English words: paramagnetism to parapenting

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English words paramagnetism to parapenting

paramagnetism noun /ˌpæ.ɹəˈmæɡ.nə.tɪ.zəm/: The tendency of magnetic dipoles to align with an external magnetic field; materials that exhibit this tendency become temporary magnets.
paramagnetoelectric adjective: Describing the effect of an electric field on paramagnetic materials
paramagnon noun: Damped magnons existing in a disordered magnetic state.
paramahamsa noun: A Hindu spiritual teacher who has become enlightened.
paramahansa noun: Alternative form of paramahamsa.
paramaleate noun: Any salt or ester of paramaleic acid.
paramaleic acid noun: fumaric acid
paramalic acid noun: An organic acid metameric with malic acid.
paramalignant adjective: Beside a malignancy
paramania noun: An uncontrollable urge to complain.
paramaniac noun: a person suffering from paramania.
Paramaribo proper noun /pɑɹəˈmɑːɹɪbəʊ/: The capital city of Suriname.
paramasticatory adjective: Other than masticatory (that does not involve just chewing)
paramastoid adjective, noun: Situated beside, or near, the mastoid portion of the temporal bone; paroccipital.
paramastoid process noun: A small bony projection located on the temporal bone of the skull, near the mastoid process.
paramatta noun: A light fabric of cotton and worsted, resembling bombazine or merino.
paramaxillary adjective: Beside or beyond the maxilla
paramecial adjective: Relating to a paramecium.
paramecium noun /ˌpæ.ɹəˈmiː.si.əm/: An oval-shaped protozoan organism of the genus Paramecium.
paramed noun: A paramedic.
paramedial adjective: Near or next to the middle.
paramedially adverb: In a paramedial manner
paramedian adjective: to one side of the median position
paramedic noun /ˌpæɹəˈmɛdɪk/: A person trained to medically stabilize people through various interventions for victims of trauma or medical events outside of a hospital setting and...
paramedical adjective, noun: Of or relating to the provision of emergency medical treatment
paramedicalization noun: the trend of people setting more and more value on alternative medicine and different beliefs about wealth and health, which are not authorized by the...
paramedically adverb: In a paramedical manner or context.
paramedicine noun: That field of medicine practiced by paramedics.
paramegistid noun: Any mite in the family Paramegistidae.
paramelaconite noun: A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal black mineral containing copper and oxygen.
paramelitid noun: Any amphipod in the family Paramelitidae.
paramembranous adjective: Beyond a membrane
paramendozavilite noun: A monoclinic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, molybdenum, oxygen, phosphorus, and sodium.
paramenia noun: disordered menstruation
parameningeal adjective: Across the meninges
parameniscal adjective: Across or through the meniscus (of the knee)
paramenstrual adjective: Just before, and just after menstruation
paramenstruum noun: The days immediately before and after menstruation
parament noun /ˈpaɹəmənt/: A type of elaborate robe especially as worn by someone in power or a religious official.
paramenta noun: paraments
parameral adjective: Relating to a paramere
paramere noun: One of the symmetrical halves of any one of the radii, or spheromeres, of a radiate animal, such as a starfish
parameric adjective: Relating to a paramere.
paramesangial adjective: Relating to a paramesangium
paramese noun: In Ancient Greek musical theory, the lowest-pitched fixed note in the farther tetrachord on a lyre, always pitched a perfect fourth below the nete, with two...
paramesial adjective: Near, or across the median line
paramesocolic adjective: Located next to the mesocolon
paramesonephric adjective: Near the mesonephros.
paramesonephric duct noun: Synonym of Müllerian duct.
paramesonephrotic adjective: Synonym of paramesonephric.
parameter noun /pəˈɹæm.ɪ.tə/: A value kept constant during an experiment, equation, calculation, or similar, but varied over other versions of the experiment, equation, calculation, etc.
parameterisable adjective: Non-Oxford British English form of parameterizable.
parameterisation noun: Alternative spelling of parametrisation.
parameterise verb: Alternative form of parametrise.
parameterizable adjective: Alternative form of parametrizable.
parameterization noun: The representation of physical characteristics or properties by parameters rather than as sui generis instances; usually and especially
parameterize verb /pəˈɹæm.ɪ.təɹ.aɪz/: To describe in terms of parameters.
parameterized adjective, verb: Alternative form of parametrized.
parameterless adjective /pəˈɹæmətɚləs/: Taking no parameters; having zero arity.
paramethadione noun: An oxazolidinedione anticonvulsant.
