English words: parasitise to paravauxite

300 English words, part 25 of 213 of the words starting with P, A to Z. 18 have a page of their own.

English words parasitise to paravauxite

parasitise verb: To live on or in a host organism as a parasite.
parasitised adjective, verb: Alternative form of parasitized.
parasitism noun /ˈpæɹəs(a)ɪˌtɪzm̩/: Interaction between two organisms, in which one organism (the parasite) benefits and the other (the host) is harmed.
parasitistatic adjective: That halts the increase of parasite numbers
parasitization noun: Infestation by a parasite.
parasitize verb: To live on or in a host organism as a parasite.
parasitizer noun: One who parasitizes.
parasitocenosis noun: All the parasites that inhabit an animal (or a specified part of an animal)
parasitofauna noun: parasitic animal(s)
parasitofaunal adjective: Relating to parasitofauna.
parasitoid noun: Any organism that is parasitic during part of its life cycle, especially one that eventually kills its host.
parasitoid wasp noun: A large subportion of taxonomically closely-related wasp taxa who engage in parasitoidism; usually defined as the spider wasps (Pompilidae), ichneumonoids,...
parasitoidal adjective: Of or pertaining to parasitoids.
parasitoidisation noun: infection with a parasitoid
parasitoidism noun: parasitism by a parasitoid
parasitoidy noun: The condition of being parasitoid
parasitologic adjective: Of or pertaining to parasitology.
parasitological adjective: Of or pertaining to parasites or to parasitology.
parasitologically adverb: In a parasitological manner; as regards parasites or parasitology.
parasitologist noun: A person who works in, or is an expert in, parasitology.
parasitology noun: The study of parasites.
parasitome noun: All the parasites (in any form) of a host organism
parasitophobia noun: A morbid fear of becoming infested with parasites.
parasitophore noun: A parasitophorous vacuole
parasitophorous adjective: Based around an intracellular parasite
parasitophorous vacuole noun: A vacuole produced by apicomplexan parasites in the cells of its host
parasitosis noun: Infestation with parasites.
parasitostatic adjective: Alternative form of parasitistatic.
parasitotic adjective: Relating to parasitosis.
parasitotoxic adjective: toxic to parasites
paraskavedekatriaphobia noun: The fear of Friday the thirteenth.
Paraskevi proper noun: A female given name.
paraskevidekatriaphobia noun: Alternative form of paraskavedekatriaphobia.
paraskiing noun: a winter sport for handicapped people, a variant of skiing adapted for the disabled.
parasnowboard noun, verb: A parasport, an adapted version of snowboarding.
parasnowboarder noun: An athlete in parasnowboarding.
parasnowboarding noun, verb: A parasport, an adapted version of snowboarding; The sport of parasnowboard.
parasocial adjective: One-sided (especially of a relationship, as for example that between a celebrity and their audience or fans, whom they do not know).
parasociality noun: The quality or condition of being parasocial.
parasocially adverb: In a parasocial manner.
parasol noun, verb /ˈpæɹəˌsɒl/: A small light umbrella used as protection from the sun.
parasol ant noun: leaf-cutter ant
parasol beech noun: Synonym of dwarf beech.
parasol cell noun: A kind of retinal ganglion cell. Parasol cells project their axons to the magnocellular layers of the lateral geniculate nucleus, where they synapse with...
parasol leaf tree noun: A species of shrub or bushy tree, Macaranga tanarius, family Euphorbiaceae, found throughout South, East, and Southeast Asia, through to New Guinea, and...
parasol mushroom noun: Macrolepiota procera (syn. Lepiota procera, a basidiomycete fungus with a large, prominent fruiting body resembling a parasol.
parasol pine noun: Synonym of stone pine (“Pinus pinea”).
parasol tree noun: Polyscias kikuyuensis, a plant in the Araliaceae family, endemic to Kenya.
parasolette noun: A small parasol.
parasomal adjective: Relating to parasomes
parasome noun: A pore or sac in parasites of the genus Paramoeba
parasomnia noun: Any of several sleep disorders.
parasomniac adjective, noun: having or pertaining to parasomnia.
parasomnic adjective: Relating to a parasomnia
parasorbic acid noun: A toxic compound found in rowan berries.
paraspastic adjective /pæɹəˈspastɪk/: Relating to spastic paraplegia
paraspecies noun: A species that gave rise to daughter species without itself becoming extinct
paraspecific adjective: Serving as a remedy against conditions beyond those it is primarily used to treat.
paraspecificity noun: The quality of being paraspecific.
paraspeckle noun: An irregularly shaped compartment of the cell, found in the nucleus's interchromatin space
parasperm noun: In species that exhibit sperm heteromorphism, infertile sperm.
parasphenoid adjective, noun: A bone situated immediately beneath the sphenoid in the base of the skull in many vertebrates.
parasphenoidal adjective: Relating to the parasphenoid (bone)
paraspinal adjective: adjacent to the spine
paraspinally adverb: In a paraspinal manner.
