English words: paragravity to paramagnetics

300 English words, part 22 of 213 of the words starting with P, A to Z. 25 have a page of their own.

English words paragravity to paramagnetics

paragravity noun: artificial gravity
paragrele noun: A lightning conductor erected, as in a vineyard, for drawing off the electricity in the atmosphere in order to prevent hailstorms.
paragroup noun: A section of a haplogroup that is not defined by a specific set of markers.
paraguanajuatite noun: A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing bismuth, selenium, and sulfur.
Paraguay proper noun /ˈpæɹəɡwaɪ/: A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Paraguay. Capital and largest city: Asunción.
Paraguay tea noun: maté
Paraguayan adjective, noun /ˈpæɹ.ə.ɡwaɪən/: A person from Paraguay or of Paraguayan descent.
Paraguayanness noun: Quality of being Paraguayan.
paraguayo peach noun: Synonym of flat peach.
paragutta noun: An electrical insulating material made from gutta-percha
paragynous adjective: Incompletely surrounding the oogonial stalk
Parah Adumah noun: red heifer
parahaemophilia noun: Alternative form of parahemophilia.
parahallucination noun: A hallucination caused by damage to the peripheral nervous system.
parahaoma noun: The juice of the haoma plant.
parahaplogroup noun: A paraphyletic haplogroup.
parahaploid adjective: Describing a male diploid organism whose parental genes are inactivated by heterochromatization
parahawk noun: A fictional, hybrid form of snowmobile / paraglider
parahawking noun: An activity that combines paragliding with falconry, and in which birds of prey are trained to fly with paragliders, guiding them to thermals
parahelion noun: Alternative spelling of parhelion.
paraheliotropic adjective: Relating to paraheliotropism.
paraheliotropism noun: Movement of a plant's leaves in order to reduce incident sunlight damage.
parahelium noun: The form of the helium atom in which the spins of the two electrons form a singlet state (a state with zero total spin)
parahemophilia noun: Proaccelerin deficiency.
parahepatic adjective: Next to the liver
paraherquamide noun: Any of a class of mycotoxins obtained from Penicillium simplicissimum
parahexyl noun: A synthetic homologue of tetrahydrocannabinol.
parahilar adjective: Above or behind a hilum
parahippocampal adjective: Surrounding the hippocampus.
parahippocampal gyrus noun: A section of the cerebral cortex that surrounds the hippocampus and which is the lower part of the fornicate gyrus.
parahippocampus noun: A cortical region of grey matter that surrounds the hippocampus.
parahistorian noun: One who writes unconventional or non-mainstream history.
parahistorical adjective: Relating to parahistory.
parahistory noun: The hypothetical study of historical evidence or artifacts obtained through unconventional means, such as time travel.
parahockey noun: A parasport, an adapted version of hockey.
parahopeite noun: A triclinic-pinacoidal colorless mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and zinc.
parahoplitid noun: Any ammonite in the family Parahoplitidae.
parahoric adjective: Describing a form of parabolic Iwahori subgroups.
parahormonal adjective: Of or relating to a parahormone.
parahormone noun: A substance that is a product of ordinary metabolism and not produced for a specific purpose, but acts like a hormone in modifying the activity of some...
parahoxozoan noun: Any marine animal of the superphylum Parahoxozoa
parahuman noun: A human-animal hybrid or chimera.
parahydrogen noun /ˌpæɹəˈhaɪdɹəd͡ʒ(ə)n/: The form of the hydrogen molecule (H₂) in which the two nuclei have antiparallel spin; about 25% of hydrogen at room temperature.
parahydroxybenzene noun: hydroquinone
parahypnagogia noun: A state approaching hypnagogia; a trance-like state similar to falling asleep.
parahypnosis noun: Any of various forms of disordered sleep.
parahypnotic adjective: Relating to parahypnosis.
parahypoglossal adjective: Across the hypoglossus
parai noun: A type of percussion instrument used in the parai attam dance associated with Tamil culture.
