English Dictionary: Partitivum | by the DICT Development Group |
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Parade \Pa*rade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paraded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Parading}.] [Cf. F. parader.] 1. To exhibit in a showy or ostentatious manner; to show off. Parading all her sensibility. --Byron. 2. To assemble and form; to marshal; to cause to maneuver or march ceremoniously; as, to parade troops. | |
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Parathetic \Par`a*thet"ic\, a. Of or pertaining to parathesis. | |
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Corkwood \Cork"wood`\ (k[ocir]rk"w[oocr]d`), n. 1. The wood of the cork oak. [Obs.] 2. Any one of several trees or shrubs having light or corky wood; esp.: (a) In the United States, the tree {Leitneria floridana}. (b) In the West Indies: (1) Either of the cotton trees {Ochroma lagopus} and {Pariti tiliaceum}. (2) The tree producing the aligator apple. (3) The blolly. | |
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Parody \Par"o*dy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parodied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Parodying}.] [Cf. F. parodier.] To write a parody upon; to burlesque. I have translated, or rather parodied, a poem of Horace. --Pope. | |
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Parotid \Pa*rot"id\, n. (Anat.) The parotid gland. | |
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Parotid \Pa*rot"id\, a. [L. parotis, -idis, Gr. [?], [?]; [?] beside, near + [?], [?], the ear: cf. F. parotide. ] (Anat.) (a) Situated near the ear; -- applied especially to the salivary gland near the ear. (b) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the parotid gland. {Parotid gland} (Anat.), one of the salivary glands situated just in front of or below the ear. It is the largest of the salivary glands in man, and its duct opens into the interior of the mouth opposite the second molar of the upper jaw. | |
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Parotid \Pa*rot"id\, a. [L. parotis, -idis, Gr. [?], [?]; [?] beside, near + [?], [?], the ear: cf. F. parotide. ] (Anat.) (a) Situated near the ear; -- applied especially to the salivary gland near the ear. (b) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the parotid gland. {Parotid gland} (Anat.), one of the salivary glands situated just in front of or below the ear. It is the largest of the salivary glands in man, and its duct opens into the interior of the mouth opposite the second molar of the upper jaw. | |
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Parotitis \Par`o*ti"tis\, n. [NL. See {Parotid}, and {-itis}.] (Med.) Inflammation of the parotid glands. {Epidemic}, [or] {Infectious}, {parotitis}, mumps. | |
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Parotitis \Par`o*ti"tis\, n. [NL. See {Parotid}, and {-itis}.] (Med.) Inflammation of the parotid glands. {Epidemic}, [or] {Infectious}, {parotitis}, mumps. | |
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Parotoid \Par"o*toid\, a. [Parotid + -oid.] (Anat.) Resembling the parotid gland; -- applied especially to cutaneous glandular elevations above the ear in many toads and frogs. -- n. A parotoid gland. | |
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Parrot \Par"rot\, n. [Prob. fr. F. Pierrot, dim. of Pierre Peter. F. pierrot is also the name of the sparrow. Cf. {Paroquet}, {Petrel}, {Petrify}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) In a general sense, any bird of the order {Psittaci}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of {Psittacus}, {Chrysotis}, {Pionus}, and other genera of the family {Psittacid[91]}, as distinguished from the parrakeets, macaws, and lories. They have a short rounded or even tail, and often a naked space on the cheeks. The gray parrot, or jako ({P. erithacus}) of Africa (see {Jako}), and the species of Amazon, or green, parrots ({Chrysotis}) of America, are examples. Many species, as cage birds, readily learn to imitate sounds, and to repeat words and phrases. {Carolina parrot} (Zo[94]l.), the Carolina parrakeet. See {Parrakeet}. {Night parrot}, [or] {Owl parrot}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Kakapo}. {Parrot coal}, cannel coal; -- so called from the crackling and chattering sound it makes in burning. [Eng. & Scot.] {Parrot green}. (Chem.) See {Scheele's green}, under {Green}, n. {Parrot weed} (Bot.), a suffrutescent plant ({Bocconia frutescens}) of the Poppy family, native of the warmer parts of America. It has very large, sinuate, pinnatifid leaves, and small, panicled, apetalous flowers. {Parrot wrasse}, {Parrot fish} (Zo[94]l.), any fish of the genus {Scarus}. One species ({S. Cretensis}), found in the Mediterranean, is esteemed by epicures, and was highly prized by the ancient Greeks and Romans. | |
