Pterygomaxillary Pter`y·go·max"il·la·ry adjective [
Pterygoid +
maxillary .]
(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the inner pterygoid plate, or pterygoid bone, and the lower jaw.
Pterygopalatine Pter`y·go·pal"a·tine adjective [
Pterygoid +
palatine .]
(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the pterygoid processes and the palatine bones.
Pterygopodium Pter`y·go·po"di·um noun ;
plural Pterygopodia . [ New Latin , from Greek ..., ..., a fin + ..., dim. of ..., ..., a foot.]
(Anat.) A specially modified part of the ventral fin in male elasmobranchs, which serves as a copulatory organ, or clasper.
Pterygoquadrate Pter`y·go·quad"rate adjective [
Pterygoid +
quadrate .]
(Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or representing the pterygoid and quadrate bones or cartilages.
Pteryla Pte·ry"la noun ;
plural Pterylæ . [ New Latin , from Greek ... feather + ... wood, forest.]
(Zoology) One of the definite areas of the skin of a bird on which feathers grow; -- contrasted with apteria .
Pterylography Pter`y·log"ra·phy noun [
Pteryla +
-graphy .]
(Zoology) The study or description of the arrangement of feathers, or of the pterylæ, of birds.
Pterylosis Pter`y·lo"sis noun [ New Latin , from New Latin & English
pteryla .]
(Zoology) The arrangement of feathers in definite areas.
Ptilocerque Ptil"o·cerque noun [ Greek ... a feather + ... tail.]
(Zool.) The pentail.
Ptilopteri Pti·lop"te·ri noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ... a downy feather + ... wing.]
(Zoology) An order of birds including only the penguins.
Ptilopædes Ptil`o·pæ"des noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ... a feather + ..., ..., offspring.]
(Zoology) Same as Dasypædes .
Ptilopædic Ptil`o·pæd"ic adjective (Zoology) Having nearly the whole surface of the skin covered with down; dasypædic; -- said of the young of certain birds.
Ptilosis Pti·lo"sis noun [ New Latin , from Gr ... a feather.]
(Zoology) Same as Pterylosis .
Ptisan Ptis"an noun [ Latin
ptisana peeled barley, barley water, Greek ..., from ... to peel, husk; confer French
ptisane ,
tisane .]
1. A decoction of barley with other ingredients; a farinaceous drink. 2. (Medicine) An aqueous medicine, containing little, if any, medicinal agent; a tea or tisane.
Ptolemaic Ptol`e·ma"ic adjective Of or pertaining to Ptolemy , the geographer and astronomer. Ptolemaic system (Astron.) ,
the system maintained by Ptolemy, who supposed the earth to be fixed in the center of the universe, with the sun and stars revolving around it. This theory was received for ages, until superseded by the Copernican system.
Ptolemaist Ptol"e·ma`ist noun One who accepts the astronomical system of Ptolemy.
Ptomaine Pto"ma·ine noun [ From Greek ... a dead body.]
(Physiol. Chem.) One of a class of animal bases or alkaloids formed in the putrefaction of various kinds of albuminous matter, and closely related to the vegetable alkaloids; a cadaveric poison. The ptomaines, as a class, have their origin in dead matter, by which they are to be distinguished from the leucomaines .
Ptosis Pto"sis noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... a falling.]
(Medicine) Drooping of the upper eyelid, produced by paralysis of its levator muscle.
Ptyalin Pty"a·lin noun [ Greek ... spittle. See
Ptyalism .]
(Physiol. Chem.) An unorganized amylolytic ferment, on enzyme, present in human mixed saliva and in the saliva of some animals.
Ptyalism Pty"a·lism noun [ Greek ..., from ... to spit much, from ... spittle, from ... to spit: confer French
ptyalisme .]
Salivation, or an excessive flow of saliva. Quain.
Ptyalogogue Pty·al"o·gogue noun [ Greek ... spittle + ... driving.]
(Medicine) A ptysmagogue.
Ptysmagogue Ptys"ma·gogue noun [ Greek ... spittle + ... driving: confer French
ptysmagogue .]
(Medicine) A medicine that promotes the discharge of saliva.
Ptyxis Ptyx"is noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... a folding.]
(Botany) The way in which a leaf is sometimes folded in the bud.
Pubble Pub"ble adjective [ Perhaps from
bubble .]
Puffed out, pursy; pudgy; fat. [ Obsolete]
Drant.
Puberal Pu"ber·al adjective [ From Latin
puber ,
pubes , grown up, adult.]
