per-

In verbs: denoting the sense "through", as in perforate.

In verbs: denoting the sense "thoroughly", as in perfect.

In verbs: denoting the sense "to destruction", as in pervert.

In adjectives and adverbs: denoting the sense "extremely", as in perfervid.

Forming nouns and adjectives denoting the maximum proportion of one element in a compound, as in peroxide.

Added to the name of an element in a polyatomic ion to denote the number of atoms of that element (usually four).