Paramaribo
         n 1: the capital and largest city and major port of Surinam
               [syn: {Paramaribo}, {capital of Suriname}]

English Dictionary: paramour	by the DICT Development Group
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paramour n a woman's lover Synonym(s): fancy man, paramour a woman who cohabits with an important man Synonym(s): concubine, courtesan, doxy, paramour
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Parana River n a South American river; tributary of Rio de la Plata [syn: Parana, Parana River]
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paranormal adj seemingly outside normal sensory channels [syn: extrasensory, paranormal] Antonym(s): sensorial, sensory not in accordance with scientific laws; "what seemed to be paranormal manifestations" Antonym(s): normal
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perineurium n the sheath of connective tissue that covers a bundle of nerve fibers
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pier mirror n a large mirror between two windows [syn: pier glass, pier mirror]
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porn merchant n someone who presents shows or sells writing or pictures that are sexually explicit in violation of the community mores Synonym(s): pornographer, porn merchant
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power hammer n a power tool for drilling rocks [syn: hammer, {power hammer}]
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power mower n a lawn mower powered by a gasoline motor [syn: {power mower}, motor mower] Antonym(s): hand mower
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premarital adj relating to events before a marriage; "prenuptial agreement" Synonym(s): prenuptial, premarital, antenuptial Antonym(s): postnuptial
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premier adj first in rank or degree; "an architect of premier rank"; "the prime minister" Synonym(s): premier(a), prime(a) preceding all others in time; "the premiere showing" Synonym(s): premier, premiere n the person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom Synonym(s): Prime Minister, PM, premier the person who is head of state (in several countries) Synonym(s): chancellor, premier, prime minister v be performed for the first time; "We premiered the opera of the young composer and it was a critical success" Synonym(s): premier, premiere perform a work for the first time Synonym(s): premier, premiere
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premiere adj preceding all others in time; "the premiere showing" Synonym(s): premier, premiere n the first public performance of a play or movie v be performed for the first time; "We premiered the opera of the young composer and it was a critical success" Synonym(s): premier, premiere perform a work for the first time Synonym(s): premier, premiere
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premiership n the office of premier
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primarily adv for the most part; "he is mainly interested in butterflies" Synonym(s): chiefly, principally, primarily, mainly, in the main of primary import; "this is primarily a question of economics"; "it was in the first place a local matter" Synonym(s): primarily, in the first place Antonym(s): secondarily
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primary adj of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary; "primary goals"; "a primary effect"; "primary sources"; "a primary interest" Antonym(s): secondary not derived from or reducible to something else; basic; "a primary instinct" most important element; "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"; "the master bedroom"; "a master switch" Synonym(s): chief(a), main(a), primary(a), principal(a), master(a) of or being the essential or basic part; "an elementary need for love and nurturing" Synonym(s): elementary, elemental, primary of primary importance Synonym(s): basal, primary n a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen Synonym(s): primary, primary election one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing Synonym(s): primary, primary feather, primary quill (astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit; "current through the primary coil induces current in the secondary coil" Synonym(s): primary coil, primary winding, primary
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primary amenorrhea n delay of menarche beyond age 18
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primary atypical pneumonia n an acute respiratory disease marked by high fever and coughing; caused by mycoplasma; primarily affecting children and young adults Synonym(s): atypical pneumonia, primary atypical pneumonia, mycoplasmal pneumonia
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primary care n the medical care received on first contact with the medical system (before being referred elsewhere)
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primary care physician n the physician who provides primary care; "the primary care physician acts as a gatekeeper to the medical system"
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primary care provider n a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability Synonym(s): health professional, primary care provider, PCP, health care provider, caregiver
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primary cell n an electric cell that generates an electromotive force by an irreversible conversion of chemical to electrical energy; cannot be recharged Synonym(s): voltaic cell, galvanic cell, primary cell Antonym(s): electrolytic cell
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primary censorship n armed forces censorship performed by personnel of a military unit on the personal communications of persons assigned to that unit
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primary coil n coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit; "current through the primary coil induces current in the secondary coil" Synonym(s): primary coil, primary winding, primary
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primary color n any of three colors from which all others can be obtained by mixing Synonym(s): primary color, primary colour
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primary color for light n any of three primary colors of light from which all colors can be obtained by additive mixing; "the primary colors for light are red, blue, and green" Synonym(s): primary color for light, primary colour for light
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primary color for pigments n any of three pigments from which all colors can be obtained by mixing; "the primary colors for pigments are red, blue, and yellow" Synonym(s): primary color for pigments, primary colour for pigments
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primary colour n any of three colors from which all others can be obtained by mixing Synonym(s): primary color, primary colour
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primary colour for light n any of three primary colors of light from which all colors can be obtained by additive mixing; "the primary colors for light are red, blue, and green" Synonym(s): primary color for light, primary colour for light
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primary colour for pigments n any of three pigments from which all colors can be obtained by mixing; "the primary colors for pigments are red, blue, and yellow" Synonym(s): primary color for pigments, primary colour for pigments
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primary dentition n dentition of deciduous teeth
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primary dysmenorrhea n painful menstruation that is intrinsic to menstruation and not the result of a disease
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primary election n a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen Synonym(s): primary, primary election
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primary feather n one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing Synonym(s): primary, primary feather, primary quill
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primary health care n health care that is provided by a health care professional in the first contact of a patient with the health care system
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primary quill n one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing Synonym(s): primary, primary feather, primary quill
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primary school n a school for young children; usually the first 6 or 8 grades Synonym(s): grade school, grammar school, elementary school, primary school
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primary sex character n the genetically determined sex characteristics bound up with reproduction (genitals and organs of reproduction) Synonym(s): primary sex characteristic, primary sexual characteristic, primary sex character
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primary sex characteristic n the genetically determined sex characteristics bound up with reproduction (genitals and organs of reproduction) Synonym(s): primary sex characteristic, primary sexual characteristic, primary sex character
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primary sexual characteristic n the genetically determined sex characteristics bound up with reproduction (genitals and organs of reproduction) Synonym(s): primary sex characteristic, primary sexual characteristic, primary sex character
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primary solid solution n a homogeneous solid that can exist over a range of component chemicals; a constituent of alloys that is formed when atoms of an element are incorporated into the crystals of a metal Synonym(s): solid solution, primary solid solution
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primary subtractive color for light n any of the three colors that give the primary colors for light after subtraction from white light; "the primary subtractive colors for light are magenta, cyan, and yellow" Synonym(s): primary subtractive color for light, primary subtractive colour for light
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primary subtractive colour for light n any of the three colors that give the primary colors for light after subtraction from white light; "the primary subtractive colors for light are magenta, cyan, and yellow" Synonym(s): primary subtractive color for light, primary subtractive colour for light
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primary syphilis n the first stage; characterized by a chancre at the site of infection
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primary tooth n one of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one of 20 in children) Synonym(s): primary tooth, deciduous tooth, baby tooth, milk tooth
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primary winding n coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit; "current through the primary coil induces current in the secondary coil" Synonym(s): primary coil, primary winding, primary
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primer n an introductory textbook any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant Synonym(s): fuse, fuze, fusee, fuzee, primer, priming the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface Synonym(s): flat coat, ground, primer, priming, primer coat, priming coat, undercoat
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primer coat n the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface Synonym(s): flat coat, ground, primer, priming, primer coat, priming coat, undercoat
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primordial adj having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state; "aboriginal forests"; "primal eras before the appearance of life on earth"; "the forest primeval"; "primordial matter"; "primordial forms of life" Synonym(s): aboriginal, primal, primeval, primaeval, primordial
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primordial dwarf n an achondroplastic dwarf whose small size is the result of a genetic defect; body parts and mental and sexual development are normal Synonym(s): primordial dwarf, hypoplastic dwarf, true dwarf, normal dwarf
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primordium n an organ in its earliest stage of development; the foundation for subsequent development Synonym(s): primordium, anlage
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primrose n any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads Synonym(s): primrose, primula
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primrose family n a dicotyledonous family of the order Primulales with a regular flower; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere Synonym(s): Primulaceae, family Primulaceae, primrose family
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primrose jasmine n evergreen rambling yellow-flowered shrub of western China Synonym(s): primrose jasmine, Jasminum mesnyi
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primrose path n a life of ease and pleasure
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pro-American adj supporting the United States and its policies [ant: anti-American]
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pruner n a worker who thins out and trims trees and shrubs; "untouched by the pruner's axe" Synonym(s): pruner, trimmer a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees Synonym(s): pruner, pruning hook, lopper
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pyromorphite n a mineral consisting of lead chloride and phosphate; a minor source of lead Synonym(s): pyromorphite, green lead ore
