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PERITOMOUS

Definition: PERITOMOUS

PERITOMOUS

Adjective

1. Cleaving in more directions than one, parallel to the axis.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Etymology: Peritomous \Pe*rit"o*mous\, adjective. [Greek expression cut off all around. See Peri-, and Tome.]. (Websters 1913)


Rhyming with "PERITOMOUS"

Words rhyming with "PERITOMOUS" (pronounced 'Pe*rit"o*mous'): Agamous, Aspermous, Athalamous, Athermous, Autogamous, Autonomous, Azymous, Bigamous, Biramous, Blasphemous, Brumous, Flammivomous, Flavicomous, Flexanimous, Floricomous, grumous, gymnospermous, Limous, Lipothymous, Lithodomous, magnanimous, Malacostomous, Medioxumous, Melanocomous, Mixogamous, Monogrammous, Monothalamous, Monotomous, Multanimous, Nomopelmous, Octospermous, Oligospermous, Orthospermous, Orthotomous, Paronymous, Pentaspermous, Phaenogamous, Physostomous, Plagiostomous, Poikilothermous, Polychromous, Polygamous, Polyonomous, Polyonymous, Polyspermous, Polythalamous, Polytomous, Posthumous, Postumous, Prodromous. (additional references)

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Anagrams: PERITOMOUS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: outpromise.

Words within the letters "e-i-m-o-o-p-r-s-t-u"

-1 letter: imposture.

-2 letters: imporous, imposter, impostor, imputers, misroute, moisture, mooriest, motorise, promotes, protiums, roomiest, roupiest, stumpier, timorous.

-3 letters: erotism, impetus, imports, imposer, imprest, imputer, imputes, isotope, moister, mooters, mopiest, mortise, mousier, mustier, oestrum, oosperm, optimes, permits, petrous, piteous, poorest, posture, pouters, poutier, promise, promote, prostie, proteus, protium, reposit, riotous, riposte, roomies, ropiest, semipro, sootier.

 Words containing the letters "e-i-m-o-o-p-r-s-t-u"
 

+1 letter: outpromised, outpromises.

 

+2 letters: mucoproteins.

 

+3 letters: precombustion, thermophilous.

 

+4 letters: microcomputers, multiprocessor, precombustions, recomputations, spermatogonium.

 

+5 letters: computerphobias, enantiomorphous, multiprocessors, overconsumption, pronunciamentos, superimposition, ultramicroscope.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: PERITOMOUS


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

50 45 52 49 54 4F 4D 4F 55 53

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

.--.    .    .-.    ..    -    ---    --    ---    ..-    ...

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010000 01000101 01010010 01001001 01010100 01001111 01001101 01001111 01010101 01010011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#80 &#69 &#82 &#73 &#84 &#79 &#77 &#79 &#85 &#83

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0050 0045 0052 0049 0054 004F 004D 004F 0055 0053

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

50395243544947495553

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Rhymes
3. Anagrams
4. Orthography
5. Bibliography


  

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