Paraíba proper noun /pɑːɹaɪˈiːbə/: A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: João Pessoa.
Paraiba tourmaline noun: A bright, gemstone with blue to green tones.
paraimmunoblast noun: A medium-sized B cell, with a roundish nucleus with open chromatine pattern and a conspicuous, usually centrally located nucleolus; often found in the...
paraimmunoglobulinopathy noun: A form of proteinemia in which immunoglobulins are present throughout the bloodstream
parainesis noun: Alternative form of parenesis.
parainfection noun: A condition resembling an infection but not caused by an infectious agent.
parainfectious adjective: Of or relating to parainfection.
parainfective adjective: Of or relating to parainfection.
parainflammation noun: inflammation as a response to an external stress
parainflammatory adjective: That counters inflammation
parainfluenza noun: Any of a group of single-stranded RNA viruses belonging to the family Paramyxoviridae, which are the second most common cause of lower respiratory tract...
parainfluenzal adjective: Of or relating to parainfluenza.
parainfluenzavirus noun: Any of a group of paramyxoviruses that cause parainfluenza.
parainsular adjective: Near the insula; applied to a subdivision of the brain.
Paraiso proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
parajamesonite noun: An orthorhombic gray mineral containing antimony, iron, lead, and sulfur.
parajournalism noun: The deceptive use of journalistic style and presentation to publish falsehoods.
parajournalist noun: One who takes part in parajournalism.
parajournalistic adjective: Relating to, or engaging in, parajournalism.
parajudicial adjective: Of or relating to non-judicial personnel who assist judges in carrying out their function, such as law clerks.
parajudo noun: A disability-adapted form of judo
parajudoka noun: A practitioner of parajudo.
parajump noun: A jump taken by a parachutist to launch into the air.
parajumper noun: One who performs a parajump.
parajumping noun: The activity of performing parajumps.
parajunctional adjective: On opposite sides of a junction
parajute noun: A parachute made from jute, once used in India for dropping supplies
parakari noun: A traditional Native American alcoholic drink made with fermented cassava.
parakarst noun: A karst landform produced by the solution of noncarbonate rocks.
parakarstic adjective: Of or pertaining to a parakarst.
parakeelya noun: Calandrinia balonensis, a succulent herb of central Australia.
parakeet noun /ˈpaɹəkiːt/: Any of various species of small parrot primarily of tropical regions.
parakeet auk noun: Synonym of parakeet auklet.
parakeet auklet noun: A bird, Aethia psittacula, native to the islands and coast of Alaska.
parakeetitis noun: The excessive admiration of, and tendency to be easily distracted by, the visually appealing components of a board game (especially a Eurogame).
parakeldyshite noun: A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing oxygen, silicon, sodium, and zirconium.
parakeratin noun: An abnormal, pyknotic form of keratin
parakeratinized adjective: Converted to, or modified by the addition of parakeratin
parakeratocytic adjective: Relating to parakeratocytes or to parakeratocytosis
parakeratocytosis noun: Any disease associated with parakeratocytes
parakeratosis noun: Retention of nuclei in the stratum corneum layer of skin.
parakeratotic adjective: Of or pertaining to parakeratosis.
parakhinite noun: A hexagonal-trapezohedral dark green mineral containing copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and tellurium.
parakinesia noun: Synonym of parakinesis.
parakinesis noun: The incorporation of a choreic or involuntary movement into a voluntary one
parakinetic adjective: Relating to parakinesis
parakite noun: A train or series of kites on one string and flying tandem, used for attaining great heights and for sending up instruments for meteorological observations...
parakiting noun: Parasailing.
paraklausithyron noun: Alternative spelling of paraclausithyron.
paralabral adjective: Across a labrum
paralactate noun: sarcolactate
paralactic acid noun: sarcolactic acid
paralacydoniid noun: Any polychaete worm of the family Paralacydoniidae
paralalia noun /ˌpæɹəˈleɪliə/: Disturbance of the faculty of speech.
paralambdacism noun: Inability to pronounce the letter L, lambdacism.
