Newly wed wife to her husband:
"That is why I can"t stand you – you are so unpredictable. On Monday you liked the potatoes, Tuesday you liked the potatoes, Wednesday you liked the potatoes, Thursday you said you loved the potatoes preparation, Friday you liked the potatoes, Saturday you liked the potatoes and now all of a sudden on Sunday you say that you don"t like potatoes."
n. Process in which the energy of sunlight is used by organisms, esp. Green plants, to synthesize carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water. photosynthesize v. (also -ise) (-zing or -sing). Photosynthetic adj.
PIANOACCORDION
n. Accordion with a small keyboard like that of a piano.
PNEUMOCONIOSIS
n. Lung disease caused by the inhalation of dust or small particles. [greek pneumon lung, konis dust]
POLLINGSTATION
n. Building, often a school, used for voting at an election.
POLYSACCHARIDE
n. Any of a group of complex carbohydrates, e.g. Starch. [see *saccharin]
POSTINDUSTRIAL
adj. Of a society or economy which no longer relies on heavy industry.
PRESSURECOOKER
n. Airtight pan for cooking quickly under steam pressure. pressure-cook v.
PSYCHOANALYSIS
n. Treatment of mental disorders by bringing repressed fears and conflicts into the conscious mind over a long course of interviews. psychoanalyse v. (-sing). Psychoanalyst n. Psychoanalytic adj. Psychoanalytical adj.
PARLIAMENTARIAN
n. Member of a parliament, esp. An expert in its procedures.
