Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z percoid Of or belonging to Percoidea, a taxonomic superfamily in the order Perciformes. percoidean Any member of a species of suborder or superfamily Percoidea of fish related to perches. percolate To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter. percolation The seepage or filtration of a liquid through a porous substance. percolative That percolates percolatively In a percolative manner; by percolation percolator A device used to brew coffee by passing boiling water through coffee grounds. percoll A colloidal suspension of silica coated with PVP, used in the density gradient centrifugation of cells. percolozoan Any unicellular organism of the phylum Percolozoa. percomorph Any perciform fish. percomorphacean Any fish of the clade or subdivision Percomorphaceae percontation an enquiry percontative That is, expressed in, or having the character of the grammatical mood (mode) of rhetorical questioning; percontatorial. percontatorial Given to or characterised by the asking of questions, especially open-ended ones (percontations). perconvol A particular steroid glycoside. percophid Any fish in the family Percophidae. percopsid Any fish in the family Percopsidae, including two living species containing trout-perches and sand rollers percopsiform Any fish of the order Percopsiformes percrocutid Any extinct feliform carnivore in the family Percrocutidae. percumbent Indissolubly associated. percurrent Running through the entire length; running through from top to bottom, as the midrib of a dicotyledonous leaf, the nerve of a moss-leas, or a grass-palet, etc. percurrently In a percurrent manner. percursory rushed, hasty or cursory. percuss To strike; to hit; to knock; to give a blow to. percussant Percussive; striking (also figuratively). percussible detectable by means of percussion (tapping of the body) percussion The collision of two bodies in order to produce a sound. percussional Involving or relating to percussion; percussive. percussionally In terms of, or by means of, percussion. percussionist A trained musician who plays percussion instruments, as opposed to a drummer who lacks formal training. percussive Characterized by percussion; caused by or related to the action of striking or pounding something. percussively In a percussive way. percussiveness The state or property of being percussive. percussor A small hammer-like tool that a physician uses to provide a light blow to a body part. percutaneous Taking place through the skin and involving a puncture thereof. percutaneously In a percutaneous way; through the skin. percute Synonym of percuss. percuteur A medical instrument for therapeutic or diagnostic percussion. percutient Striking; having the power of striking or hitting. percy A male person regarded as unmanly or weak; a sissy. Percydale A locality in the Shire of Pyrenees, central western Victoria, Australia. percylite A mixture of pseudoboleite, boleite and diaboleite. percyquinnin A metabolite related to vibralactone, isolated from a fungus. perdendo Losing strength or momentum. perdendosi A gradual fading away. perdeuterate To deuterate such that all (or all significant) hydrogen atoms are replaced with deuterium perdeuterated deuterated to the extent that all (or all significant) hydrogen atoms are replaced with deuterium perdeuteration deuteration in which all (or all significant) hydrogen atoms are replaced with deuterium Perdew A surname. perdicine Of or relating to the former subfamily Perdicidae, classed as the Old World partridges. perdie A diminutive of the female given name Perdita perdifoil Any deciduous plant. perdita A woman who has fallen into prostitution. Perditean Of or relating to the Shakespearean character Perdita. perdition Eternal damnation. perditionable damnable. perditious Damning, ruinous; leading to perdition. Harmful. Perdomo A surname from Spanish. perdricide Someone who kills partridges. perdu Stationed in an exposed or hazardous position; hidden in ambush. Originally as sentinel perdu. perdue A surname. perduellion treason perdulous lost; thrown away perdurability The state of being perdurable. perdurable Very durable; long-lasting. perdurableness The quality of being perdurable. perdurably in a perdurable manner perdurance permanence, persistence perdurant A happening; an entity that only exists partially at any given point in time. perdurantism The theory that material objects have distinct temporal parts throughout their existence, rather than being persistent individuals that move through time. perdurantist A subscriber to the philosophy of perdurantism. perduration long endurance, lastingness perdure To continue to exist, last or endure, especially for a great length of time. perduringly enduringly; lastingly pere A surname. perea A portion of biblical king Herod's kingdom, on the eastern side of the Jordan River valley, from