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Glossary

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Palmitic acid:

a saturated fatty acid used in soap making to produce hard bars with a stable lather.

Palpitation:

rapid heartbeats or abnormal rhythm.

Panacea:

a cure-all.

Parasiticide:

prevents and destroys parasites such as fleas.

Pathogenic:

causing or producing disease.

Pathological:

unnatural or destructive process on living tissue.

Peptic:

applied to gastric secretions and areas affected by them.

Perennial:

a plant that lives for more than two years, normally flowering every year.

Pharmacology:

medical science of drugs that deals with their actions, properties and characteristics.

Phospholipid:

any of a group of fatty compounds composed of phosphoric esters, present in living cells.