English to English Dictionary

Perpetuity

A state of infinite or unending time.

Persecute

To subject someone to hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of their race, political, or religious beliefs.

Persecution complex

An unfounded, persistent psychological belief or mental state in which an individual believes they are being singled out, harassed, or mistreated by others.

Persimmon

The sweet, edible orange fruit of a tree of the ebony family, which grows in warm regions.

Persistent-motif

A recurring structural pattern or topological feature that remains stable across multiple scales or evolutionary changes in data analysis.

Pervade

To spread through all parts of something; to exist in every part of something.

Pervasive

Spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people, especially of an unwelcome influence or physical effect.

Petrarchan sonnet

A poetic form consisting of fourteen lines divided into an initial octave (rhyming abbaabba) and a concluding sestet (typically rhyming cdecde or cdcdcd).

Phagosome

A vacuole formed around a particle absorbed by phagocytosis in the cytoplasm of a cell.

Phenomenal

Very remarkable; extraordinary.

Philanthropy

The desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by the generous donation of money to good causes.

Phlebotomy

The practice of drawing blood from a vein, especially for diagnostic laboratory testing.