Category: P

Per hundred; one of each hundred. The symbol % is used to indicate that the preceding number is a percentage rather than an absolute number. Thus, 8% of 50 is 4; whereas 8% of 500 is 40.  

An acid that contains the highest valence possible.  

A parasitic placental twin. It does not contain a head or arms, and the thorax is malformed.  

A genus of gram-positive anaerobic cocci of the Peptococcaceae family. They may be normal or pathogenic inhabitants of the upper respiratory and intestinal tracts and are an important cause of infections. Two species of Peptostreptococcus (P . magnus and P. micros) have been renamed as Finegoldia magnus and Micromonas magnus, respectively.  

To convert into peptones; to predigest with pepsin.  

A genus of gram-positive, anaerobic cocci that are normally present in the oral cavity, on the skin, and in the intestinal tract. When associated with infection, they usually act synergistically with other organisms.  

A family of gram-positive, anaerobic cocci that includes the genus Peptococcus and may be normal or pathogenic inhabitants of the upper respiratory and intestinal tracts.  

The synthetic alteration of a natural peptide to make a new molecule that works in a specific biological or therapeutic application.  

Causing the splitting up or digestion of peptides.  

The lipid envelope that surrounds some viruses (e.g., arena, corona, and filoviruses).