Defn: To put an end to. [Obs.] Shak.
PERIOD
Pe"ri*od, v. i.
Defn: To come to a period; to conclude. [Obs.] "You may period upon this, that," etc. Felthman.
PERIODATE
Per*i"o*date, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A salt of periodic acid.
PERIODIC
Per`i*od"ic, a. Etym: [Pref. per- + iodic.] (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, the highest oxygen acid (HIO
PERIODIC; PERIODICAL Pe`ri*od"ic, Pe`ri*od"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. periodicus, Gr. périodique.]
1. Of or pertaining to a period or periods, or to division by periods. The periodicaltimes of all the satellites. Sir J. Herschel.
2. Performed in a period, or regular revolution; proceeding in a series of successive circuits; as, the periodical motion of the planets round the sun.