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Posthumous Diary Posthumous Diary (Diario postumo) is a series of poems attributed to the Italian poet Eugenio Montale which first appeared in full in 1996. It was purported to be conceived as a literary time-bomb carried out with the help of a young fan, Annalisa Cima.
Posthumous fame of El Greco El Greco (probably a combination of the Castilian and the Italian language for "The Greek", 1541 – April 7, 1614) was a prominent painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance, whose dramatic and expressionistic style was met with puzzlement by his contemporaries but found appreciation in the 20th century.
Posthumous fame of Vincent van Gogh The fame of Vincent van Gogh began to spread in France and Belgium during the last year of his life, and in the years after his death in the Netherlands. It reached its first peak in Austria and Germany before World War I, and at the end of World War I in Switzerland.
Posthumous name A posthumous name (; Japanese: shigō/tsuigō; Korean: siho; Vietnamese: thụy hiệu) is an honorary name given to royalty, nobles, and sometimes others, in some cultures after the person's death. The posthumous name is commonly used when naming royalty of China, Korea, Vietnam and Japan.
Posthumous recognition A posthumous recognition is a ceremonial award given after the recipient has died. Some awards are given only upon or after death of the recipient, and thus are said to be by definition a posthumous recognition.
Posti Posti or Posten (Finland) (in full Suomen Posti Oyj or Posten Finland Abp) is the Finnish state-owned postal service. It has been organised as a public limited company since 2001, and is owned entirely by the Finnish government.
Postictal state The postictal state is the altered state of consciousness that a person enters after experiencing an epileptic seizure, such as those occurring with frontal lobe epilepsy. It usually lasts between 5 and 30 minutesand is characterized by drowsiness], [[confusion, nausea, and other disorienting symptoms.
Postil Postil or Postilla: A medieval Latin term for a marginal note or a Biblical commentary affixed to a text, being an abbreviation of the phrase post illa verba textus. The word first occurs in the chronicle (with reference to examples of 1228 and 1238) of Nicolas Trivetus, but later it came to mean only homiletic exposition, and thus became synonymous with homily in distinction from the thematic sermon.
Postilion A postilion rider was the driver of a horse-drawn cart or carriage mounted on one of the the drawing horses. In France, the norm was for carts to be controlled by a postilion rider rather than being controlled from the cart.
Posting system The posting system refers to the baseball player transfer system currently in effect between the professional Japanese baseball leagues and Major League Baseball. The posting system was implemented to prevent Japanese teams from losing young star players to the Major Leagues without compensation.
Postliminium The jus posiliminii was a fiction of the Roman law. Postliminium is a right recognized by international law, which contributes essentially to mitigate the calamities of war, wherein persons and things taken by the enemy are restored to their former state, when coming again under the power of the nation to which they belong.
Postling Postling village and civil parish is situated near the Roman road of Stone Street, about 17 miles (31 km) south of Canterbury, Kent, in South East England. There is much archaeological evidence of continued occupation of the area.
Postliterate society A postliterate society is a society wherein multimedia technology has advanced to the point where literacy, the ability to read written words, is no longer necessary. Many advanced science-fiction societies are postliterate.
Postřižinské Postřižinské - a brand of beer produced by the Nymburk Brewery. Its name comes from Bohumil Hrabal's book Postřižiny (translated into English as Cutting It Short), later (1980) made into a well-known film by Jiří Menzel.
Postman Pat Postman Pat is a BBC stop motion animated children's television series aimed at pre-school children, concerning the adventures of Pat Clifton, a postman in the (fictional) Yorkshire village of Greendale (inspired by the real valley of Longsleddale in Cumbria).
Postmark A postmark is a postal marking made on a letter, package, postcard or the like indicating the (more or less precise) date and time that the item was delivered into the care of the postal service. Modern postmarks are often applied simultaneously with the cancellation or "killer" that marks the postage stamp(s) as having been used (though in some circumstances there may be a postmark without a killer, and sometimes the postmark and killer form a continuous design), and the two terms are often used interchangeably, if incorrectly.
Postmarketing surveillance Postmarketing surveillance is the practice of monitoring a pharmeceutical drug or device after it has been released on the market. Since drugs are approved on the basis of clinical trials which involve relatively small numbers of people who have been "controlled" for--meaning they probably do not have medical conditions which may exist in the general population-- postmarketing surveillance can confirm or deny the safety of a drug after it is used in the general population by large numbers of people who have a wide variety of medical conditions.
