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 perambulator A baby carriage. perambulatorily In a perambulatory way. perambulatory Relating to perambulation. peramelemorphian Any marsupial of the order Peramelemorphia; a bilby or a bandicoot. peramelian Any marsupial of the former order Peramelia (now Peramelemorphia) peramelid Any member of the family Peramelidae of bandicoots. perameloid Any marsupial of the superfamily Perameloidea, including the bandicoots, bilbies, and extinct chaeropodids. peramine A fungal alkaloid 2-[3-(2-methyl-1-oxopyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazin-3-yl)propyl]guanidine peramivir A neuraminidase inhibitor being developed as an antiviral drug to treat influenza. Peramiyam A village and a panchayat near Dharapuram and Mulanur in Tirupur district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. peramorphic Of or relating to peramorphosis, the development of additional traits past adulthood. peramorphocline A sequence of increasingly more peramorphic species peramorphosis maturation past adulthood perampanel An antiepileptic drug. peramurid Any extinct zatherian mammal in the family Peramuridae. Peranakan A descendant of the 15th- through 17th-century Chinese immigrants to the Malay Peninsula and Nusantara (Indonesian Archipelago), now part of Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Southern Thailand). Perast A town in Montenegro. perastatate The anion AtO₄⁻; any salt containing this anion Perate A member of an ancient Christian Gnostic sect. perathiepin A neuroleptic drug of the tricyclic family. peratization The renormalization of unrenormalizable field theories. Peraza A surname. perazine A typical antipsychotic of the phenothiazine class, quite similar to chlorpromazine. perborate Any salt, derived from borate and hydrogen peroxide, of the hypothetical perboric acid. perboric Relating to perboric acid and its derivatives perbreak To vomit. perbromate The oxyanion of bromine BrO₄⁻. perbromic Relating to the highest oxidation state of bromine. perbromide A bromide having a higher proportion of bromine than any other bromide of the same substance or series. perbrominate To brominate thoroughly: to add the maximum amount of bromine to. perbrominated Thoroughly brominated: reacted with bromine such that many hydrogen atoms have been replaced with bromine. perbromination The act of perbrominating. perbromo Describing a derivative in which all hydrogen atoms have been replaced by bromine perbufylline A particular bronchodilator. perc Percutaneous. Percabeth The ship of characters Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase from the Camp Half-Blood Chronicles franchise. percale A fine, closely woven fabric, made from cotton, polyester or a mix of these, and used for sheets and clothing. percaline A fine kind of French cotton goods, usually of one colour. percalles A kind of Oriental cloth. percapella A vocal performance that only has percussive accompaniment. percarbide Any of a series of compounds containing the largest proportion of carbon percarbonate Any of a family of perhydrates of carbonate compounds. percarburet A percarbide. percarburetted Combined with a relatively large amount of carbon. percase Perchance; perhaps. perce A surname transferred from the given name. perceant Piercing, sharp. percebeiro Manual harvester of goose barnacles, particularly in northern Iberia perceivability The condition of being perceivable perceivable Capable of being perceived; discernible. perceivableness The state of being perceivable perceivably In a way that can be perceived. perceivance perception. perceive To become aware of, through the physical senses, to see; to understand. perceived Generally recognized to be true. perceivedly As perceived; apparently. perceivedness The state or quality of being perceived. perceiver One who perceives. perceiverance Perception, awareness. perceiving The act by which something is perceived. perceivingly So as to perceive; by means of, or accompanied by, perception. perceivingness The quality of being perceiving. Percell A surname. percent For every hundred (used with preceding numeral to form a noun phrase expressing a proportion). percentage The amount, number or rate of something, regarded as part of a total of 100; a part of a whole. percentagewise In terms of, or as regards, a percentage. percental In terms of a percentage. percenter A member of a group that forms a specified percentage of a population. percentilation The division of a distribution into percentiles percentile Any of the ninety-nine points that divide an ordered distribution into one hundred parts, each containing one per cent of the population. percentiler Something with a specified percentile. percentual Of, relating to, or expressed as a percentage, percentually In percentual manner; proportionately, as measured in percent. percentwise