per centum
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of per centum
1555–65; < Latin: literally, by the hundred
Example Sentences
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This numerical equivalence results from the definition of the “percentage” unit, whose name is derived from the Latin phrase per centum meaning “by the hundred.”
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
Coins should be boiled, and paper money should be dipped in the 10 per centum carbolic acid solution and dried at a stove.
From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by Austin ?Malley
With the expectant treatment, in convulsive cases, about 28 per centum of the women die, although a use of aconite in these cases may better the prognosis.
From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by Austin ?Malley
The bichloride will spoil gilt picture-frames, therefore use a 10 per centum solution of pure carbolic acid on these and all other metallic surfaces.
From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by Austin ?Malley
If there is no operation 17 per centum of the cases result in abortion and the loss of the child, as Remy found from a consideration of 321 cases.
From Essays In Pastoral Medicine by Austin ?Malley
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