| permanent marker |
a pen or marker containing ink that may adhere to all surfaces, be water-resistant, contain durable dyes or pigments, or possess some combination of these attributes. |
| permanent press |
a wrinkle-resistant fabric, requiring little or no ironing after washing. |
| permanent resident |
a legal status granted to non-citizens of the U.S. who have met certain requirements of the Immigration Service, allowing them to live and work permanently in the U.S. and to enter the country without a visa. |
| permanent tooth |
any of the thirty-two adult human teeth. |
| permanent wave |
artificial waves that are set into the hair by the application of special chemicals, and that last for usu. two or three months; permanent. |
| permanganate |
any of the dark purple salts of permanganic acid that are strong oxidizing agents. |
| permanganic acid |
an unstable acid that is a strong oxidizing agent in aqueous solutions. |
| permeability |
the quality or condition of permitting penetration or diffusion, as by a gas or liquid. |
| permeable |
of a substance, being such that gas or liquid can penetrate or diffuse through it. |
| permeate |
to pass or diffuse through; penetrate. [3 definitions] |
| Permian |
of, relating to, or designating the last geological period of the Paleozoic Era, from approximately 280 million to 220 million years ago, when reptiles became prominent, major mountain ranges such as the Appalachians formed, and great glaciers appeared in the Southern Hemisphere. [2 definitions] |
| permissible |
permitted; allowable. |
| permission |
the act of permitting. [2 definitions] |
| permissive |
allowing much, often excessive, freedom of behavior; lenient. [2 definitions] |
| permit |
to allow the entrance or the presence of. [5 definitions] |
| permutation |
the act, process, or result of change; transformation. [2 definitions] |
| permute |
to change the order of; alter the sequence of. [2 definitions] |
| pernicious |
having a very harmful or fatal effect; injurious, deadly, or destructive. |
| pernicious anemia |
a severe anemia in which red blood cells decrease in number and increase in size that is caused largely by a deficiency of vitamin B12. |
| pernickety |
variant of persnickety. |
| perorate |
to make a long speech or speak bombastically. [2 definitions] |