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Sand grouse} (Zo[94]l.), any one of many species of Old             World birds belonging to the suborder Pterocletes, and             resembling both grouse and pigeons. Called also {rock             grouse}, {rock pigeon}, and {ganga}. They mostly belong to             the genus {Pterocles}, as the common Indian species ({P.             exustus}). The large sand grouse ({P. arenarius}), the             painted sand grouse ({P. fasciatus}), and the pintail sand             grouse ({P. alchata}) are also found in India. See Illust.             under {Pterocletes}.          {Sand hill}, a hill of sand; a dune.          {Sand-hill crane} (Zo[94]l.), the American brown crane ({Grus             Mexicana}).          {Sand hopper} (Zo[94]l.), a beach flea; an orchestian.          {Sand hornet} (Zo[94]l.), a sand wasp.          {Sand lark}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A small lark ({Alaudala raytal}), native of India.             (b) A small sandpiper, or plover, as the ringneck, the                   sanderling, and the common European sandpiper.             (c) The Australian red-capped dotterel ({[92]gialophilus                   ruficapillus}); -- called also {red-necked plover}.          {Sand launce} (Zo[94]l.), a lant, or launce.          {Sand lizard} (Zo[94]l.), a common European lizard ({Lacerta             agilis}).          {Sand martin} (Zo[94]l.), the bank swallow.          {Sand mole} (Zo[94]l.), the coast rat.          {Sand monitor} (Zo[94]l.), a large Egyptian lizard ({Monitor             arenarius}) which inhabits dry localities.          {Sand mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. [Prov. Eng.]          {Sand myrtle}. (Bot.) See under {Myrtle}.          {Sand partridge} (Zo[94]l.), either of two small Asiatic             partridges of the genus {Ammoperdix}. The wings are long             and the tarsus is spurless. One species ({A. Heeji})             inhabits Palestine and Arabia. The other species ({A.             Bonhami}), inhabiting Central Asia, is called also {seesee             partridge}, and {teehoo}.          {Sand picture}, a picture made by putting sand of different             colors on an adhesive surface.          {Sand pike}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The sauger.             (b) The lizard fish.          {Sand pillar}, a sand storm which takes the form of a             whirling pillar in its progress in desert tracts like             those of the Sahara and Mongolia.          {Sand pipe} (Geol.), a tubular cavity, from a few inches to             several feet in depth, occurring especially in calcareous             rocks, and often filled with gravel, sand, etc.; -- called             also {sand gall}.          {Sand pride} (Zo[94]l.), a small British lamprey now             considered to be the young of larger species; -- called             also {sand prey}.          {Sand pump}, in artesian well boring, a long, slender bucket             with a valve at the bottom for raising sand from the well.                      {Sand rat} (Zo[94]l.), the pocket gopher.          {Sand rock}, a rock made of cemented sand.          {Sand runner} (Zo[94]l.), the turnstone.          {Sand saucer} (Zo[94]l.), the mass of egg capsules, or             o[94]thec[91], of any mollusk of the genus {Natica} and             allied genera. It has the shape of a bottomless saucer,             and is coated with fine sand; -- called also {sand             collar}.          {Sand screw} (Zo[94]l.), an amphipod crustacean             ({Lepidactylis arenarius}), which burrows in the sandy             seabeaches of Europe and America.          {Sand shark} (Zo[94]l.), an American shark ({Odontaspis             littoralis}) found on the sandy coasts of the Eastern             United States; -- called also {gray shark}, and {dogfish             shark}. See Illust. under {Remora}.          {Sand skink} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old             World lizards belonging to the genus {Seps}; as, the             ocellated sand skink ({Seps ocellatus}) of Southern             Europe.          {Sand skipper} (Zo[94]l.), a beach flea, or orchestian.          {Sand smelt} (Zo[94]l.), a silverside.          {Sand snake}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of several species of harmless burrowing                   snakes of the genus {Eryx}, native of Southern Europe,                   Africa, and Asia, especially {E. jaculus} of India and                   {E. Johnii}, used by snake charmers.             (b) Any innocuous South African snake of the genus                   {Psammophis}, especially {P. sibilans}.          {Sand snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the sandpiper.          {Sand star} (Zo[94]l.), an ophiurioid starfish living on             sandy sea bottoms; a brittle star.          {Sand storm}, a cloud of sand driven violently by the wind.                      {Sand sucker}, the sandnecker.          {Sand swallow} (Zo[94]l.), the bank swallow. See under             {Bank}.          {Sand tube}, a tube made of sand. Especially:             (a) A tube of vitrified sand, produced by a stroke of                   lightning; a fulgurite.             (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any tube made of cemented sand.             (c) (Zo[94]l.) In starfishes, a tube having calcareous                   particles in its wall, which connects the oral water                   tube with the madreporic plate.          {Sand viper}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Hognose snake}.          {Sand wasp} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             hymenopterous insects belonging to the families             {Pompilid[91]} and {Spherid[91]}, which dig burrows in             sand. The female provisions the nest with insects or             spiders which she paralyzes by stinging, and which serve             as food for her young.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paramere \Par"a*mere\, n. [Pref. para- + -mere.] (Zo[94]l.)       One of the symmetrical halves of any one of the radii, or       spheromeres, of a radiate animal, as a starfish.
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Paramorph \Par"a*morph\, n. [Pref. para- + Gr. [?] form.] (Min.)       A kind of pseudomorph, in which there has been a change of       physical characters without alteration of chemical       composition, as the change of aragonite to calcite.
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Paramorphism \Par`a*mor"phism\, n. (Min.)       The change of one mineral species to another, so as to       involve a change in physical characters without alteration of       chemical composition.
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Paramorphous \Par`a*mor"phous\, a. (Min.)       Relating to paramorphism; exhibiting paramorphism.
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Paramour \Par"a*mour\, n. [F. par amour, lit., by or with love.       See 2d {Par}, and {Amour}.]       1. A lover, of either sex; a wooer or a mistress (formerly in             a good sense, now only in a bad one); one who takes the             place, without possessing the rights, of a husband or             wife; -- used of a man or a woman.                         The seducer appeared with dauntless front,                      accompanied by his paramour               --Macaulay.          2. Love; gallantry. [Obs.] [bd]For paramour and jollity.[b8]             --Chaucer.
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Paramour \Par"a*mour`\, Paramours \Par"a*mours`\, adv.       By or with love, esp. the love of the sexes; -- sometimes       written as two words. [Obs.]                   For par amour, I loved her first ere thou. --Chaucer.
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Paramour \Par"a*mour`\, Paramours \Par"a*mours`\, adv.       By or with love, esp. the love of the sexes; -- sometimes       written as two words. [Obs.]                   For par amour, I loved her first ere thou. --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Guinea plum} (Bot.), the fruit of {Parinarium excelsum}, a             large West African tree of the order {Chrysobalane[91]},             having a scarcely edible fruit somewhat resembling a plum,             which is also called {gray plum} and {rough-skin plum}.          {Guinea worm} (Zo[94]l.), a long and slender African nematoid             worm ({Filaria Medinensis}) of a white color. It lives in             the cellular tissue of man, beneath the skin, and produces             painful sores.
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Note: Two or three hundred varieties of plums derived from                the {Prunus domestica} are described; among them the                {greengage}, the {Orleans}, the {purple gage}, or                {Reine Claude Violette}, and the {German prune}, are                some of the best known.          Note: Among the true plums are;          {Beach plum}, the {Prunus maritima}, and its crimson or             purple globular drupes,          {Bullace plum}. See {Bullace}.          {Chickasaw plum}, the American {Prunus Chicasa}, and its             round red drupes.          {Orleans plum}, a dark reddish purple plum of medium size,             much grown in England for sale in the markets.          {Wild plum of America}, {Prunus Americana}, with red or             yellow fruit, the original of the {Iowa plum} and several             other varieties. Among plants called plum, but of other             genera than {Prunus}, are;          {Australian plum}, {Cargillia arborea} and {C. australis}, of             the same family with the persimmon.          {Blood plum}, the West African {H[91]matostaphes Barteri}.          {Cocoa plum}, the Spanish nectarine. See under {Nectarine}.                      {Date plum}. See under {Date}.          {Gingerbread plum}, the West African {Parinarium             macrophyllum}.          {Gopher plum}, the Ogeechee lime.          {Gray plum}, {Guinea plum}. See under {Guinea}.          {Indian plum}, several species of {Flacourtia}.          2. A grape dried in the sun; a raisin.          3. A handsome fortune or property; formerly, in cant             language, the sum of [9c]100,000 sterling; also, the             person possessing it.          {Plum bird}, {Plum budder} (Zo[94]l.), the European             bullfinch.          {Plum gouger} (Zo[94]l.), a weevil, or curculio ({Coccotorus             scutellaris}), which destroys plums. It makes round holes             in the pulp, for the reception of its eggs. The larva             bores into the stone and eats the kernel.          {Plum weevil} (Zo[94]l.), an American weevil which is very             destructive to plums, nectarines cherries, and many other             stone fruits. It lays its eggs in crescent-shaped             incisions made with its jaws. The larva lives upon the             pulp around the stone. Called also {turk}, and {plum             curculio}. See Illust. under {Curculio}.
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Nonda \Non"da\, n. (Bot.)       The edible plumlike fruit of the Australian tree, {Parinarium       Nonda}.
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Perimorph \Per"i*morph\, n. [Pref. peri- + Gr. [?] form.] (Min.)       A crystal of one species inclosing one of another species.       See {Endomorph}.
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Perineorrhaphy \Per`i*ne*or"rha*phy\, n. [Perineum + Gr. [?] to       sew.] (Med.)       The operation of sewing up a ruptured perineum.
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Perineurial \Per`i*neu"ri*al\, a. (Anat.)       Surrounding nerves or nerve fibers; of or pertaining to the       perineurium.
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Pernor \Per"nor\, n. [See {Pern}, v.] (Law)       One who receives the profits, as of an estate.
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Linsang \Lin*sang"\ (l[icr]n*s[aum]ng"), n. (Zo[94]l.)       Any viverrine mammal of the genus {Prionodon}, inhabiting the       East Indies and Southern Asia. The common East Indian linsang       ({P. gracilis}) is white, crossed by broad, black bands. The       Guinea linsang ({Porana Richardsonii}) is brown with black       spots.
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Pornerastic \Por`ne*ras"tic\, a. [Gr. [?] harlot + [?] to love.]       Lascivious; licentious. [R.] --F. Harrison.
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Pr91mnire \Pr[91]m`*ni"re\, v. t.       1. The subject to the penalties of pr[91]munire. [Obs.] --T.             Ward.
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Pr91morse \Pr[91]*morse"\, a.       Same as {Premorse}.
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Premerit \Pre*mer"it\, v. t.       To merit or deserve beforehand. [Obs.] --Eikon Basi[?][?]ke.
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Premier \Pre"mi*er\, a. [F. premier, fr. L. primarius of the       first rank, principal, fr. primus the first. See {Primary},       {Prime}, a.]       1. First; chief; principal; as, the premier place; premier             minister. --Camden. Swift.          2. Most ancient; -- said of the peer bearing the oldest title             of his degree.
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Premier \Pre"mi*er\, n.       The first minister of state; the prime minister.
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Premiership \Pre"mi*er*ship\, n.       The office of the premier.
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Premorse \Pre*morse"\, a. [L. praemorsus, p. p. of praemordere       to bite off; prae before + mordere to bite.]       Terminated abruptly, or as it bitten off.          {Premorse root} [or] {leaves} (Bot.), such as have an abrupt,             ragged, and irregular termination, as if bitten off short.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Premorse \Pre*morse"\, a. [L. praemorsus, p. p. of praemordere       to bite off; prae before + mordere to bite.]       Terminated abruptly, or as it bitten off.          {Premorse root} [or] {leaves} (Bot.), such as have an abrupt,             ragged, and irregular termination, as if bitten off short.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Primary \Pri"ma*ry\, n.; pl. {Primaries}.       1. That which stands first in order, rank, or importance; a             chief matter.          2. A primary meeting; a caucus.          3. (Zo[94]l.) One of the large feathers on the distal joint             of a bird's wing. See {Plumage}, and Illust. of {Bird}.          4. (Astron.) A primary planet; the brighter component of a             double star. See under {Planet}.
