English Words: P

Any salt of perchloric acid; used in pyrotechnics and as powerful oxidizing agents.

Describing compounds containing the most highly oxidized state of chlorine.

A chloride having a higher proportion of chlorine than any other chloride of the same substance or series.

To chlorinate thoroughly: to add the maximum amount of chlorine to.

simple past and past participle of perchlorinate

The act of perchlorinating.

Describing a derivative in which all hydrogen atoms have been replaced by chlorine

Of or pertaining to perchlorobenzoic acid or its derivatives

The fully chlorinated derivative of benzoic acid; pentachlorobenzoic acid.

Synonym of tetrachloroethylene, a nonflammable, non-polar solvent with low toxicity, especially in the dry-cleaning trade

Describing any fully chlorinated heteroaromatic compound

Mirex.

A certain highly oxidized compound of chromium, with a deep blue colour, and produced by the action of hydrogen peroxide.

Synonym of bucatini (“type of pasta”).

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.

Resembling a perch (the fish).

perception

The faculty, act or power of perceiving; perception.

That which is to be perceived.

Having the ability to perceive, especially to perceive quickly.

In a percipient manner.

A male given name from the Celtic languages.

A surname.

Alternative form of parclose (“partition, or enclosed place”).

A brand name for an analgesic combination drug containing oxycodone and paracetamol, often used for recreational purposes.

Of or belonging to Percoidea, a taxonomic superfamily in the order Perciformes.

To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter.

The seepage or filtration of a liquid through a porous substance.

That percolates

In a percolative manner; by percolation

A device used to brew coffee by passing boiling water through coffee grounds.

A colloidal suspension of silica coated with PVP, used in the density gradient centrifugation of cells.

Any unicellular organism of the phylum Percolozoa.

Any perciform fish.

A question which cannot properly be given a one-word answer like “yes” or “no”.

That is, expressed in, or having the character of the grammatical mood (mode) of rhetorical questioning; percontatorial.

Given to or characterised by the asking of questions, especially open-ended ones (percontations).

Any fish in the family Percopsidae, including two living species containing trout-perches and sand rollers

Indissolubly associated.

Obsolete spelling of percontation.

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.

In a percurrent manner.

rushed, hasty or cursory.

To strike; to hit; to knock; to give a blow to.

Percussive; striking (also figuratively).

The collision of two bodies in order to produce a sound.

Involving or relating to percussion; percussive.

In terms of, or by means of, percussion.

A trained musician who plays percussion instruments, as opposed to a drummer who lacks formal training.

Characterized by percussion; caused by or related to the action of striking or pounding something.