1:[2,#B],22:[1,#B],24:[1,#B],35:[1,#B],43:[1,#B],137:[2,#BI],153:[3,#B]@1planet killer@2Automated spacegoing weapon from outside our galaxy that entered Federation space in 2267, destroying the planets in star systems L-370 and L-374. Several kilometers in length, with a hull composed of pure neutronium, it smashed planets into rubble with an antiproton weapon, and used the matter as fuel. Kirk theorized that it was a weapon, a doomsday machine built primarily as a bluff used in a war uncounted years ago in another galaxy. The civilization that built the planet killer might have gone, but the machine continued to destroy. Initial projections suggested that the planet killer's course, if unchecked, would take it toward the Rigel colonies and the most densely populated part of our galaxy, putting billions of lives at risk. The ancient weapon was finally destroyed when Kirk sent the hulk of the U.S.S. Constellation to explode in the planet killer's interior, destroying it. (“The Doomsday Machine” [TOS]). SEE: Decker, Commodore Matt.
~1:[1,#B]@1planetoid@2SEE: asteroid.
~1:[3,#B],13:[1,#I],23:[2,#B],34:[2,#B]@1Planetary Geosciences Laboratory@2Scientific research facility located on Deck 10 of the Enterprise -D. This laboratory, under the supervision of Acting Ensign Wesley Crusher, conducted geological surveys of the planetary systems in the Selcundi Drema Sector in 2365. (“Pen Pals” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],11:[2,#B],31:[2,#B]@1plankton loaf@2Terran microscopic sea life baked into one of Keiko O'Brien's favorite breakfast foods. Keiko served this dish, along with kelp buds and sea berries, to her new husband, Miles O'Brien, who wasn't too sure about the stuff. (“The Wounded” [TNG]).
~1:[3,#B]@1plasma conversion sensor@2Starfleet instrument used to measure the consumption of matter and antimatter fuel during engine use. (“Timescape” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],24:[3,#B]@1plasma fire@2Combustion supported by the intense heat from an externally supplied ionized plasma gas source, such as those found in a starship's internal power grid. (“Disaster” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B]@1plasma infuser@2Handheld instrument used for the transfer of high-energy plasma. (“Suspicions” [TNG]).
~1:[3,#B]@1plasma infusion unit@2Medical equipment used aboard Federation starships to dispense fluid and electrolytes. (“Schisms” [TNG]).
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~1:[2,#B],22:[2,#B],72:[1,#I],86:[2,#B]@1plasma plague@2A group of deadly virus types. An unclassified but extremely virulent strain of plasma plague threatened the densely populated Rachelis system in 2365. Significant research into plasma plague was conducted by Dr. Susan Nuress in 2295 in response to a similar outbreak on planet Obi VI. One mutated strain developed during Nuress's research was found to grow more rapidly when exposed to eichner radiation. A similar strain threatened the Enterprise -D when that ship was transporting specimens of plasma plague to Science Station Tango Sierra to combat an outbreak in the Rachelis system in 2365. (“The Child” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],19:[1,#I],20:[1,#BI],22:[2,#B]@1plasma streamer@2Gas current flowing through space between one star in a binary pair to the other. The Starship Yosemite encountered quasi-energy microbes living in the plasma streamer between a binary pair in the Igo Sector in 2369. (“Realm of Fear” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],14:[1,#I]@1plasma torch@2Work tool used on board Federation starships. An engineer aboard the Enterprise -D was badly burned in 2369 when he was working on a conduit on Deck 37 when a plasma torch blew up in his hands. (“Frame of Mind” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#B],27:[6,#I]@1plasma@2Scientific term for very hot, ionized gas. A starship's impulse engines leave an exhaust of plasma, which can be detected, even from a cloaked vessel. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country).
~1:[3,#B],13:[3,#B]@1plasticized tritanium mesh@2A 26th-century construction material, unknown in the 24th century. Professor Berlingoff Rasmussen's time travel pod had a hull composed of plasticized tritanium mesh. (“A Matter of Time” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#B],10:[1,#B],13:[1,#B],19:[1,#B],42:[1,#B],70:[2,#B],86:[1,#B]@1Plasus@2(Jeff Corey). High advisor of the cloud city Stratos above planet Ardana in 2269 and father to Droxine. The politically conservative Plasus was determined to protect the established social order on his planet, despite the fact that exploitation of the Troglyte workers on the planet's surface was both unfair and physically harmful to the workers. Plasus opposed talks with the Troglytes, and further opposed a plan whereby protective filter masks would be furnished to the workers to shield them against the debilitating effects of zenite gas. (“The Cloud Minders” [TOS]).