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Primarily \Pri"ma*ri*ly\, adv.       In a primary manner; in the first place; in the first place;       in the first intention; originally.
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Primariness \Pri"ma*ri*ness\, n.       The quality or state of being primary, or first in time, in       act, or in intention. --Norris.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Primary \Pri"ma*ry\, a. [L. primarius, fr. primus first: cf. F.       primaire. See {Prime}, a., and cf. {Premier}, {Primero}.]       1. First in order of time or development or in intention;             primitive; fundamental; original.                         The church of Christ, in its primary institution.                                                                               --Bp. Pearson.                         These I call original, or primary, qualities of                      body.                                                --Locke.          2. First in order, as being preparatory to something higher;             as, primary assemblies; primary schools.          3. First in dignity or importance; chief; principal; as,             primary planets; a matter of primary importance.          4. (Geol.) Earliest formed; fundamental.          5. (Chem.) Illustrating, possessing, or characterized by,             some quality or property in the first degree; having             undergone the first stage of substitution or replacement.          {Primary alcohol} (Organic Chem.), any alcohol which possess             the group {CH2.OH}, and can be oxidized so as to form a             corresponding aldehyde and acid having the same number of             carbon atoms; -- distinguished from {secondary [and]             tertiary alcohols}.          {Primary amine} (Chem.), an amine containing the amido group,             or a derivative of ammonia in which only one atom of             hydrogen has been replaced by a basic radical; --             distinguished from {secondary [and] tertiary amines}.          {Primary amputation} (Surg.), an amputation for injury             performed as soon as the shock due to the injury has             passed away, and before symptoms of inflammation             supervene.          {Primary axis} (Bot.), the main stalk which bears a whole             cluster of flowers.          {Primary colors}. See under {Color}.          {Primary meeting}, a meeting of citizens at which the first             steps are taken towards the nomination of candidates, etc.             See {Caucus}.          {Primary pinna} (Bot.), one of those portions of a compound             leaf or frond which branch off directly from the main             rhachis or stem, whether simple or compounded.          {Primary planets}. (Astron.) See the Note under {Planet}.          {Primary qualities of bodies}, such are essential to and             inseparable from them.          {Primary quills} (Zo[94]l.), the largest feathers of the wing             of a bird; primaries.          {Primary rocks} (Geol.), a term early used for rocks supposed             to have been first formed, being crystalline and             containing no organic remains, as granite, gneiss, etc.;             -- called also {primitive rocks}. The terms Secondary,             Tertiary, and Quaternary rocks have also been used in like             manner, but of these the last two only are now in use.          {Primary salt} (Chem.), a salt derived from a polybasic acid             in which only one acid hydrogen atom has been replaced by             a base or basic radical.          {Primary syphilis} (Med.), the initial stage of syphilis,             including the period from the development of the original             lesion or chancre to the first manifestation of symptoms             indicative of general constitutional infection.          {Primary union} (Surg.), union without suppuration; union by             the first intention.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Primary \Pri"ma*ry\, n.; pl. {Primaries}.       1. That which stands first in order, rank, or importance; a             chief matter.          2. A primary meeting; a caucus.          3. (Zo[94]l.) One of the large feathers on the distal joint             of a bird's wing. See {Plumage}, and Illust. of {Bird}.          4. (Astron.) A primary planet; the brighter component of a             double star. See under {Planet}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Primary \Pri"ma*ry\, a. [L. primarius, fr. primus first: cf. F.       primaire. See {Prime}, a., and cf. {Premier}, {Primero}.]       1. First in order of time or development or in intention;             primitive; fundamental; original.                         The church of Christ, in its primary institution.                                                                               --Bp. Pearson.                         These I call original, or primary, qualities of                      body.                                                --Locke.          2. First in order, as being preparatory to something higher;             as, primary assemblies; primary schools.          3. First in dignity or importance; chief; principal; as,             primary planets; a matter of primary importance.          4. (Geol.) Earliest formed; fundamental.          5. (Chem.) Illustrating, possessing, or characterized by,             some quality or property in the first degree; having             undergone the first stage of substitution or replacement.          {Primary alcohol} (Organic Chem.), any alcohol which possess             the group {CH2.OH}, and can be oxidized so as to form a             corresponding aldehyde and acid having the same number of             carbon atoms; -- distinguished from {secondary [and]             tertiary alcohols}.          {Primary amine} (Chem.), an amine containing the amido group,             or a derivative of ammonia in which only one atom of             hydrogen has been replaced by a basic radical; --             distinguished from {secondary [and] tertiary amines}.          {Primary amputation} (Surg.), an amputation for injury             performed as soon as the shock due to the injury has             passed away, and before symptoms of inflammation             supervene.          {Primary axis} (Bot.), the main stalk which bears a whole             cluster of flowers.          {Primary colors}. See under {Color}.          {Primary meeting}, a meeting of citizens at which the first             steps are taken towards the nomination of candidates, etc.             See {Caucus}.          {Primary pinna} (Bot.), one of those portions of a compound             leaf or frond which branch off directly from the main             rhachis or stem, whether simple or compounded.          {Primary planets}. (Astron.) See the Note under {Planet}.          {Primary qualities of bodies}, such are essential to and             inseparable from them.          {Primary quills} (Zo[94]l.), the largest feathers of the wing             of a bird; primaries.          {Primary rocks} (Geol.), a term early used for rocks supposed             to have been first formed, being crystalline and             containing no organic remains, as granite, gneiss, etc.;             -- called also {primitive rocks}. The terms Secondary,             Tertiary, and Quaternary rocks have also been used in like             manner, but of these the last two only are now in use.          {Primary salt} (Chem.), a salt derived from a polybasic acid             in which only one acid hydrogen atom has been replaced by             a base or basic radical.          {Primary syphilis} (Med.), the initial stage of syphilis,             including the period from the development of the original             lesion or chancre to the first manifestation of symptoms             indicative of general constitutional infection.          {Primary union} (Surg.), union without suppuration; union by             the first intention.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Primary \Pri"ma*ry\, a. [L. primarius, fr. primus first: cf. F.       primaire. See {Prime}, a., and cf. {Premier}, {Primero}.]       1. First in order of time or development or in intention;             primitive; fundamental; original.                         The church of Christ, in its primary institution.                                                                               --Bp. Pearson.                         These I call original, or primary, qualities of                      body.                                                --Locke.          2. First in order, as being preparatory to something higher;             as, primary assemblies; primary schools.          3. First in dignity or importance; chief; principal; as,             primary planets; a matter of primary importance.          4. (Geol.) Earliest formed; fundamental.          5. (Chem.) Illustrating, possessing, or characterized by,             some quality or property in the first degree; having             undergone the first stage of substitution or replacement.          {Primary alcohol} (Organic Chem.), any alcohol which possess             the group {CH2.OH}, and can be oxidized so as to form a             corresponding aldehyde and acid having the same number of             carbon atoms; -- distinguished from {secondary [and]             tertiary alcohols}.          {Primary amine} (Chem.), an amine containing the amido group,             or a derivative of ammonia in which only one atom of             hydrogen has been replaced by a basic radical; --             distinguished from {secondary [and] tertiary amines}.          {Primary amputation} (Surg.), an amputation for injury             performed as soon as the shock due to the injury has             passed away, and before symptoms of inflammation             supervene.          {Primary axis} (Bot.), the main stalk which bears a whole             cluster of flowers.          {Primary colors}. See under {Color}.          {Primary meeting}, a meeting of citizens at which the first             steps are taken towards the nomination of candidates, etc.             See {Caucus}.          {Primary pinna} (Bot.), one of those portions of a compound             leaf or frond which branch off directly from the main             rhachis or stem, whether simple or compounded.          {Primary planets}. (Astron.) See the Note under {Planet}.          {Primary qualities of bodies}, such are essential to and             inseparable from them.          {Primary quills} (Zo[94]l.), the largest feathers of the wing             of a bird; primaries.          {Primary rocks} (Geol.), a term early used for rocks supposed             to have been first formed, being crystalline and             containing no organic remains, as granite, gneiss, etc.;             -- called also {primitive rocks}. The terms Secondary,             Tertiary, and Quaternary rocks have also been used in like             manner, but of these the last two only are now in use.          {Primary salt} (Chem.), a salt derived from a polybasic acid             in which only one acid hydrogen atom has been replaced by             a base or basic radical.          {Primary syphilis} (Med.), the initial stage of syphilis,             including the period from the development of the original             lesion or chancre to the first manifestation of symptoms             indicative of general constitutional infection.          {Primary union} (Surg.), union without suppuration; union by             the first intention.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Primary \Pri"ma*ry\, a. [L. primarius, fr. primus first: cf. F.       primaire. See {Prime}, a., and cf. {Premier}, {Primero}.]       1. First in order of time or development or in intention;             primitive; fundamental; original.                         The church of Christ, in its primary institution.                                                                               --Bp. Pearson.                         These I call original, or primary, qualities of                      body.                                                --Locke.          2. First in order, as being preparatory to something higher;             as, primary assemblies; primary schools.          3. First in dignity or importance; chief; principal; as,             primary planets; a matter of primary importance.          4. (Geol.) Earliest formed; fundamental.          5. (Chem.) Illustrating, possessing, or characterized by,             some quality or property in the first degree; having             undergone the first stage of substitution or replacement.          {Primary alcohol} (Organic Chem.), any alcohol which possess             the group {CH2.OH}, and can be oxidized so as to form a             corresponding aldehyde and acid having the same number of             carbon atoms; -- distinguished from {secondary [and]             tertiary alcohols}.          {Primary amine} (Chem.), an amine containing the amido group,             or a derivative of ammonia in which only one atom of             hydrogen has been replaced by a basic radical; --             distinguished from {secondary [and] tertiary amines}.          {Primary amputation} (Surg.), an amputation for injury             performed as soon as the shock due to the injury has             passed away, and before symptoms of inflammation             supervene.          {Primary axis} (Bot.), the main stalk which bears a whole             cluster of flowers.          {Primary colors}. See under {Color}.          {Primary meeting}, a meeting of citizens at which the first             steps are taken towards the nomination of candidates, etc.             See {Caucus}.          {Primary pinna} (Bot.), one of those portions of a compound             leaf or frond which branch off directly from the main             rhachis or stem, whether simple or compounded.          {Primary planets}. (Astron.) See the Note under {Planet}.          {Primary qualities of bodies}, such are essential to and             inseparable from them.          {Primary quills} (Zo[94]l.), the largest feathers of the wing             of a bird; primaries.          {Primary rocks} (Geol.), a term early used for rocks supposed             to have been first formed, being crystalline and             containing no organic remains, as granite, gneiss, etc.;             -- called also {primitive rocks}. The terms Secondary,             Tertiary, and Quaternary rocks have also been used in like             manner, but of these the last two only are now in use.          {Primary salt} (Chem.), a salt derived from a polybasic acid             in which only one acid hydrogen atom has been replaced by             a base or basic radical.          {Primary syphilis} (Med.), the initial stage of syphilis,             including the period from the development of the original             lesion or chancre to the first manifestation of symptoms             indicative of general constitutional infection.          {Primary union} (Surg.), union without suppuration; union by             the first intention.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Primary \Pri"ma*ry\, a. [L. primarius, fr. primus first: cf. F.       primaire. See {Prime}, a., and cf. {Premier}, {Primero}.]       1. First in order of time or development or in intention;             primitive; fundamental; original.                         The church of Christ, in its primary institution.                                                                               --Bp. Pearson.                         These I call original, or primary, qualities of                      body.                                                --Locke.          2. First in order, as being preparatory to something higher;             as, primary assemblies; primary schools.          3. First in dignity or importance; chief; principal; as,             primary planets; a matter of primary importance.          4. (Geol.) Earliest formed; fundamental.          5. (Chem.) Illustrating, possessing, or characterized by,             some quality or property in the first degree; having             undergone the first stage of substitution or replacement.          {Primary alcohol} (Organic Chem.), any alcohol which possess             the group {CH2.OH}, and can be oxidized so as to form a             corresponding aldehyde and acid having the same number of             carbon atoms; -- distinguished from {secondary [and]             tertiary alcohols}.          {Primary amine} (Chem.), an amine containing the amido group,             or a derivative of ammonia in which only one atom of             hydrogen has been replaced by a basic radical; --             distinguished from {secondary [and] tertiary amines}.          {Primary amputation} (Surg.), an amputation for injury             performed as soon as the shock due to the injury has             passed away, and before symptoms of inflammation             supervene.          {Primary axis} (Bot.), the main stalk which bears a whole             cluster of flowers.          {Primary colors}. See under {Color}.          {Primary meeting}, a meeting of citizens at which the first             steps are taken towards the nomination of candidates, etc.             See {Caucus}.          {Primary pinna} (Bot.), one of those portions of a compound             leaf or frond which branch off directly from the main             rhachis or stem, whether simple or compounded.          {Primary planets}. (Astron.) See the Note under {Planet}.          {Primary qualities of bodies}, such are essential to and             inseparable from them.          {Primary quills} (Zo[94]l.), the largest feathers of the wing             of a bird; primaries.          {Primary rocks} (Geol.), a term early used for rocks supposed             to have been first formed, being crystalline and             containing no organic remains, as granite, gneiss, etc.;             -- called also {primitive rocks}. The terms Secondary,             Tertiary, and Quaternary rocks have also been used in like             manner, but of these the last two only are now in use.          {Primary salt} (Chem.), a salt derived from a polybasic acid             in which only one acid hydrogen atom has been replaced by             a base or basic radical.          {Primary syphilis} (Med.), the initial stage of syphilis,             including the period from the development of the original             lesion or chancre to the first manifestation of symptoms             indicative of general constitutional infection.          {Primary union} (Surg.), union without suppuration; union by             the first intention.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Primary \Pri"ma*ry\, a. [L. primarius, fr. primus first: cf. F.       primaire. See {Prime}, a., and cf. {Premier}, {Primero}.]       1. First in order of time or development or in intention;             primitive; fundamental; original.                         The church of Christ, in its primary institution.                                                                               --Bp. Pearson.                         These I call original, or primary, qualities of                      body.                                                --Locke.          2. First in order, as being preparatory to something higher;             as, primary assemblies; primary schools.          3. First in dignity or importance; chief; principal; as,             primary planets; a matter of primary importance.          4. (Geol.) Earliest formed; fundamental.          5. (Chem.) Illustrating, possessing, or characterized by,             some quality or property in the first degree; having             undergone the first stage of substitution or replacement.          {Primary alcohol} (Organic Chem.), any alcohol which possess             the group {CH2.OH}, and can be oxidized so as to form a             corresponding aldehyde and acid having the same number of             carbon atoms; -- distinguished from {secondary [and]             tertiary alcohols}.          {Primary amine} (Chem.), an amine containing the amido group,             or a derivative of ammonia in which only one atom of             hydrogen has been replaced by a basic radical; --             distinguished from {secondary [and] tertiary amines}.          {Primary amputation} (Surg.), an amputation for injury             performed as soon as the shock due to the injury has             passed away, and before symptoms of inflammation             supervene.          {Primary axis} (Bot.), the main stalk which bears a whole             cluster of flowers.          {Primary colors}. See under {Color}.          {Primary meeting}, a meeting of citizens at which the first             steps are taken towards the nomination of candidates, etc.             See {Caucus}.          {Primary pinna} (Bot.), one of those portions of a compound             leaf or frond which branch off directly from the main             rhachis or stem, whether simple or compounded.          {Primary planets}. (Astron.) See the Note under {Planet}.          {Primary qualities of bodies}, such are essential to and             inseparable from them.          {Primary quills} (Zo[94]l.), the largest feathers of the wing             of a bird; primaries.          {Primary rocks} (Geol.), a term early used for rocks supposed             to have been first formed, being crystalline and             containing no organic remains, as granite, gneiss, etc.;             -- called also {primitive rocks}. The terms Secondary,             Tertiary, and Quaternary rocks have also been used in like             manner, but of these the last two only are now in use.          {Primary salt} (Chem.), a salt derived from a polybasic acid             in which only one acid hydrogen atom has been replaced by             a base or basic radical.          {Primary syphilis} (Med.), the initial stage of syphilis,             including the period from the development of the original             lesion or chancre to the first manifestation of symptoms             indicative of general constitutional infection.          {Primary union} (Surg.), union without suppuration; union by             the first intention.
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Color \Col"or\, n. [Written also {colour}.] [OF. color, colur,       colour, F. couleur, L. color; prob. akin to celare to conceal       (the color taken as that which covers). See {Helmet}.]       1. A property depending on the relations of light to the eye,             by which individual and specific differences in the hues             and tints of objects are apprehended in vision; as, gay             colors; sad colors, etc.          Note: The sensation of color depends upon a peculiar function                of the retina or optic nerve, in consequence of which                rays of light produce different effects according to                the length of their waves or undulations, waves of a                certain length producing the sensation of red, shorter                waves green, and those still shorter blue, etc. White,                or ordinary, light consists of waves of various lengths                so blended as to produce no effect of color, and the                color of objects depends upon their power to absorb or                reflect a greater or less proportion of the rays which                fall upon them.          2. Any hue distinguished from white or black.          3. The hue or color characteristic of good health and             spirits; ruddy complexion.                         Give color to my pale cheek.               --Shak.          4. That which is used to give color; a paint; a pigment; as,             oil colors or water colors.          5. That which covers or hides the real character of anything;             semblance; excuse; disguise; appearance.                         They had let down the boat into the sea, under color                      as though they would have cast anchors out of the                      foreship.                                          --Acts xxvii.                                                                               30.                         That he should die is worthy policy; But yet we want                      a color for his death.                        --Shak.          6. Shade or variety of character; kind; species.                         Boys and women are for the most part cattle of this                      color.                                                --Shak.          7. A distinguishing badge, as a flag or similar symbol             (usually in the plural); as, the colors or color of a ship             or regiment; the colors of a race horse (that is, of the             cap and jacket worn by the jockey).                         In the United States each regiment of infantry and                      artillery has two colors, one national and one                      regimental.                                       --Farrow.          8. (Law) An apparent right; as where the defendant in             trespass gave to the plaintiff an appearance of title, by             stating his title specially, thus removing the cause from             the jury to the court. --Blackstone.          Note: Color is express when it is averred in the pleading,                and implied when it is implied in the pleading.          {Body color}. See under {Body}.          {Color blindness}, total or partial inability to distinguish             or recognize colors. See {Daltonism}.          {Complementary color}, one of two colors so related to each             other that when blended together they produce white light;             -- so called because each color makes up to the other what             it lacks to make it white. Artificial or pigment colors,             when mixed, produce effects differing from those of the             primary colors, in consequence of partial absorption.          {Of color} (as persons, races, etc.), not of the white race;             -- commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro             blood, pure or mixed.          {Primary colors}, those developed from the solar beam by the             prism, viz., red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and             violet, which are reduced by some authors to three, --             red, green, and violet-blue. These three are sometimes             called {fundamental colors}.          {Subjective} [or] {Accidental color}, a false or spurious             color seen in some instances, owing to the persistence of             the luminous impression upon the retina, and a gradual             change of its character, as where a wheel perfectly white,             and with a circumference regularly subdivided, is made to             revolve rapidly over a dark object, the teeth of the wheel             appear to the eye of different shades of color varying             with the rapidity of rotation. See {Accidental colors},             under {Accidental}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Primary \Pri"ma*ry\, a. [L. primarius, fr. primus first: cf. F.       primaire. See {Prime}, a., and cf. {Premier}, {Primero}.]       1. First in order of time or development or in intention;             primitive; fundamental; original.                         The church of Christ, in its primary institution.                                                                               --Bp. Pearson.                         