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A chloride having five atoms of chlorine in each molecule.

, and very acid berries, -- the sour gum, or common tupelo. See Tupelo. [Written also piperidge and pipperidge.] Pepperidge bush (Bot.), the barberry.

A chloride having a higher proportion of chlorine than any other chloride of the same substance or series.

The outer layer of bark.

The almost inappreciable time which elapses between the systole and the diastole of the heart.

The envelope or coat of certain fungi, such as the puffballs and earthstars.

Chrysolite.

An eruptive rock characterized by the presence of chrysolite (peridot). It also usually contains pyroxene, enstatite, chromite, etc. It is often altered to serpentine.

The space between the columns and the wall of the cella, in a Greek or a Roman temple.

A nitrogenous hydrocarbon base, C13H9N, analogous to phenanthrene and quinoline.

Any butterfly of the genus Pieris and related genera. See Cabbage butterfly, under Cabbage.

The Muses.

Same as Pepperidge.

oily liquid alkaloid, C5H11N, having a hot, peppery, ammoniacal odor. It is related to pyridine, and is obtained by the decomposition of piperine.

A division of Turbellaria; the Dendrocoela.

A natural alloy of platinum and iridium occurring in grayish metallic rounded or cubical grains with platinum.

A double chloride of platinum and some other metal or radical; a salt of platinochloric acid.

A miscellaneous dish of meats. See Olla-podrida.

Any species of Podura or allied genera. -- a.

A chloride containing more than one atom of chlorine in the molecule.