pestiferous
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
～ tending to corrupt or pervert
pestiferous
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
～ causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"
pestilence
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ any epidemic disease with a high death rate
pestilence
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of; "racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation"; "according to him, I was the canker in their midst"
pestilence
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
pestilent
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
～ likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease; "a pestilential malignancy in the air"- Jonathan Swift; "plaguey fevers"
pestilent
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
～ exceedingly harmful
pestilential
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
～ likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease; "a pestilential malignancy in the air"- Jonathan Swift; "plaguey fevers"
pestis bubonica
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ the most common form of the plague in humans; characterized by chills, prostration, delirium and the formation of buboes in the armpits and groin; does not spread from person to person
pestis ambulans
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a mild form of bubonic plague
pestis
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
pestle
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone
pestle
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar
pestle
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
pestle
— Udsagnsord
– Engelsk
～ grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar; "pestle the garlic"
pesto
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a sauce typically served with pasta; contains crushed basil leaves and garlic and pine nuts and Parmesan cheese in olive oil
pet name
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ a name of endearment (especially one using a diminutive suffix); "`Billy' is a hypocorism for `William'"
pet-food
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ food prepared for animal pets
PET
— Navneord
– Engelsk
～ using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain)