Potato chip A potato chip or crisp is a slim slice of a potato deep frying or baked until crisp. Potato chips serve as an appetizer or snack food. Commercial varieties are packaged for sale, usually in bags. The simplest chips are simply cooked and salted, but manufacturers can add a wide variety of flavourings .
	Potato pancakes Potato pancakes, also known as Latkes or Latkas [???????] are shallow-fried cakes of grated potato and egg often flavoured with grated onion. Potato pancakes may be topped with a variety of condiments, from savoury to sweet but traditionalists prefer them ungarnished. Although commonly associated with the Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine of Eastern Europe they are not necessarily Jewish in origin.
	Potawatomi The Potawatomi are an Native Americans in the United States people of the upper Mississippi River region. They traditionally speak the Potawatomi language, a member of the Algonquian languages. In the Potawatomi language, they generally call themselves Bodwadmi, a name which means "keepers of the fire" and which was applied to them by their Anishinaabe cousins; however, they originally called themselves Neshnab, which is a cognate of the word Anishinaabe.
	Potentilla Potentilla is a genus of about 500 species of Annual plant, biennial and perennial herbaceouss in the rose family Rosaceae, native to most of the Northern Hemisphere. Common names include cinquefoil, tormentil, and barren strawberry.
	Potentiometer The original meaning of the term potentiometer, which is still in use, is an apparatus used to measure the potential in a circuit by tapping off a portion of a known voltage from a resistive slide wire and comparing it with the unknown voltage by means of a voltmeter or galvanometer.
	Pothole Potholing can also be the sport of exploring vertical caves as a synonym of caving A pothole is a type of disruption in the surface of a roadway where a portion of the road material has broken away, leaving a hole. Most potholes are formed due to fatigue of the pavement surface.
	Potlatch A potlatch was a ceremony among certain American Indian tribes, including in the Pacific Northwest coast of the United States and the Canada province of British Columbia. Such tribes included the Haida, Nuxalk, Tlingit, Tsimshian, Salish, Nuu-chah-nulth, and Kwakiutl.
	Potomac River The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic Ocean coast of the United States . The river is approximately 413 mile long, with a drainage area of about 14,700 square miles . In terms of area, this makes the Potomac River the fourth largest river along the Atlantic coast of the USA and the 21st largest in the USA.
	Potoroo Potoroo is any member of the genus Potorous.
	Potpourri Naturally scented plants used in traditional potpourri include: *Cedar wood shavings *Cypress wood shavings *Incense-cedar wood shavings *Juniper wood shavings *Lavender leaves and flowers *Mignonette leaves and flowers *Pinyon pine Conifer cone *Rose flowers, Rose hip, or Rose oil
	Pott's disease Pott's disease is a presentation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis that affects the vertebral column, a kind of tuberculous arthritis of the intervertebral joints. More precisely it is called tuberculous spondyloarthropathy and the original name was formed after Percivall Pott, a London surgeon.
	Potter wasp Potter wasps also known as Dirt daubers are cosmopolitan wasps that are typically treated as a subfamily of Vespidae, but have in the past sometimes been recognized as a separate family, Eumenidae. They are the most diverse subfamily of vespids, with over 200 genera, and contain the vast majority of species in the family; all known eumenine species are solitary predators.
	Potter's wheel The potter's wheel, also known as the potter's lathe, is a machine used in the shaping of round ceramic wares. However the name potter's lathe is also used for the machine used for another shaping process, turning, which is similar to that used for the shaping of metal and wood articles.
	Pottery Pottery is a type of ceramic material, which the American Society for Testing and Materials has defined as "ll fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed, except technical, structural, and refractory products." The term pottery is also used for a technique involving ceramics , where clay is mixed with other minerals and is formed into objects, including vessels generally designed for utilitarian purposes.
	Potto The Potto is a strepsirrhine primate from the Lorisidae family. It is the only species in genus Perodicticus. The name "Potto" possibly comes from the African word "pata", which means tailless ape. The Potto is also known as Bosman's Potto, after its supposed discoverer, and in some English-speaking parts of Africa it is called a Softly-softly.
	Pouched rat Pouched rats are a group of African rodents in the subfamily Cricetomyinae. They are members of the family Nesomyidae, which contains other African Muroidea such as Dendromurinae, Nesomyinae, and the white-tailed rat. All nesomyids are in the superfamily Muroidea, a large and complex clade containing 1/4 of all mammal species.
	Poultry Poultry is the class of domestication fowl used for food or for their eggs. These most typically are members of the orders Galliformes , and Anseriformes . The word poultry is often used to refer to the meat of these birds. In a more general sense, it may refer to the meat of other birds, such as pigeons or doves, or game birds like pheasants.
	Pound cake Pound cake denotes two related types of dessert cakes:
	Pound sterling The pound, divided into 100 pence, is the official currency of the United Kingdom and the Crown Dependencies. The slang term "quid" is very common in the UK. The official full name pound sterling is used mainly in formal contexts and also when it is necessary to distinguish the currency used within the United Kingdom from pound that have the same name.
	Pouteria Pouteria is a genus of the family Sapotaceae. All of its members are trees. It includes the canistel, Pouteria campechiana, the mamey sapote, Pouteria sapota and the lucuma of Valparaiso, Pouteria splendens. Many species produce fruits that are edible.
	Poverty Poverty is understood in many senses. The main understandings of the term include: *Descriptions of material need, typically including the necessities of daily living, like . Poverty in this sense may be understood as the deprivation of essential goods and services. *Descriptions of social need, such as social exclusion, dependency, and the ability to participate in society.
	Powdered milk Powdered milk is a powder made from dried milk solids. Powdered milk has a far longer shelf life than liquid milk and does not need to be refrigeration due to its low moisture content.
	Powdered sugar Powdered sugar is a very finely ground form of sugar that is synonymous with confectioner's sugar. In industrial food production it is used where a quick dissolving sugar is required or as in domestic use principally to make Icing or icing, and other cake decorations.
	Powdery mildew Powdery mildew is a fungus disease that affects a wide range of plants. It is one of the easier diseases to spot, as its symptoms are quite distinctive. Infected plants will display white powder-like spots on the leaves and stems. The lower leaves are the most affected, but the mildew can appear on any part of the plant that shows above the ground.
	Power Company The Power Company was a short-lived DC Comics series focusing on the exploits of a team of professional superhero of the same name. The team first appears in JLA 61 1/2,, and was created by Kurt Busiek and Tom Grummett.
	Power cord A power cord or mains cable is a cable that temporarily connects an Small appliance to an electrical power source. The term is generally used for cables using a power plug to connect to a single-phase alternating current power source at "mains voltage".
	Power loom The power loom was designed in 1784 by Edmund Cartwright and first built in 1785. When it was first built, it wasn't the best loom on the market and needed additional development. Eventually, William Horrocks would perfect the Power Loom. It was a mechanised loom that was driven by driving shafts.
	Power module A power electronic module provides the physical containment for several Power electronics components, usually Power semiconductor devices. This package provides an easy way to cool the devices and to connect them to the outer circuit. Classical example of structures availables as power modules are:
	Power outage A power outage is the loss of the electricity supply to an area. The reasons for a power failure can for instance be a defect in a power station, damage to a power line or other part of the distribution system, a short circuit, or the overloading of electricity mains. While the developed countries enjoy a highly uninterrupted supply of electric power all the time, many developing countries have acute power shortage as compared to the demand.
	Power Pack The Power Pack is a team of fictional child superhero in the Marvel Comics Marvel Universe. They were created by writer Louise Simonson and artist June Brigman, and first appeared in their own comic book series, in 1984. The series lasted 62 issues. The characters have since appeared sporadically in other books.
	Power station A power station or power plant is a facility for the Electricity generation of electric power. 'Power plant' is also used to refer to the engine in ships, aircraft and other large vehicles. Some prefer to use the term energy center because it more accurately describes what the plants do, which is the conversion of other forms of energy, like chemical energy, gravitational potential energy or heat energy into electrical energy.
	Power user A power user is a user of a personal computer who can utilize advanced functions and programs which are outside the reach of normal users due to the complexity and advanced knowledge required to perform these tasks. Also: a computer user who seeks and uses products having the most features and the fastest performance.
	Powhatan The Powhatan, or Powhatan Renape, is the name of a Native Americans in the United States tribe, and also the name of a powerful confederacy of tribes that they dominated. They spoke an Algonquian language, and lived in what is now Virginia at the time of the first English-Native encounters.
	Powys Powys is a local government Principal areas of Wales and a preserved counties of Wales in Wales.
	Practical joke A practical joke or prank is a situation set up usually to produce what the perpetrator imagines to be a humorous physical outcome at the expense of the target. Since the set-up or deception is generally eventually revealed to the victim, the butt of the joke is thereby made to feel foolish or victimized.
	Praetorian Guard The Praetorian Guard comprised a special force of bodyguards used by Roman empire List of Roman Emperorss. Before the emperors, the guard was employed under generals, dating at least to the Scipio family — around 275 BC. The members of the Praetorian Guard were among the most skilled and celebrated warriors in ancient history.