paramethasone noun: A fluorinated glucocorticoid.
parametral adjective: Synonym of parametric.
parametrectomy noun: Removal of the all or part of the parametrium
parametrial adjective: Of or pertaining to the parametrium
parametric adjective, noun /pæɹ.əˈmɛt.ɹɪk/: Of, relating to, or defined using parameters. In mathematics, this typically means related to parametrization / parametric equation.
parametric amplifier noun: a sensitive, low-noise amplifier of high-frequency or microwave radio waves that uses an inductor or capacitor whose reactance varies periodically at a...
parametric array noun: An array of sound sources or receivers formed by variation of appropriate parameters of the propagating medium, typically the local speed of sound.
parametric equation noun: A set of equations that defines the coordinates of the dependent variables (x, y and z) of a curve or surface in terms of one or more independent variables...
parametric polymorphism noun: A way to make a computer language more expressive, while maintaining full static type safety, by allowing a function or a data type to be written...
parametrical adjective: parametric
parametricality noun: Synonym of parametricity (which is the more common term for the concept)
parametrically adverb: In a parametric manner
parametricism noun /pæɹəˈmɛtɹɪsɪzm̩/: An avant-garde, computer-aided style of architecture and urban planning in which (the functions of) spaces are considered parametrically variable (dynamic)...
parametricity noun: The quality or state of being parametric: parametric nature (of a design or concept), whether through parameterization applied retroactively or as an...
parametrisable adjective: Alternative form of parametrizable.
parametrisation noun: Alternative spelling of parametrization.
parametrise verb: To describe in terms of parameters.
parametritic adjective: Of or relating to parametritis.
parametritis noun: Inflammation of the parametrium (cellular tissue near the uterus).
parametrium noun: All the connective tissue of the female pelvic floor.
parametrix noun: An approximation to a fundamental solution of a partial differential equation, and is essentially an approximate inverse to a differential operator.
parametrizable adjective: That can be parametrized
parametrization noun: The act or result of parametrizing: alternative form of parameterization.
parametrize verb: Alternative form of parameterize.
parametrized adjective, verb: Furnished with, or described in terms of, parameters; using parametrization, or having had it applied.
parametron noun: A type of resonant logic element that may be used to represent a binary digit.
paramhansa noun: Alternative form of paramahamsa.
paramilitant adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to a paramilitary.
paramilitarily adverb: In a paramilitary manner.
paramilitarism noun: The use of a paramilitary force.
paramilitarist noun: A supporter of paramilitarism.
paramilitaristic adjective: Of or resembling a paramilitary.
paramilitarization noun: The process of changing to a paramilitary system.
paramilitarize verb: To change to a paramilitary system.
paramilitary adjective, noun /ˌpæɹəˈmɪlɪˌtɹi/: A group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion, but which do not represent the formal forces of a sovereign power.
paraminophenol noun: An organic compound with the chemical formula H₂NC₆H₄OH, used as a developer for black-and-white film.
paramiographer noun: A collector or writer of proverbs.
paramita noun: perfection or culmination of certain virtues
paramitome noun: Synonym of cytosol.
paramnesia noun: An inability to distinguish between real memories and dreams or fantasies
paramnesic adjective: Relating to paramnesia
paramo noun: A treeless grassland ecosystem covering extensive high areas of equatorial mountains, especially in South America.
paramodulant noun: A clause resulting from paramodulation.
paramodular adjective: Pertaining to a pair (a, b) of set functions where a is supermodular, b is submodular, and they always satisfy the cross-inequality b(X) - a(Y) > b(X-Y)...
paramodulation noun: A technique for reasoning on sets of clauses where the predicate symbol is equality.
paramoecium noun: Alternative spelling of paramecium.
paramoid adjective: Resembling or characteristic of the paramo.
paramolybdate noun: heptamolybdate
paramontroseite noun: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal black mineral containing oxygen and vanadium.
Paramor proper noun: A surname.