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Part \Part\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Parting}.] [F. partir, L. partire, partiri, p. p. partitus, fr. pars, gen. partis, a part. See {Part}, n.] 1. To divide; to separate into distinct parts; to break into two or more parts or pieces; to sever. [bd]Thou shalt part it in pieces.[b8] --Lev. ii. 6. There, [celestial love] parted into rainbow hues. --Keble. 2. To divide into shares; to divide and distribute; to allot; to apportion; to share. To part his throne, and share his heaven with thee. --Pope. They parted my raiment among them. --John xix. 24. 3. To separate or disunite; to cause to go apart; to remove from contact or contiguity; to sunder. The Lord do so to me, and more also, if aught but death part thee and me. --Ruth i. 17. While he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven. --Luke xxiv. 51. The narrow seas that part The French and English. --Shak. 4. Hence: To hold apart; to stand between; to intervene betwixt, as combatants. The stumbling night did part our weary powers. --Shak. 5. To separate by a process of extraction, elimination, or secretion; as, to part gold from silver. The liver minds his own affair, . . . And parts and strains the vital juices. --Prior. 6. To leave; to quit. [Obs.] Since presently your souls must part your bodies. --Shak. {To part a cable} (Naut.), to break it. {To part company}, to separate, as travelers or companions. | |
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Parted \Part"ed\, a. 1. Separated; devided. 2. Endowed with parts or abilities. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. 3. (Bot.) Cleft so that the divisions reach nearly, but not quite, to the midrib, or the base of the blade; -- said of a leaf, and used chiefly in composition; as, three-parted, five-parted, etc. --Gray. | |
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Partite \Par"tite\, a. [L. partitus, p. p. of partire to part, divide, from pars. See {Part}, and cf. {Party}, a.] (Bot.) Divided nearly to the base; as, a partite leaf is a simple separated down nearly to the base. | |
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Partition \Par*ti"tion\, n. [F. partition, L. partitio. See {Part}, v.] 1. The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; separation; division; distribution; as, the partition of a kingdom. And good from bad find no partition. --Shak. 2. That which divides or separates; that by which different things, or distinct parts of the same thing, are separated; separating boundary; dividing line or space; specifically, an interior wall dividing one part or apartment of a house, an inclosure, or the like, from another; as, a brick partition; lath and plaster partitions. No sight could pass Betwixt the nice partitions of the grass. --Dryden. 3. A part divided off by walls; an apartment; a compartment. [R.] [bd]Lodged in a small partition.[b8] --Milton. 4. (Law.) The servance of common or undivided interests, particularly in real estate. It may be effected by consent of parties, or by compulsion of law. 5. (Mus.) A score. {Partition of numbers} (Math.), the resolution of integers into parts subject to given conditions. --Brande & C. | |
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Partition \Par*ti"tion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Partitioned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Partitioning}.] 1. To divide into parts or shares; to divide and distribute; as, to partition an estate among various heirs. 2. To divide into distinct parts by lines, walls, etc.; as, to partition a house. Uniform without, though severally partitioned within. --Bacon. | |
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Partition \Par*ti"tion\, n. [F. partition, L. partitio. See {Part}, v.] 1. The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; separation; division; distribution; as, the partition of a kingdom. And good from bad find no partition. --Shak. 2. That which divides or separates; that by which different things, or distinct parts of the same thing, are separated; separating boundary; dividing line or space; specifically, an interior wall dividing one part or apartment of a house, an inclosure, or the like, from another; as, a brick partition; lath and plaster partitions. No sight could pass Betwixt the nice partitions of the grass. --Dryden. 3. A part divided off by walls; an apartment; a compartment. [R.] [bd]Lodged in a small partition.[b8] --Milton. 4. (Law.) The servance of common or undivided interests, particularly in real estate. It may be effected by consent of parties, or by compulsion of law. 5. (Mus.) A score. {Partition of numbers} (Math.), the resolution of integers into parts subject to given conditions. --Brande & C. | |
