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periot

periot noun: a unit of weight, 9,600 of which make a grain.

Noun

periot (plural periots)

  1. (obsolete) A unit of weight, 9,600 of which make a grain.

Forms of periot

pluralperiots

Questions about periot

What does periot mean?
Periot means a unit of weight, 9,600 of which make a grain.
What part of speech is periot?
Periot is a noun.
What is the plural of periot?
The plural of periot is periots.

Words near periot in the dictionary

  1. periostium
  2. periostraca
  3. periostracal
  4. periostracum
  5. periosts
  6. periot
  7. periotic
  8. periotics
  9. periots
  10. perioval
  11. periovarial

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