Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Pulseless

Pulse″less, a. Having no pulsation; lifeless.

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Pulselessness

Pulse″less‐ness, n. The state of being pulseless.

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Pulsific

Pul‐sif″ic (?), a. [Pulse + L. facere to make.] Exciting the pulse; causing pulsation.

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Pulsimeter

Pul‐sim″e‐ter (?), n. [Pulse + -meter.] (Physiol.) A sphygmograph.

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Pulsion

Pul″sion (?), n. [L. pulsio, fr. pellere, pulsum, to drive: cf. F. pulsion.] The act of driving forward; propulsion; — opposed to suction or traction.

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Pulsive

Pul″sive (?), a. Tending to compel; compulsory. “The pulsive strain of conscience.” Marston.

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Pulsometer

Pul‐som″e‐ter (?), n. [Pulse + -meter.]1. A device, with valves, for raising water by steam, partly by atmospheric pressure, and partly by the direct action of the steam on the ...

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Pult

Pult (?), v. t. To put. Piers Plowman.

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Pultaceous

Pul‐ta″ceous (?), a. [Cf. F. pultacé. See 1st Pulse.] Macerated; softened; nearly fluid.

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Pultesse

{ Pul″tesse (?), Pul″tise (?), } n. Poultry. Chaucer.

9650

Pulu

‖Pu″lu (?), n. A vegetable substance consisting of soft, elastic, yellowish brown chaff, gathered in the Hawaiian Islands from the young fronds of free ferns of the genus Ciboti...

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Pulverable

Pul″ver‐a‐ble (?), a. Capable of being reduced to fine powder. Boyle.

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Pulveraceous

Pul′ver‐a″ceous (?), a.(Bot.) Having a finely powdered surface; pulverulent.

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Pulverate

Pul″ver‐ate (?), v. t. [L. pulveratus, p. p. of pulverare to pulverize. See Pulverize.] To beat or reduce to powder or dust; to pulverize.

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Pulverine

Pul″ver‐ine (?), n. [L. pulvis, pulveris, dust, powder; cf. F. pulvérin.] Ashes of barilla. Ure.

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Pulverizable

Pul″ver‐i′za‐ble (?), a. Admitting of being pulverized; pulverable. Barton.

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Pulverization

Pul′ver‐i‐za″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. pulvérisation.] The action of reducing to dust or powder.

9657

Pulverize

Pul″ver‐ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Pulverized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Pulverizing (?).] [F. pulvériser, L. pulverizare, fr. pulvis dust, powder. See Powder.] To reduce of fine powd...

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Pulverize (2)

Pul″ver‐ize, v. i. To become reduced to powder; to fall to dust; as, the stone pulverizes easily.

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Pulverizer

Pul″ver‐i′zer (?), n. One who, or that which, pulverizes.

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Pulverous

Pul″ver‐ous (?), a. [Cf. L. pulvereus, from pulvis, pulveris, dust, powder.] Consisting of dust or powder; like powder.

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Pulverulence

Pul‐ver″u‐lence (?), n. The state of being pulverulent; abundance of dust or powder; dustiness.

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Pulverulent

Pul‐ver″u‐lent (?), a. [L. pulverulentus, fr. pulvis, pulveris, dust, powder: cf. F. pulvérulent.] Consisting of, or reducible to, fine powder; covered with dust or powder; powd...

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Pulvil

Pul″vil (?), n. [It. polviglio, fr. L. pulvis, pulveris, dust, powder: cf. Sp. polvillo.] A sweet-scented powder; pulvillio. [Written also pulville.] Gay.

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Pulvil (2)

Pul″vil, v. t. To apply pulvil to. Congreve.

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Pulvillio

{ Pul‐vil″li‐o (?), Pul‐vil″lo (?), } n. [See Pulvil.] A kind of perfume in the form of a powder, formerly much used, — often in little bags.Smells of incense, ambergris, and pu...

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Pulvillus

‖Pul‐vil″lus (?), n.; pl.Pulvilli (#). (Zoöl.) One of the minute cushions on the feet of certain insects.