Page 6 - Letter P - By initial dictionary by Futura-Sciences

Alphabetical index

Photolysis Photolysis is the breaking of one or more bonds in a ...	Photon The photon is the elementary particle (quantum) of light. A ...
Photoperiod The photoperiod is the ratio between the length of the day ...	Photoperiodism Photoperiodism is a migratory impulse determined by the ...
Photosphere The photosphere is the visible surface of a star (optical ...	Photosynthesis Photosynthesis is an energetic biochemical reaction that ...
Photovoltaic cell Photovoltaic cells can generate voltage when exposed to ...	Photovoltaic panel A photovoltaic panel is a device that transforms light ...
Photovoltaic solar energy Photovoltaic solar energy is energy collected from sunlight ...	Phreatic Phreatic refers to an eruption in which the explosive ...
Phthalate Phthalates are a group of molecules containing a benzene ...	Phycocyanin Phycocyanins can be found in Cyanobacteria (previously ...
Phyllite A phyllite is a general term meaning a species belonging to ...	Phyllodes A phyllode is a transformed petiole. The phyllode generally ...
Phyllosilicates Phyllosilicates are silicates composed of sheets of SiO4 ...	Phylogenesis Phylogenesis is the evolutionary history of a species or ...
Phylogeny It has been widely accepted since the time of Darwin that ...	Physical model A physical model is a simplified material representation, ...
Phytates Phytates are phosphorous containing compounds that bind to ...	Phytochrome A phytochrome is a photoreceptor in a plant organism, ...
Phytohormone A phytohormone is a plant hormone. It is a highly active ...	Phytophage A phytophage eats plants.
Phytoplankton Phytoplankton is a term used to describe all plankton ...	Phytoremediation Phytoremediation is a remediation technique based on plants ...
Phytosociology Phytosociology is the study of plant associations. Based ...	Phytotherapy Phytotherapy (phyto-plant) is a very old form of traditional ...
Phytotoxic A phytotoxic compound is a compound that is toxic to plants.	Piciformes Piciformes is an order of zygodactyl birds (2 digits ...
Piconet Piconet relates to Bluetooth and is a temporary small-size ...	Picosecond A picosecond is 10-12 seconds. Sub-multiples: femtosecond ...
Pierre Auger observatory The Pierre Auger observatory is a giant cosmic ray detector ...	Piezoelectricity Piezoelectricity is the property of certain solids to become ...
Piezometer A piezometer is an instrument for measuring fluid ...	Pigment A pigment is a coloured substance present in cells giving ...
Pigmentary Pigmentary describes something relating to a pigment. For ...	Pigmentation Pigmentation is colouration due to accumulation (normal or ...
Pigmented Pigmented means coloured, containing a pigment. A beauty ...	Pigouvian tax A Pigouvian tax is a tax paid by a polluter per unit of ...
Pike According to the French national red list, the pike is a ...	Pillow lavas Pillow lavas are formed underwater. They take the shape of a ...