	Prague Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated on the Vltava river in central Bohemia, it is home to approximately 1.2 million people. Nicknames for Prague have included "city of a hundred spires" and "the golden city". Since 1992, the historic center of Prague has been included in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization list of World Heritage Sites.
	Praia [Image:Praia aerialview.jpg|thumb|right|270px|Aerial view of Praia]] Praia , population 113,664 , is the capital of Cape Verde, an island nation in the Atlantic Ocean west of Senegal. Praia is also the largest city in Cape Verde after Mindelo and municipally Santa Catarina, Cape Verde.
	Prairial Prairial was the ninth month in the French Republican Calendar. This month was named after the French language word prairie, which means meadow. It was the name given to one of the biggest ship ever constructed in the Batillus class supertankers. Prairial was the third month of the spring quarter.
	Prairie Prairie refers to an area of land of low topographic relief that historically supported grasses and herbs, with few trees, and having generally a mesic climate. It encompassed much of the area referred to as the Great Plains, and sizeable parts of the states of Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin and Minnesota.
	Prairie dog The prairie dog is a small, burrowing rodent native to the grasslands of North America. On average, this stout-bodied rodent will grow to be between 12 and 16 inches long, including its short tail. They are found throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. In the United States, prairie dogs are primarily found west of the Mississippi River, though they have also been introduced into a few eastern locales.
	Prankster The Prankster is a fictional character and villain who appears in Superman stories published by DC Comics. The Prankster's first appearance was in Action Comics #51 in 1942. The Prankster's particular gimmick was the use of various practical jokes and gags in committing his crimes.
	Prater The Wiener Prater is a large public park in Vienna's Leopoldstadt. The name Prater derives ultimately from the Latin word pratum meaning meadow, possibly via Spanish language prado. The term Prater is often used to mean the Wurstelprater amusement park which stands in one corner of the Prater and includes the Riesenrad.
	Pratincole The Pratincoles are a group of birds which together with the coursers and Egyptian Plover make up the family Glareolidae. They have short legs, very long pointed wings and long forked tails. Their most unusual feature for birds classed as waders is that they typically hunt their insect prey on the wing like hirundinidae, although they can also feed on the ground.
	Pravastatin In medicine and pharmacology, pravastatin is a member of the drug class of statins, used for lowering cholesterol and preventing cardiovascular disease. Pravastatin was identified originally in a mold called Nocardia autotrophica by researchers of the Sankyo Pharma Inc. It is presently being marketed outside Japan by the pharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb.
	Prawn Prawns are edible, Caridea-like crustaceans, belonging to the suborder Dendrobranchiata . They are distinguished from the superficially similar shrimp by the gill structure which is branching in prawns , but is lamellar in shrimp. The sister taxon to Dendrobranchiata is Pleocyemata, which contains all the true shrimp, crabs, lobsters, etc.
	Praxiteles Praxiteles of Athens, the son of Cephisodotus, was the greatest of the Attica sculptors of the 4th century BC, who has left an imperishable mark on the history of art. It has been maintained by some writers that there were two sculptors of the name, one, a contemporary of Pheidias, the other, his more celebrated grandson.
	Prayer Prayer is an active effort to communicate with a deity or spirit, including a monotheism God, Saints, gods within a Pantheon , or others; either to offer praise, to make a request, confess sins, or simply to express one's thoughts and emotions. The words of the prayer may either be a set hymn or incantation, or a spontaneous utterance in the devotee's own words.
	Prayer beads Prayer beads are traditionally used to keep count of the repetitions of prayers, chants or devotions. They are used by followers of Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Sikhism and the Bahá'í Faith. There are three widely accepted uses for prayer beads: # Repetition of the same devotion a set number of times.
	Prayer mat A prayer mat or prayer rug,, is a piece of fabric used by Muslims during their five daily prayers. Though not required for prayer, the prayer mat helps to keep the worshipper clean and comfortable during the sujud of prayer. A Muslim must wudu himself or herself before prayer and pray in a clean place.
	Prayer wheel Prayer wheels are called Mani wheels by the Tibetans. A prayer wheel is a wheel on a spindle, and on the wheel are written or encapsulated prayers or mantras. According to the Tibetan Buddhism belief, spinning such a wheel will have much the same effect as orally reciting the prayers.
	Prayers is an anime set in the year 2014 where young of Japan have rebelled against the government for segregating Shibuya and declared themselves to be independent of Japan. In the city, there are special people called "prayers" who fight in literal band battles in which the power of their songs can incapacitate or even kill rival contestants.
