Associations to the word «Pica»
Noun
- Magpie
- Pau
- Craving
- Retardation
- Tina
- Anemia
- Ingestion
- Sussex
- Dsm
- Woodpecker
- Eating
- Dirt
- Deficiency
- Malnutrition
- Tomography
- Starch
- Pic
- Infancy
- Artery
- Dopamine
- Disorder
- Schizophrenia
- Marquess
- Appetite
- Obesity
- Typewriter
- Psychoanalysis
- Substance
- Massif
- Reeve
- Psychotherapy
- Aversion
- Isa
- Rothschild
- Tic
- Headline
- Primer
- Bravo
- Pregnancy
- Cessation
- Rae
- Pietro
- Poisoning
- Syndrome
- Crow
- Carmen
- Laundry
- Tyrant
- Korean
- Bowel
- Morale
- Oasis
- Perth
- Automation
- Charley
- Complication
- Manual
- Prevalence
- Portland
- Addiction
- Diagnosis
- Suppression
- Linnaeus
- Mineral
- Behavior
- Palestine
- Colonization
- Lemon
- Item
- Clay
- Counseling
- Inch
- Bates
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
PICA, noun. (medicine) A disorder characterized by craving and appetite for non-edible substances, such as ice, clay, chalk, dirt, or sand.
PICA, noun. (typography) (printing) (uncountable) A size of type between small pica and English, standardized as 12-point.
PICA, noun. (typography) (uncountable) (usually with qualifier) A font of this size.
PICA, noun. (typography) (countable) A unit of length equivalent to 12 points, officially 35⁄83 cm (0.166 in) after 1886 but now (computing) 1⁄6 in.
PICA, noun. (uncommon) (ecclesiastical) A pie or directory: the book directing Roman Catholic observance of saints' days and other feasts under various calendars.
PICA, noun. Archaic form of pika. (small rodent)
PICA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Corvidae — the magpies.
PICA PICA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Corvidae — the European magpie.
Dictionary definition
PICA, noun. An eating disorder, frequent in children, in which non-nutritional objects are eaten persistently.
PICA, noun. A linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing.
PICA, noun. Magpies.
Wise words
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