Vocabulary : Peptotoxine to Peragrate
Peptotoxine : A toxic alkaloid found occasionally associated with the peptones formed from fibrin by pepsinhydrochloric acid.Pequots : A tribe of Indians who formerly inhabited Eastern Connecticut.
Per : Through; by means of; through the agency of; by; for; for each; as, per annum; per capita, by heads, or according to individuals; per curiam, by the court; per se, by itself, of itself. Per is also sometimes used with English words.
Per- : A prefix used to signify through, throughout, by, for, or as an intensive as perhaps, by hap or chance; perennial, that lasts throughout the year; perforce, through or by force; perfoliate, perforate; perspicuous, evident throughout or very evident; perplex, literally, to entangle very much. ;; Originally, denoting that the element to the name of which it is prefixed in the respective compounds exercised its highest valence; now, only that the element has a higher valence than in other similar compounds; thus, barium peroxide is the highest oxide of barium; while nitrogen and manganese peroxides, so-called, are not the highest oxides of those elements.
Per diem : By the day; substantively (chiefly U. S.), an allowance or amount of so much by the day.
