Diurnal Arc: The time expressed in right ascension that it takes a planet or degree of the zodiac to move from its rising point on the horizon to its setting point.

 

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Diurnal Arc: The time expressed in right ascension that it takes a planet or degree of the zodiac to move from its rising point on the horizon to its setting point.

Parchment: Animal skins that have been treated by scraping, use of lime to remove hair, and rubbing. Skins of sheep, pigs, goats have been used. For vellum those of young calves or still-born lambs are . . . View Full Definition

Parchment Coffee: Describes wet-processed coffee shipped with the dried parchment skin still adhering to the bean. The parchment is removed prior to roasting, a step called milling.

Pau DArco (Tabebuia impetiginosa): Retards the development of tumors, helps heal candida in adults thrush (candida in the infants mouth), helps heal viruses, anti-fungal, assists in eliminating parasites. Dr. T. Meyer learned . . . View Full Definition

Parcel: A volume of air small enough to contain uniform distribution of its meteorological properties and large enough to remain relatively self-contained and respond to all meteorological processes.

Parc: V.vinifera variety grown in Croatia, former Yugoslavia. Has the synonym name Prc. Characterized by very dense clusters of med-large freckled pale-green berries. Mainly used to create an arom . . . View Full Definition

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Pay Per Click Search Engine (PPCSE): Search engine where results are ranked according to the bid amount and advertisers are charged only when a searcher clicks on the search listing.

Petrarchan Conceit: A conceit used by the Italian poet Petrarch or similar to those he used. In the Renaissance, English poets were quite taken with Petrarch's conceits and recycled them in their own poetry. Ex . . . View Full Definition