~1:[1,#B],17:[1,#B],22:[1,#B]@1Plato@2Ancient Greek philosopher (c.428 b.c.-c.348 b.c.) whose teachings inspired a group of extraterrestrials led by Parmen who later called themselves Platonians. (“Plato's Stepchildren” [TOS]).
~1:[1,#B],6:[1,#B],20:[1,#B],63:[1,#B],70:[1,#B],104:[2,#I],116:[1,#B]@1Platonians@2Humanoids, originally from the Sahndara star system, who patterned their society after the teachings of ancient Earth philosopher Plato. When their star, Sahndara, exploded millennia ago, 38 individuals fled their doomed world, settling briefly on Earth during the time of Plato. When the Greek culture faded, the Platonians moved to another planet, which they called Platonius. Here, they accidentally developed powerful psychokinetic powers from ingesting native food containing kironide, a rare and powerful element found in the native food. The Platonians remained unknown to the rest of the galaxy for centuries until their leader, Parmen, fell ill in 2268 and summoned the Starship Enterprise to provide him with medical care. (“Plato's Stepchildren” [TOS]). SEE: Alexander.
~1:[1,#B],7:[1,#B],28:[1,#B]@1Platonius@2Class-M planet settled by the Platonians, who attempted to create their own version of Plato's Republic there. The natural foods on Platonius contained a substance called kironide, a powerful energy source. (“Plato's Stepchildren” [TOS]).
~1:[2,#B],47:[2,#B],53:[1,#B],56:[1,#I]@1Pleiades Cluster@2Region of space, also known as M45 or the Seven Sisters, in which many young planets are located. The Pleiades are a cluster of about 400 stars in a 25-light-year radius, some 415 light-years from Earth. One of the planets in the area is Velara III, site of a failed terraforming project. The Enterprise -D conducted a mapping mission in the Pleiades Cluster in 2364. (“Home Soil” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#B],23:[2,#B],35:[2,#B],66:[10,#I],79:[13,#I]@1Plexicorp@2Commercial company engaged in the manufacture of acrylic polymers and other plastics in San Francisco, Earth, in the late 20th century. Dr. Nichols, a chemist employed by Plexicorp, developed the molecular matrix for transparent aluminum. He was assisted in this discovery by Montgomery Scott, who provided the information in exchange for acrylic plastic sheeting needed for transporting two humpback whales to the 23rd century. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home). The Plexicorp scenes in Star Trek IV were filmed at a company called Reynolds & Taylor in Santa Ana, California.
~1:[1,#B],42:[2,#B],60:[15,#I]@1plexing@2Betazoid relaxation technique in which one gently taps a nerve behind one's ear, using the index and middle fingers. Plexing stimulates a nerve cluster behind the carotid artery, causing the release of natural endorphins. Deanna Troi taught the technique to Reginald Barclay in an effort to help him overcome his fear of being transported. (“Realm of Fear” [TNG]). Troi used the technique to try to calm herself in subsequent episodes, including “Timescape” (TNG).
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~1:[1,#B],6:[2,#B],12:[2,#B],27:[1,#I]@1Plum@2The nickname given to Leonard McCoy by the future Mrs. Nancy Crater when they were romantically involved several years prior to McCoy's assignment to the Enterprise. (“The Man Trap” [TOS]).
~1: [1, #b], 12: [1, #i], 25: [1, #i], 27: [1, #b], 88: [3, #b], 91: [2, #b], 94: [2, #b], 131: [2, #i], 134: [13, #i]@1poker@2Traditional Earth card game enjoyed by crew members of the Enterprise -D. A weekly poker game was held every Thursday night aboard the Enterprise -D. Data initially believed poker to be a fairly simple mathematical game, but he failed to consider the human element of bluffing one's opponent. (“The Measure of a Man” [TNG]). Data eventually came to regard the game of poker as a fascinating forum for the study of human nature, eventually developing such ingenious exercises as his poker game with holographic representations of Sir Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, and Stephen Hawking. (“Descent, Part I” [TNG]). Geordi's VISOR gave him “special insight” into the cards held by his shipmates, courtesy of infrared light, although he said he never peeked until after a hand was over. (“Ethics” [TNG]). The weekly Enterprise -D poker game was first seen in “The Measure of a Man” (TNG).
