All English words - page 2652

Meanings of Pericolitis:

noun

Inflammation of the connective tissue surrounding the colon.

Meanings of Pericope:

noun

An extract from a text, especially a passage from the bible.

Usage examples:

A book of pericopes

Meanings of Pericopes:

noun

An extract from a text, especially a passage from the bible.

Usage examples:

A book of pericopes

Meanings of Pericranial:

adjective

Of or relating to the pericranium.

Meanings of Periculous:

adjective

Perilous.

Meanings of Pericycle:

noun

A thin layer of plant tissue between the endodermis and the phloem.

Usage examples:

In addition, the host pericycle and endodermis in contact with abortive haustoria were deformed in …

Meanings of Pericystitis:

noun

Inflammation of the connective tissue around the bladder.

Meanings of Peridental:

adjective

Periodontal.

Meanings of Periderms:

noun

The corky outer layer of a plant stem formed in secondary thickening or as a response to injury or infection.

Usage examples:

They were observed 6-7 layers below the suberized periderm and in the tuber portion far from the bu…

Meanings of Peridinian:

noun

A dinoflagellate of the chiefly marine order peridinales.

adjective

Of, relating to, or designating a peridinian.

Meanings of Peridotic:

adjective

Peridotitic.

Meanings of Peridrome:

noun

A gallery; a colonnaded porch or arcade running around a building; the space between the peristyle and the wall of a building.

Meanings of Periegesis:

noun

A description of a place or region; a survey. also in extended use. rare before 19th century.

Meanings of Periegetic:

adjective

That gives a description of a place, etc., seen in the course of a journey or tour.

Meanings of Perienteric:

adjective

Situated or occurring around the gut or enteron; perivisceral.

Meanings of Periesophageal:

adjective

Situated or occurring around the oesophagus.

Meanings of Periesophagitis:

noun

Inflammation of the connective tissue around the oesophagus.

Meanings of Perifollicular:

adjective

Situated or occurring around a hair follicle.

Meanings of Perigastric:

adjective

Situated around the stomach or alimentary canal.

Meanings of Perigastrulation:

noun

The period around the stage of gastrulation. usually attributive.

Meanings of Perigeal:

adjective

Perigean.

Meanings of Perigees:

noun

The point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is nearest to the earth.

Usage examples:

The most favourable conditions for a total eclipse are when the moon is at its perigee, earth is fa…

Meanings of Perigenesis:

noun

Haeckel's term for: a former theory of reproduction in which it was supposed to be caused by regular vibrations of plastidules.

Meanings of Periglacial:

adjective

Relating to or denoting an area adjacent to a glacier or ice sheet or otherwise subject to repeated freezing and thawing.

Usage examples:

These may be of fluviatile, glacial, periglacial, lacustrine, aeolian, or marine origin.

Meanings of Periglandular:

adjective

Situated or occurring around a gland.