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All Ordinaries Index: The major index of Australian stocks comprising 330 of the major companies listed on the Australian Stock Exchange.

Pallas: Asteroid named for Greek goddess of war. Represents feminism, wisdom, crafts, news, politics, travel, sport, science and technology.

Pallas Athena: The second asteroid discovered in the early nineteenth century, named after the Greek goddess of war, wisdom and handicrafts.

Pallets: Wooden platforms used for storing and shipping material. Forklifts and hand trucks are used to move these wooden platforms around.

Palliative: Treatment that relieves pain but is NOT curative.

Palladium (Pd): Atomic number: 46, Atomic mass: 106.42 g.mol -1, Electronegativity: 2.2, Density: 11.9 g.cm-3 at 20°C, Melting point: 1560 °C, Boiling point: 2927 °C, Isotopes: 9, Vanderwaals radius: 0.065 . . . View Full Definition

Ox Gall: Derived from the bile of domestic cows or other bovines, ox gall is added to paint as a surfactant or wetting agent to allow paint to flow more freely.

Outfall: A location where water is discharged. Normally used in reference to where a water treatment facility releases treated water into the environment.

Overall Market Price Coverage: Total assets less intangibles divided by the total of the market value of the security issue and the book value of liabilities and issues having a prior claim. This is used to determine how . . . View Full Definition

Overall Weight: (also 'dead weight') the total weight of a golf club (see also 'swingweight')