Paramore proper noun: A surname.
paramorph noun: A kind of pseudomorph in which paramorphism occurs (involving a change of physical characteristics without alteration of chemical composition, as in the...
paramorphic adjective /pɛɹəˈmɔɹfɪk/: Of, relating to, or produced by paramorphism.
paramorphine noun: A poisonous alkaloid, also known as thebaine, obtained from opium; not used in medicine; but used as a precursor for the manufacture of some medicines.
paramorphism noun: A change in the physical structure of a mineral without any chemical change.
paramorphosis noun: paramorphism
paramorphous adjective: Synonym of paramorphic.
paramosol noun: A kind of soil found in mountain meadow environments.
paramosque noun: A Muslim organization that engages in social welfare.
paramotor noun: A steerable parachute powered by a propeller attached to the pilot's back
paramotoring noun: flying a paramotor
paramoudra noun: A large flint, typically occurring upright in chalk strata
paramouncy noun /ˈpærəˌmaʊnsɪ/: Alternative form of paramountcy
paramount adjective, noun /ˈpæɹəmaʊnt/: Highest, supreme; also, chief, leading, pre-eminent.
paramount chief noun: In England, the highest-ranking leader in a chiefdom.
paramount title noun: A claim to the title of a property, which is superior and stronger in comparison to all other claims.
paramountcy noun /ˈpaɹəmaʊn(t)si/: The condition or fact of being paramount; precedence, supremacy; (countable) an instance of this.
paramountly adverb: In a paramount manner.
paramountness noun: The quality of being paramount.
paramountship noun: The state of being a paramount or chief; supremacy.
paramour adverb, noun, verb /ˈpæɹəmʊə/: A person who is the object of one's love, especially in an affair or romance; a lover; also, a sexual partner.
parampara noun: A particular guru's lineage.
paramphistome noun: Any parasitic flatworm of the genus Paramphistomum
paramphistomosis noun: A trematodiasis in which the infectious agent is a paramphistome
paramukta noun: jivanmukta
paramukti noun: Alternative form of paramukta.
paramural adjective: Attached to a cell wall
Paramus proper noun: A borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.
paramuscular adjective: Across or through a muscle
paramutability noun: The condition of being paramutable
paramutable adjective: Able to undergo paramutation
paramutagenic adjective: Relating to, or causing paramutation
paramutagenicity noun: The condition of being paramutagenic
paramutant noun: An organism that has a paramutation
paramutate verb: To undergo paramutation
paramutated adjective, verb: Modified by paramutation
paramutation noun: A mutation in which a heritable change in one allele is induced by another in the same locus
paramyl noun: paramylon
paramylene noun: decene
paramylon noun: A carbohydrate similar to starch, synthesized along with starch by the chloroplasts found in Euglena.
paramylum noun: paramylon
paramyoclonus noun: An inherited form of myoclonus
paramyosin noun: A muscle protein, similar to myosin, present in some invertebrates.
paramyotonia noun: A form of myotonia that worsens with exercise.
paramythiid noun: Any member of the Paramythiidae.
paramyxoviral adjective: Pertaining to a paramyxovirus
paramyxovirus noun: Any member of the Paramyxoviridae family of negative-sense single-stranded RNA viruses responsible for a number of human and animal diseases.
paran noun: A latitude where, at some longitude at a given moment in time, two celestial bodies (or mathematical points, or any such bodies'/points' projections onto...
paranœa noun /ˌpæɹəˈniːə/: Dated form of paranoia.
paranæsthesia noun: Dated spelling of paranaesthesia.
Paraná proper noun /ˌpæ.ɹəˈnɑː/: A river in central and southern South America.
Parana pine noun: A South American pine-like conifer with edible nuts and valuable wood, Araucaria angustifolia
paranaesthesia noun: Alternative spelling of paranesthesia.
paranagana noun: Synonym of Gambia fever.
paranal adjective: near the anus
paranaphthalene noun: anthracene
Parañaque proper noun /pɐ.ɾɐˈɲa.kɛ/: An independent city in Metro Manila, Philippines.
paranasal adjective: Of or relating to the paranasal sinuses, a group of four paired air-filled spaces that surround the nasal cavity.
paranasal sinus noun: Any of a number of air-filled spaces, or sinuses, within the bones of the skull and face.
paranasopharyngeal adjective: Across or through a nasopharyngeal region
paranatal adjective: Near the time of birth
paranatellon noun: A star or constellation that rises (above the horizon) at the same time as another.
paranational adjective: Operating alongside or parallel to the nations.
paranatisite noun: An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing oxygen, silicon, sodium, and titanium.
paranatrolite noun: A monoclinic-domatic mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.
paranatural adjective, noun: Above or beyond nature.
paranda noun: A decoration for a braid tassel.
parandero noun: A barfly; one who is routinely drunk and dissolute.
parandja noun: Alternative form of paranja (“robe with a veil”).
paranema noun: paraphysis of an alga
paranematal adjective: Relating to a paranema
paranematic adjective: Describing the production of nematic order in a liquid crystal under the influence of an applied magnetic field
paranemic adjective: Formed from two helices coiled side-by-side in such a way that they can be separated
paranemically adverb: In a paranemic manner
paraneoplasia noun: A paraneoplastic syndrome.
