Here are the definitions for the letter "p"

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Primo Lavado

a grade of coffee which includes most of the fine coffees of Mexico. Generally a contract term which means the coffee is of good grade but not really specific.

Primo Lavado, Prime Washed

A grade of Mexico coffee that includes most of the fine coffees of that country.

process taste

This term reflects a number of defects. Some technological treatment of coffee can develop well-identified off-flavors: cooked, caramelized, cereal, and acrid.

Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Yauco

Yauco coffees from Puerto Rico are a revived specialty origin that, at best, display the qualities that made Jamaica Blue Mountain famous: A deep, vibrant, yet restrained acidity and balanced, gently rich flavor. However, this potentially finest of Caribbean coffees is often marred by inconsistency.

Pulping

Process of removing the outermost skin of the coffee cherry or fruit. See Wet-Processed Coffee.

pulping

First step after picking in preparing coffee by the wet method. It consists of removing the outer skin. Machines rub away the pulp without crushing the beans.

Pulping

The first step after picking. Removing the outer skin of the berry.

pulpy

Strong, pungent, fruit-like flavor from coffee cherry skins.

Pump Machine

An espresso machine that uses a pump to force brewing water at high pressure through the compacted bed of ground coffee.

pungent

Applies essentially to a full-bodied and slightly aggressive coffee.

PW

Prime Washed.

Pyrolysis

The chemical breakdown, during roasting, of fats and carbohydrates into the delicate oils that provide the aroma and most of the flavor of coffee.

pyrolysis

The temperature (around 465F/240C) at which chemical changes in roasting coffee beans cause them to emit their own heat, thus raising the temperature of the roasting chamber.

Pyrolysis

chemical breakdown during roasting of fats and carbohydrates into oils which provide the flavor and aroma.