paralaminar adjective: Above or beyond a lamina
paralanguage noun: The non-verbal elements of speech, and to a limited extent of writing, used to modify meaning and convey emotion, such as pitch, volume, and intonation
paralarva noun: The planktonic (moving about with the water current) stage of a young cephalopod just after it has hatched.
paralarval adjective: Relating to paralarva
paralaryngeal adjective: Beyond, or near, the larynx.
paralateral adjective: adjacent to the lateral
paralaterally adverb: In a paralateral manner.
paralaurionite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing chlorine, hydrogen, lead, and oxygen.
paralbumin noun: A protein-like body found in the fluid from ovarian cysts and elsewhere. It is generally associated with a substance related to, if not identical with,...
paraldehyde noun: A cyclic trimer of acetaldehyde once used as an antidepressant.
paralect noun: An idiolect that closely approximates the dominant or most prestigious language form, but differs slightly, reflecting the speaker's original dialect,...
paralectotype noun: Any additional specimen from among a set of syntypes, after a lectotype has been designated from among them.
paralegal noun /ˌpæɹəˈliːɡl̩/: One who assists a lawyer in routine legal work, but who is without qualified status as a solicitor or barrister (England and Wales), attorney (U.S.), or...
paraleipsis noun /ˌpæɹəˈliːpsɪs/: Alternative form of paralipsis.
paraleiptic adjective: Of or relating to paraleipsis.
paralemmin noun: Any of a group of prenylated and palmitoylated phosphoproteins associated with some cell membranes
paralemniscal adjective: Describing a sensory pathway, parallel to the lemniscal pathway, that conducts impulses of touch etc to the region of the cortex.
paralepidid noun: Any barracudina in the family Paralepididae.
paralepsis noun: Alternative spelling of paraleipsis.
paralexia noun: A language disorder in which the words or syllables of a text being read are transposed into meaningless combinations
paralexic adjective: Relating to paralexia
paralexical adjective /pæɹəˈlɛksɪkəl/: Pertaining to, or communicated through, paralexicon (parallel vocabulary, e.g. ritual or secret cant, formal jargon)
paralexicon noun /pæɹəˈlɛksɪkɒn/: A parallel set of vocabulary within a language, e.g. a formal register, ritual language or secret cant, code switching
paralgesia noun: abnormal sensibility or insensibility to pain
paralgesic adjective: Of or relating to paralgesia.
paralian noun: someone who lives by the sea
paralic adjective: Laid down on the landward side of a coast
paralichthyid noun: Any flounder in the family Paralichthyidae.
paralifting noun: An adaptation of the sport of weightlifting for athletes with a physical disability.
paralimbal adjective: Beside or beyond a limbus
paralimbic adjective: Beyond or over a corresponding limbic structure
paralinear adjective: Consisting of the linear combination of different rate equations, each of which may or may not be linear.
paralinearity noun: The state of being paralinear.
paralingual adjective: Relating to paralanguage
paralinguistic adjective /pæɹəlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk/: Of or pertaining to, or communicated through, paralanguage; of or pertaining to paralinguistics.
paralinguistically adverb: In a paralinguistic manner.
paralinguistics noun /pæɹəlɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/: The study of paralanguage.
paralinin noun: The substance composing the nuclear hyaloplasm.
paralious adjective: coastal; native to the coast
paralipomena noun /ˌpæɹəlɪˈpɒmənə/: The different text variants or text witnesses researched when creating a critical edition.
paralipomenon noun /pæɹəlɪˈpɒmɪnɒn/: Either of the Books of Chronicles in the Old Testament.
paralipsis noun /ˌpæ.ɹəˈlɪp.sɪs/: A figure of speech in which one pretends to ignore or omit something by actually mentioning it.
paraliptic adjective /ˌpæ.ɹəˈlɪp.tɪk/: Of or relating to paralipsis.
paralist noun: A para para dancer.
paraliterature noun: Literature not thought of as literary, usually including comics, most genre fiction (such as fantasy and sci-fi), and pulp fiction.
