/ Dictionary / Index P persalt: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: per•salt Pronunciation: (pûr'sôlt"), [key] — n. Chem. (in a series of salts of a given metal or group) the salt in which the metal or group has a high, or the highest apparent, valence. (loosely) the salt of a peroxy acid. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. Pers per se Related Content Daily Word Quiz: apogee Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language