Third-person singular simple present indicative form of periodize

present participle of periodize

simple past tense and past participle of periodize

(chemistry) A tabular chart of the chemical elements according to their atomic numbers so that elements with similar properties are in the same group (column).

(inorganic chemistry) HIO₄ or H₅IO₆, the oxyacids of iodine in which iodine has the highest oxidation number; H₅IO₆ is a white crystalline substance (HIO₄ is not stable), and both are strong oxidizing agents.

(mathematics) Any function whose value repeats after the regular addition of a period to its independent variable; i.e., a function ƒ such that, for some positive constant p, ƒ(x + p) = ƒ(x) for all x.

plural of periodic table

Alternative form of periodic comet

(astronomy) A comet which orbits the Sun and which returns to the innermost point of its orbit at known, regular intervals.

(rhetoric) A sentence whose main clause appears at its end.