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- English Word Pepper Definition Figuratively: To shower shot or other missiles, or blows, upon; to pelt; to fill with shot, or cover with bruises or wounds.
- English Word Pepper Definition To fire numerous shots (at).
- English Word Pepper dulse Definition A variety of edible seaweed (Laurencia pinnatifida) distinguished for its pungency.
- English Word Pepperbrand Definition See 1st Bunt.
- English Word Peppercorn Definition A dried berry of the black pepper (Piper nigrum).
- English Word Peppercorn Definition Anything insignificant; a particle.
- English Word Peppered Definition of Pepper
- English Word Pepperer Definition A grocer; -- formerly so called because he sold pepper.
- English Word Peppergrass Definition Any herb of the cruciferous genus Lepidium, especially the garden peppergrass, or garden cress, Lepidium sativum; -- called also pepperwort. All the species have a pungent flavor.
- English Word Peppergrass Definition The common pillwort of Europe (Pilularia globulifera). See Pillwort.
- English Word Pepperidge Definition A North American tree (Nyssa multiflora) with very tough wood, handsome oval polished leaves, and very acid berries, -- the sour gum, or common tupelo. See Tupelo.
- English Word Peppering Definition of Pepper
- English Word Peppering Definition Hot; pungent; peppery.
- English Word Peppermint Definition An aromatic and pungent plant of the genus Mentha (M. piperita), much used in medicine and confectionery.
- English Word Peppermint Definition A volatile oil (oil of peppermint) distilled from the fresh herb; also, a well-known essence or spirit (essence of peppermint) obtained from it.
- English Word Peppermint Definition A lozenge of sugar flavored with peppermint.
- English Word Pepperwort Definition See Peppergrass.
- English Word Peppery Definition Of or pertaining to pepper; having the qualities of pepper; hot; pungent.
- English Word Peppery Definition Fig.: Hot-tempered; passionate; choleric.
- English Word Pepsin Definition An unorganized proteolytic ferment or enzyme contained in the secretory glands of the stomach. In the gastric juice it is united with dilute hydrochloric acid (0.2 per cent, approximately) and the two together constitute the active portion of the digestive fluid. It is the active agent in the gastric juice of all animals.
- English Word Pepsinhydrochloric Definition Same as Peptohydrochloric.
- English Word Pepsinogen Definition The antecedent of the ferment pepsin. A substance contained in the form of granules in the peptic cells of the gastric glands. It is readily convertible into pepsin. Also called propepsin.
- English Word Peptic Definition Relating to digestion; promoting digestion; digestive; as, peptic sauces.
- English Word Peptic Definition Able to digest.
- English Word Peptic Definition Pertaining to pepsin; resembling pepsin in its power of digesting or dissolving albuminous matter; containing or yielding pepsin, or a body of like properties; as, the peptic glands.
- English Word Peptic Definition An agent that promotes digestion.
- English Word Peptic Definition The digestive organs.
- English Word Peptics Definition The science of digestion.
- English Word Peptogen Definition A substance convertible into peptone.
- English Word Peptogenic Definition Same as Peptogenous.