paraspinous adjective: Synonym of paraspinal.
parasplenial adjective: Across or beyond the splenium
parasporal adjective: Describing a crystalline protein that forms around a spore in some bacteria that acts as a toxin precursor when digested
parasporal body noun: A crystalline structure, within the core of an endospore, containing endotoxins that act as pesticides.
parasporin noun: Any of a group of proteins with anticancer activity, derived from Bacillus thuringiensis.
parasport noun: A disabled sport.
parasports noun: Canada, US standard spelling of parasport
paraspurrite noun: A polysynthetically twinned spurrite
parasquillid noun: Any mantis shrimp in the family Parasquillidae.
parasquilloid noun: A mantis shrimp in the superfamily Parasquilloidea.
parastacid noun: Any crayfish in the family Parastacidae.
parastacine adjective: Relating to crayfish of the genus Parastacus
parastatal adjective, noun /paɹəˈsteɪtəl/: A company, agency, or intergovernmental organization that possesses political clout and is separate from the government, but whose activities serve the...
parastate noun: A region that seeks or claims but does not have the status of a recognized independent state.
parastatistic adjective: Relating to parastatistics
parastatistical adjective: Relating to parastatistics.
parastatistics noun: Any of several proposed statistics that are alternatives to the standard ones
parastenocaridid noun: Any copepod in the family Parastenocarididae.
parasternal adjective: Beside the sternum
parasternally adverb: In a parasternal manner or direction
parastichy noun: A secondary spiral of leaves or florets.
parastigma noun: A chitinous spot on the wings of some insects
parastigmatic adjective: Near a stigma
parastomal adjective: Around a stoma.
parastrachiid noun: Any true bug of the family Parastrachiidae
parastratotype noun: A stratotype designated by the original author alongside the holostratotype as an additional example of a stratigraphic unit.
parastriatal adjective: Above or beyond the corpus striatum
parastriate adjective: Beyond or over the striatum
parastronaut noun: Uncommon spelling of para-astronaut.
parastylar adjective: Relating to the parastyle
parastyle noun: A style in front of the paracone.
parastylid noun: Synonym of hypoconulid.
parasubicular adjective: Relating to the parasubiculum.
parasubiculum noun: A retrohippocampal isocortical structure in the rodent brain
parasubstituted adjective: Having undergone parasubstitution.
parasubstitution noun: Any substitution reaction that introduces an atom or group into the para- position
parasubthalamic adjective: Located near the subthalamus
parasuchian noun: Synonym of phytosaur.
parasuchid noun: Any phytosaur in the family Parasuchidae.
parasuicidal adjective, noun: Inclined towards parasuicide.
parasuicidality noun: The quality of being parasuicidal.
parasuicide noun: A supposed suicide attempt that was not intended to succeed.
parasuis noun: Synonym of Glässer's disease.
parasurf verb: To participate in parasurfing
parasurfer noun: A participant in parasurfing, one who parasurfs.
parasurfing noun, verb: A parasport, an adapted form of surfing for the disabled.
paraswimmer noun: One who takes part in paraswimming.
paraswimming noun: An adaptation of the sport of swimming for athletes with disabilities.
parasylvian adjective: Across the sylvian fissure
parasymbiont noun: A parasymbiotic symbiont
parasymbiosis noun: The condition when the hyphae of a parasite envelop the algal constituents of a lichen and cause injury.
parasymbiotic adjective: Exhibiting or relating to parasymbiosis.
parasympathectomy noun: The removal of (all or part of) the parasympathetic nervous system
parasympathetic adjective, noun /ˌpa.ɹə.sɪm.pəˈθɛt.ɪk/: Of or relating to the part of the autonomic nervous system that inhibits or opposes the effects of the sympathetic nervous system. It consists of nerves...
parasympathetic nervous system noun: One of the divisions of the autonomic nervous system, based between the brain and the spinal cord, that slows the heart and relaxes muscles.
parasympathetically adverb: By the parasympathetic system.
parasympatheticolytic adjective, noun: Alternative form of parasympatholytic.
parasympatheticomimetic adjective: parasympathomimetic
parasympathicolytic adjective, noun: Alternative form of parasympatholytic.
parasympathicomimetic adjective: Alternative form of parasympathomimetic.
parasympathicotonia noun: Any condition characterised by domination of the parasympathetic system over the sympathetic
parasympathicotonic adjective: Relating to parasympathicotonia.
parasympatholytic adjective, noun: That blocks the action of the parasympathetic nervous system; anticholinergic
parasympathomimesis noun /ˌpæɹəsɪmpəθoʊmɪˈmiːsɪs/: Parasympathomimetic activity.
parasympathomimetic adjective, noun /ˌpæɹəsɪmpəθoʊmɪˈmɛtɪk/: Acting by stimulating the parasympathetic nervous system; mimicking the effects of that system by stimulating acetylcholine receptors.
