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PERDU'RABLE, a. [L.perduro; per and duro, to last.] Very durable; lasting; conti...
PER'DULOUS, a. [L. perdo.] Lost; thrown away. [Not used.]
PERDU' PERDU'E, adv. [L. perdo.] Close; in concealment. The moderator, out of vi...
PERDI'TION, n. [L. perditio, from perdo, to lose, to ruin.] 1. Entire loss or ru...
PER'DIFOIL, n. [L. perdo, to lose, and folium, leaf.] A plant that annually lose...
PERCU'TIENT, n. [L.percutiens.] That which strikes, or has power to strike.
PERCUS'SION, n. [L.percussio.] The act of striking one body against another, wit...
PERCUSS', v.t. [L. percussus, from percutio, to strike.] To strike. [Little used.]
PERCOLA'TION, n. The act of straining or filtering; filtration; the act of passi...
PER'COLATING, ppr. Filtering.
PER'COLATED, pp. Filtered; passed through small interstices.
PER'COLATE, v.t. [L. percolo; per and colo, to strain.] To strain through; to ca...
PERCLO'SE, n. s as z. Conclusion. [Not used.]
PERCIP'IENT, a. [L. percipiens.] Perceiving; having the faculty of perception. A...
PERCHLO'RIC, a. Perchloric acid is chlorine converted into an acid by combining ...
PERCHLO'RATE, n. A compound of perchloric acid with a base.