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The membrane of fibrous connective tissue which closely invests all bones except at the articular surfaces.

Pneumonia. (Obsoles.)

Of or pertaining to peripneumonia.

Same as Peritoneum.

The smooth serous membrane which lines the cavity of the abdomen, or the whole body cavity when there is no diaphragm, and, turning back, surrounds the viscera, forming a closed, or nearly closed, sac. [Written also peritonæum.]

A Grecian legendary hero, son of Jupiter and Danaë, who slew the Gorgon Medusa.

One who indulges in persiflage; a banterer; a quiz. Carlyle.

distillation, and the products include kerosene, benzine, gasoline, paraffin, etc. Petroleum spirit, a volatile liquid obtained in the distillation of crude petroleum at a temperature of 170° Fahr., or below. The term is rather loosely applied to a considerable range of products, including benzine and ligroin. The ter…

One who makes use of petroleum for incendiary purposes.

A tasteless white crystalline substance, extracted from the roots of the sulphurwort (Peucedanum), masterwort (Imperatoria), and other related plants; -- called also imperatorin.

embling camphene, obtained by treating turpentine hydrochloride with lime. [Written also peucyl.]

the art of preparing medicines according to the rules or formulas of pharmacy; as, pharmaceutical preparations. -- Phar`ma*ceu"tic*al*ly, adv. Pharmaceutical chemistry, that department of chemistry which ascertains or regulates the composition of medicinal substances.

The science of preparing medicines.

One skilled in pharmacy; a druggist. See the Note under Apothecary.

A group of invertebrates including the Tunicata and Enteropneusta. -- Pha*ryn`gop*neus"tal, a.

A genus of grasses, including the timothy (Phleum pratense), which is highly valued for hay; cat's-tail grass. Gray.

Pulmonary consumption.

A kind of skull cap of felt.

The modern dialects spoken in the north of Germany, taken collectively; modern Low German. See Low German, under German.

pl. of Pleuron.