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Pirveli Dasi
Pirveli Dasi (პირველი დასი, "the First Group") was the first literary and ideological current of Georgia's national liberation movement, formed in 1861 and led by Ilia Chavchavadze.
Pirx (crater on Charon)
Pirx is a 90-km-diameter impact crater on Charon, Pluto's largest moon, at 55.20°N, 256.30°E. Named for Stanislaw Lem's fictional spaceship pilot, it was among the first IAU-approved Charon feature names, April 11, 2018.
Pis s 1
Pis s 1, pea (Pisum sativum) 7S vicilin globulin, the immunodominant major pea allergen; sensitized 78% of pea-allergic children, homologous to Ara h 1 and Len c 1, diagnostic potential.
Pis s 2
Pis s 2 is the convicilin seed-storage protein of pea (Pisum sativum), a 63 kDa WHO/IUIS-registered food allergen, ~70% identical to vicilin Pis s 1, cross-reactive with lentil Len c 1, and a minor allergen in children.
Pisa
Pisa, Tuscany, Italy: medieval Maritime Republic on the Arno, home of the UNESCO-listed Piazza del Duomo with the Leaning Tower, the University of Pisa (founded 1334/1343), and Galileo's scientific heritage.
Pisa Cathedral
Pisa Cathedral (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta, or Duomo di Pisa) is the medieval Romanesque cathedral of Pisa, Tuscany, founded in 1063 and consecrated in 1118.
Pisa Griffin
The Pisa Griffin is a large bronze Islamic griffin sculpture from around the turn of the 12th century, kept in the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo in Pisa.
Pisaasu (பிசாசு)
Pisaasu (பிசாசு), also spelled Pisasu, is a 2014 Tamil horror film written and directed by Mysskin, produced by Bala's B Studios, starring Naga and Prayaga Martin, released 19 December 2014, with a delayed sequel Pisaasu 2.
Pisac
Pisac is an Inca archaeological complex above the modern town of Pisac in Peru's Sacred Valley, about 33 km from Cusco, interpreted as a royal estate of the Inca ruler Pachacútec.
Pisanello
Pisanello (Antonio di Puccio Pisano) was an Italian painter and medallist, born by 1395, who invented the Renaissance cast portrait medal and led the International Gothic style in Italy.
Pisarissos
Pisarissos (Greek Πισαρισσεύς) was a minor ancient town of the Pamphylia–Cilicia border zone in southern Asia Minor, known only through one restored dedication to Zeus and tentatively identified with the hill Cavurbeleni northwest of Alanya.
Pisaster ochraceus
Pisaster ochraceus, the ochre or purple sea star (Asterias ochracea, Brandt 1835), is a predatory intertidal sea star from Alaska to Baja California, the original keystone predator of Paine's 1966 removal experiment, hit by 81% mortality in the 2013 wasting disease outbreak.
Pisca
Pisca (also pichca) is a traditional Andean race game, attested since the sixteenth century and still played in the altiplano with stones and a long bone die.
Pisces (astrology)
Pisces, or मीन, is the twelfth sign of the zodiac in Western astrology, represented by two fishes and assigned to birthdays from about February 19 to March 20.
Pisces (constellation)
Pisces is a zodiacal constellation of the northern sky between Aquarius and Aries that contains the vernal equinox point and the spiral galaxy M74; its brightest star is Alpherg.
Pisces I (dwarf galaxy)
Pisces I, also known as LGS 3 or the Pisces Dwarf Galaxy, is a small gas-bearing dwarf galaxy of the Local Group in the constellation Pisces, discovered in 1978.
Pisces Iscariot
Pisces Iscariot is a 1994 B-sides and rarities compilation by The Smashing Pumpkins, released October 4, 1994 on Virgin with Vieuphoria; it went platinum, hit the US Top 5, and includes "Starla" and the cover "Landslide".
Piscina de Ondas
Piscina de ondas (wave pool): pool with machinery generating artificial waves for surfing and recreation, from Ludwig II's electrified lake and 1969 Big Surf to modern Wavegarden lagoons and Brazilian indoor surf clubs.
Piscina Mirabilis
Piscina Mirabilis, at Bacoli (ancient Misenum), Italy, is a monumental Augustan-age Roman cistern of about 12,600 m³, terminal reservoir of the 96-km Serino aqueduct (Aqua Augusta) that supplied drinking water to the imperial fleet Classis Misenensis.
Piscina Torta
Piscina Torta, Early Iron Age salt-production site by briquetage in the Castel Fusano pinewood near Ostia, Rome, on the southern Tiber delta; occupied late 8th to 6th century BCE, with kilns, a partly artificial canal, and the first central Italian lime mortar.
Piscirickettsia salmonis
Piscirickettsia salmonis, agent of piscirickettsiosis (salmonid rickettsial septicaemia, SRS), a Gram-negative intracellular bacterium devastating Chilean salmon farming; LF-89 and EM-90 genogroups, limited vaccine efficacy, heavy antibiotic use.
Piscis Austrinus
Piscis Austrinus, also known as Pisces Australis, is a small, faint southern constellation representing the Southern Fish, dominated by its first-magnitude star Fomalhaut and its famous debris disk.
Pisco
Pisco is a grape brandy produced in Peru and Chile, each with its own denomination of origin. Key facts: Quechua etymology, 1613 Peruvian and 1733 Chilean records, differing rules on dilution and ageing, and contested international registration.
Pisco sour
Pisco sour: sour-style cocktail of pisco, lime or lemon juice, syrup, egg white, and bitters, created at Morris' Bar in Lima (1916–1929) and claimed as the national drink of both Peru and Chile.
Pishchanka Raion
Pishchanka Raion (Піщанський район) was a raion of Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine, centered on Pishchanka; founded 1923, area 595.3 km², population about 19,700, abolished 17 July 2020 and merged into Tulchyn Raion.
Pisidians
The Pisidians were the divided mountain communities of Pisidia, a highland region of southern Anatolia, known in classical sources for their fierce resistance to conquerors.
Pisindelis
Pisindelis was a dynast of Halicarnassus in Caria, the under-age son of Queen Artemisia I, who ruled as his regent under Persian suzerainty in the fifth century BC.
Pisiris
Pisiris, also known as Pisiri, was the last independent king of Carchemish, a Neo-Hittite kingdom on the Euphrates, conquered by Sargon II of Assyria in 717 BC.
Pismo
Pismo is a Brazilian cloud-native payments infrastructure company founded in São Paulo in 2016, providing card issuing and core banking processing, acquired by Visa for $1 billion in 2024.
Pismo Beach, California
Pismo Beach, California: small San Luis Obispo County coastal city (pop. ~7,900), the 'Clam Capitol of the World', known for its pier, Pismo clam fishery history, monarch butterfly grove, and tourism-driven economy.