Postmaster Postmaster (or Postmistress) refers to the head of an individual post office. When a postmaster is responsible for an entire mail distribution organization (usually sponsored by a national government), the title of Postmaster General is commonly used.
Postmaster General of Canada The Postmaster General of Canada was the Canadian cabinet minister responsible for Canada Post. In 1851, management of the post office was transferred from Britain to the provincial governments of the Province of Canada, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.
Postmaster-General's Department The Postmaster-General's Department (PMG) was created at Federation in 1901 to control all postal (and later, telecommunications) services within Australia. In mid-1975 it was disaggregated into the Australian Telecommunications Commission (trading as Telecom Australia) and the Australian Postal Commission (trading as Australia Post).
Postmature birth A postmature birth occurs when a human pregnancy lasts longer than three weeks past the expected delivery date. In such a birth the placenta can begin to fail, causing declining delivery of oxygen and nutrients to the fetus.
Postmen in the Mountains Postmen in the Mountains (Traditional:那山那人那狗; Hanyu pinyin: Nàshān nàrén nàgǒu; Literal translation: That Mountain, That Man, That Dog) was a 1999 Chinese film directed by Huo Jianqi. A personal film, Postmen in the Mountains tells the story of an old man (Ten Runjun) and his son (Liu Ye) as they deliver mail into the rural heart of China.
Postminimalism Postminimalism is a term utilized in various artistic fields for work which is influenced by, or attempts to develop and go beyond, the aesthetic of minimalism. The expression is used specifically in relation to music and the visual arts, but can refer to any field using minimalism as a critical reference point.
Postmodern architecture Postmodern architecture is an international style whose first examples are generally cited as being from the 1950s, and which continues to influence present-day architecture. Postmodernity in architecture is generally thought to be heralded by the return of "wit, ornament and reference" to architecture in response to the formalism of the International Style of modernism.
Postmodern art Postmodern art (sometimes called po-mo) is a term used to describe art which is thought to be after or in contradiction to some aspect of modernism. As with all divisions the lumpers and splitters problem applies; there are those who argue against a division into modern and postmodern periods.
Postmodern Culture Postmodern Culture is an electronic academic journal founded in 1990. It is the result of an early experiment in electronic content delivery via the Internet and has succeeded in becoming a leading publication of interdisciplinary thought on cultural experience.
Postmodern dance Postmodern dance is a 20th century concert dance form. A reaction to the compositional and presentation constraints of modern dance, postmodern dance hailed the use of everyday movement as valid performance art and advocated novel methods of dance composition.
Postmodern feminism Postmodern feminism is an approach to feminist theory that incorporates postmodern and post-structuralist theory. The largest departure from other branches of feminism, is the argument sex is itself constructed through language.
Postmodern Christianity Postmodern Christianity is an understanding of Christianity that is closely associated with the body of writings known as postmodern philosophy. Although it is a relatively recent development in the Christian religion, many Christian postmodernists are quick to assert that their style of thought has an affinity with foundational Christian thinkers such as Augustine of Hippo and Thomas Aquinas and famed Christian mystics such as Meister Eckhart and Angelus Silesius.
Postmodern philosophy Postmodern philosophy is an eclectic and elusive movement characterized by its criticism of Western philosophy. Beginning as a critique of Continental philosophy, it was heavily influenced by phenomenology, structuralism and existentialism, including both Soren Kierkegaard and Martin Heidegger.
Postmodern picture book Postmodern picture books are a specific genre of picture books. Characteristics of this unique type of book include non-linear narrative forms in storybooks, books that are "aware" of themselves as books and include self-referential elements, and what is known as metafiction.
Postmodern theater Postmodern theatre is a recent phenomenon in world theatre, coming as it does out of the postmodern philosophy that originated in Europe in the 1960s. Typically, a postmodern theatrical work would contain some or all of the following characteristics:
Postmodernism Postmodernism is an idea that has been extremely controversial and difficult to define among scholars, intellectuals, and historians, because the term implies to many that the modern historical period has passed. Nevertheless, most agree that postmodern ideas have influenced philosophy, art, critical theory, literature, architecture, design, marketing/business, interpretation of history, and culture since the late 20th century.
