- pikn
- pikn (gepikt)(v.) to peck at
Yiddish-English dictionary (in roman letters). 2013.
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peaknik — /ˈpiknɪk/ (say peeknik) noun an environmentalist who believes that the global consumption of oil must be reduced before peak oil is reached, or catastrophic consequences will result. {peak (oil) + (peace)nik} …
pycnodonta — ˌpiknəˈdäntə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from pycn + odonta : a genus of large tropical oysters having strongly scalloped shells with crinkled ridges on each side of the hinge and occurring chiefly on coral reefs … Useful english dictionary
pycnodonti — ˌpiknəˈdän.ˌtī noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Pycnodont , Pycnodus in some classifications : an order or other group coextensive with the family Pycnodontidae … Useful english dictionary
pycnopodia — ˌpiknəˈpōdēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from pycn + podia : a genus of starfishes (family Asteriidae) including only the large 20 rayed sunflower star (P. helianthoides) of the littoral zone of the western coast of No. America … Useful english dictionary
pycnospore — ˈpiknə+ˌ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary pycn + spore : pycniospore * * * pycˈnospore noun (botany) A pycnidiospore • • • Main Entry: ↑pycno … Useful english dictionary
pyknolepsy — ˈpiknəˌlepsē noun ( es) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary pycn + lepsy; originally formed as German pyknolepsie : a condition marked by epileptiform attacks resembling petit mal … Useful english dictionary
pique-note — pique notes [ piknɔt ] n. m. VAR. pique note • 1870; de piquer et note ♦ Objet de bureau, petit crochet où l on enfile des notes, des feuilles volantes. Des pique notes. pique notes ou pique note [piknɔt] n. m. invar … Encyclopédie Universelle
pique-notes — [ piknɔt ] n. m. VAR. pique note • 1870; de piquer et note ♦ Objet de bureau, petit crochet où l on enfile des notes, des feuilles volantes. Des pique notes. ● pique notes nom masculin invariable Grand crochet pour enfiler des feuillets de notes … Encyclopédie Universelle
pycnomètre — [ piknɔmɛtr ] n. m. • 1923; cf. pycnométrie (1909); du gr. puknos « dense » et mètre ♦ Métrol. Appareil servant à déterminer les densités et les masses volumiques des solides et des liquides. ● pycnomètre nom masculin Flacon pour déterminer les… … Encyclopédie Universelle
pycnotique — pycnose [ piknoz ] n. f. • 1904; du gr. puknôsis « condensation » ♦ Pathol. Altération du noyau de la cellule qui se présente sous la forme d une masse condensée, homogène. Adj. PYCNOTIQUE , 1930 . pycnotique [piknɔtik] adj. ÉTYM. 1930; de pycn … Encyclopédie Universelle
pycnogonid — noun any of various small spiderlike marine arthropods having small thin bodies and long slender legs • Syn: ↑sea spider • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod • Member Holonyms: ↑Pycnogonida, ↑order Pycnogonida * * * I … Useful english dictionary
