Perchloric Per·chlo"ric adjective [ Prefix
per- +
chloric .]
(Chemistry) Pertaining to, or designating, the highest oxygen acid (HClO 4 ), of chlorine; -- called also hyperchloric .
Perchloride Per·chlo"ride noun (Chemistry) A chloride having a higher proportion of chlorine than any other chloride of the same substance or series.
Perchromic Per·chro"mic adjective [ Prefix
per- +
chromic .]
(Chemistry) Pertaining to, or designating, a certain one of the highly oxidized compounds of chromium, which has a deep blue color, and is produced by the action of hydrogen peroxide.
Perciform Per"ci·form adjective [ New Latin , & Latin
perca a perch +
-form .]
(Zoology) Pertaining to the Perciformes.
Perciformes Per`ci·for"mes noun plural [ New Latin ]
(Zoology) An extensive tribe or suborder of fishes, including the true perches ( Percidæ ); the pondfishes ( Centrarchidæ ); the sciænoids ( Sciænidæ ); the sparoids ( Sparidæ ); the serranoids ( Serranidæ ), and some other related families.
Percipience, Percipiency Per·cip"i·ence, Per·cip"i·en·cy noun The faculty, act or power of perceiving; perception. Mrs. Browning.
Percipient Per·cip"i·ent adjective [ Latin
percipiens ,
-entis , present participle of
percipere . See
Perceive .]
Having the faculty of perception; perceiving; as, a percipient being. Bentley. --
noun One who, or that which, is percipient. Glanvill.
Perclose Per·close" noun [ Old French
parclose an inclosed place; Latin
per through +
claudere ,
clausum , to shut.]
1. (Eccl. Arch.) Same as Parclose . 2. Conclusion; end. [ Obsolete]
Sir W. Raleigh.
Percoid Per"coid adjective [ Latin
perca a perch +
-oid : confer French
percoïde .]
(Zoology) Belonging to, or resembling, the perches, or family Percidæ . --
noun Any fish of the genus Perca , or allied genera of the family Percidæ .
Percoidea Per·coi"de·a noun plural [ New Latin ]
(Zoology) Same as Perciformes .
Percolate Per"co·late transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Percolated ;
present participle & verbal noun Percolating .] [ Latin
percolatus , past participle of
percolare to percolate;
per through +
colare to strain.]
To cause to pass through fine interstices, as a liquor; to filter; to strain. Sir M. Hale.
Percolate Per"co·late intransitive verb To pass through fine interstices; to filter; as, water percolates through porous stone.
Percolation Per`co·la"tion noun [ Latin
percolatio .]
The act or process of percolating, or filtering; filtration; straining. Specifically (Pharm.) , the process of exhausting the virtues of a powdered drug by letting a liquid filter slowly through it.
Percolator Per"co·la`tor noun One who, or that which, filters. "[ Tissues] act as
percolators ."
Henfrey.
Percolator Per"co·la`tor noun 1. A kind of coffee pot in which the heated water is caused to filter through the coffee and thus extract its essence. 2. (Pharmacy) An apparatus for producing an extract from a drug by percolation.
Percomorphi Per`co·mor"phi noun plural [ New Latin , from Latin
perca perch + Greek ... form.]
(Zoology) A division of fishes including the perches and related kinds.
Perculaced Per"cu·laced adjective [ Prob. corrupt. from
portcullised .]
(Her.) Latticed. See Lattice , noun , 2.
Percurrent Per·cur"rent adjective [ Latin
percurrens , present participle of
percurrere to run through;
per through +
currere to run.]
Running through the entire length.
Percursory Per·cur"so·ry adjective [ Latin
percursor one who runs through, from
percurrere . See
Percurrent .]
Running over slightly or in haste; cursory. [ R.]
Percuss Per·cuss" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Percussed ;
present participle & verbal noun Percussing .] [ Latin
percussus , past participle of
percutere ;
per + quatere to shake, strike. See
Quash .]
To strike smartly; to strike upon or against; as, to percuss the chest in medical examination. Flame percussed by air giveth a noise.
Bacon.
Percuss Per·cuss" intransitive verb (Medicine) To strike or tap in an examination by percussion. See Percussion , 3. Quain.
Percussion Per·cus"sion noun [ Latin
percussio : confer French
percussion . See
Percuss .]
1. The act of percussing, or striking one body against another; forcible collision, esp. such as gives a sound or report. Sir I. Newton. 2. Hence: The effect of violent collision; vibratory shock; impression of sound on the ear. The thunderlike percussion of thy sounds.
Shak. 3. (Medicine) The act of tapping or striking the surface of the body in order to learn the condition of the parts beneath by the sound emitted or the sensation imparted to the fingers. Percussion is said to be immediate if the blow is directly upon the body; if some interventing substance, as a pleximeter, is, used, it is called mediate . Center of percussion .
See under Center . --
Percussion bullet ,
a bullet containing a substance which is exploded by percussion; an explosive bullet. --
Percussion cap ,
a small copper cap or cup, containing fulminating powder, and used with a percussion lock to explode gunpowder. --
Percussion fuze .
See under Fuze . --
Percussion lock ,
the lock of a gun that is fired by percussion upon fulminating powder. --
Percussion match ,
a match which ignites by percussion. --
Percussion powder ,
powder so composed as to ignite by slight percussion; fulminating powder. --
Percussion sieve ,
Percussion table ,
a machine for sorting ores by agitation in running water.
Percussive Per·cuss"ive adjective Striking against; percutient; as, percussive force.