Of or pertaining to puberty.
Puberty Pu"ber·ty noun [ Latin
pubertas , from
puber ,
pubes , adult: confer French
puberté .]
1. The earliest age at which persons are capable of begetting or bearing children, usually considered, in temperate climates, to be about fourteen years in males and twelve in females. 2. (Botany) The period when a plant first bears flowers.
Puberulent Pu·ber"u·lent adjective [ See
Pubis .]
(Botany) Very minutely downy.
Pubes Pu"bes noun [ Latin , the hair which appears on the body at puberty, from
pubes adult.]
1. (Anat.) (a) The hair which appears upon the lower part of the hypogastric region at the age of puberty. (b) Hence (as more commonly used), the lower part of the hypogastric region; the pubic region. 2. (Botany) The down of plants; a downy or villous substance which grows on plants; pubescence.
Pubescence Pu·bes"cence noun [ Confer French
pubescence .]
1. The quality or state of being pubescent, or of having arrived at puberty. Sir T. Browne. 2. A covering of soft short hairs, or down, as one some plants and insects; also, the state of being so covered.
Pubescency Pu·bes"cen·cy noun Pubescence.
Pubescent Pu·bes"cent adjective [ Latin
pubescens ,
-entis , present participle of
pubescere to reach puberty, to grow hairy or mossy, from
pubes pubes: confer French
pubescent .]
1. Arrived at puberty. That . . . the men (are) pubescent at the age of twice seven, is accounted a punctual truth.
Sir T. Browne. 2. Covered with pubescence, or fine short hairs, as certain insects, and the leaves of some plants.
Pubic Pu"bic adjective (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the pubes; in the region of the pubes; as, the pubic bone; the pubic region, or the lower part of the hypogastric region. See Pubes . (b) Of or pertaining to the pubis.
Pubis Pu"bis noun [ New Latin See
Pubes .]
(Anat.) The ventral and anterior of the three principal bones composing either half of the pelvis; sharebone; pubic bone.
Public Pub"lic adjective [ Latin
publicus ,
poblicus , from
populus people: confer French
public . See
People .]
1. Of or pertaining to the people; belonging to the people; relating to, or affecting, a nation, state, or community; -- opposed to private ; as, the public treasury. To the public good
Private respects must yield.
Milton. He [ Alexander Hamilton] touched the dead corpse of the public credit, and it sprung upon its feet.
D. Webster. 2. Open to the knowledge or view of all; general; common; notorious; as, public report; public scandal. Joseph, . . . not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily.
Matt. i. 19. 3. Open to common or general use; as, a public road; a public house. "The
public street."
Shak. Public act or
statute (Law) ,
an act or statute affecting matters of public concern. Of such statutes the courts take judicial notice. --
Public credit .
See under Credit . --
Public funds .
See Fund , 3. --
Public house ,
an inn, or house of entertainment. --
Public law .
(a) See International law , under International . (b) A public act or statute. --
Public nuisance .
(Law) See under Nuisance . --
Public orator .
(Eng. Universities) See Orator , 3. --
Public stores ,
military and naval stores, equipments, etc. --
Public works ,
all fixed works built by civil engineers for public use, as railways, docks, canals, etc.; but strictly, military and civil engineering works constructed at the public cost.
Public Pub"lic noun 1. The general body of mankind, or of a nation, state, or community; the people, indefinitely; as, the American public ; also, a particular body or aggregation of people; as, an author's public . The public is more disposed to censure than to praise.
Addison. 2. A public house; an inn. [ Scot.]
Sir W. Scott. In public ,
openly; before an audience or the people at large; not in private or secrecy. "We are to speak
in public ."
Shak.
Public school Public school (a) In Great Britain, any of various schools maintained by the community, wholly or partly under public control, or maintained largely by endowment and not carried on chiefly for profit; specif., and commonly, any of various select and usually expensive endowed schools which give a liberal modern education or prepare pupils for the universities. Eton, Harrow, Rugby, and Winchester are of this class. (b) In the United States, a free primary, grammar, or high school maintained by the local government.
Public-hearted Pub"lic-heart`ed adjective Public- spirited. [ R.]
Public-minded Pub"lic-mind`ed adjective Public- spirited. --
Pub"lic-mind`ed*ness ,
noun
Public-service corporation, Quasi-public corporation Public-service corporation, Quasi-public corporation A corporation, such as a railroad company, lighting company, water company, etc., organized or chartered to follow a public calling or to render services more or less essential to the general public convenience or safety.