paralithic adjective: Describing a weathered rock that is not soft or loose
paraliturgical adjective: Not part of the official liturgical canon
parallactic adjective: Of or pertaining to parallax
parallactical adjective: Alternative form of parallactic.
parallactically adverb: In a parallactic manner.
parallax noun, verb /ˈpæɹ.əˌlæks/: An apparent shift in the position of two stationary objects relative to each other as viewed by an observer, due to a change in observer position.
parallax motion noun: The apparent motion of a tracking-locked foreground object against a background, when the camera is moving across the environment. (ie. A stationary object...
parallax second noun: A unit of length, used in astronomy, defined as the distance from the Earth of an object that exhibits a parallax of 1 arcsecond. It is approximately equal...
parallel adjective, adverb, noun, verb /ˈpæ.ɹəˌlɛl/: Equally distant from one another at all points.
parallel bars noun: A set of apparatus consisting of two horizontal bars at a small distance apart, upon which acts of swinging and holding and jumping and dips are performed.
parallel circuit noun: An electrical circuit that has two or more components that are connected in parallel.
parallel citation noun: In legal writing, a portion of a citation indicating an additional publication of the document cited.
parallel compression noun: A dynamic range compression technique used in sound recording and mixing, achieved by mixing an unprocessed "dry" or lightly compressed signal with a...
parallel computing noun: A type of computation in which many calculations or processes are carried out simultaneously.
parallel cousin noun: The child of one's father's brother or of one's mother's sister; a cousin related via same-gender siblings rather than opposite-gender ones (the latter...
parallel dead space noun: Synonym of alveolar dead space.
parallel fifths noun: Progressions in which the interval of a perfect fifth is followed by a different perfect fifth between the same two musical parts.
parallel giant slalom noun: A discipline of alpine snowboarding, a variant of giant slalom. A sport where two snowboarders compete head to head on parallel identical giant slalom courses.
parallel gill trama noun: A gill trama that is not divided and whose cells are parallel in a cross section.
parallel immersion noun: A style of education in which students are taught simultaneously in two languages: a "primary" language which is dominant in the given country (in which the...
parallel import noun: A legitimate product imported from another country without the permission of the intellectual property owner.
parallel key noun: A key with the same tonic as another key.
parallel market noun: Synonym of grey market.
parallel motion noun: Any linkage by which circular motion may be changed into motion in a straight line.
parallel palette noun: A palette that is positioned close to, and parallel with, the surface being painted
parallel park verb: To park a vehicle with side parallel to the curb or the side of the road in line with other parked vehicles.
parallel parking noun: The action of parking a vehicle with its side parallel to the curb or the side of the road and facing in the direction of the traffic in the adjacent lane.
parallel play noun, verb: A form of play involving two or more people doing the same play activity in the same location but without paying attention to one another.
parallel port noun: A physical interface capable of transmitting multiple bits of data simultaneously.
parallel postulate noun: An axiom in Euclidean geometry: given a straight line L and a point p not on L, there exists exactly one straight line parallel to L that passes through p;...
parallel processing noun: Alternative form of parallel computing.
parallel ruler noun: A geometrical instrument for drawing parallel lines.
parallel slalom noun: A discipline of alpine skiing, a variant of slalom. A sport where two skiers compete head to head on parallel identical slalom courses.
parallel society noun: An ethnic or religious minority group that organizes itself so as to reduce or minimize contact with the majority society into which it immigrated.
parallel text noun: A text placed alongside its translation or translations. Sometimes called a side-by-side translation.
parallel thinking noun: A thinking process where focus is split in specific directions, aiming to avoid adversarial debates based on proof and disproof.
parallel transport noun: A way of transporting geometrical data along smooth curves in a manifold.
parallel universe noun: A universe that exists separately alongside another universe, as part of a multiverse.
parallel world noun: A reality or world that exists simultaneously with ours, but independent of it.
parallelable adjective: Capable of being paralleled, or equalled.
