The state or characteristic of being painstaking; the giving of careful attention to details.
pecksniffianism
pharmacokinetic
pharmacokinetic
adj
(pharmacology) Of or relating to pharmacokinetics.
phenakistoscope
phenakistoscope
noun
An early animation device consisting of a disc or drum which rotated, showing successive images through slits, often via a mirror, thus producing the illusion of motion.
phenylketonuria
phenylketonuria
noun
(medicine) A metabolic disorder in which individuals lack the liver enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) which is needed to metabolize the amino acid phenylalanine.
phytoplanktonic
phytoplanktonic
adj
Pertaining to, or derived from, phytoplankton
plainspokenness
plainspokenness
noun
The quality of being plainspoken.
poikilocythemia
preacknowledged
preacknowledged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preacknowledge
prekindergarten
prekindergarten
adj
Before kindergarten, or not yet old enough to attend it.
noun
(US) The first formal academic learning environment for children, before kindergarten.