Public-spirited Pub"lic-spir`it·ed adjective 1. Having, or exercising, a disposition to advance the interest of the community or public; as, public- spirited men. 2. Dictated by a regard to public good; as, a public-spirited project or measure. Addison. --
Pub"lic-spir`it*ed*ly ,
adverb --
Pub"lic-spir`it*ed*ness ,
noun
Publican Pub"li·can noun [ Latin
publicanus : confer French
publicain . See
Public .]
1. (Rom. Antiq.) A farmer of the taxes and public revenues; hence, a collector of toll or tribute. The inferior officers of this class were often oppressive in their exactions, and were regarded with great detestation. As Jesus at meat . . . many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples.
Matt. 1x. 10. How like a fawning publican he looks!
Shak. 2. The keeper of an inn or public house; one licensed to retail beer, spirits, or wine.
Publication Pub`li·ca"tion noun [ Latin
publicatio confiscation: confer French
publication . See
Publish .]
1. The act of publishing or making known; notification to the people at large, either by words, writing, or printing; proclamation; divulgation; promulgation; as, the publication of the law at Mount Sinai; the publication of the gospel; the publication of statutes or edicts. 2. The act of offering a book, pamphlet, engraving, etc., to the public by sale or by gratuitous distribution. The publication of these papers was not owing to our folly, but that of others.
Swift. 3. That which is published or made known; especially, any book, pamphlet, etc., offered for sale or to public notice; as, a daily or monthly publication . 4. An act done in public. [ R. & Obsolete]
His jealousy . . . attends the business, the recreations, the publications , and retirements of every man.
Jer. Taylor. Publication of a libel (Law) ,
such an exhibition of a libel as brings it to the notice of at least one person other than the person libeled. --
Publication of a will (Law) ,
the delivery of a will, as his own, by a testator to witnesses who attest it.
Publicist Pub"li·cist noun [ Confer French
publiciste .]
A writer on the laws of nature and nations; one who is versed in the science of public right, the principles of government, etc. The Whig leaders, however, were much more desirous to get rid of Episcopacy than to prove themselves consummate publicists and logicians.
Macaulay.
Publicity Pub·lic"i·ty noun [ Confer French
publicité .]
The quality or state of being public, or open to the knowledge of a community; notoriety; publicness.
Publicity pamphlet Publicity pamphlet A pamphlet which, in some States of the United States having the initiative or referendum, is mailed to the voters to inform them as to the nature of a measure submitted by the initiative or referendum. The pamphlet contains a copy of the proposed law and arguments for and against it by those favoring and opposing it, respectively.
Publicly Pub"lic·ly adverb 1. With exposure to popular view or notice; without concealment; openly; as, property publicly offered for sale; an opinion publicly avowed; a declaration publicly made. 2. In the name of the community. Addison.
Publicness Pub"lic·ness noun 1. The quality or state of being public, or open to the view or notice of people at large; publicity; notoriety; as, the publicness of a sale. 2. The quality or state of belonging to the community; as, the publicness of property. Boyle.
Publish Pub"lish transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Published ;
present participle & verbal noun Publishing .] [ French
publier , Latin
publicare ,
publicatum . See
Public , and
-ish .]
1. To make public; to make known to mankind, or to people in general; to divulge, as a private transaction; to promulgate or proclaim, as a law or an edict. Published was the bounty of her name.
Chaucer. The unwearied sun, from day to day,
Does his Creator's power display,
And publishes to every land
The work of an almighty hand.
Addison. 2. To make known by posting, or by reading in a church; as, to publish banns of marriage. 3. To send forth, as a book, newspaper, musical piece, or other printed work, either for sale or for general distribution; to print, and issue from the press. 4. To utter, or put into circulation; as, to publish counterfeit paper. [ U.S.]
To publish a will (Law) ,
to acknowledge it before the witnesses as the testator's last will and testament. Syn. -- To announce; proclaim; advertise; declare; promulgate; disclose; divulge; reveal. See
Announce .
Publishable Pub"lish·a·ble adjective Capable of being published; suitable for publication.
Publisher Pub"lish·er noun One who publishes; as, a publisher of a book or magazine. For love of you, not hate unto my friend,
Hath made me publisher of this pretense.
Shak.
Publishment Pub"lish·ment noun 1. The act or process of making publicly known; publication. 2. A public notice of intended marriage, required by the laws of some States. [ U.S.]
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