~1:[2,#B],17:[3,#B]@1Police Special@2Ancient Earth hand weapon that fired lead bullets propelled by expanding gasses. On the amusement park planet in 2267, Sulu found a Police Special, which he'd always wanted to add to his collection. (“Shore Leave” [TOS]).
~1:[2,#B],7:[2,#B],20:[1,#B],22:[2,#I],39:[1,#I]@1Pollux IV@2Class-M planet in the Beta Geminorum system with an oxygen-nitrogen atmosphere, home to the entity known as Apollo. The Starship Enterprise, in the Beta Geminorum system in 2267, was briefly captured by Apollo, who hoped the Enterprise crew would worship him as had the ancient Greeks. (“Who Mourns for Adonais?” [TOS]).
~1:[2,#B],6:[2,#B],17:[1,#I]@1Pollux V@2Planet in the Beta Geminorum system that registered with no intelligent life-forms when the Enterprise investigated that area of space on stardate 3468. (“Who Mourns for Adonais?” [TOS]).
~1:[1,#B]@1polyadrenaline@2Synthetic pharmaceutical based on the humanoid hormone epinephrine. (“Ethics” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#B],28:[2,#B]@1polyduranide@2Construction material used aboard Federation starships. Although normally not flammable, polyduranide emits dangerous radiation when exposed to extremely intense heat, such as that generated in a plasma fire. (“Disaster” [TNG]).
~1: [1, #b], 18: [1, #i], 26: [1, #b], 32: [1, #b]@1Pomet@2(Alan Altshuld). Member of a group of terrorists who attempted to steal trilithium resin from the Enterprise -D in 2369. Pomet was disabled by Picard using a crossbow from Lieutenant Worf's quarters. Pomet was later killed by the baryon sweep. (“Starship Mine” [TNG]). SEE: Remmler Array.
~1:[2,#BI],11:[1,#B],29:[2,#I],41:[2,#I],60:[2,#I],76:[1,#B],81:[1,#BI],85:[2,#I],97:[2,#B],105:[1,#B],112:[7,#I]@1Pon farr@2 Vulcan term for the time of mating. Although Vulcans live strictly by the dictates of logic, their veneer of civilization is ripped away from them during Pon farr, every seven years of their adult life. The individual experiencing Pon farr will stop eating and sleeping if not allowed to return home to take a mate. Spock underwent Pon farr in 2267, when he returned to Vulcan, only to be spurned by his betrothed, T'Pring. (“Amok Time” [TOS]). SEE: Plak-tow. Spock again experienced Pon farr when his regenerated body was undergoing hyperaccelerated growth on the Genesis Planet in 2285. Spock was fortunate that Saavik, a Vulcan female, was also present. (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock).
~1:[1,#B]@1port@2Ancient nautical term referring to the left side of a ship, as opposed to the starboard (right) side.
~1:[1,#B],11:[2,#B],55:[2,#B],67:[1,#B],78:[9,#I]@1Portal@2(Darryl Henriques). The last remaining protector of the once-grand Tkon Empire, Portal 63 had been stationed on the planet Delphi Ardu during the Tkon age of Bastu, at least 600,000 years ago. Remaining in some kind of suspension or stasis in the intervening millennia on a deserted outpost, Portal was unaware that the Tkon Empire had collapsed until he was awakened by the presence of Ferengi and Federation spacecraft near his planet. (“The Last Outpost” [TNG]). Actor Darryl Henriques also played Romulan ambassador Nanclus in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.
~1:[2,#B],36:[2,#B],47:[2,#B],56:[1,#B],58:[1,#B],97:[1,#B],101:[51,#I]@1positronic brain@2An extremely advanced computing device that uses the decay of positrons to form sophisticated neural network systems. Long thought to be impossible, the positronic brain was first postulated in the 20th century by Isaac Asimov and finally made practical in the 24th century by Noonien Soong. Positronic brains were used in Soong's androids, Data and Lore. (“Datalore” [TNG]). A significant advance in submicron matrix transfer technology was introduced at a cybernetics conference in 2366, permitting Data to program a new positronic brain, which he used as the basis for his construction of his daughter, Lal. (“The Offspring” [TNG]). Although positronic computing remains purely hypothetical, positrons do exist. They are subatomic particles virtually identical to normal electrons, but with opposite electromagnetic properties. An electron has a negative charge, and a positron has a positive charge. Positrons were the first known particles of actual antimatter to be observed in the laboratory.