Postmodernist film Postmodernist film describes the ideas of postmodernism in film. Postmodernism in film can loosely be used to describe a film in which the audience's suspension of disbelief is destroyed, or at the very least toyed with, in order to free the audiences appreciation of the work, and the creators means with which to express it.
Postmodernist school In criminology the Postmodernist School applies postmodernism to the study of crime and criminals, and understands "criminality" as a product of the power to limit the behaviour of those individuals excluded from power, but who try to overcome social inequality and behave in ways which the power structure prohibits. It focuses on the identity of the human subject, multiculturalism, feminism, and human relationships to deal with the concepts of "difference" and "otherness" without essentialism or reductionism, but its contributions are not always appreciated (Carrington: 1998).
PostModern MTV PostModern MTV was a nightly program in the late 80s and very early 90s on MTV, originally hosted by Kevin Seal featuring such pre-grunge "alternative" artists as The Cure, Siouxsie and The Banshees, and Love and Rockets. The show was essentially a weeknight version of the Sunday night program 120 Minutes, with an emphasis on a more mainstream appeal.
Postnatal Postnatal (Latin for 'after birth') is the period beginning immediately after the birth of a child and extending for about six weeks. The period is also known as postpartum period and, less commonly, puerperium.
PostNuke PostNuke is a free, open source content management system (a 'nuke') forked from PHP-Nuke, released under the GNU General Public License. The PostNuke project was started because some PHP-Nuke users believed there should be a more open development environment.
Postoperative nausea and vomiting Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is an unpleasant complication affecting about a third of the 10% of the population undergoing general anaesthesia each year. This equates to about two million people in the United Kingdom annually.
Postorbital The postorbital is one of the bones in vertebrate skulls which forms a portion of the dermal skull roof and, sometimes, a ring about the orbit. Generally, it is located behind the postfrontal and posteriorly to the orbital fenestra.
Postorbital Bar The postorbital bar is a bone which, with the exception of Tarsiers runs around the eyesocket of most Prosimians. This is in contrast to the higher primates, Anthropoids, who have evolved fully enclosed sockets to protect their eyes.
Postorder tree walk In Computer Science PostOrder Tree Walk refers to the algorithm of a binary search tree that traverses the tree in a manner that the root of the subtree is printed after the values in its left subtree and the right subtree.
Postosuchus Postosuchus was a basal archosaur which lived in what is now North America during the end of the Triassic period (220-205 million years ago). It was a running carnivore which preyed on cynodonts and other creatures smaller than itself.
Postpartum Support International Postpartum Support International (PSI) was founded in 1987 by Jane Honikman and currently headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA. The purpose of the organization is to increase awareness among public and professional communities about the emotional changes that women experience during pregnancy and postpartum.
Postperfusion syndrome Postperfusion syndrome, also known as pumphead, is a controversial condition that describes a constellation of neurocognitive impairments attributed to cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) during cardiac surgery. Symptoms of postperfusion syndrome are thought to include memory impairment, stilted speech, depression, confusion, and diminished hand-eye coordination.
Postpipe In archaeology a postpipe (or post pipe) is the term given to the remains of an upright timber placed in a posthole. Given the right conditions, timbers may survive over long periods of time and a recovered postpipe can simply be of solid wood.
Postprandial dip In medicine and specifically endocrinology, postprandial dip is a term used to refer to mild hypoglycemia occurring after ingestion of a heavy meal and subsequent to the body's own normal insulin secretion in response to the glucose load represented by the meal. See Insulin resistance for more information.
PostPost Records PostPost Records is a record label out of Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Breaking away from the "bait, stock, slaughter, beg" method of most independent record labels, PostPost Records or "Po-Po-Ree," as its sometimes referred to in Brooklyn, has an understanding with the bands it signs that most of their music will be given away free.
Postseason pressure Postseason pressure is a psychological effect on many sports players in which they are very nervous, hyped up or getting anxiety attacks when entering the postseason. This is more common in younger, less experienced players who have never seen playoffs.
Postsynaptic density The postsynaptic density (PSD) is a cytoskeleton specialization at neuronal synapses that was originally identified as an electron-dense region at the membrane of a postsynaptic neuron, as viewed by electron microscopy. PSDs are usually comprised of L-glutamate neurotransmitter receptors, their molecular scaffolding molecules, cell adhesion molecules and a diverse set of other signaling proteins.
Postulant A Postulant (from the Latin postulare, to ask) was originally one who makes a request or demand; hence, a candidate. Its use is now generally restricted to those asking for admission into a monastery, both before actual admission and for the length of time proceeding their admission into the novitiate.