parallelarity noun: parallelism
parallelepiped noun /ˌpæɹəˌlɛləˈpaɪpɪd/: A solid figure, having six faces, all parallelograms, all opposite faces being similar and parallel.
parallelepipedal adjective: Having the form of a parallelepiped
parallelepipedic adjective: Relating to, or having the form of a parallelepiped
parallelepipedical adjective: Alternative form of parallelepipedic.
paralleler noun: One who or that which parallels something.
parallelinerved adjective: Having the venation arranged in parallel lines of veins
paralleling noun, verb: A process of making or becoming figuratively parallel.
parallelisability noun: Alternative form of parallelizability.
parallelisable adjective: Alternative form of parallelizable.
parallelisation noun: Alternative spelling of parallelization.
parallelise verb: Alternative form of parallelize.
parallelised adjective: Alternative spelling of parallelized.
parallelism noun /ˈpaɹəlɛlɪz(ə)m/: The state or condition of being parallel; agreement in direction, tendency, or character.
parallelist adjective, noun: parallelistic
parallelistic adjective: Of the nature of a parallelism; involving parallelism.
parallelity noun: The condition of being parallel; parallelism.
parallelizability noun: The condition of being parallelizable.
parallelizable adjective: Able to be made parallel.
parallelization noun: The act of making things parallel.
parallelize verb: To make parallel (to each other).
parallelizer noun: A process or algorithm that parallelizes code.
parallelless adjective: Without a parallel or equal; matchless.
parallelly adverb: At the same time.
parallelness noun: The quality of being parallel.
parallelodontid noun: Any clam in the family Parallelodontidae.
parallelodromous adjective: Having parallel veins, as in lilies.
parallelogram noun /ˌpæ.ɹəˈlɛl.əˌɡɹæm/: A convex quadrilateral in which each pair of opposite edges are parallel and of equal length.
parallelogram of forces noun: A parallelogram, two adjacent sides of which are vectors having the same initial point and representing two forces acting simultaneously upon this point,...
parallelogramic adjective: Having the form or properties of a parallelogram
parallelogramical adjective: parallelogramic
parallelogrammatic adjective: Having the shape of a parallelogram
parallelogrammatical adjective: Alternative form of parallelogrammical.
parallelogrammatically adverb: In a parallelogrammatic manner.
parallelogrammic adjective: Alternative form of parallelogramic.
parallelogrammical adjective: Having the properties of a parallelogram.
parallelohedral adjective: Relating to a parallelohedron.
parallelohedron noun: A polyhedron that can tessellate three-dimensional spaces with face-to-face contacts via translations.
parallelomania noun: Excessive enthusiasm for finding similarities between texts.
parallelometer noun: A tool used in dental laboratories to survey models, design prostheses, and assemble attachments accurately.
parallelophobia noun: A reluctance to find similarities between texts.
parallelopiped noun: Alternative form of parallelepiped.
parallelopipedon noun: A parallelopiped.
parallelotope noun: A generalization of parallelogram and parallelepiped into a figure of arbitrary dimensionality.
parallelwise adjective, adverb: parallel
parallettes noun /ˈpæɹələt͡s/: A portabilized set of parallel bars consisting of two horizontal bars to be made to stand apart by the user, upon which callisthenic exercises are performed.
paralligatorid noun: Any extinct neosuchian crocodyliform in the family Paralligatoridae
paralog noun: either of a pair of genes that derive from the same ancestral gene
paralogia noun: delirium
paralogic adjective: Relating to paralogism.
paralogical adjective: Of or pertaining to paralogism
paralogically adverb: In a paralogical manner.
paralogician noun: A person who uses paralogy
paralogics noun: The study of paralogic rhetoric; the study of understanding language by successive approximation.
paralogise verb: Alternative form of paralogize.
paralogism noun /pəˈɹaləd͡ʒɪzəm/: A fallacious argument or illogical conclusion, especially one committed by mistake, or believed by the speaker to be logical.
paralogist noun: One who makes fallacious arguments or draws illogical conclusions.
