period-o: (astron., chron.) period: term, portion of time (cf. ciklo, punto); -ala, -oza: periodical; -al-eso, -oz-eso: periodicity. — DEFIRS
periost-o: (anat.) periosteum. — DEFIS
periostit-o: (med.) periostitis. — DEFIS
peripatetik-a, -(ul)o: peripatetic, Aristotelian. (N.B. not fig.). — DEFIRS
peripeci-o: peripetia, sudden turn of fortune, vicissitude; (theat.) denouement. — DEFIRS
peripl-o: (ancient geog.) periplus (a sailing round). Def.: Historiala nomo di ula specala cirkumnavigi, e naraco di li; V-89. — DEFIS
peris-ar: (intr.) to perish: die; be destroyed, ruined; -iva, -ema: perishable. Ex.: Mili di soldati perisis en ta batalio. (fig.) Lua nomo ne povos perisar. Flori perisas. — EFIS
periskop-o: periscope. — DEFIS
peristalt-a: (physiol.) peristaltic. — DEFIS
peristil-o: (arch.) peristyle. — DEFIRS
peritone-o: (anat.) peritoneum. —EFIS
peritonit-o: (med.) peritonitis. — EFIS
perjur-ar: (intr.) to perjure: violate one’s oath, (fig.) to break one’s word. Def.: Violacar promiso facita per juro; V-430. — EFIS
perk-o: (ichth.) perch (genus: Perca). — EFIS
perkal-o: (fabric) percale. — DEFIRS
perkalin-o: (fabric) percaline. — DEFIRS
perkut-ar: (tr., also med.) to percuss; -o: percussion: shock of one body against another; -ilo, instrumento: instrument of percussion; (of guns) hammer, bolt (which sets off the cartridge). Def.: Frapar forte. Ex.: La perkutilo perkutas la amorcilo. La cimbalisto perkutas la cimbali. La mediko exploras per perkutado. — DEFIS
perl-o: pearl; artific-ala, falsa- -o: imitation pearl; vera -o: a real pearl; prizentar perli a porki: (fig.) to cast pearls before swine; -if-anta: pearl-bearing. — DEFIS
perlomatr-a, -o: mother-of-pearl. — DEFIRS
permaloy-o: (2001) permalloy. — DEFIRS
perman-ar: (intr.) to be permanent; -o, -ant-eso: permanence; -anta armeo: standing army. — DEFIRS
perme-ar: (tr.) to permeate, pervade; -ebl-igar: to render (ulo) permeable. Ex.: L’aquo permeas sulo. L’odoro permeas l’aero. — EFIS
permis-ar: (tr.) to permit, allow, give leave to, authorize, give license to; (N.B. This verb is transitive in relation to the thing, but intransitive relative to the person). -o: permission, consent; -o-atesto: written authorization, a permit (cf. konjedo, licenco); -o parola: verbal permission; -ario: one granted a permit; -ez a me: allow me! may I be permitted! Def.: Donar libereso o yuro facar, dicar (ulo ad ulu). Ex.: Ka vu permisas ke me apertas la fenestro— Esas permisata a vu promenar en ca gardeno. — EFIS
permut-ar: (tr.) to transpose, interchange, permute; -ite: vice versa. V. exp.: Permutar esas chanjar l’ordino di plura kozi, qui duras formacar kolekturo. Me chanjas mea vesti kande me desmetas uli e metas altri. Ma me permutas li, kande (sen metar li) me chanjas lia ordino en mea vesteyo. Kande on mixas ludkarti qui restas sempre sama, on facas nur permuti; on chanjas li kande on prenas altra paketo de karti vice l’unesma; VII-204. — EFIS
peron-o: perron, an out-of-door flight of steps; outside stair-case; front-door steps. — EFR
perone-o: (anat.) perone, fibula, small bone of the leg. — EFS
peronospor-o: peronospora: a genus of fungi.
peroracion-o: (rhet.) peroration. Ant.: exordio. Def.: Lasta parto, konkluzo di diskurso. — DEFIS
perpendikl-a: perpendicular. — DEFIRS
peroxid-o: (2001) peroxide. — DEFIRS
peroxidaz-o: peroxidase.
perpetu-a: perpetual, forever; (fig.) for life; -e: everlastingly; -eso: perpetuity; -igar: to perpetuate. Def.: Kontinua, qua ne cesas. Ex.: Perpetua fairo brulis sur la altaro di Vesta. Perpetua movado. Perpetua exilo. — DEFIS
perplex-a: perplexed, puzzled; -eso: perplexity: embarrassment of mind; irresolution. Ex.: Perplexa pro desfacilaji neprevidita. Situeso perplexigiva. V. exp.: Perplexa expresas nociono komplexa, quaze meza inter embarasata e nequieta (kun nuanco di hezito); V-89. — DEFIS
perquizit-ar: (tr.) to make (legal) search, inquiry (pri ulu, ulo); -o: perquisition; search; -o mandato: search-warrant. Def.: (Perquizito) Legala, judiciista serchado; figurale, tre severa ed exakta serchado, generale malvolanta o suspektema; III-392. Ex.: Perquizitar apartamento di persono suspektinda. — DEFIS