~1:[2,#B],22:[3,#B]@1post-atomic horror@2Term used to describe a period of 21st-century Earth history, circa 2079, during which Earth was recovering from the World War III nuclear conflict. Much of the planet reverted to barbarism during this period. (“Encounter at Farpoint, Part I” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],10:[2,#B],27:[2,#B]@1potato casserole@2Traditional Irish dish that was part of Miles O'Brien's childhood. He once prepared the dish for his wife, Keiko, who preferred such staples as plankton loaf and kelp buds, but tried her husband's favorites anyway. (“The Wounded” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#BI],5:[1,#I],12:[1,#I],26:[1,#B],36:[1,#I],42:[1,#I]@1Potemkin, U.S.S.@2 Federation starship, Constitution class, Starfleet registry number NCC-1657. The Potemkin was one of five ships that participated in the disastrous test of the M-5 multitronic unit in 2268. (“The Ultimate Computer” [TOS]). The Potemkin was to rendezvous with the Enterprise at Beta Aurigae shortly after stardate 5928 to study gravitational influences in that binary system, until Dr. Janice Lester in Kirk's body changed the course. (“Turnabout Intruder” [TOS]).
~1: [2, #bi], 5: [1, #i], 11: [3, #b], 24: [1, #i], 27: [1, #i], 32: [1, #i], 69: [1, #i], 82: [2, #b], 124: [2, #b], 131: [1, #i], 149: [1, #i], 155: [1, #i], 178: [1, #i], 182: [1, #i], 194: [1, #i], 198: [12, #i]@1Potemkin, U.S.S.@2Federation starship, Excelsior class, Starfleet registry number NCC-18253. William T. Riker served aboard this vessel prior to his assignments to the Hood and the Enterprise -D, but after the Pegasus. Riker once employed the unconventional tactic of positioning the ship over a planet's magnetic pole, thus making the ship difficult to detect by an opponent's sensors. (“Peak Performance” [TNG]). In 2361, as a lieutenant aboard the Potemkin, Riker led an away team to evacuate the science outpost on planet Nervala IV, and subsequently was promoted to lieutenant commander and commended for “exceptional valor” on the mission. It was not realized until later that a duplicate of Riker had been created in a transporter malfunction during the evacuation. (“Second Chances” [TNG]). SEE: Riker, Thomas. During the same year, the Potemkin was the last Federation starship to make contact with the failed Turkana IV colony, prior to the Enterprise -D's mission there in 2367. Potemkin personnel were warned by the colony's ruling cadres not to transport to the surface, or they would be killed. (“Legacy” [TNG]). The Potemkin rendezvoused with the Enterprise -D on stardate 45587 to transfer Dr. Toby Russell to the Enterprise -D. (“Ethics” [TNG]). Named for Grigory Aleksandrovich Potemkin, (1739-1791), Russian military figure under Catherine II.
~1:[2,#B],5:[2,#B],14:[2,#B]@1Pottrik Syndrome@2Disease that Aamin Marritza claimed to have, which was similar to Kalla-Nohra Syndrome, and was even treated by the same medication. A lower pulmonary bio-probe for Pottrick Syndrome shows up as negative whereas for Kalla-Nohra, it shows up as positive. (“Duet” [DS9]).
~1:[2,#B],17:[1,#I],35:[2,#B],46:[2,#B],55:[2,#B]@1Potts, Jake@2(Cory Danziger). The elder of the two Potts children who were left on the Enterprise -D, by special arrangement, while their parents took a sabbatical in 2367. During crew shore leave on Ogus II, Jake played a practical joke on his younger brother, Willie Potts, resulting in Willie's near-death. (“Brothers” [TNG]). SEE: cove palm.
~1:[2,#B],8:[2,#B],51:[2,#B],74:[2,#B]@1Potts, Willie@2(Adam Ryen). Younger brother to Jake Potts. Willie almost died in 2367 at the age of nine years when a practical joke played by Jake misfired seriously. Jake had pretended to be hurt in a laser duel game, whereupon Willie hid in a nearby forest, eating a deadly cove palm fruit. The infectious parasites in the fruit nearly killed Willie, who had to be quarantined until he could be rushed to Starbase 416 for treatment. (“Brothers” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#B],8:[3,#B]@1Praetor@2Title of the leader of the Romulan Star Empire. (“Balance of Terror” [TOS]).