These I call original, or primary, qualities of                      body.                                                --Locke.          2. First in order, as being preparatory to something higher;             as, primary assemblies; primary schools.          3. First in dignity or importance; chief; principal; as,             primary planets; a matter of primary importance.          4. (Geol.) Earliest formed; fundamental.          5. (Chem.) Illustrating, possessing, or characterized by,             some quality or property in the first degree; having             undergone the first stage of substitution or replacement.          {Primary alcohol} (Organic Chem.), any alcohol which possess             the group {CH2.OH}, and can be oxidized so as to form a             corresponding aldehyde and acid having the same number of             carbon atoms; -- distinguished from {secondary [and]             tertiary alcohols}.          {Primary amine} (Chem.), an amine containing the amido group,             or a derivative of ammonia in which only one atom of             hydrogen has been replaced by a basic radical; --             distinguished from {secondary [and] tertiary amines}.          {Primary amputation} (Surg.), an amputation for injury             performed as soon as the shock due to the injury has             passed away, and before symptoms of inflammation             supervene.          {Primary axis} (Bot.), the main stalk which bears a whole             cluster of flowers.          {Primary colors}. See under {Color}.          {Primary meeting}, a meeting of citizens at which the first             steps are taken towards the nomination of candidates, etc.             See {Caucus}.          {Primary pinna} (Bot.), one of those portions of a compound             leaf or frond which branch off directly from the main             rhachis or stem, whether simple or compounded.          {Primary planets}. (Astron.) See the Note under {Planet}.          {Primary qualities of bodies}, such are essential to and             inseparable from them.          {Primary quills} (Zo[94]l.), the largest feathers of the wing             of a bird; primaries.          {Primary rocks} (Geol.), a term early used for rocks supposed             to have been first formed, being crystalline and             containing no organic remains, as granite, gneiss, etc.;             -- called also {primitive rocks}. The terms Secondary,             Tertiary, and Quaternary rocks have also been used in like             manner, but of these the last two only are now in use.          {Primary salt} (Chem.), a salt derived from a polybasic acid             in which only one acid hydrogen atom has been replaced by             a base or basic radical.          {Primary syphilis} (Med.), the initial stage of syphilis,             including the period from the development of the original             lesion or chancre to the first manifestation of symptoms             indicative of general constitutional infection.          {Primary union} (Surg.), union without suppuration; union by             the first intention.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Primary \Pri"ma*ry\, a. [L. primarius, fr. primus first: cf. F.       primaire. See {Prime}, a., and cf. {Premier}, {Primero}.]       1. First in order of time or development or in intention;             primitive; fundamental; original.                         The church of Christ, in its primary institution.                                                                               --Bp. Pearson.                         These I call original, or primary, qualities of                      body.                                                --Locke.          2. First in order, as being preparatory to something higher;             as, primary assemblies; primary schools.          3. First in dignity or importance; chief; principal; as,             primary planets; a matter of primary importance.          4. (Geol.) Earliest formed; fundamental.          5. (Chem.) Illustrating, possessing, or characterized by,             some quality or property in the first degree; having             undergone the first stage of substitution or replacement.          {Primary alcohol} (Organic Chem.), any alcohol which possess             the group {CH2.OH}, and can be oxidized so as to form a             corresponding aldehyde and acid having the same number of             carbon atoms; -- distinguished from {secondary [and]             tertiary alcohols}.          {Primary amine} (Chem.), an amine containing the amido group,             or a derivative of ammonia in which only one atom of             hydrogen has been replaced by a basic radical; --             distinguished from {secondary [and] tertiary amines}.          {Primary amputation} (Surg.), an amputation for injury             performed as soon as the shock due to the injury has             passed away, and before symptoms of inflammation             supervene.          {Primary axis} (Bot.), the main stalk which bears a whole             cluster of flowers.          {Primary colors}. See under {Color}.          {Primary meeting}, a meeting of citizens at which the first             steps are taken towards the nomination of candidates, etc.             See {Caucus}.          {Primary pinna} (Bot.), one of those portions of a compound             leaf or frond which branch off directly from the main             rhachis or stem, whether simple or compounded.          {Primary planets}. (Astron.) See the Note under {Planet}.          {Primary qualities of bodies}, such are essential to and             inseparable from them.          {Primary quills} (Zo[94]l.), the largest feathers of the wing             of a bird; primaries.          {Primary rocks} (Geol.), a term early used for rocks supposed             to have been first formed, being crystalline and             containing no organic remains, as granite, gneiss, etc.;             -- called also {primitive rocks}. The terms Secondary,             Tertiary, and Quaternary rocks have also been used in like             manner, but of these the last two only are now in use.          {Primary salt} (Chem.), a salt derived from a polybasic acid             in which only one acid hydrogen atom has been replaced by             a base or basic radical.          {Primary syphilis} (Med.), the initial stage of syphilis,             including the period from the development of the original             lesion or chancre to the first manifestation of symptoms             indicative of general constitutional infection.          {Primary union} (Surg.), union without suppuration; union by             the first intention.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Primary \Pri"ma*ry\, a. [L. primarius, fr. primus first: cf. F.       primaire. See {Prime}, a., and cf. {Premier}, {Primero}.]       1. First in order of time or development or in intention;             primitive; fundamental; original.                         The church of Christ, in its primary institution.                                                                               --Bp. Pearson.                         These I call original, or primary, qualities of                      body.                                                --Locke.          2. First in order, as being preparatory to something higher;             as, primary assemblies; primary schools.          3. First in dignity or importance; chief; principal; as,             primary planets; a matter of primary importance.          4. (Geol.) Earliest formed; fundamental.          5. (Chem.) Illustrating, possessing, or characterized by,             some quality or property in the first degree; having             undergone the first stage of substitution or replacement.          {Primary alcohol} (Organic Chem.), any alcohol which possess             the group {CH2.OH}, and can be oxidized so as to form a             corresponding aldehyde and acid having the same number of             carbon atoms; -- distinguished from {secondary [and]             tertiary alcohols}.          {Primary amine} (Chem.), an amine containing the amido group,             or a derivative of ammonia in which only one atom of             hydrogen has been replaced by a basic radical; --             distinguished from {secondary [and] tertiary amines}.          {Primary amputation} (Surg.), an amputation for injury             performed as soon as the shock due to the injury has             passed away, and before symptoms of inflammation             supervene.          {Primary axis} (Bot.), the main stalk which bears a whole             cluster of flowers.          {Primary colors}. See under {Color}.          {Primary meeting}, a meeting of citizens at which the first             steps are taken towards the nomination of candidates, etc.             See {Caucus}.          {Primary pinna} (Bot.), one of those portions of a compound             leaf or frond which branch off directly from the main             rhachis or stem, whether simple or compounded.          {Primary planets}. (Astron.) See the Note under {Planet}.          {Primary qualities of bodies}, such are essential to and             inseparable from them.          {Primary quills} (Zo[94]l.), the largest feathers of the wing             of a bird; primaries.          {Primary rocks} (Geol.), a term early used for rocks supposed             to have been first formed, being crystalline and             containing no organic remains, as granite, gneiss, etc.;             -- called also {primitive rocks}. The terms Secondary,             Tertiary, and Quaternary rocks have also been used in like             manner, but of these the last two only are now in use.          {Primary salt} (Chem.), a salt derived from a polybasic acid             in which only one acid hydrogen atom has been replaced by             a base or basic radical.          {Primary syphilis} (Med.), the initial stage of syphilis,             including the period from the development of the original             lesion or chancre to the first manifestation of symptoms             indicative of general constitutional infection.          {Primary union} (Surg.), union without suppuration; union by             the first intention.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Primary \Pri"ma*ry\, a. [L. primarius, fr. primus first: cf. F.       primaire. See {Prime}, a., and cf. {Premier}, {Primero}.]       1. First in order of time or development or in intention;             primitive; fundamental; original.                         The church of Christ, in its primary institution.                                                                               --Bp. Pearson.                         These I call original, or primary, qualities of                      body.                                                --Locke.          2. First in order, as being preparatory to something higher;             as, primary assemblies; primary schools.          3. First in dignity or importance; chief; principal; as,             primary planets; a matter of primary importance.          4. (Geol.) Earliest formed; fundamental.          5. (Chem.) Illustrating, possessing, or characterized by,             some quality or property in the first degree; having             undergone the first stage of substitution or replacement.          {Primary alcohol} (Organic Chem.), any alcohol which possess             the group {CH2.OH}, and can be oxidized so as to form a             corresponding aldehyde and acid having the same number of             carbon atoms; -- distinguished from {secondary [and]             tertiary alcohols}.          {Primary amine} (Chem.), an amine containing the amido group,             or a derivative of ammonia in which only one atom of             hydrogen has been replaced by a basic radical; --             distinguished from {secondary [and] tertiary amines}.          {Primary amputation} (Surg.), an amputation for injury             performed as soon as the shock due to the injury has             passed away, and before symptoms of inflammation             supervene.          {Primary axis} (Bot.), the main stalk which bears a whole             cluster of flowers.          {Primary colors}. See under {Color}.          {Primary meeting}, a meeting of citizens at which the first             steps are taken towards the nomination of candidates, etc.             See {Caucus}.          {Primary pinna} (Bot.), one of those portions of a compound             leaf or frond which branch off directly from the main             rhachis or stem, whether simple or compounded.          {Primary planets}. (Astron.) See the Note under {Planet}.          {Primary qualities of bodies}, such are essential to and             inseparable from them.          {Primary quills} (Zo[94]l.), the largest feathers of the wing             of a bird; primaries.          {Primary rocks} (Geol.), a term early used for rocks supposed             to have been first formed, being crystalline and             containing no organic remains, as granite, gneiss, etc.;             -- called also {primitive rocks}. The terms Secondary,             Tertiary, and Quaternary rocks have also been used in like             manner, but of these the last two only are now in use.          {Primary salt} (Chem.), a salt derived from a polybasic acid             in which only one acid hydrogen atom has been replaced by             a base or basic radical.          {Primary syphilis} (Med.), the initial stage of syphilis,             including the period from the development of the original             lesion or chancre to the first manifestation of symptoms             indicative of general constitutional infection.          {Primary union} (Surg.), union without suppuration; union by             the first intention.