Postulate The term postulate, or axiom, indicates a statement or assumption that is agreed by everyone to be so obvious or self-evident that no proof is necessary, and which can be used to prove other statements or theorems. Neither axioms nor postulates can be proven (within a system) using more basic statements.
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (or POTS) is a condition of orthostatic intolerance in which a change from the supine position to an upright position causes an abnormally large increase in heart rate, often, but not always accompanied by a fall in blood pressure.
Posturography Posturography is a general term that covers all the techniques used to quantify postural control in upright stance in either static or dynamic conditions. Among them, Computerized dynamic posturography (CDP), also called test of balance (TOB), is a non-invasive specialized clinical assessment technique used to quantify the central nervous system adaptive mechanisms (sensory, motor and central) involved in the control of posture and balance, both in normal (such as in physical education and sports training) and abnormal conditions (particularly in the diagnosis of balance disorders and in physical therapy and postural re-education).
Postvention A Postvention is an intervention conducted after a suicide, largely taking the form of support for the bereaved (family, friends, professionals and peers). Family and friends of the suicide victim may be at increased risk of suicide themselves.
Postverta In Roman mythology, Postverta was the goddess of the past and one of the two Carmentes (along with the goddess Porrima). During childbirth, prayers were offered to summon the Carmentes to preside over the labor.
Postville, Iowa Postville is a city in Allamakee County, Iowa near the junction of four counties and at the intersection of US Highways 18 and 52 and Iowa Highway 51, far from any airport. The population was 2,273 at the 2000 census.
Postwar (book) Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945 is a 2005 book by Tony Judt, a historian and Director of New York University's Erich Maria Remarque Institute. The book examines the history of Europe from the end of World War II (1945) to 2005 and has won considerable praise for its breadth and comprehensiveness.
Postwatch Postwatch was set up in January of 2001 to help customers with any issues or complaints they have with any Postal Service (including the Royal Mail) in the United Kingdom. Postwatch also works closely with Postcomm, the Postal Service Regulator.
Postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome Postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) is a porcine disease. This disease causes illness in piglets, with clinical signs including progressive loss of body condition, visibly enlarged lymph nodes, difficulty in breathing, and sometimes diarrhea, pale skin, and jaundice.
Posušje Posušje is a town and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in the West Herzegovina Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity. The last census conducted 1991 placed the population of the Posušje municipality at 16,659 residents, of which 99.
Poswal The word "Poswal" is derived from the Arabic word "Boswal", which literally means "one who asks questions", but it has been pronounced as "Poswal" for many centuries in South Asia. Poswals are a branch of the main Gujjar Tribe, which spans across India (Gujarat), Pakistan, Afghanistan, Central Asia and many parts of modern Saudia and Iraq.
Posy Simmonds Rosemary Elizabeth "Posy" Simmonds (born 9 August 1945) is a British newspaper cartoonist and writer and illustrator of children's books. She is best known for her long association with The Guardian, for which she has recently (2006) drawn a cartoon titled Tamara Drewe.
Pot (poker) The pot in poker refers to the sum of money that players wager during a single hand or game, according to the betting rules of the variant being played. It is likely that the word pot is related to or derived from the word jackpot.
Pot calling the kettle black The phrase "Pot calling the kettle black" is an idiom, used to accuse another speaker of hypocrisy, in that the speaker disparages the subject in a way that could equally be applied to him or her. In former times cast iron pots and kettles were quickly blackened from the soot of the fire, so it seems ridiculous of the pot to call the kettle black.
Pot Casserole Originally available in the early 1980s, Pot Casserole was an instant convenience food made of dehydrated vegetables, soya protein and flavourings, made to resemble a British style meal of casserole. This can be seen as a significant element of the British 'Casserole Invasion' in the 1980s.
Pot metal Pot metal refers to an alloy of inexpensive, low-melting point metals used to make fast, inexpensive castings for toys, tool parts, phonograph and Gramophone components, and automotive parts and accessories. There is no scientific metallurgical standard for pot metal (which is a slang term), but it is also known as white metal, die-cast zinc and often derisively as monkey metal.
Pot of Gold (Mars) Pot of Gold is the nickname for a knobby, softball-sized rock in Gusev Crater on Mars. During an examination by the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit on June 25, 2004 Hematite was first detected by Spirit, suggesting a watery past on Mars.
