per·sis·tent

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• sis — sis·co·wet; sis·er·ara; sis·kin; sis·se·ton; sis·si·fied; sis·si·ness; sis·sle; sis·sonne; sis·soo; sis·ta·ni; sis·ten; sis·ter·less; sis·ter·li·ness; sis·tern; sis·ter·ship; sis·tren; sis·trum; sis·tru·rus; sis·y·phe·an; sis·y·rin·chi·um;… …   English syllables

• persistent — per·sis·tent tənt adj 1) existing or continuing for a long time: as a) effective in the open for an appreciable time usu. through slow volatilizing <mustard gas is persistent> b) degraded only slowly by the environment <persistent… …   Medical dictionary

• persistent — per|sis|tent Mot Agut Adjectiu invariable …   Diccionari Català-Català

• persistentment — per|sis|tent|ment Mot Agut Adverbi …   Diccionari Català-Català

• persistent — per|sis|tent [pəˈsıstənt US pər ] adj 1.) [usually before noun] continuing to exist or happen, especially for longer than is usual or desirable ▪ persistent rumours ▪ persistent headaches ▪ a persistent problem ▪ persistent rain 2.) continuing to …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• persistent — per|sis|tent <aus gleichbed. lat. persistens, Gen. persistentis, Part. Präs. von persistere, vgl. ↑persistieren> anhaltend, dauernd, hartnäckig (Med., Biol.) …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

• nonpersistent — non·per·sis·tent .nän pər sis tənt, zis adj not persistent: as a) decomposed rapidly by environmental action <nonpersistent insecticides> b) capable of being transmitted by a vector for only a relatively short time <nonpersistent… …   Medical dictionary

• in — in·earth; in·ebri·a·tion; in·ebri·ety; in·ebri·ous; in·edible; in·ed·i·ta; in·edited; in·educabilia; in·educability; in·educable; in·education; in·ef·fa·bil·i·ty; in·ef·face·abil·i·ty; in·effaceable; in·effectuality; in·efficacious;… …   English syllables

• o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

• Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… …   English syllables