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Primary \Pri"ma*ry\, a. [L. primarius, fr. primus first: cf. F.       primaire. See {Prime}, a., and cf. {Premier}, {Primero}.]       1. First in order of time or development or in intention;             primitive; fundamental; original.                         The church of Christ, in its primary institution.                                                                               --Bp. Pearson.                         These I call original, or primary, qualities of                      body.                                                --Locke.          2. First in order, as being preparatory to something higher;             as, primary assemblies; primary schools.          3. First in dignity or importance; chief; principal; as,             primary planets; a matter of primary importance.          4. (Geol.) Earliest formed; fundamental.          5. (Chem.) Illustrating, possessing, or characterized by,             some quality or property in the first degree; having             undergone the first stage of substitution or replacement.          {Primary alcohol} (Organic Chem.), any alcohol which possess             the group {CH2.OH}, and can be oxidized so as to form a             corresponding aldehyde and acid having the same number of             carbon atoms; -- distinguished from {secondary [and]             tertiary alcohols}.          {Primary amine} (Chem.), an amine containing the amido group,             or a derivative of ammonia in which only one atom of             hydrogen has been replaced by a basic radical; --             distinguished from {secondary [and] tertiary amines}.          {Primary amputation} (Surg.), an amputation for injury             performed as soon as the shock due to the injury has             passed away, and before symptoms of inflammation             supervene.          {Primary axis} (Bot.), the main stalk which bears a whole             cluster of flowers.          {Primary colors}. See under {Color}.          {Primary meeting}, a meeting of citizens at which the first             steps are taken towards the nomination of candidates, etc.             See {Caucus}.          {Primary pinna} (Bot.), one of those portions of a compound             leaf or frond which branch off directly from the main             rhachis or stem, whether simple or compounded.          {Primary planets}. (Astron.) See the Note under {Planet}.          {Primary qualities of bodies}, such are essential to and             inseparable from them.          {Primary quills} (Zo[94]l.), the largest feathers of the wing             of a bird; primaries.          {Primary rocks} (Geol.), a term early used for rocks supposed             to have been first formed, being crystalline and             containing no organic remains, as granite, gneiss, etc.;             -- called also {primitive rocks}. The terms Secondary,             Tertiary, and Quaternary rocks have also been used in like             manner, but of these the last two only are now in use.          {Primary salt} (Chem.), a salt derived from a polybasic acid             in which only one acid hydrogen atom has been replaced by             a base or basic radical.          {Primary syphilis} (Med.), the initial stage of syphilis,             including the period from the development of the original             lesion or chancre to the first manifestation of symptoms             indicative of general constitutional infection.          {Primary union} (Surg.), union without suppuration; union by             the first intention.
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Primary \Pri"ma*ry\, a. [L. primarius, fr. primus first: cf. F.       primaire. See {Prime}, a., and cf. {Premier}, {Primero}.]       1. First in order of time or development or in intention;             primitive; fundamental; original.                         The church of Christ, in its primary institution.                                                                               --Bp. Pearson.                         These I call original, or primary, qualities of                      body.                                                --Locke.          2. First in order, as being preparatory to something higher;             as, primary assemblies; primary schools.          3. First in dignity or importance; chief; principal; as,             primary planets; a matter of primary importance.          4. (Geol.) Earliest formed; fundamental.          5. (Chem.) Illustrating, possessing, or characterized by,             some quality or property in the first degree; having             undergone the first stage of substitution or replacement.          {Primary alcohol} (Organic Chem.), any alcohol which possess             the group {CH2.OH}, and can be oxidized so as to form a             corresponding aldehyde and acid having the same number of             carbon atoms; -- distinguished from {secondary [and]             tertiary alcohols}.          {Primary amine} (Chem.), an amine containing the amido group,             or a derivative of ammonia in which only one atom of             hydrogen has been replaced by a basic radical; --             distinguished from {secondary [and] tertiary amines}.          {Primary amputation} (Surg.), an amputation for injury             performed as soon as the shock due to the injury has             passed away, and before symptoms of inflammation             supervene.          {Primary axis} (Bot.), the main stalk which bears a whole             cluster of flowers.          {Primary colors}. See under {Color}.          {Primary meeting}, a meeting of citizens at which the first             steps are taken towards the nomination of candidates, etc.             See {Caucus}.          {Primary pinna} (Bot.), one of those portions of a compound             leaf or frond which branch off directly from the main             rhachis or stem, whether simple or compounded.          {Primary planets}. (Astron.) See the Note under {Planet}.          {Primary qualities of bodies}, such are essential to and             inseparable from them.          {Primary quills} (Zo[94]l.), the largest feathers of the wing             of a bird; primaries.          {Primary rocks} (Geol.), a term early used for rocks supposed             to have been first formed, being crystalline and             containing no organic remains, as granite, gneiss, etc.;             -- called also {primitive rocks}. The terms Secondary,             Tertiary, and Quaternary rocks have also been used in like             manner, but of these the last two only are now in use.          {Primary salt} (Chem.), a salt derived from a polybasic acid             in which only one acid hydrogen atom has been replaced by             a base or basic radical.          {Primary syphilis} (Med.), the initial stage of syphilis,             including the period from the development of the original             lesion or chancre to the first manifestation of symptoms             indicative of general constitutional infection.          {Primary union} (Surg.), union without suppuration; union by             the first intention.
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2. An edible or esculent root, especially of such plants as             produce a single root, as the beet, carrot, etc.; as, the             root crop.          3. That which resembles a root in position or function, esp.             as a source of nourishment or support; that from which             anything proceeds as if by growth or development; as, the             root of a tooth, a nail, a cancer, and the like.             Specifically:             (a) An ancestor or progenitor; and hence, an early race; a                   stem.                               They were the roots out of which sprang two                            distinct people.                           --Locke.             (b) A primitive form of speech; one of the earliest terms                   employed in language; a word from which other words                   are formed; a radix, or radical.             (c) The cause or occasion by which anything is brought                   about; the source. [bd]She herself . . . is root of                   bounty.[b8] --Chaucer.                               The love of money is a root of all kinds of                            evil.                                          --1 Tim. vi.                                                                               10 (rev. Ver.)             (d) (Math.) That factor of a quantity which when                   multiplied into itself will produce that quantity;                   thus, 3 is a root of 9, because 3 multiplied into                   itself produces 9; 3 is the cube root of 27.             (e) (Mus.) The fundamental tone of any chord; the tone                   from whose harmonics, or overtones, a chord is                   composed. --Busby.             (f) The lowest place, position, or part. [bd]Deep to the                   roots of hell.[b8] --Milton. [bd]The roots of the                   mountains.[b8] --Southey.          4. (Astrol.) The time which to reckon in making calculations.                         When a root is of a birth yknowe [known]. --Chaucer.          {A[89]rial roots}. (Bot.)             (a) Small roots emitted from the stem of a plant in the                   open air, which, attaching themselves to the bark of                   trees, etc., serve to support the plant.             (b) Large roots growing from the stem, etc., which descend                   and establish themselves in the soil. See Illust. of                   {Mangrove}.          {Multiple primary root} (Bot.), a name given to the numerous             roots emitted from the radicle in many plants, as the             squash.          {Primary root} (Bot.), the central, first-formed, main root,             from which the rootlets are given off.          {Root and branch}, every part; wholly; completely; as, to             destroy an error root and branch.          {Root-and-branch men}, radical reformers; -- a designation             applied to the English Independents (1641). See Citation             under {Radical}, n., 2.          {Root barnacle} (Zo[94]l.), one of the Rhizocephala.          {Root hair} (Bot.), one of the slender, hairlike fibers found             on the surface of fresh roots. They are prolongations of             the superficial cells of the root into minute tubes.             --Gray.          {Root leaf} (Bot.), a radical leaf. See {Radical}, a., 3             (b) .          {Root louse} (Zo[94]l.), any plant louse, or aphid, which             lives on the roots of plants, as the Phylloxera of the             grapevine. See {Phylloxera}.          {Root of an equation} (Alg.), that value which, substituted             for the unknown quantity in an equation, satisfies the             equation.          {Root of a nail}             (Anat.), the part of a nail which is covered by the skin.                                  {Root of a tooth} (Anat.), the part of a tooth contained in             the socket and consisting of one or more fangs.          {Secondary roots} (Bot.), roots emitted from any part of the             plant above the radicle.          {To strike root}, {To take root}, to send forth roots; to             become fixed in the earth, etc., by a root; hence, in             general, to become planted, fixed, or established; to             increase and spread; as, an opinion takes root. [bd]The             bended twigs take root.[b8] --Milton.
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Primary \Pri"ma*ry\, a. [L. primarius, fr. primus first: cf. F.       primaire. See {Prime}, a., and cf. {Premier}, {Primero}.]       1. First in order of time or development or in intention;             primitive; fundamental; original.                         The church of Christ, in its primary institution.                                                                               --Bp. Pearson.                         These I call original, or primary, qualities of                      body.                                                --Locke.          2. First in order, as being preparatory to something higher;             as, primary assemblies; primary schools.          3. First in dignity or importance; chief; principal; as,             primary planets; a matter of primary importance.          4. (Geol.) Earliest formed; fundamental.          5. (Chem.) Illustrating, possessing, or characterized by,             some quality or property in the first degree; having             undergone the first stage of substitution or replacement.          {Primary alcohol} (Organic Chem.), any alcohol which possess             the group {CH2.OH}, and can be oxidized so as to form a             corresponding aldehyde and acid having the same number of             carbon atoms; -- distinguished from {secondary [and]             tertiary alcohols}.          {Primary amine} (Chem.), an amine containing the amido group,             or a derivative of ammonia in which only one atom of             hydrogen has been replaced by a basic radical; --             distinguished from {secondary [and] tertiary amines}.          {Primary amputation} (Surg.), an amputation for injury             performed as soon as the shock due to the injury has             passed away, and before symptoms of inflammation             supervene.          {Primary axis} (Bot.), the main stalk which bears a whole             cluster of flowers.          {Primary colors}. See under {Color}.          {Primary meeting}, a meeting of citizens at which the first             steps are taken towards the nomination of candidates, etc.             See {Caucus}.          {Primary pinna} (Bot.), one of those portions of a compound             leaf or frond which branch off directly from the main             rhachis or stem, whether simple or compounded.          {Primary planets}. (Astron.) See the Note under {Planet}.          {Primary qualities of bodies}, such are essential to and             inseparable from them.          {Primary quills} (Zo[94]l.), the largest feathers of the wing             of a bird; primaries.          {Primary rocks} (Geol.), a term early used for rocks supposed             to have been first formed, being crystalline and             containing no organic remains, as granite, gneiss, etc.;             -- called also {primitive rocks}. The terms Secondary,             Tertiary, and Quaternary rocks have also been used in like             manner, but of these the last two only are now in use.          {Primary salt} (Chem.), a salt derived from a polybasic acid             in which only one acid hydrogen atom has been replaced by             a base or basic radical.          {Primary syphilis} (Med.), the initial stage of syphilis,             including the period from the development of the original             lesion or chancre to the first manifestation of symptoms             indicative of general constitutional infection.          {Primary union} (Surg.), union without suppuration; union by             the first intention.
