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Cost Per Click (CPC): The rate that is paid per click for a Pay Per Click Advertiser.

Periphrasis: Using a wordy phrase to describe something for which one term exists.

Periphery Photography: Technique used to photograph the entire inner or outer surface of a cylinder or tube.

Periquita: Alias name for Castelão Francês grape where grown in the Estremadura region of Portugal. Makes popular, robust red wine.

Periradicular: The area which surrounds a portion of the root of the tooth.

Perishable Commodities: Farm goods that prior to processing cannot be stored for a substantial period of time without excessive loss through deterioration or spoilage. Examples of perishable commodities are fresh f . . . View Full Definition

Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) Of 1930: P.L. 71-325 (June 10, 1930), as amended, regulates the buying and selling of fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables to prevent unfair trading practices and to assure that sellers will be pai . . . View Full Definition

Periphery: 1. The outside or surface of a structure: the portion outside the central region.

Peripheral Vascular Disease: Lack of oxygen supply to the working muscles and tissues of the body, resulting from decreased blood supply.Predominately affects the limbs,the parts of the body furthest away from the heart . . . View Full Definition

Peripety: Another term for peripeteia. See above. The word was particularly common in older English writing.