paraneoplastic adjective: associated with, but only indirectly related to, a tumor, as for example the endocrine or immunologic effects rather than the mass effect.
paraneoplastically adverb: In a paraneoplastic manner.
paraneopteran noun: Any insect of the superorder Paraneoptera.
paranephric adjective /ˌpærəˈnɛfrɪk/: Located close to the kidney.
paranephritis noun: inflammation of the tissues surrounding the kidneys
paranesthesia noun: anesthesia of both sides of the lower half of the body
paranete noun: In Ancient Greek musical theory, the higher-pitched of the two movable notes in the farther tetrachord on a lyre, pitched higher than the trite and lower...
paraneural adjective: Alongside a nerve
paraneuron noun: An epithelial cell, in taste buds, that can secrete a neurotransmitter but does not have dendrites or an axon
paraneuronal adjective: Besides a neuron
paranews noun: Incorrect or dubious news.
parang noun, verb /ˈpɑɹɑːŋ/: A short, heavy, straight-edged knife used in Malaysia and Indonesia as a tool and weapon.
paranghi noun: Alternative form of parangi.
parangi noun: The tropical disease yaws.
paranigral adjective: Over or beyond the substantia nigra
Paranilotic adjective: Of or relating to a subgroup of the Nilotic languages, comprising those of the east and south, thought to be a mixture of (Western) Nilotic and Hamitic...
paranitraniline red noun: The first azo dye discovered (in 1880), which dyes cellulose fabrics a brilliant red but is not very fast.
paranitroaniline noun: An organic compound with chemical formula C₆H₆N₂O₂: a yellow solid that is an intermediate in the production of dyes, pharmaceuticals, gasoline, etc.
paranitrotoluene noun: An organic compound with the formula CH₃C₆H₄NO₂.
paranja noun: A robe with a veil once worn by some Muslim women.
paranji noun: Alternative form of paranja (“robe with a veil”).
paranodal adjective: Relating to a paranode
paranodally adverb: In a paranodal manner
paranode noun: The edge of the node of Ranvier of a myelinated axon (between the node and the juxtaparanode).
paranodin noun: A transmembrane neuronal glycoprotein that has a role in cell adhesion
paranodular adjective: Near a nodule
paranoeic adjective, noun: Alternative form of paranœic.
paranoia noun /ˌpæɹ.əˈnɔɪ.ə/: A psychotic disorder, now called delusional disorder, often (in one of six subtypes) characterized by delusions of persecution and a perceived threat...
paranoiac adjective, noun /ˌpæɹəˈnɔɪæk/: Pertaining to, or exhibiting, paranoia.
paranoiac-critical adjective: Of or relating to the Dalian surrealist technique of inducing a paranoid state in one's own mind in order to deconstruct the psychological concept of...
paranoiacally adverb: In a paranoiac way.
paranoialike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of paranoia.
paranoic adjective, noun: Alternative form of paranoiac.
paranoically adverb: Alternative form of paranoiacally.
paranoid adjective, noun /ˈpæɹ.əˌnɔɪd/: Of, related to, or suffering from clinical paranoia.
paranoid personality disorder noun: A mental disorder characterized by paranoia and a pervasive, long-standing suspiciousness and generalized mistrust of others.
paranoid personality disordered adjective: Having paranoid personality disorder.
paranoid schizophrenia noun: A form of schizophrenia that is accompanied by delusions, either of persecution, grandeur or jealousy.
paranoid schizophrenic adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to paranoid schizophrenia.
paranoidal adjective: paranoid
paranoidally adverb: paranoidly
paranoidism noun: Synonym of paranoia (“delusional disorder”).
paranoidly adverb: In a paranoid manner.
paranoidness noun: The quality or condition of being paranoid.
paranome noun: The complete set of paralogous genes in a genome.
paranomia noun: Verbal paraphasia, an aspect of aphasia, where the patient speaks a word different from the one they intended to say.
paranordic noun: Alternative form of para-nordic.
paranordic skiing noun: Alternative form of para nordic skiing.
paranormal adjective, noun: Of events, experiences, or phenomenona, that cannot be explained by current scientific understanding or natural laws.
paranormal romance noun: A subgenre of romance literature and speculative fiction involving paranormal elements, such as vampires, werewolves, ghosts, or time travel.
paranormalism noun: The paranormal generally.
paranormalist noun: A person with an interest in the paranormal.
paranormality noun: The quality of being paranormal.