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Sodium \So"di*um\, n. [NL., fr.E. soda.] (Chem.)       A common metallic element of the alkali group, in nature       always occuring combined, as in common salt, in albite, etc.       It is isolated as a soft, waxy, white, unstable metal, so       readily oxidized that it combines violently with water, and       to be preserved must be kept under petroleum or some similar       liquid. Sodium is used combined in many salts, in the free       state as a reducer, and as a means of obtaining other metals       (as magnesium and aluminium) is an important commercial       product. Symbol Na (Natrium). Atomic weight 23. Specific       gravity 0.97.          {Sodium amalgam}, an alloy of sodium and mercury, usually             produced as a gray metallic crystalline substance, which             is used as a reducing agent, and otherwise.          {Sodium bicarbonate}, a white crystalline substance,             {HNaCO3}, with a slight alkaline taste resembling that of             sodium carbonate. It is found in many mineral springs and             also produced artificially,. It is used in cookery, in             baking powders, and as a source of carbonic acid gas             (carbon dioxide) for soda water. Called also {cooking             soda}, {saleratus}, and technically, {acid sodium             carbonate}, {primary sodium carbonate}, {sodium             dicarbonate}, etc.          {Sodium carbonate}, a white crystalline substance,             {Na2CO3.10H2O}, having a cooling alkaline taste, found in             the ashes of many plants, and produced artifically in             large quantities from common salt. It is used in making             soap, glass, paper, etc., and as alkaline agent in many             chemical industries. Called also {sal soda}, {washing             soda}, or {soda}. Cf. {Sodium bicarbonate}, above and             {Trona}.          {Sodium chloride}, common, or table, salt, {NaCl}.          {Sodium hydroxide}, a white opaque brittle solid, {NaOH},             having a fibrous structure, produced by the action of             quicklime, or of calcium hydrate (milk of lime), on sodium             carbonate. It is a strong alkali, and is used in the             manufacture of soap, in making wood pulp for paper, etc.             Called also {sodium hydrate}, and {caustic soda}. By             extension, a solution of sodium hydroxide.
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Primary \Pri"ma*ry\, a. [L. primarius, fr. primus first: cf. F.       primaire. See {Prime}, a., and cf. {Premier}, {Primero}.]       1. First in order of time or development or in intention;             primitive; fundamental; original.                         The church of Christ, in its primary institution.                                                                               --Bp. Pearson.                         These I call original, or primary, qualities of                      body.                                                --Locke.          2. First in order, as being preparatory to something higher;             as, primary assemblies; primary schools.          3. First in dignity or importance; chief; principal; as,             primary planets; a matter of primary importance.          4. (Geol.) Earliest formed; fundamental.          5. (Chem.) Illustrating, possessing, or characterized by,             some quality or property in the first degree; having             undergone the first stage of substitution or replacement.          {Primary alcohol} (Organic Chem.), any alcohol which possess             the group {CH2.OH}, and can be oxidized so as to form a             corresponding aldehyde and acid having the same number of             carbon atoms; -- distinguished from {secondary [and]             tertiary alcohols}.          {Primary amine} (Chem.), an amine containing the amido group,             or a derivative of ammonia in which only one atom of             hydrogen has been replaced by a basic radical; --             distinguished from {secondary [and] tertiary amines}.          {Primary amputation} (Surg.), an amputation for injury             performed as soon as the shock due to the injury has             passed away, and before symptoms of inflammation             supervene.          {Primary axis} (Bot.), the main stalk which bears a whole             cluster of flowers.          {Primary colors}. See under {Color}.          {Primary meeting}, a meeting of citizens at which the first             steps are taken towards the nomination of candidates, etc.             See {Caucus}.          {Primary pinna} (Bot.), one of those portions of a compound             leaf or frond which branch off directly from the main             rhachis or stem, whether simple or compounded.          {Primary planets}. (Astron.) See the Note under {Planet}.          {Primary qualities of bodies}, such are essential to and             inseparable from them.          {Primary quills} (Zo[94]l.), the largest feathers of the wing             of a bird; primaries.          {Primary rocks} (Geol.), a term early used for rocks supposed             to have been first formed, being crystalline and             containing no organic remains, as granite, gneiss, etc.;             -- called also {primitive rocks}. The terms Secondary,             Tertiary, and Quaternary rocks have also been used in like             manner, but of these the last two only are now in use.          {Primary salt} (Chem.), a salt derived from a polybasic acid             in which only one acid hydrogen atom has been replaced by             a base or basic radical.          {Primary syphilis} (Med.), the initial stage of syphilis,             including the period from the development of the original             lesion or chancre to the first manifestation of symptoms             indicative of general constitutional infection.          {Primary union} (Surg.), union without suppuration; union by             the first intention.
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Primary \Pri"ma*ry\, a. [L. primarius, fr. primus first: cf. F.       primaire. See {Prime}, a., and cf. {Premier}, {Primero}.]       1. First in order of time or development or in intention;             primitive; fundamental; original.                         The church of Christ, in its primary institution.                                                                               --Bp. Pearson.                         These I call original, or primary, qualities of                      body.                                                --Locke.          2. First in order, as being preparatory to something higher;             as, primary assemblies; primary schools.          3. First in dignity or importance; chief; principal; as,             primary planets; a matter of primary importance.          4. (Geol.) Earliest formed; fundamental.          5. (Chem.) Illustrating, possessing, or characterized by,             some quality or property in the first degree; having             undergone the first stage of substitution or replacement.          {Primary alcohol} (Organic Chem.), any alcohol which possess             the group {CH2.OH}, and can be oxidized so as to form a             corresponding aldehyde and acid having the same number of             carbon atoms; -- distinguished from {secondary [and]             tertiary alcohols}.          {Primary amine} (Chem.), an amine containing the amido group,             or a derivative of ammonia in which only one atom of             hydrogen has been replaced by a basic radical; --             distinguished from {secondary [and] tertiary amines}.          {Primary amputation} (Surg.), an amputation for injury             performed as soon as the shock due to the injury has             passed away, and before symptoms of inflammation             supervene.          {Primary axis} (Bot.), the main stalk which bears a whole             cluster of flowers.          {Primary colors}. See under {Color}.          {Primary meeting}, a meeting of citizens at which the first             steps are taken towards the nomination of candidates, etc.             See {Caucus}.          {Primary pinna} (Bot.), one of those portions of a compound             leaf or frond which branch off directly from the main             rhachis or stem, whether simple or compounded.          {Primary planets}. (Astron.) See the Note under {Planet}.          {Primary qualities of bodies}, such are essential to and             inseparable from them.          {Primary quills} (Zo[94]l.), the largest feathers of the wing             of a bird; primaries.          {Primary rocks} (Geol.), a term early used for rocks supposed             to have been first formed, being crystalline and             containing no organic remains, as granite, gneiss, etc.;             -- called also {primitive rocks}. The terms Secondary,             Tertiary, and Quaternary rocks have also been used in like             manner, but of these the last two only are now in use.          {Primary salt} (Chem.), a salt derived from a polybasic acid             in which only one acid hydrogen atom has been replaced by             a base or basic radical.          {Primary syphilis} (Med.), the initial stage of syphilis,             including the period from the development of the original             lesion or chancre to the first manifestation of symptoms             indicative of general constitutional infection.          {Primary union} (Surg.), union without suppuration; union by             the first intention.
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Primer \Prim"er\, n.       One who, or that which, primes; specifically, an instrument       or device for priming; esp., a cap, tube, or water containing       percussion powder or other compound for igniting a charge of       gunpowder.
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Primer \Prim"er\, a. [OF. primer, primier, premier, F. premier.       See {Premier}.]       First; original; primary. [Obs.] [bd]The primer English       kings.[b8] --Drayton.          {Primer fine} (O. Eng. Law), a fine due to the king on the             writ or commencement of a suit by fine. --Blackstone.          {Primer seizin} (Feudal Law), the right of the king, when a             tenant in capite died seized of a knight's fee, to receive             of the heir, if of full age, one year's profits of the             land if in possession, and half a year's profits if the             land was in reversion expectant on an estate for life; --             now abolished. --Blackstone.
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Primer \Prim"er\, n. [Originally, the book read at prime, the       first canonical hour. LL. primae liber. See {Prime}, n., 4.]       1. Originally, a small prayer book for church service,             containing the little office of the Virgin Mary; also, a             work of elementary religious instruction.                         The primer, or office of the Blessed Virgin. --Bp.                                                                               Stillingfleet.          2. A small elementary book for teaching children to read; a             reading or spelling book for a beginner.                         As he sat in the school at his prymer. --Chaucer.          3. (Print.) A kind of type, of which there are two species;             one, called {long primer}, intermediate in size between             bourgeois and small pica [see {Long primer}]; the other,             called {great primer}, larger than pica.          Note: Great primer type.
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Primer \Prim"er\, a. [OF. primer, primier, premier, F. premier.       See {Premier}.]       First; original; primary. [Obs.] [bd]The primer English       kings.[b8] --Drayton.          {Primer fine} (O. Eng. Law), a fine due to the king on the             writ or commencement of a suit by fine. --Blackstone.          {Primer seizin} (Feudal Law), the right of the king, when a             tenant in capite died seized of a knight's fee, to receive             of the heir, if of full age, one year's profits of the             land if in possession, and half a year's profits if the             land was in reversion expectant on an estate for life; --             now abolished. --Blackstone.
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Primer \Prim"er\, a. [OF. primer, primier, premier, F. premier.       See {Premier}.]       First; original; primary. [Obs.] [bd]The primer English       kings.[b8] --Drayton.          {Primer fine} (O. Eng. Law), a fine due to the king on the             writ or commencement of a suit by fine. --Blackstone.          {Primer seizin} (Feudal Law), the right of the king, when a             tenant in capite died seized of a knight's fee, to receive             of the heir, if of full age, one year's profits of the             land if in possession, and half a year's profits if the             land was in reversion expectant on an estate for life; --             now abolished. --Blackstone.