Pot roast Pot roast is a braised beef dish. Pot roast is typically made by browning a roast-sized piece of beef (taken from the tougher chuck cut) to induce a Maillard reaction, then slow-cooking in an acidulated liquid in a covered dish.
Pot Rice Originally manufactured by Golden Wonder, Pot Rice could be considered a close cousin of Pot Noodle. First available in the early 1980s and discontinued in the early 2000s, Pot Rice was an instant convenience food, made from dehydrated rice, soya protein, vegetables, and flavourings, sold in a plastic pot.
Pot TV Pot TV is a web-based video channel owned by Canadian cannabis activist Marc Emery. Gregory Williams is the manager of the station, who along with Marc Emery and Michelle Rainey, was arrested in July, 2005 by Canadian police at the request of the American government following an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Agency.
Pot-bellied pig The pot-bellied pig is a breed of domestic pig originating in Vietnam. Considerably smaller than standard American or European farm pigs, most adult pot-bellied pigs are about the size of a medium- or large-breed dog, though their bodies are denser at a weight of around 200 lb (90 kg).
Pot-in-pot refrigerator The pot-in-pot refrigerator also known as a Zeer in Arabic is a way of keeping food cool without electricity. It is constructed by placing a clay pot within a larger clay pot with wet sand in between and a wet cloth on top.
Potability of backcountry water The potability of backcountry water is uncertain. Though it is sometimes believed that natural sources of water in backcountry or wilderness areas are clean and potable, and sometimes they are, actually this water may be unsafe to drink.
Potala Palace The Potala Palace (, ), located in Lhasa, Tibet, was the chief residence of the Dalai Lama until the 14th Dalai Lama fled to Dharamsala, India after a failed uprising in 1959. Today the Potala Palace is a state museum of China.
Potamia (Achaia), Greece Potamia (Greek: Ποτάμια meaning rivers, a plural form of πόταμος potamos) is a settlement in the northern part of the municipality of Paos and the southern part of the prefecture of Achaia. It is accessed by a road connecting Patras and Tripoli with some curves, the GR-33 (at around the 100th km).
Potamia (Thasos), Greece Build on the foot of Mt Ipsarion, surrounded by pine forests we find the village of Potamia. Only 3 km away from one of the best beaches is Greece ( golden sands and golden beach ) , home of sculpture Polygnotos Vagis is a picturesque village, starting point for a walk to the top of Mt Ipsarion.
Potamia, Cyprus Potamia (Turkish: Potamya, Bodamya and Dereliköy) is a village in the north-east of government controlled Cyprus in the district of Nicosia, close to the Green Line separating it from the area under Turkish occupation. Together with Pyla and Rizokarpaso Potamia forms one of the few remaining ethnically mixed communities in Cyprus, made up of Greek and Turkish Cypriots.
Potano The Potano tribe lived in north-central Florida at the time of first European contact. Their territory included what is now Alachua County, the northern half of Marion County and the western part of Putnam County.
Potaro-Siparuni Potaro-Siparuni (Region 8) is a region in Guyana, bordering the region of Cuyuni-Mazaruni to the north, the regions of Upper Demerara-Berbice and East Berbice-Corentyne to the east, the region of Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo to the south and Brazil to the west.
Potash Potash (or carbonate of potash) is an impure form of potassium carbonate (K2CO3) mixed with other potassium salts. Potash has been used since antiquity in the manufacture of glass and soap and as a fertilizer.
Potassium bicarbonate Potassium bicarbonate (also known as potassium hydrogen carbonate or potassium acid carbonate), is a colorless, odorless, slightly basic, salty substance. The compound is used as a source of carbon dioxide for leavening in baking, extinguishing fire in powder fire extinguishers, acting as a reagent, and a strong buffering agent in medications.
Potassium carbonate Potassium carbonate is a white salt, soluble in water (insoluble in alcohol), which forms a strongly alkaline solution. It can be made as the product of potassium hydroxide's absorbent reaction with carbon dioxide.
Potassium deficiency (plants) Potassium deficiency, also known as potash deficiency, is a plant disorder that is most common on light, sandy soils, as well as chalky or peaty soils with a low clay content. It is also found on heavy clays with a poor structure.
