| 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) |
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| 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) |