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Integrated Circuit Card ID (ICCID): 19 or 20-digit serial number of the SIM card.

Peptide: A short polymer made by linking together amino acid molecules.

PC Card (PCMCIA): PCMCIA stands for Personal Computer Memory Card International Association. Roughly credit-card sized, it is an expansion adapter for notebook and laptop PCs. They are removable modules that . . . View Full Definition

Participating Provider: A physician, hospital, pharmacy, laboratory or other appropriately licensed facility or provider of health care services or supplies that has entered into an agreement with a managed care en . . . View Full Definition

Peptide Bond: A covalent bond that links two amino acids together to form a polypeptide chain. A covalent bond between the amine end of one amino acid and the acid end of another amino acid.

Peptides: Short chains of amino acids.

Perigean Tides Or Tidal Currents: Tides of increased range or tidal currents of increased speed occurring monthly as the result of the Moon being in perigee. The perigean range (Pn) of tide is the average range occurring at . . . View Full Definition

Peridotite: A dark-colored, coarse-grained igneous rock that is made up mainly of olivine and pyroxene, with very little quartz or feldspar. Picture of Peridotite.

Perfect Market View (Of Dividend Policy): Analysis of a decision on dividend policy, in a perfect capital market environment, that shows the irrelevance of dividend policy.

Peptidoglycan: Peptidoglycan is a polymer consisting of sugars and amino acids that forms a mesh-like layer outside the plasma membrane of bacteria.