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71puerility — /pjuəˈrɪləti/ (say pyoohuh riluhtee) noun (plural puerilities) 1. the quality of being puerile; childish foolishness or triviality. 2. something puerile; a puerile act, idea, remark, etc.: an inexcusable puerility …
72puerperal — /pjuˈɜpərəl / (say pyooh erpuhruhl) adjective 1. of or relating to a woman in childbirth. 2. relating to or consequent on childbirth. {New Latin puerperālis, from Latin puerperus bringing forth children} …
73puerperal fever — /pjuˌɜpərəl ˈfivə/ (say pyooh.erpuhruhl feevuh) noun an infection occurring during the puerperium; childbed fever …
74puerperium — /pjuəˈpɪəriəm/ (say pyoohuh pearreeuhm) noun the period following childbirth during which the organs of reproduction are returning to normal, usually lasting six weeks. {Latin} …
75Pugh — /pju/ (say pyooh) noun Clifton Ernest, 1924–90, Australian painter, noted for his bush paintings and portraits; awarded the Archibald Prize in 1965, 1971 and 1972. Clifton Pugh was born in Melbourne. In 1947, after serving with the AIF in New… …
76puparium — /pjuˈpɛəriəm/ (say pyooh pairreeuhm) noun a pupal case formed of the cuticula of a preceding larval instar. {New Latin, from Latin pupa pupa + ārium; modelled on herbarium} …
77pupiparous — /pjuˈpɪpərəs/ (say pyooh pipuhruhs) adjective bringing forth young which are already developed to the pupal phase, as in certain parasitic insects. {New Latin pūpiparus, from pūpi pupa + parus parous} …
78pure — /ˈpjuə / (say pyoohuh), /pjʊə / (say pyoouh) adjective (purer, purest) 1. free from extraneous matter, or from mixture with anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind: pure gold. 2. unmodified by an admixture; simple or homogeneous …
79pure culture — /pjuə ˈkʌltʃə/ (say pyoohuh kulchuh) noun a nutrient medium and a single bacterial or other species cultivated on it …
80pure line — /pjuə ˈlaɪn/ (say pyoohuh luyn) noun a uniform strain of organisms which is relatively pure genetically because of continued inbreeding coupled with selection …
