Definition: 'P'
p
Type: Abbreviation
Definitions:
1. Abbreviation for pupil; optic papilla.
2. In polynucleotide symbolism, phosphoric ester or phosphate.
3. Symbol for pico-2; the negative decadic logarithm; proton; protein; momentum (in italics).
4. In cytogenetics, symbol for the short arm of a chromosome.
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