Potassium ferrocyanide Potassium ferrocyanide (K4Fe(CN)6·3H2O), also known as yellow prussiate of potash or potassium hexacyanoferrate(II), is a coordination compound forming lemon-yellow monoclinic crystals at room temperature and decomposing at its boiling point. It is insoluble in alcohol but a litre of water can dissolve just under three hundred grams of the crystals, and the solution can react with acid to release hydrogen cyanide gas.
Potassium hydrogen phthalate Potassium hydrogen phthalate, often called simply KHP, is a white, colorless, ionic solid that is the monopotassium salt of phthalic acid. The hydrogen is slightly acidic, and it is often used as a primary standard for acid-base titrations because it is solid and air-stable, making it easy to weigh accurately.
Potassium hydroxide The chemical compound potassium hydroxide, (KOH) sometimes known as caustic potash, potassa, potash lye, and potassium hydrate, is a metallic base. It is very alkaline and is a "strong base", along with sodium hydroxide, lithium hydroxide, calcium hydroxide, barium hydroxide and strontium hydroxide.
Potassium chromate Potassium chromate (K2CrO4) is a yellow chemical indicator used for identifying concentrations of chloride ions in a salt solution with silver nitrate (AgNO3). It is a class two carcinogen and can cause cancer on inhalation.
Potassium iodide Potassium iodide is a white crystalline salt with chemical formula , used in photography and radiation treatment. It finds widespread application as an iodide source because it is less hygroscopic than sodium iodide, making i
Potassium selective electrode Potassium selective electrodes are a type of ion selective electrode used in biochemical and biophysical research, where measurements of potassium concentration in an aqueous solution are required, usually on a real time basis.
Potassium sulfide Potassium sulfide is the chemical compound with the formula K2S. It is an inorganic polymer with the so-called antifluorite structure, which means that the small K+ ions occupy the tetrahedral (F-) site in fluorite]], and the large S2- centers occupy the eight-coordinate (Ca2+) sites.
Potassium superoxide Potassium superoxide (symbol KO2) is a superoxide of potassium. It is produced by burning molten potassium in pure oxygen. Potassium superoxide is used as a powerful oxidizing agent in industrial chemistry, as a CO2 scrubber, H2O dehumidifier and O2 generator in rebreathers, spacecraft and spacesuit life support systems.
Potassium titanyl phosphate Potassium titanyl phosphate (KTiOPO4) or KTP is a nonlinear optical material which is commonly used for frequency doubling diode pumped solid-state lasers such as Nd:YAG and other neodymium-doped lasers. The material has a relatively high optical damage threshold (~15 J/cm²), a large optical nonlinearity and excellent thermal stability.
Potassium-argon dating Potassium-argon or K-Ar dating is a geochronological method used in many geoscience disciplines. It is based on measuring the products of the radioactive decay of potassium (K), which is a common element found in materials such as micas, clay minerals, tephra and evaporites.
Potassium-sparing diuretic Potassium-sparing diuretic refers to diuretic drugs that do not promote the secretion of potassium into the urine. They are used as adjunctive therapy, together with other drugs, in the treatment of hypertension and management of congestive heart failure.
Potato The potato (Solanum tuberosum) is a perennial plant of the Solanaceae, or nightshade, family, commonly grown for its starchy tuber. Potatoes are the world's most widely grown tuber crop, and the fourth largest crop in terms of fresh produce (after rice, wheat, and maize), but this ranking is inflated due to the high water content of fresh potatoes relative to that of other crops.
Potato bread Irish Potato bread, also known as fadge, slims, potato cake or potato farls, is a form of unleavened bread in which potato replaces a major portion of the regular wheat flour. It is usually cooked by baking it on a hot griddle or pan.
Potato cyst nematode The potato root nematode or potato cyst nematode (PCN) is a 1-mm long roundworm that lives on the roots of plants of the Solanaceae family, such as potatoes. It causes deformed tubers and wilting of the above-ground plant parts, thus reducing the crop yield.
Potato dextrose broth Potato dextrose broth (abbreviated as "PDB") and potato dextrose agar (abbreviated as "PDA") are common microbiological media for culturing both yeast and mold, but usually not bacteria.Harold Eddleman, Ph.
Potato judge The Potato Judge is the subject of a brief but memorable Conan O'Brien sketch that aired in the late 1990s. He was featured in a running gag in which Conan pretends to have access to thousands of absurdly obscure satellite television channels due to his location within the Rockefeller Center skyscraper, and periodically surfs them with his audience.

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