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Partition \Par*ti"tion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Partitioned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Partitioning}.] 1. To divide into parts or shares; to divide and distribute; as, to partition an estate among various heirs. 2. To divide into distinct parts by lines, walls, etc.; as, to partition a house. Uniform without, though severally partitioned within. --Bacon. | |
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Partition \Par*ti"tion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Partitioned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Partitioning}.] 1. To divide into parts or shares; to divide and distribute; as, to partition an estate among various heirs. 2. To divide into distinct parts by lines, walls, etc.; as, to partition a house. Uniform without, though severally partitioned within. --Bacon. | |
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Partitionment \Par*ti"tion*ment\, n. The act of partitioning. | |
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Partitive \Par"ti*tive\, a. [Cf. F. partitif.] (Gram.) Denoting a part; as, a partitive genitive. | |
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Partitive \Par"ti*tive\, n. (Gram.) A word expressing partition, or denoting a part. | |
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Partitively \Par"ti*tive*ly\, adv. In a partitive manner. | |
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Perdition \Per*di"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. perditio, fr. perdere, perditum, to ruin, to lose; per (cf. Skr. par[be] away) + -dere (only in comp.) to put; akin to Gr. [?], E. do. See {Do}.] 1. Entire loss; utter destruction; ruin; esp., the utter loss of the soul, or of final happiness in a future state; future misery or eternal death. The mere perdition of the Turkish fleet. --Shak. If we reject the truth, we seal our own perdition. --J. M. Mason. 2. Loss of diminution. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Perditionable \Per*di"tion*a*ble\, a. Capable of being ruined; worthy of perdition. [R.] --Pollok. | |
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Peridot \Per"i*dot\, n. [F. p[82]ridot.] (Min.) Chrysolite. | |
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Chrysolite \Chrys"o*lite\, n. [L. chrysolithos, Gr. [?]; chryso`s gold + [?] stone: cf. F. chrysolithe.] (Min.) A mineral, composed of silica, magnesia, and iron, of a yellow to green color. It is common in certain volcanic rocks; -- called also {olivine} and {peridot}. Sometimes used as a gem. The name was also early used for yellow varieties of tourmaline and topaz. | |
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Peridot \Per"i*dot\, n. [F. p[82]ridot.] (Min.) Chrysolite. | |
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Chrysolite \Chrys"o*lite\, n. [L. chrysolithos, Gr. [?]; chryso`s gold + [?] stone: cf. F. chrysolithe.] (Min.) A mineral, composed of silica, magnesia, and iron, of a yellow to green color. It is common in certain volcanic rocks; -- called also {olivine} and {peridot}. Sometimes used as a gem. The name was also early used for yellow varieties of tourmaline and topaz. | |
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Peridotite \Per"i*do*tite\, n. [Cf. F. p[82]ridotite.] (Min.) An eruptive rock characterized by the presence of chrysolite (peridot). It also usually contains pyroxene, enstatite, chromite, etc. It is often altered to serpentine. Note: The chief diamond deposits in South Africa occur in a more or less altered peridotite. | |
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Periodate \Per*i"o*date\, n. (Chem.) A salt of periodic acid. | |
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Periodide \Per*i"o*dide\, n. [Pref. per- + iodide.] An iodide containing a higher proportion of iodine than any other iodide of the same substance or series. | |
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Perthite \Perth"ite\, n. [So called from Perth, in canada.] (Min.) A kind of feldspar consisting of a laminated intertexture of albite and orthoclase, usually of different colors. -- {Per*thit"ic}, a. | |
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Perthite \Perth"ite\, n. [So called from Perth, in canada.] (Min.) A kind of feldspar consisting of a laminated intertexture of albite and orthoclase, usually of different colors. -- {Per*thit"ic}, a. | |