	Praying mantis A praying mantis, or praying mantid, is the common colloquial name for an insect of the order Mantodea. Often mistakenly spelled preying mantis they are in fact named for the typical "prayer-like" stance. The word mantis derives from the Greek language word Mantes for prophet or fortune teller.
	Prazosin Prazosin, brand name Minipress®, is a medication used to treat high blood pressure. It belongs to the class of alpha-adrenergic blockers, which lower blood pressure by relaxing blood vessels. Specifically, prazosin is selective for the alpha-1 receptors on vascular smooth muscle.
	Pre-Columbian The term pre-Columbian is used to refer to the cultures of the Americas in the era before significant European influence. While technically referring to the era before Christopher Columbus, in practice the term usually includes indigenous cultures as they continued to develop until they were conquered or significantly influenced by Europeans, even if this happened decades or even centuries after Columbus first landed in 1492 CE.
	Preacher Preacher is a colloquial term for a clergyman, in particular a local priest, pastor or Religious minister; one who preaching. Some believe a preacher is distinct from a theology by focusing on the communication of the doctrine rather than the development of the doctrine.
	Precedence Precedence is a simple ordering, based on either importance or sequence; it may refer to one of the following: * Message precedence of military communications traffic * Order of precedence, the ceremonial hierarchy within a nation or state * Order of operations in mathematics * Precedence Entertainment, a deceased publisher of several collectible card games.
	Precession Precession refers to a change in the direction of the axis of a rotating object. In physics, there are two types of precession, torque-free and torque-induced, the latter being discussed here in more detail. In certain contexts, "precession" may refer to the precession that the Earth experiences, the effects of this type of precession on astronomical observation, or to the precession of orbital objects.
	Precession of the equinoxes The precession of the equinoxes refers to the precession of Earth's axis of rotation with respect to inertial space. It was discovered by Hipparchus that the positions of the equinoxes move westward along the ecliptic compared to the fixed stars on the celestial sphere.
	Precious metal A precious metal is a rare metal chemical element of high economic value. Chemically, the precious metals are less reactivity than most elements, have high Lustre, and have higher melting points than other metals. Historically, precious metals were important as currency, but are now regarded mainly as investment and industrial commodity.
	Predation A predator is an animal or other organism that hunts and kills other organisms, called prey, for food in an act called predation. Predators are either carnivores or omnivores. The difference between a predator and a parasite is that for a predator killing the prey is necessary for consuming it, but for parasites it is not even desirable because a parasite lives on or in its host .
	Prediction A prediction or forecast is a statement or claim that a particular event will occur in the future. The etymology of this word is Latin.
	Prednisone Prednisone is a synthetic corticosteroid drug which is usually taken orally and can be used for a large number of different conditions. It has a mainly glucocorticoid effect. Prednisone is a prodrug that is converted by the liver into prednisolone, which is the active drug and a steroid.
	Pregnancy Pregnancy is the carrying of one or more embryos or fetuses by female mammals, including humans, inside their bodies. In a pregnancy, there can be multiple gestations. Human pregnancy is the most studied of all Pregnancy. Human pregnancy lasts approximately 9 months between the time of the last menstrual cycle and childbirth.
	Pregnancy test A pregnancy test is a test to determine whether or not a woman is pregnant.
	Prehistory Prehistory is a term often used to describe the period before written history became available. Paul Tournal originally coined the term Pr-historique in describing the finds he had made in the caves of southern France, and the term was used in French language since the 1830s to describe the time before writing, then introduced into English language by Daniel Wilson in 1851.
	Premiere The word premiere generally means "a first performance". This can refer to dramas, films and so on. Premieres for theatrical, musical and other cultural presentations can become extravagant affairs, attracting large numbers of socialites and much Mass media attention.
	Premium Bond A Premium Bond is a Bond issued by the United Kingdom government's National Savings and Investments scheme. The government promises to buy back the bond on request for its original price. The government pays interest on the bond, but instead of the interest being paid into individual accounts, it is paid into a prize fund, from which a monthly lottery distributes tax-free prizes, or premiums, to selected bond-holders whose numbers come up.
	Presbyopia Presbyopia is the eye's diminished power of accommodation that occurs with aging. The most widely held theory is that it arises from the loss of elasticity of the Lens, although changes in the lens's curvature from continual growth and loss of power of the ciliary muscles have also been postulated as its cause.
	Presbyterianism Presbyterianism is a form of Protestant Christianity, primarily in the Reformed branch of Christendom, as well as a particular form of church government. Its primary tenets include the Five solas: Scripture alone, faith alone, Christ alone, grace alone, glory to God alone. It is practised by many of those Protestant churches which historically subscribed to the teachings of John Calvin .