http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary?expand=



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