| pilot projects | Small-scale tests of methods and procedures to be used on a larger scale if the pilot study demonstrates that these methods and procedures can work. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| pilot scale | The size of a system between the small laboratory model size (bench scale) and a full-size system. (05 Dec 1998) |
| Piltz | Jan, Polish neurologist, 1870-1931. See: Piltz sign, Westphal-Piltz phenomenon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Piltz sign | A constriction of both pupils when an effort is made to close eyelids forcibly held apart. A variant of the pupil response to near vision. Synonym: Galassi's pupillary phenomenon, Gifford's reflex, lid-closure reaction, orbicularis phenomenon, orbicularis pupillary reflex, Piltz sign, Westphal's pupillary reflex, Westphal-Piltz phenomenon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pilula | A pill or pilule. Origin: L. Dim. Of pila, a ball (05 Mar 2000) |
| pilular | Relating to a pill. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pilular mass | The mixture of drug(s), excipients, diluents and binders with a suitable amount of liquid to form a plastic mass which can be rolled into a long rod and cut into the appropriate number of units for pills to be rolled from. Synonym: pill mass. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pilule | A small pill. Origin: L. Pilula (05 Mar 2000) |
| pilus | Hair like projection from surface of some bacteria. Involved in adhesion to surfaces (may be important in virulence) and specialised sex pili are involved in conjugation with other bacteria. Major constituent is a protein, pilin. (18 Nov 1997) |
| pily | <zoology> Like pile or wool. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pim 1 | <oncogene> Oncogene from murine T-cell lymphomas, encoding a serine/threonine protein kinase. (18 Nov 1997) |
| pimaric | <chemistry> Pertaining to, or designating, an acid found in galipot, and isomeric with abietic acid. Origin: NL. Pinum maritima, an old name for P. Pinaster, a pine which yields galipot. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pimaricin | C34H49NO14;an antifungal antibiotic for topical use, produced by Streptomyces natalensis; effective against Aspergillus, Candida, and Mucor species. Synonym: natamycin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pimelic | <chemistry> Pertaining to, or designating, a substance obtained from certain fatty substances, and subsequently shown to be a mixture of suberic and adipic acids. Designating the acid proper (C5H10(CO2/H)2) which is obtained from camphoric acid. Origin: Gr. Fat. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pimelic acid | HOOC-(CH2)5-COOH; Heptanedioic acid;an intermediate in the oxidation of oleic acid in some microorganisms; a precursor of biotin. (05 Mar 2000) |