~1:[2,#B]@1Prakal II@2A planet once visited by Guinan. She acquired an unusual drink recipe there. (“In Theory” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#BI],11:[1,#BI],16:[1,#I],22:[1,#B]@1P'Rang, I.K.C.@2Klingon spacecraft ordered to intercept the sleeper ship T'Ong after command of the T'Ong had been assumed by Emissary K'Ehleyr. (“The Emissary” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],18:[2,#B],22:[3,#B]@1Praxillus system@2A lifeless solar system with a giant red star as its center, the site for Dr. Timicin's spectacularly unsuccessful helium ignition test in 2367. While the test was initially promising, temperatures in the stellar core continued to rise far beyond the needed 220 million Kelvins. Core density also continued to increase and the Praxillus eventually went nova as a result of the experiment. (“Half a Life” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#B],6:[2,#B],53:[2,#B],61:[2,#B],63:[8,#I]@1Praxis@2A moon of the Klingon Homeworld of Qo'noS, and formerly a key energy production facility for the Klingon Empire. A massive explosion on Praxis in 2293 nearly shattered that satellite and caused severe environmental damage to the Homeworld as well. The aftermath of the explosion was a key factor in motivating Chancellor Gorkon's peace initiative later that year. SEE: Klingon Empire. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country).
~1:[2,#B],19:[7,#I]@1preanimate matter@2In biology, preanimate matter refers to certain non-organic compounds from which organic materials may eventually evolve. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan).
~1: [2, #b], 34: [2, #i], 41: [1, #i], 46: [1, #i], 48: [1, #i], 53: [7, #i], 61: [1, #b], 68: [2, #i], 76: [1, #i], 100: [1, #i]@1prefix code@2In a Federation starship's computer systems, the prefix code was a security passcode appended to computer commands to prevent unauthorized activation or control of key systems. Kirk gained control of the U.S.S. Reliant's shield systems by transmitting the Reliant's prefix code from the Enterprise. The Reliant's prefix code was 16309. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan). Captain Picard revealed the prefix code of the Starship Phoenix to Cardassian authorities in 2367 when Phoenix captain Benjamin Maxwell was preparing an unauthorized attack on a Cardassian ship. The code gave the Cardassians the ability to remotely disable the Phoenix's shields. (“The Wounded” [TNG]).
~1:[1,#B],51:[2,#B]@1Preservers@2Alien race that rescued primitive cultures in danger of extinction, transplanting them to other planets. Centuries ago, the Preservers translocated several tribes of American Indians to a distant world where they could thrive and maintain their unique culture. Also known as the Wise Ones. (“The Paradise Syndrome” [TOS]). SEE: Miramanee's planet.
~1:[2,#B],4:[3,#B]@1President, Federation@2SEE: Federation Council President.
~1:[1,#B]@1Presidio@2Ancient fort located in the San Francisco Bay area on Earth, it was a military installation well into the 20th century. Commander Data's head was discovered in caverns located under the Presidio's remains. (“Time's Arrow, Part II” [TNG]). Starfleet Academy is located in the Presidio. (“The First Duty” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],12:[2,#I],38:[4,#B],43:[3,#B],46:[13,#I],62:[28,#I]@1Preston, Peter@2(Ike Eisenmann). Engineer's mate, midshipman first class aboard the Starship Enterprise during an Academy training cruise in 2285. Preston was killed when the ship was diverted to active duty to investigate the hijacking of the Regula I Space Laboratory by Khan Noonien Singh. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan). The ABC-TV extended television version of Star Trek II includes a line of dialog establishing that Preston was the nephew of Montgomery Scott. That line was not in the original theatrical or video versions of the film.
~1:[3,#B],6:[1,#I],18:[1,#I],28:[2,#B]@1Prieto, Lieutenant Ben@2(Raymond Forchion). Enterprise -D shuttlecraft pilot who was transporting Counselor Troi back to the Enterprise -D when the shuttle was forced down on planet Vagra II. (“Skin of Evil” [TNG]).
~1:[2,#B],28:[2,#B]@1primary hull@2The saucer section of many Federation starships. On most ships, the bridge is located on the top of the primary hull. Also known as a saucer module.
