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perdicinae

noun

Old World partridges

perdurability

noun

the property of being extremely durable

perejil

noun

a small uninhabited Mediterranean islet claimed by both Moro...

perennation

noun

the process of living through a number of years (as a perenn...

pereskia

noun

genus of tropical American shrubby trees and woody climbers...

perfecter

noun

a skilled worker who perfects something

perfectibility

noun

the capability of becoming perfect

perfluorocarbon

noun

a powerful greenhouse gas emitted during the production of a...

perfusion

noun

pumping a liquid into an organ or tissue (especially by way...

pergamum

noun

an ancient Greek city located in the western part of what is...

periactin

noun

an antihistamine (trade name Periactin) used to treat some a...

periapsis

noun

(astronomy) the point in an orbit closest to the body being...

pericallis

noun

cineraria

pericementoclasia

noun

pus pocket formation around a tooth

peridinian

noun

flagellate with a thick test composed of plates

peridiniidae

noun

marine and freshwater dinoflagellates

peridinium

noun

type genus of the family Peridiniidae

peridium

noun

outer layer of the spore-bearing organ in many fungi

perijove

noun

periapsis in orbit around Jupiter

perilousness

noun

the state of being dangerous

perimysium

noun

the sheath of connective tissue that covers a bundle of musc...

perinatologist

noun

an obstetrician specializing in perinatology

perinatology

noun

the branch of obstetrics concerned with the anatomy and phys...

perineotomy

noun

surgical incision into the perineum

perineurium

noun

the sheath of connective tissue that covers a bundle of nerv...

periodontitis

noun

a disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the teeth

periophthalmus

noun

a genus of Gobiidae

peripateticism

noun

(philosophy) the philosophy of Aristotle that deals with log...

peripatidae

noun

a family of Onychophora

peripatopsidae

noun

a family of Onychophora

peripatopsis

noun

type genus of Peripatopsidae; onychophorans of chiefly Asiat...

peripatus

noun

any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals...

peripetia

noun

a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circ...

periplaneta

noun

cosmopolitan genus of large cockroaches

periploca

noun

genus of woody vines of warm regions of the Old World

periselene

noun

periapsis in orbit around the moon

perishability

noun

unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being subject to decay or sp...

perishableness

noun

unsatisfactoriness by virtue of being subject to decay or sp...

perisoreus

noun

Canada jays

peristediinae

noun

in some classifications considered a subfamily of Triglidae...

peristedion

noun

in some classifications the type genus of the subfamily Peri...

perkiness

noun

inappropriate playfulness

perleche

noun

a disorder of the lips marked by scaling and fissures at the...

permeation

noun

the process of permeating or infusing something with a subst...

permic

noun

a group of Finnic languages spoken in the northwest Urals

permissibility

noun

admissibility as a consequence of being permitted

permissiveness

noun

a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior

permutability

noun

ability to change sequence

permutableness

noun

ability to change sequence

perniciousness

noun

grave harmfulness or deadliness