about one third the way down from the Sea of Galilee to about one third the way down the eastern shore of the Dead Sea. Perean Of or relating to Perea. Perechyn A city in Uzhhorod Raion, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine. Pereda A surname from Spanish. Peredo A surname. peregal Fully equal. Peregoy A surname. peregrina A plant of the spurge family, Jatropha interregima, which is native to the Caribbean but introduced throughout the tropics. peregrinate To travel from place to place, or from one country to another, especially on foot; hence, to sojourn in foreign countries. peregrination A person's life regarded as a temporary stay on earth and a journey to the afterlife. peregrinator One who peregrinates; one who travels about. peregrinatory Relating to peregrination, to travelling or wandering. peregrine Wandering, travelling, migratory. peregrinism The quality of being peregrine. peregrinity The quality of being foreign or strange. Peregrino A surname. Pereiaslav A city in Boryspil Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. Pereida A surname. pereion The thorax of a crustacean, between the head (cephalon) and abdomen (pleon). pereional Of or pertaining to a pereion. pereiopod Any of the thoracic appendages of a decapod that are used for walking (and for gathering food) Pereira A surname. perek A chapter of a religious text. Perekip A former sotnia of Kharkiv Regiment, Sloboda Ukraine, extant at least as early as 1732, abolished in 1765. Perekop A former fortress-city on the Crimea, founded in antiquity as Taphros, believed to have first been fortified by the Crimean Scythians, rendered uninhabitable in November 1920 by the Perekop–Chonhar Operation of the Russian Civil War; the fortress ruins are known by their Crimean Tatar name, Or Qapı. perekovka rehabilitation (of criminals) Perella A surname from Italian. Perelman A surname from Yiddish. perempt To destroy or defeat. peremption A quashing (of law, lawsuit, appeal etc.) peremptorily In a peremptory manner; in a commanding tone, brooking no delay. peremptoriness The quality of being peremptory peremptory Precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal. Peremyshliany A city in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. Peren A district of Nagaland, India. perendinate To procrastinate for a long time, especially two days. Perenjori A small town in the Shire of Perenjori, Western Australia. perennate To survive from one growing season to the next perennation The ability of an organism to survive from one germinating season to the next, especially under unfavourable conditions such as drought or winter. perennial Lasting or remaining active throughout the year, for multiple years, or all the time. perennialism Perennial philosophy. perennialist A supporter of perennialism. perennialistic Relating to perennialism. perenniality The state of being perennial. perennialization The conversion of a plant from an annual to a perennial perennialize To return year after year as a perennial. perennially Year after year (literally: each year). perennialness The state of being perennial. perenniation The process or property of living for more than one year. perennibranch Any perennibranchiate organism. perennibranchiate having gills throughout life perennity The quality of being perennial. perentie The largest Australian monitor lizard or goanna, Varanus giganteus. pereonite Any of the segments of the pereon. pereopodal Relating to a pereopod pereq A subdivision of a masekhet; loosely, a chapter or section thereof. Perera A surname. pererration A rambling or wandering through various places. Peres A surname from Portuguese Pereschepyne A city in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, in south-eastern Ukraine. perester The ester of a peracid perestroika A program of political and economic reform carried out in the Soviet Union in the 1980s and early 1990s under the leadership of Mikhail Gorbachev. Perestroikan A member of the Perestroika Movement (political science). Peret One of the three seasons of Ancient Egypt, coming after Akhet and before Shemu; Emergence. peretaite A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing antimony, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur. Peretti A surname from Italian. Perettian Relating to or characteristic of Internet entrepreneur Jonah Peretti, co-founder of BuzzFeed and The Huffington Post. Peretz A surname from Hebrew. Perevalsk A city in Alchevsk Raion, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine. Pereviz A village in Dzvinkove starostynskyi okruh, Boiarka urban hromada, Fastiv Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine, founded a. 1702. Pereyra A surname. Perez The father of Hezron and the son of Judah; the grandson of Jacob. Perezcruz A surname. perezhivanie The cognitive sensation of an emotional experience. Perezlopez A surname.