paranormally adverb: In a paranormal way.
paranormalness noun: The quality of condition of being paranormal.
paranotal adjective: Relating to paranota
paranotum noun: A lateral expansion of the dorsal part of the thorax of some insects
parantha noun: Alternative form of paratha.
paranthelion noun: A diffuse whitish image of the Sun, having the same altitude, at an angular distance of about 120° due to reflection from atmospheric ice-prisms.
paranthracene noun: An inert isomeric modification of anthracene.
paranthropine noun: Any extinct hominid of the genus †Paranthropus
paranuchal adjective, noun: parallel to the nuchal
paranuclear adjective: Not currently having nuclear weapons, but having the capacity or infrastructure to build them in a short period of time.
paranucleate adjective: Near and outside of the nucleus.
paranucleolar adjective: Relating to the paranucleolus.
paranucleolus noun: A small condensed mass of the inactivated X-chromosome usually located just inside the nuclear membrane of the interphase nucleus
paranucleus noun: An accessory nucleus; a smaller body in the cell resembling the nucleus.
paranumismatica noun: exonumia
paranursing noun: Services provided by an assistant to a nurse, such as catering and clerical work, allowing the nurse to focus on the medical aspects.
paranut noun: Alternative form of Pará nut.
paranym noun /ˈpæɹənɪm/: A euphemistic synonym.
paranymph noun /ˈpaɹəˌnɪmf/: A friend of the bridegroom; a best man; a bridesmaid.
paranymphal adjective: Relating to a paranymph.
paranzella noun: A deep, finely meshed conical net with long narrow wings, held open by cork floats and lead sinkers.
parao noun /ˈpaː.ɾaʊ̯/: A sailing vessel found in the waters of the Philippines, similar to a proa.
paraoccipital adjective, noun: Alternative form of paroccipital.
paraoccipital process noun: paramastoid process
paraoccupational adjective: Indirectly associated with a particular occupation
paraoesophageal adjective: Alternative form of paraesophageal.
paraolivary adjective: Beyond the olivary body
paraonid noun: Any polychaete of the family Paraonidae
paraoperative adjective: Relating to equipment and accessories for an operation.
paraophthalmic adjective: Above the eyes
paraoptometric noun: A person who assists an optometrist
paraorbital adjective: Beyond the orbit of the eye
paraorganizational adjective: Of or pertaining to structures or activities that are not formally part of an organization, but are closely associated with it or operate in parallel to it.
paraortygid noun: A bird from the extinct Paraortygidae family.
paraotwayite noun: A monoclinic-domatic emerald green mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, nickel, oxygen, and sulfur.
paraovarian adjective: In proximity to the ovary
paraoviductal adjective: Adjacent to, or above an oviduct
paraoxon noun: An organophosphorus insecticide, [Diethyl (4-nitrophenyl) phosphate].
paraoxonase noun: Any of a group of enzymes that act as antioxidants
paraoxysmal adjective: Alternative form of paroxysmal.
parapagurid noun: Any of the family Parapaguridae crab-like crustaceans.
parapancreatic adjective: Located close to the pancreas.
parapapillary adjective: Relating to a papilla and surrounding region
parapara noun: The tree Pisonia brunoniana.
Paraparaumu proper noun /paɹəˈpaɹəˈuːmuː/: A town in Kapiti Coast district, Wellington region, New Zealand.
paraparesis noun: Weakness of both legs, resulting from disease of the nervous system.
paraparetic adjective: Exhibiting or relating to paraparesis.
paraparticle noun: The equivalent of a particle in any of several parastatistics
parapatellar adjective: Located next to the patella
parapatric adjective, noun: Whose ranges do not significantly overlap but are immediately adjacent to each other; they only occur together in the narrow contact zone, if at all.
parapatrically adverb: Of the ranges of organisms, in a parapatric manner; in a manner that is adjacent, but not significantly overlapping.
parapatry noun: The state or condition of being parapatric.
parapectic acid noun: Synonym of parapectin.
parapectin noun: A gelatinous substance made by boiling pectin
parapedicular adjective: Beyond a pedicle
parapeduncular adjective: Adjacent to a peduncle
parapegm noun: An engraved tablet, usually of brass, set up in a public place.
parapegma noun /pæɹəˈpɛɡmə/: A device for keeping track of cyclical events, particularly of stars, weather, seasons, and so on.
parapelvic adjective: Beyond the pelvis
parapenal adjective: Serving the same functions as the penal system but operating separately.
parapenile adjective: near the penis
parapenting noun: paragliding

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.