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Pur
noun, verb
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Noun
- 1 Dated form of purr (“low murmuring sound as of a cat”). alt-of, dated
"The first — called by Laennec, from its resemblance to the pur of a cat, the purring tremor — is nearly always indicative of a valvular lesion. The second is caused by the to-and-fro motion of a roughened pericardium."
- 2 Initialism of polyurethane. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 3 any of various polymers containing the urethane radical; a wide variety of synthetic forms are made and used as adhesives or plastics or paints or rubber wordnet
- 4 Initialism of person using radio. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Verb
- 1 Dated form of purr. alt-of, dated
"a. 1828, John Gardiner Calkins Brainard, On Connecticut River And there the wild-cat purs amid her brood."
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