paralogistic adjective: Relating to paralogy; fallacious
paralogize verb: To reason falsely; to make a paralogism
paralogon noun: A set of paralogous chromosomal regions, derived from a common ancestral region
paralogous adjective /pəˈræl.ə.ɡəs/: (of multiple genes at different chromosomal locations in the same organism) Having a similar structure indicating divergence from a common ancestral gene
paralogously adverb: In a paralogous manner
paralogue noun: A pair of genes that derives from the same ancestral gene and now reside at different locations within the same genome.
paralogy noun: Paralogism
paraloph noun: A crest attaching the paracone to the protocone or the median mure.
paralophid noun: Synonym of paracristid.
paralophule noun: A small crest attached to the back side of the paracone.
paralstonite noun: A trigonal-trapezohedral mineral containing barium, calcium, carbon, and oxygen.
paralumbar adjective: Located next to the lumbar region
Paralympiad noun /ˌpæɹəˈlɪmpiæd/: An occurrence of the Paralympic Games.
Paralympian adjective, noun /ˌpæ.ɹəˈlɪm.pɪ.ən/: One who competes in the Paralympic Games.
paralympic adjective /ˌpæɹəˈlɪmpɪk/: Pertaining to the Paralympic Games.
Paralympic Agitos noun: A symbol consisting of three colored agitos, in red, blue and green – the three colours that are most widely represented in national flags around the world.
Paralympics proper noun: Synonym of Paralympic Games (“an international sports competition participated in by sportspeople with physical disabilities, which is held every four years...
paralysable adjective: Able to be paralysed.
paralysant adjective, noun /ˈpæɹəlaɪzənt/: Causing paralysis.
paralysation noun: paralysis.
paralyse verb: British standard spelling of paralyze.
paralysed adjective, verb: Alternative spelling of paralyzed
paralysedly adverb: In a paralysed manner
paralyser noun: That which paralyses.
paralysing adjective, verb: Alternative spelling of paralyzing.
paralysingly adverb: Alternative spelling of paralyzingly.
paralysis noun /pəˈɹæləsəs/: The complete loss of voluntary control of part of a living body, such as one or more limbs.
paralysis agitans noun: Parkinson's disease.
paralysis by analysis noun: Alternative form of analysis paralysis.
paralysis tick noun: Synonym of Australian paralysis tick.
paralytic adjective, noun /ˌpæɹəˈlɪtɪk/: Someone suffering from paralysis.
paralytic abasia noun /ˌpæ.ɹəˈlɪt.ɪk əˈbeɪ.ʒi.ə/: Inability to walk due to paralysis of leg muscles.
paralytic dementia noun: Synonym of general paresis of the insane.
paralytical adjective: Of or pertaining to paralysis.
paralytically adverb: In a paralytic manner.
paralyzable adjective: for which each event happening during the previous event's deadtime restarts the deadtime while remaining uncounted
paralyzant noun: Alternative form of paralysant.
paralyzation noun: Alternative form of paralysation.
paralyze verb /ˈpæɹəlaɪz/: To afflict with paralysis.
paralyzed adjective, verb: Partly or wholly incapable of movement; disabled.
paralyzedly adverb: In a state of paralysis.
paralyzer noun: One who or that which paralyzes
paralyzing adjective, verb: That paralyzes.
paralyzingly adverb: In a paralyzing manner.
param noun: Abbreviation of parameter.
paramaatma noun: The eternal divine or cosmic soul.
paramacellodid noun: Any extinct scincomorph lizard of the family Paramacellodidae
paramacular adjective: Near or alongside the macula
paramagnet noun: Any paramagnetic material
paramagnetic adjective: Exhibiting paramagnetism.
paramagnetic resonance noun: Synonym of electron spin resonance.
paramagnetically adverb: In a paramagnetic way.
paramagneticlike adjective: Having some characteristics of a paramagnetic material
paramagnetics noun: The science and technology of paramagnetism and of paramagnetic materials

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under P: 63,631 words, in 213 parts.