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Pirate \Pi"rate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pirated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pirating}.] [Cf. F. pirater.] To play the pirate; to practice robbery on the high seas. | |
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Pirouette \Pir`ou*ette"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pirouetted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pirouetting}.] [F. pirouetter.] To perform a pirouette; to whirl, like a dancer. | |
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Note: Watches are often distinguished by the kind of escapement used, as an {anchor watch}, a {lever watch}, a {chronometer watch}, etc. (see the Note under {Escapement}, n., 3); also, by the kind of case, as a {gold} or {silver watch}, an {open-faced watch}, a {hunting watch}, or {hunter}, etc. 6. (Naut.) (a) An allotted portion of time, usually four hour for standing watch, or being on deck ready for duty. Cf. {Dogwatch}. (b) That part, usually one half, of the officers and crew, who together attend to the working of a vessel for an allotted time, usually four hours. The watches are designated as the {port watch}, and the {starboard watch}. {Anchor watch} (Naut.), a detail of one or more men who keep watch on deck when a vessel is at anchor. {To be on the watch}, to be looking steadily for some event. {Watch and ward} (Law), the charge or care of certain officers to keep a watch by night and a guard by day in towns, cities, and other districts, for the preservation of the public peace. --Wharton. --Burrill. {Watch and watch} (Naut.), the regular alternation in being on watch and off watch of the two watches into which a ship's crew is commonly divided. {Watch barrel}, the brass box in a watch, containing the mainspring. {Watch bell} (Naut.), a bell struck when the half-hour glass is run out, or at the end of each half hour. --Craig. {Watch bill} (Naut.), a list of the officers and crew of a ship as divided into watches, with their stations. --Totten. {Watch case}, the case, or outside covering, of a watch; also, a case for holding a watch, or in which it is kept. {Watch chain}. Same as {watch guard}, below. {Watch clock}, a watchman's clock; see under {Watchman}. {Watch fire}, a fire lighted at night, as a signal, or for the use of a watch or guard. {Watch glass}. (a) A concavo-convex glass for covering the face, or dial, of a watch; -- also called {watch crystal}. (b) (Naut.) A half-hour glass used to measure the time of a watch on deck. | |
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Portate \Por"tate\, a. [L. portatus, p. p. of portare to carry.] (Her.) Borne not erect, but diagonally athwart an escutcheon; as, a cross portate. | |
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Portative \Por"ta*tive\, a. [Cf. F. portatif.] 1. Portable. [Obs.] 2. (Physics) Capable of holding up or carrying; as, the portative force of a magnet, of atmospheric pressure, or of capillarity. | |
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Port \Port\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ported}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Porting}.] [F. porter, L. portare to carry. See {Port} demeanor.] 1. To carry; to bear; to transport. [Obs.] They are easily ported by boat into other shires. --Fuller. 2. (Mil.) To throw, as a musket, diagonally across the body, with the lock in front, the right hand grasping the small of the stock, and the barrel sloping upward and crossing the point of the left shoulder; as, to port arms. Began to hem him round with ported spears. --Milton. {Port arms}, a position in the manual of arms, executed as above. | |
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Ported \Port"ed\, a. Having gates. [Obs.] We took the sevenfold-ported Thebes. --Chapman. | |
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Prate \Prate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Prated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prating}.] [Akin to LG. & D. praten, Dan. prate, Sw. & Icel. prata.] To talk much and to little purpose; to be loquacious; to speak foolishly; to babble. To prate and talk for life and honor. --Shak. And make a fool presume to prate of love. --Dryden. | |
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Predate \Pre*date"\, v. t. To date anticipation; to affix to (a document) an earlier than the actual date; to antedate; as, a predated deed or letter. | |
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Predation \Pre*da"tion\, n. [L. praedatio, fr. praedari to plunder.] The act of pillaging. --E. Hall. | |
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Predatorily \Pred"a*to*ri*ly\, adv. In a predatory manner. | |
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Predatory \Pred"a*to*ry\, a. [L. praedatorius, fr. praedari to plunder, fr. praeda prey. See {Prey}.] 1. Characterized by plundering; practicing rapine; plundering; pillaging; as, a predatory excursion; a predatory party. [bd]A predatory war.[b8] --Macaulay. 2. Hungry; ravenous; as, predatory spirits. [Obs.] Exercise . . . maketh the spirits more hot and predatory. --Bacon. 3. (Zo[94]l.) Living by preying upon other animals; carnivorous. | |
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Prededication \Pre*ded`i*ca"tion\, n. A dedication made previously or beforehand. | |
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Predeterminable \Pre`de*ter"mi*na*ble\, a. Capable of being determined beforehand. --Coleridge. | |
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Predeterminate \Pre`de*ter"mi*nate\, a. Determined beforehand; as, the predeterminate counsel of God. | |
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Predetermination \Pre`de*ter`mi*na"tion\, n. [Cf. F. pr[82]d[82]termination.] The act of previous determination; a purpose formed beforehand; as, the predetermination of God's will. --Hammond. | |
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Predetermine \Pre`de*ter"mine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Predetermined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Predermining}.] [Pref. pre- + determine: cf. F. pr[82]d[82]terminer.] 1. To determine (something) beforehand. --Sir M. Hale. 2. To doom by previous decree; to foredoom. | |
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Predetermine \Pre`de*ter"mine\, v. i. To determine beforehand. | |
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Predetermine \Pre`de*ter"mine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Predetermined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Predermining}.] [Pref. pre- + determine: cf. F. pr[82]d[82]terminer.] 1. To determine (something) beforehand. --Sir M. Hale. 2. To doom by previous decree; to foredoom. | |
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Pride \Pride\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Priding}.] To indulge in pride, or self-esteem; to rate highly; to plume; -- used reflexively. --Bp. Hall. Pluming and priding himself in all his services. --South. | |
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Prod \Prod\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prodded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prodding}.] To thrust some pointed instrument into; to prick with something sharp; as, to prod a soldier with a bayonet; to prod oxen; hence, to goad, to incite, to worry; as, to prod a student. --H. Taylor. | |
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Prodition \Pro*di"tion\, n. [L. proditio, from prodere to give forth, betray: cf. OF. prodition.] Disclosure; treachery; treason. [Obs.] --Ainsworth. | |
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Proditorious \Prod`i*to"ri*ous\, a. [Cf. OF. proditoire.] 1. Treacherous; perfidious; traitorous. [Obs.] --Daniel. 2. Apt to make unexpected revelations. [Obs.] [bd]Nature is proditorious.[b8] --Sir H. Wotton. | |
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Proditory \Prod"i*to*ry\, a. Treacherous. [Obs.] | |
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Protatic \Pro*tat"ic\, a. [Gr. [?]: cf. L. protaticus, F. protatique.] Of or pertaining to the protasis of an ancient play; introductory. | |
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Proteid \Pro"te*id\, n. {Defensive proteid} (Physiol. Chem.), one of a class of proteid substances, present in some animal tissues and fluids, that make the body immune to certain infectious diseases by destroying or rendering inactive the toxic products of bacterial growth. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Proteid \Pro"te*id\, n. [Gr. prw^tos first.] (Physiol. Chem.) One of a class of amorphous nitrogenous principles, containing, as a rule, a small amount of sulphur; an albuminoid, as blood fibrin, casein of milk, etc. Proteids are present in nearly all animal fluids and make up the greater part of animal tissues and organs. They are also important constituents of vegetable tissues. See 2d Note under {Food}. -- {Pro"te*id}, a. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Proteidea \[d8]Pro`te*id"e*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Proteus}, and {-oid}.] (Zo[94]l.) An order of aquatic amphibians having prominent external gills and four legs. It includes Proteus and Menobranchus ({Necturus}). Called also {Proteoidea}, and {Proteida}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Albuminoid \Al*bu"mi*noid\, a. [L. albumen + -oid.] (Chem.) Resembling albumin. -- n. One of a class of organic principles (called also {proteids}) which form the main part of organized tissues. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Proteidea \[d8]Pro`te*id"e*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Proteus}, and {-oid}.] (Zo[94]l.) An order of aquatic amphibians having prominent external gills and four legs. It includes Proteus and Menobranchus ({Necturus}). Called also {Proteoidea}, and {Proteida}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Prothetic \Pro*thet"ic\, a. [Gr. [?].] Of or pertaining to prothesis; as, a prothetic apparatus. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Proto-Doric \Pro`to-Dor*ic\, a. [Proto- + Doric.] (Arch.) Pertaining to, or designating, architecture, in which the beginnings of the Doric style are supposed to be found. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Upokororo \U`po*ko*ro"ro\, n. [From the native Maori name.] (Zo[94]l.) An edible fresh-water New Zealand fish ({Prototroctes oxyrhynchus}) of the family {Haplochitonid[91]}. In general appearance and habits, it resembles the northern lake whitefishes and trout. Called also {grayling}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Prototype \Pro"to*type\, n. [F., from L. prototypus original, primitive, Gr. [?], [?]; [?] first + [?] type, model. See {Proto-}, and {Type}] An original or model after which anything is copied; the pattern of anything to be engraved, or otherwise copied, cast, or the like; a primary form; exemplar; archetype. They will turn their backs on it, like their great precursor and prototype. --Burke. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pyritohedral \Pyr`i*to*he"dral\, a. [See {Pyritohedron}.] (Crystallog.) Like pyrites in hemihedral form. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pyritohedron \Pyr`i*to*he"dron\, n. [Pyrite + Gr. [?] base.] (Crystallog.) The pentagonal dodecahedron, a common form of pyrite. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pyritoid \Pyr"i*toid\, n. [Pyrite + -oid.] (Crystallog.) Pyritohedron. [R.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pyrrhotine \Pyr"rho*tine\, Pyrrhotite \Pyr"rho*tite\, n. [Gr. [?] flame-colored, fr. [?] fire.] (Min.) A bronze-colored mineral, of metallic luster. It is a sulphide of iron, and is remarkable for being attracted by the magnet. Called also {magnetic pyrites}. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Perdido, AL Zip code(s): 36562 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Peridot, AZ (CDP, FIPS 54190) Location: 33.30266 N, 110.45431 W Population (1990): 957 (282 housing units) Area: 13.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 85542 | |
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Port Edwards, WI (village, FIPS 64175) Location: 44.34654 N, 89.84638 W Population (1990): 1848 (689 housing units) Area: 15.6 sq km (land), 3.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 54469 | |
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Port Hadlock, WA Zip code(s): 98339 | |
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Port Heiden, AK (city, FIPS 63390) Location: 56.95511 N, 158.58778 W Population (1990): 119 (61 housing units) Area: 132.3 sq km (land), 1.7 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 99549 | |
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Puerto De Luna, NM Zip code(s): 88432 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
partition 1. normally has its own {file system}. {Unix} tends to treat partitions as though they were separate physical entities. 2. of its elements is in exactly one subset. (1996-12-09) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Port Address Translation allows {hosts} on a {LAN} to communicate with the rest of a network (such as the {Internet}) without revealing their own private {IP address}. All outbound {packets} have their IP address translated to the routers external IP address. Replies come back to the router which then translates them back into the private IP address of the original host for final delivery. Compare {SOCKS}. (1998-05-08) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Prototyper An {interface builder} for the {Macintosh} from Smethers Barnes. (1994-11-28) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
prototyping The creation of a model and the {simulation} of all aspects of a product. {CASE} tools support different degrees of prototyping. Some offer the end-user the ability to review all aspects of the {user interface} and the structure of documentation and reports before code is generated. |