In percentage terms. percept Something perceived; the object of perception. perceptanalysis A method of analysis for the Rorschach test invented by Zygmunt A. Piotrowski. perceptibility The condition, quality, or state of being perceptible. perceptible Able to be perceived, sensed, or discerned. perceptibleness The state of being perceptible. perceptibly In a perceptible manner; noticeably. perceptic A sense; a perceiving faculty. perception The organisation, identification and interpretation of sensory information. perceptional Of, pertaining to, or stimulated by perception perceptionally By means of perception perceptionism The philosophy that reality is based on our sense of perception perceptionist A proponent of perceptionism. perceptionistic Of or relating to perceptionism. perceptive Having or showing keenness or sharpness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition. perceptively In a perceptive manner. perceptiveness The state of being perceptive; acumen, discernment, insight perceptivity The state or quality of being perceptive. perceptomotor Relating to perception and motor skills. perceptor That which perceives. perceptron an element, analogous to a neuron, of an artificial neural network consisting of one or more layers of artificial neurons perceptronic Of or relating to perceptrons. perceptronium A hypothetical state of matter capable of giving rise to self-awareness and subjectivity. perceptual Relating to perception. perceptuality The quality of being perceptual. perceptualization The act of perceptualizing. perceptualize To make (something) perceptual or sensed. perceptually In a perceptual manner. perceptualness The quality of being perceptual. perceptum Something that is perceived. perceptuomotor Describing the movement of a limb in response to a perception; especially describing the ability to reach towards an object that is being looked at percesocine Relating to, or resembling, fish of suborder Percesoces, including gray mullets, barracudas, and silversides. Perceval A surname perch Any of the three species of spiny-finned freshwater fish in the genus Perca. percha Synonym of gutta-percha. perchable Suitable for perching upon. perchance Perhaps. Perche A former province in northwestern France, corresponding to the modern departments of Orne, Eure, Eure-et-Loir, Loir-et-Cher and Sarthe. perched Situated as if balancing above something. percher One who fishes for perch. percheron A breed of draught horse of a large, strong, usually dapple-grey type. perchery A series of cages, each containing several perches, in which hens are kept for intensive egg production. perches A commune in northeastern Haiti. perching The act of something that perches. perchless Without a perch. perchlike Resembling or characteristic of the perch fish. perchling A diminutive or young perch (fish) perchlorate Any salt of perchloric acid; used in pyrotechnics and as powerful oxidizing agents. perchloric Describing compounds containing the most highly oxidized state of chlorine. perchloride A chloride having a higher proportion of chlorine than any other chloride of the same substance or series. perchlorinate To chlorinate thoroughly: to add the maximum amount of chlorine to. perchlorinated Thoroughly chlorinated: reacted with chlorine such that many hydrogen atoms have been replaced with chlorine. perchlorination The act of perchlorinating. perchloro Describing a derivative in which all hydrogen atoms have been replaced by chlorine perchlorobenzene hexachlorobenzene perchlorobenzoic Of or pertaining to perchlorobenzoic acid or its derivatives perchloroethylene Synonym of tetrachloroethylene, a nonflammable, non-polar solvent with low toxicity, especially in the dry-cleaning trade perchloroheteroaromatic Describing any fully chlorinated heteroaromatic compound perchloromethane Carbon tetrachloride. perchloropentacyclodecane Mirex. perchromate A salt or ester of perchromic acid. Perchta A goddess in Alpine paganism. perciatelli Synonym of bucatini (“type of pasta”). percichthyid Any fish in the family Percichthyidae. percid Any fish in the family Percidae, the perches and darters. perciform Of or pertaining to any of very many fish, of the order Perciformes, that have fin spines, a swim bladder without a duct, usually ctenoid scales, and 17 or fewer caudal fin rays. Percilla A female given name. percine Resembling a perch (the fish). percipience perception percipiency The faculty, act or power of perceiving; perception. percipiendum That which is to be perceived. percipient Having the ability to perceive, especially to perceive quickly. percipiently In a percipient manner. Percival A male given name from the Celtic languages. Percle A surname. perclose Conclusion; end. Percocet A brand name for an analgesic combination drug containing oxycodone and paracetamol, often used for recreational purposes.