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Primero \Pri*me"ro\, n. [Sp. primera, fr. primero first, from L.       primarius. See {Premier}.]       A game at cards, now unknown. --Shak.
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Primerole \Prim"er*ole\, n. (Bot.)       See {Primrose}. [Obs.] [bd]She was a primerole.[b8]       --Chaucer.
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Primrose \Prim"rose`\, n. [OE. primerole, F. primerole, a       derivative fr. LL. primula, from L. primus first. See       {Prime}, a.] (Bot.)       (a) An early flowering plant of the genus {Primula} ({P.             vulgaris}) closely allied to the cowslip. There are             several varieties, as the white-, the red-, the             yellow-flowered, etc. Formerly called also {primerole},             {primerolles}.       (b) Any plant of the genus {Primula}.          {Evening primrose}, an erect biennial herb ({Enothera             biennis}), with yellow vespertine flowers, common in the             United States. The name is sometimes extended to other             species of the same genus.          {Primrose peerless}, the two-flowered Narcissus ({N.             biflorus}). [Obs.]
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Primerole \Prim"er*ole\, n. (Bot.)       See {Primrose}. [Obs.] [bd]She was a primerole.[b8]       --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Primrose \Prim"rose`\, n. [OE. primerole, F. primerole, a       derivative fr. LL. primula, from L. primus first. See       {Prime}, a.] (Bot.)       (a) An early flowering plant of the genus {Primula} ({P.             vulgaris}) closely allied to the cowslip. There are             several varieties, as the white-, the red-, the             yellow-flowered, etc. Formerly called also {primerole},             {primerolles}.       (b) Any plant of the genus {Primula}.          {Evening primrose}, an erect biennial herb ({Enothera             biennis}), with yellow vespertine flowers, common in the             United States. The name is sometimes extended to other             species of the same genus.          {Primrose peerless}, the two-flowered Narcissus ({N.             biflorus}). [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Primrose \Prim"rose`\, n. [OE. primerole, F. primerole, a       derivative fr. LL. primula, from L. primus first. See       {Prime}, a.] (Bot.)       (a) An early flowering plant of the genus {Primula} ({P.             vulgaris}) closely allied to the cowslip. There are             several varieties, as the white-, the red-, the             yellow-flowered, etc. Formerly called also {primerole},             {primerolles}.       (b) Any plant of the genus {Primula}.          {Evening primrose}, an erect biennial herb ({Enothera             biennis}), with yellow vespertine flowers, common in the             United States. The name is sometimes extended to other             species of the same genus.          {Primrose peerless}, the two-flowered Narcissus ({N.             biflorus}). [Obs.]
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Primordial \Pri*mor"di*al\, a. [L. primordialis, from primordium       the first beginning; primus first + ordiri to begin a web, to       begin: cf. F. primordial.]       1. First in order; primary; original; of earliest origin; as,             primordial condition. [bd]The primordial facts of our             intelligent nature.[b8] --Sir W. Hamilton.          2. (Geol.) Of or pertaining to the lowest beds of the             Silurian age, corresponding to the Acadian and Potsdam             periods in American geology. It is called also {Cambrian},             and by many geologists is separated from the Silurian.          3. (Biol.) Originally or earliest formed in the growth of an             individual or organ; as, a primordial leaf; a primordial             cell.          {Primordial utricle} (Bot.), the interior lining of a young             vegetable cell.
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Primordial \Pri*mor"di*al\, n.       A first principle or element.
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Primordial \Pri*mor"di*al\, a. [L. primordialis, from primordium       the first beginning; primus first + ordiri to begin a web, to       begin: cf. F. primordial.]       1. First in order; primary; original; of earliest origin; as,             primordial condition. [bd]The primordial facts of our             intelligent nature.[b8] --Sir W. Hamilton.          2. (Geol.) Of or pertaining to the lowest beds of the             Silurian age, corresponding to the Acadian and Potsdam             periods in American geology. It is called also {Cambrian},             and by many geologists is separated from the Silurian.          3. (Biol.) Originally or earliest formed in the growth of an             individual or organ; as, a primordial leaf; a primordial             cell.          {Primordial utricle} (Bot.), the interior lining of a young             vegetable cell.
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Primordialism \Pri*mor"di*al*ism\, n.       Devotion to, or persistence in, conditions of the primordial       state. --H. Spencer.
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Primordially \Pri*mor"di*al*ly\, adv.       At the beginning; under the first order of things;       originally.
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Primordian \Pri*mor"di*an\, n. [L. primordius first of all, fr.       primordium.] (Bot.)       A name given to several kinds of plums; as, red primordian,       amber primordian, etc.
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Primordiate \Pri*mor"di*ate\, a.       Primordial. [R.] --Boyle.
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Primrose \Prim"rose`\, n. [OE. primerole, F. primerole, a       derivative fr. LL. primula, from L. primus first. See       {Prime}, a.] (Bot.)       (a) An early flowering plant of the genus {Primula} ({P.             vulgaris}) closely allied to the cowslip. There are             several varieties, as the white-, the red-, the             yellow-flowered, etc. Formerly called also {primerole},             {primerolles}.       (b) Any plant of the genus {Primula}.          {Evening primrose}, an erect biennial herb ({Enothera             biennis}), with yellow vespertine flowers, common in the             United States. The name is sometimes extended to other             species of the same genus.          {Primrose peerless}, the two-flowered Narcissus ({N.             biflorus}). [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Primrose \Prim"rose`\, a.       Of or pertaining to the primrose; of the color of a primrose;       -- hence, flowery; gay. [bd]The primrose path of       dalliance.[b8] --Shak.
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Primrose League \Prim"rose` League\ (Eng. Politics)       A league of both sexes among the Conservatives, founded in       1883. So called because primrose was (erroneously, it is       said) taken to be the favorite flower of the Conservative       statesman Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Primrose \Prim"rose`\, n. [OE. primerole, F. primerole, a       derivative fr. LL. primula, from L. primus first. See       {Prime}, a.] (Bot.)       (a) An early flowering plant of the genus {Primula} ({P.             vulgaris}) closely allied to the cowslip. There are             several varieties, as the white-, the red-, the             yellow-flowered, etc. Formerly called also {primerole},             {primerolles}.       (b) Any plant of the genus {Primula}.          {Evening primrose}, an erect biennial herb ({Enothera             biennis}), with yellow vespertine flowers, common in the             United States. The name is sometimes extended to other             species of the same genus.          {Primrose peerless}, the two-flowered Narcissus ({N.             biflorus}). [Obs.]
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Promerit \Pro*mer"it\, v. t. [L. promeritus, p. p. of promerere       to deserve; pro before + merere to merit.]       1. To oblige; to confer a favor on. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.          2. To deserve; to procure by merit. [Obs.] --Davenant.
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Promerphological \Pro*mer`pho*log"ic*al\, a. (Biol.)       Relating to promorphology; as, a promorphological conception.
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Promorphologist \Pro`mor*phol"o*gist\, n. (Biol.)       One versed in the science of promorphology.
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Promorphology \Pro`mor*phol"o*gy\, n. [Pref. pro- + morphology.]       (Biol.)       Crystallography of organic forms; -- a division of morphology       created by Haeckel. It is essentially stereometric, and       relates to a mathematical conception of organic forms. See       {Tectology}.
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Pruner \Prun"er\, n.       1. One who prunes, or removes, what is superfluous.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of beetles whose             larv[91] gnaw the branches of trees so as to cause them to             fall, especially the American oak pruner ({Asemum             m[d2]stum}), whose larva eats the pith of oak branches,             and when mature gnaws a circular furrow on the inside             nearly to the bark. When the branches fall each contains a             pupa.
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Pyromorphite \Pyr`o*mor"phite\, n. [G. pyromorphit, from Gr. [?]       fire + [?] form.] (Min.)       Native lead phosphate with lead chloride, occurring in bright       green and brown hexagonal crystals and also massive; -- so       called because a fused globule crystallizes in cooling.
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Pyromorphous \Pyr`o*mor"phous\, a. [Pyro- + -morphous.] (Min.)       Having the property of crystallizing by the agency of fire.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Parmer County, TX (county, FIPS 369)       Location: 34.52818 N, 102.77939 W       Population (1990): 9863 (3685 housing units)       Area: 2283.7 sq km (land), 9.1 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Primera, TX (town, FIPS 59540)       Location: 26.22280 N, 97.75120 W       Population (1990): 2030 (546 housing units)       Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Primrose, AK (CDP, FIPS 64240)       Location: 60.37830 N, 149.32282 W       Population (1990): 63 (38 housing units)       Area: 41.7 sq km (land), 5.8 sq km (water)    Primrose, NE (village, FIPS 40360)       Location: 41.62362 N, 98.23721 W       Population (1990): 69 (42 housing units)       Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 68655
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
primary cache          (L1 cache, level one cache) A small,       fast {cache} memory inside or close to the {CPU} chip.          For example, an {Intel 80486} has an eight-{kilobyte} on-chip       cache, and most {Pentiums} have a 16-KB on-chip level one       cache that consists of an 8-KB {instruction cache} and an 8-KB       {data cache}.          The larger, slower secondary cache is normally connected to       the CPU via its external {bus}.          (1997-06-25)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Primary Domain Controller          (PDC) Each {Windows NT} {domain} has a Primary       Domain Controller and zero or more {Backup Domain       Controllers}.   The PDC holds the {SAM} database and       authenticates access requests from {workstations} and       {servers} in the domain.          (2003-07-16)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
primary key          The {candidate key} selected as being most       important for identifying a body of information (an entity,       object or {record}).          (1997-04-26)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
primary management domain          (PRMD) The component of an {X.400} {electronic       mail address} that gives the organisation name, usually       abbreviated to p= in written addresses.          See also {ADMD}.          (2003-05-15)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Primary Rate Interface          (PRI) A type of {ISDN} connection.   In North America and       Japan, this consists of 24 channels, usually divided into 23 B       channels and 1 D channel, and runs over the same physical       interface as {T1}.   Elsewhere the PRI has 31 user channels,       usually divided into 30 B channels and 1 D channel and is       based on the {E1} interface.          PRI is typically used for connections such as one between a       PBX (private branch exchange, a telephone exchange operated by       the customer of a telephone company) and a CO (central office,       of the telephone company) or IXC (inter exchange carrier, a       long distance telephone company).          (1995-01-18)