PERPHOSPHATE
PERPHOS'PHATE, noun A phosphate in which the phosphoric acid is combined with an oxyd at the maximum of oxydation.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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PERPLEX
PERPLEX', verb transitive [Latin perplexus, perplexor; per and plector, to twist; Latin plico, to fold.]1. To make intricate; to involve; to entangle; to make complicated and di...
PERPLEXED
PERPLEX'ED, participle passive Made intricate; embarrassed; puzzled.
PERPLEXEDLY
PERPLEX'EDLY, adverb Intricately; with involution.
PERPLEXEDNESS
PERPLEX'EDNESS, noun Intricacy; difficulty from want of order or precision.1. Embarrassment of mind from doubt or uncertainty.
PERQUADRISULPHATE
PERQUADRISUL'PHATE, noun A sulphate with four proportions of sulphuric acid combined with a maximum oxyd.
PERQUISITE
PER'QUISITE, noun s as z. [Latin perquisitus, perquiro; per and quoero, to seek.] A fee or pecuniary allowance to an officer for services, beyond his ordinary salary or settled ...
PERQUISITED
PER'QUISITED, adjective Supplied with perquisites. [A bad word and not used.]
PERQUISITION
PERQUISI'TION, noun s as z. [Latin perquisitus.]An accurate inquiry or search.
PERROQUET
PERROQUET', noun A species of parrot; also, the Alca Psittacula, an aquatic fowl inhabiting the isles of Japan and the western shores of American.
PERRY
PER'RY, noun The juice of pears, which being clarified by fermentation, is a pleasant drink.
PERSCRUTATION
PERSCRUTA'TION, noun [Latin perscrutatio, perscrutor.]A searching thoroughly; minute search or inquiry.
PERSECUTE
PER'SECUTE, verb transitive [Latin persequor; per and sequor, to pursue. See Seek and Essay.]1. In a general sense, to pursue in a manner to injure, vex or afflict; to harass wi...
PERSECUTED
PER'SECUTED, participle passive Harassed by troubles or punishments unjustly inflicted, particularly for religious opinions.
PERSECUTING
PER'SECUTING, participle present tense Pursuing with enmity or vengeance, particularly for adhering to a particular religion.
PERSECUTION
PERSECU'TION, noun The act or practice of persecuting; the infliction of pain, punishment or death upon others unjustly, particularly for adhering to a religious creed or mode o...
PERSECUTOR
PER'SECUTOR, noun One that persecutes; one that pursues another unjustly and vexatiously, particularly on account of religious principles.Henry rejected the pope's supremacy, bu...
PERSEVERANCE
PERSEVE'RANCE, noun [Latin perseverantia. See Persevere.]1. Persistence in any thing undertaken; continued pursuit or prosecution of any business or enterprise begun; applied al...
PERSEVERANT
PERSEVE'RANT, adjective Constant in pursuit of an undertaking. [Not used.]
PERSEVERE
PERSEVE'RE, verb intransitive [Latin persevero. The last component part of this word, severo, must be the same as in assevero, with the radical sense of set, fixed or continued....
PERSEVERING
PERSEVE'RING, participle present tense Persisting in any business or course begun.1.adjective Constant in the execution of a purpose or enterprise; as a persevering student.
PERSEVERINGLY
PERSEVE'RINGLY, adverb With perseverance or continued pursuit of what is undertaken.
PERSIFLAGE
PER'SIFLAGE, noun [Latin sibilo, to hiss.] A jeering; ridicule.
PERSIMMON
PERSIM'MON, noun A tree and its fruit, a species of Diospyros, a native of the states south of New York. The fruit is like a plum, and when not ripe, very astringent.
PERSIST
PERSIST', verb intransitive [Latin persisto; per and sisto, to stand or be fixed.]To continue steadily and firmly in the pursuit of any business or course commenced; to persever...
PERSISTENCE
PERSIST'ENCE, noun The state of persisting; steady pursuit of what is undertaken; perseverance in a good or evil course, more generally in that which is evil and injurious to ot...
PERSISTENT
PERSIST'ENTPERSIST'ING, adjective In botany, continuing without withering; opposed to marcescent; as a persisting stigma; continuing after the corol is withered, as a persistent...