Percutient Per·cu"tient adjective [ Latin
percutiens , present participle of
percutere . See
Percuss .]
Striking; having the power of striking. --
noun That which strikes, or has power to strike. Bacon.
Perdicine Per"di·cine adjective [ See
Perdix .]
(Zoology) Of or pertaining to the family Perdicidæ , or partridges.
Perdie Per·die" adverb See Parde . Spenser.
Perdifoil Per"di·foil noun [ Latin
perdere to lose +
folium leaf.]
(Botany) A deciduous plant; - - opposed to evergreen . J. Barton.
Perdition Per·di"tion noun [ French, from Latin
perditio , from
perdere ,
perditum , to ruin, to lose;
per (cf. Sanskrit
parā away) +
-dere (only in comp.) to put; akin to Greek ..., English
do . See
Do .]
1. Entire loss; utter destruction; ruin; esp., the utter loss of the soul, or of final happiness in a future state; future misery or eternal death. The mere perdition of the Turkish fleet.
Shak. If we reject the truth, we seal our own perdition .
J. M. Mason. 2. Loss of diminution. [ Obsolete]
Shak.
Perditionable Per·di"tion·a·ble adjective Capable of being ruined; worthy of perdition. [ R.]
Pollok.
Perdix Per"dix (pẽr"dĭks)
noun [ Latin , a partridge, Greek
pe`rdix .]
(Zoology) A genus of birds including the common European partridge. Formerly the word was used in a much wider sense to include many allied genera.
Perdu Per·du" (pẽr*dū"
or pẽr"du)
noun [ See
Perdu ,
adjective ]
1. One placed on watch, or in ambush. 2. A soldier sent on a forlorn hope. Shak.
Perdu, Perdue Per·du", Per·due" (pẽr*dū"
or pẽr"du)
adjective [ French
perdu , f.
perdue , lost, past participle of
perdre to lose, Latin
perdere . See
Perdition .]
1. Lost to view; in concealment or ambush; close. He should lie perdue who is to walk the round.
Fuller. 2. Accustomed to, or employed in, desperate enterprises; hence, reckless; hopeless. "A
perdue captain."
Beau. & Fl.
Perduellion Per`du·el"lion noun [ Latin
perduellio ;
per +
duellum ,
bellum , war.]
(Civil Law) Treason.
Perdulous Per"du·lous adjective [ See
Perdu ,
adjective ]
Lost; thrown away. [ Obsolete]
Abp. Bramhall.
Perdurability Per·dur`a·bil"i·ty noun Durability; lastingness. [ Archaic]
Chaucer.
Perdurable Per·dur"a·ble (pẽr*dūr"ȧ*b'l; 277)
noun [ Confer French
perdurable , Middle English
pardurable . See
Perdure .]
Very durable; lasting; continuing long. [ Archaic]
Chaucer. Shak. --
Per*dur"a*bly ,
adverb [ Archaic]
Perdurance Per·dur"ance (pẽr*dūr"
a ns),
Per`du*ra"tion (pẽr`du*rā"shŭn)
noun Long continuance. [ Archaic]
Perdure Per·dure" (pẽr*dūr")
intransitive verb [ Latin
perdurare ;
per through +
durare to last.]
To last or endure for a long time; to be perdurable or lasting. [ Archaic]
The mind perdures while its energizing may construct a thousand lines.
Hickok.
Perdy Per·dy" adverb Truly. See Parde . [ Obsolete]
Ah, dame! perdy ye have not done me right.
Spenser.
Pere Pere noun A peer. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Père Père (pâr)
noun [ French, from Latin
pater . See
Father .]
Father; -- often used after French proper names to distinguish a father from his son; as, Dumas père .
Peregal Per·e"gal adjective [ Old French
par very (L.
per ) +
egal equal, Latin
aequalis .]
Fully equal. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer. "
Peregal to the best."
Spenser.
Peregrinate Per"e·gri·nate intransitive verb [ Latin
peregrinatus , past participle of
peregrinari to travel. See
Pilgrim .]
To travel from place to place, or from one country to another; hence, to sojourn in foreign countries.
Peregrinate Per"e·gri·nate adjective [ Latin
peregrinatus , past participle ]
Having traveled; foreign. [ Obsolete]
Shak.
Peregrination Per`e·gri·na"tion noun [ Latin
peregrinatio : confer French
pérégrination .]
A traveling from one country to another; a wandering; sojourn in foreign countries. "His
peregrination abroad."
Bacon.
Peregrinator Per"e·gri·na`tor noun [ Latin ]
One who peregrinates; one who travels about.
Peregrine Per"e·grine adjective [ Latin
peregrinus . See
Pilgrim .]
Foreign; not native; extrinsic or from without; exotic. [ Spelt also
pelegrine .] "
Peregrine and preternatural heat."
Bacon. Peregrine falcon (Zoology) ,
a courageous and swift falcon ( Falco peregrinus ), remarkable for its wide distribution over all the continents. The adult plumage is dark bluish ash on the back, nearly black on the head and cheeks, white beneath, barred with black below the throat. Called also peregrine hawk , duck hawk , game hawk , and great-footed hawk .
Peregrine Per"e·grine noun The peregrine falcon.
Peregrinity Per`e·grin"i·ty noun [ Latin
peregrinitas : confer French
pérégrinité .]
1. Foreignness; strangeness. [ Obsolete] "Somewhat of a
peregrinity in their dialect."
Johnson. 2. Travel; wandering. [ R.]
Carlyle.
Perel Per"el noun Apparel. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
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