Phrase Hound found 14 phrases and 7 compound words that contain persistent. The most common are listed below. Open persistent in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 14
- persistent organic pollutantAn organic compound, predominantly synthetic, that is resistant to environmental degradation through chemical, biological, and photolytic processes, and that is often associated with health risks.
- persistent cookieA small data file that a website saves on a user's device and which remains there even after the browser is closed, lasting until an expiration date or until the user manually deletes it.
- persistent organic pollutantsplural of persistent organic pollutant: An organic compound, predominantly synthetic, that is resistant to environmental degradation through chemical, biological, and photolytic processes, and that is often associated with health risks.
- persistent depressive disorderSynonym of dysthymia: A tendency to be depressed, without hope.
- persistent vegetative stateA condition of patients with severe brain damage in whom coma has progressed to a state of wakefulness without awareness.
- persistent cloacaA cloaca formed by the abnormal fusion of the rectum, vagina, and urinary tract.
- persistent sexual arousal syndromeSynonym of persistent genital arousal disorder: A spontaneous, persistent, and uncontrollable genital arousal, with or without orgasm or genital engorgement, unrelated to any feelings of sexual desire.
- persistent truncus arteriosusA congenital cardiac defect characterised by the failure of division of the embryological structure of truncus arteriosus.
- persistent adrenarche syndromeA cutaneous condition seen typically in thin young women who report great physical and psychological stress.
- null persistentpersistent with infinite expected return time.
- non-null persistentpersistent with finite expected return time.
- persistent cookiesplural of persistent cookie: A small data file that a website saves on a user's device and which remains there even after the browser is closed, lasting until an expiration date or until the user manually deletes it.
- persistent cross-site scriptingA cross-site scripting attack where the malicious script is a permanent part of a web page.
- persistent vegetative statesplural of persistent vegetative state: A condition of patients with severe brain damage in whom coma has progressed to a state of wakefulness without awareness.
Compound words 7
- superpersistentExtraordinarily persistent.
- semipersistentSomewhat persistent, but not permanent.
- antipersistentDescribing a stochastic process that has a negative correlation between its increments.
- biopersistentTending to remain inside a biological organism, rather than being expelled or broken down.
- hyperpersistentvery persistent
- impersistentNot persistent; fleeting
- nonpersistentNot persistent.