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Energy Of Activation: The minimum amount of energy required for a given reaction to occur; varies from reaction to reaction.

Pick Off: An attempt by the pitcher to get a base runner out by throwing to the base from the stretch position.

Pianoforte: Original name for the piano.

Physician Profiling: In the context of a pharmacy benefit plan, the process of compiling data on physician prescribing patterns and comparing physicians' actual prescribing patterns to expected patterns within s . . . View Full Definition

Picked Off: Intercepted.

Pie Model Of Capital Structure: A model of the debt-equity ratio of the firms, graphically depicted in slices of a pie that represent the value of the firm in the capital markets.

Plague Of Justinian: (541-542) The Plague of Justinian was a pandemic that afflicted the Byzantine Empire, including its capital Constantinople, in the years 541–542 AD. It has been speculated that this pandemic . . . View Full Definition

Place Of Articulation: The point in the oral cavity where the position of speech organs (lips, teeth, tongue, etc.) Is most important for a particular sound.

Photoflood: Artificial light source using a tungsten filament lamp and a dish reflector.

Plant Variety Protection Act Of 1970: P.L. 91-577 (December 24, 1970) was enacted to provide patent-like protection for new non-hybrid seed varieties. The ultimate goal was to create an incentive for public and private research . . . View Full Definition