English Words: P

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persuasivenessnoun

The capability of a person or argument to convince or persuade someone to accept a desired way of thinking.

persuasoryadj

Persuasive.

persubstitutedadj

substituted at all available positions

persueverb

Obsolete form of pursue.

persufflationnoun

The technique of gently streaming oxygenated air through the blood vessels of a chilled organ for the purpose of organ preservation.

persulfatenoun

Any of several oxyanions (and their associated salts) that have peroxide units linked to one or more sulfur atoms

persulfidatedadj

reacted with a persulfide; subjected to persulfidation

persulfidationnoun

reaction with a persulfide

persulfidenoun

Any sulfide containing more than the usual proportion of sulfur atoms

persulfidicadj

Relating to or composed of persulfides.

persulfuratedadj

Modified by the addition of persulfide bonds

persulfurationnoun

The addition of persulfide bonds

persulfuricadj

Of or pertaining to persulfuric acid

persulfuric acidnoun

Either of two acids formally derived from sulfuric acid by replacing a -OH group with a -OOH group.

persulphatenoun

Alternative spelling of persulfate.

persulphocyanatenoun

A salt of persulphocyanic acid.

persulphocyanic acidnoun

A yellow crystalline substance, analogous to sulphocyanic acid, but containing more sulphur.

persulphuretnoun

persulfide

perswadeverb

Obsolete spelling of persuade.

perswasionnoun

Obsolete form of persuasion.

persymmetricadj

Such that the values on each line perpendicular to the main diagonal are the same for a given line.

persymmetricaladj

Alternative form of persymmetric.

persymmetrynoun

The property of being persymmetric.

pertadj

Attractive.

pertactinnoun

A highly immunogenic virulence factor of Bordetella pertussis, a bacterium that causes pertussis.

pertainverb

To belong to or be connected as a part, adjunct, attribute, or accessory.

pertainestverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of pertain

pertainethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of pertain

pertainingverb

present participle and gerund of pertain

pertainmentnoun

The condition of pertaining to something; pertinence; relevance.

pertainymnoun

A word, usually an adjective, which can be defined as "of or pertaining to" another word.

pertechnatenoun

Any salt or ester of pertechnic acid.

pertechnetatenoun

The univalent technetium anion TcO₄⁻; any salt containing this anion

pertechneticadj

Relating to pertechnetic acid or its derivatives

Perthname

A city in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland, historically in Perthshire.

Perth Countyname

A county in south-west Ontario, Canada.

Perthiannoun

A native or inhabitant of the city of Perth, Western Australia, Australia.

perthitenoun

A laminated mixture of two feldspars: plagioclase and either orthoclase or microcline.

perthiticadj

Of, pertaining to, or resembling perthite

perthiticallyadv

In the form of perthite.

Perthonalitynoun

A local celebrity within Perth, Western Australia.

Perthshirename

A historical county in central Scotland, joined with Kinross-shire for administration after 1929.

Perthvillename

A locality in the Bathurst council area, central eastern New South Wales, Australia.

perticularlyadv

Obsolete form of particularly.

pertinaceouslyadv

Alternative form of pertinaciously.

pertinaciousadj

Holding tenaciously to an opinion or purpose.

pertinaciouslyadv

In a stubbornly resolute manner; tenaciously holding one's course of action or opinion.

pertinaciousnessnoun

The state or characteristic of being pertinacious.

pertinacitynoun

The state or characteristic of being pertinacious.

pertinacynoun

Obsolete form of pertinacity.

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The English alphabetical index for the letter P contains 46,516 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 931 pages, and you are currently viewing page 265. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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