| pit latrine |
A hole or pit into which human excrement is deposited. Known as an outhouse or privy when sheltered by a small building.
Ãâó: www.weblife.org/humanure/glossary.html
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| pituitary gland |
Sometimes called the "master gland." This small bundle (gland) located at the base of the brain acts as a supervisor over all the other glands in the body.
Ãâó: envirocancer.cornell.edu/Glossary/GL.index.cfm
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| pith |
the soft, fibrous inner part of a stem or fruit.
Ãâó: www.borealforest.org/glossary.htm
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| pit |
A point around which all slopes are positive (ie, upward).
Ãâó: www.geog.leeds.ac.uk/staff/m.blake/magis/glossary/...
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| pitch |
The tangent of the angle that a roof surface makes with the horizontal, usually expressed in units of vertical rise to 12 units of horizontal run.
Ãâó: www.steelbuildinghelp.com/steel_buildings_glossary...
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