parasymphyseal adjective: Beyond the symphysis
parasymphysis noun: The point at which both halves of the mandible are fused together
parasymplesite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, iron, and oxygen.
parasynapsis noun: The parallel (side-by-side) conjugation of chromosomes
parasynaptic adjective: Relating to parasynapsis
parasynaptically adverb: By means of parasynapsis
parasynchronize verb: To make parasynchronous.
parasynchronized adjective, verb: Synonym of parasynchronous.
parasynchronous adjective: Occurring in a sequential fashion, such that occurrences immediately follow neighboring occurrences.
parasynonym noun: A term (word or phrase) which is parasynonymous with others, but not necessarily considered a synonym.
parasynonymous adjective /ˌpæ.rə.sɪˈnɒ.nɪ.məs/: S₁ is a sense of T and S₂ is a sense of T′.
parasynonymy noun: The property of being a parasynonym.
parasynthesis noun: The formation of words by a combination of compounding and adding an affix, as in brown-eyed.
parasynthetic adjective: Being a compound word formed by parasynthesis, i.e. by adding several affixes simultaneously, without “intermediate” forms.
parasynthetically adverb: In a parasynthetic manner.
parasyntheton noun: A parasynthetic compound.
parasyphilis noun: Any form of neurosyphilis that formerly was known to be correlated with late-stage syphilis but was misapprehended to be distinct from it.
parasyphilitic adjective: Having or relating to parasyphilis.
parasystole noun: A kind of arrhythmia caused by the presence and function of a secondary pacemaker in the heart, which works in parallel with the S-A node.
parasystolic adjective: Relating to parasystole.
paratabulation noun: The pattern of antapical and ventral plates of a dinoflagellate.
paratacamite noun: A rhombohedral form of basic copper chloride that is dimorphous with atacamite
paratactic adjective: Pertaining to or using parataxis.
paratactical adjective: Synonym of paratactic.
paratactically adverb: In terms of or by means of parataxis.
parataekwondo noun: An adaptation of the sport of taekwondo for athletes with a physical disability.
parataenial adjective: Above or beyond the taenia thalami
parataniwha noun: The herbaceous plant Elatostema rugosum, endemic to New Zealand.
parataxic adjective /ˌpæɹəˈtæksɪk/: Pertaining to parataxis.
parataxis noun /paɹəˈtaksɪs/: Speech or writing in which clauses or phrases are placed together without being separated by conjunctions, for example "I came; I saw; I conquered".
parataxon noun: An artificial taxon used to describe a fossil based on morphology with no relation to genetic reality.
parataxonomic adjective: Relating to parataxonomy
parataxonomical adjective: Alternative form of parataxonomic.
parataxonomist noun: A less-qualified or junior taxonomist
parataxonomy noun: The work of a parataxonomist
paratectonic adjective: Relating to, or produced by a large-scale deformation or parageosyncline
paratellurite noun: A synthetic, colourless tetragonal form of tellurium dioxide.
paratendinous adjective: Around the tendon.
paratendon noun: Alternative form of paratenon.
paratenial adjective: Alternative form of parataenial.
paratenic adjective /ˌpæɹ.əˈtɛn.ɪk/: Not needed for the development of the parasite, but nevertheless serving to maintain the parasite's life cycle.
paratenicity noun: The condition of being paratenic
paratenon noun: A fatty areolar tissue that fills the interstitia within the fascia where a tendon is located.
paratentorial adjective: Beside the tentorium of the brain.
paratergal adjective: Of or relating to a paratergum of a millipede.
paratergite noun: Synonym of laterotergite.
paratergum noun: A keel-like sideward extension of a tergite, found in flat-backed millipedes.
paraterminal adjective: Over or above a terminus.
paraterraform verb: To cover a sterile planet with a greenhouse-like transparent dome to allow for life and agriculture.
paraterraformation noun: paraterraforming
paraterraforming noun, verb: A variation of the hypothetical process of terraforming in which a transparent dome is built over most or all of the sterile planet, moon or similar body to...
paratesticular adjective: Throughout the testicles
paratext noun: In literary theory, meanings that are alluded to, above or beyond the printed text; interpretations of text.
paratextual adjective: Relating to a paratext.
paratextuality noun: The quality of being paratextual.
paratextually adverb: In a paratextual manner; existing outside or beyond a text or work.
paratha noun /pəˈɹaːtə/: An Indian bread with a texture somewhat resembling puff pastry; sometimes stuffed with vegetables etc.
parathalamic adjective: Above or beyond the thalamus
paratheater noun: A kind of experimental theater in which the audience directly participates.
paratheatre noun: Alternative form of paratheater.
paratheatrical adjective: Relating to paratheater.
parathecal adjective: Relating to paratheca.
parathecial adjective: Relating to a parathecium
parathecium noun: The hyphal layer of the apothecium of a lichen
parathelphusid noun: Any crab in the family Parathelphusidae.
paratherapeutic adjective: Relating to paratherapy.
paratherapist noun: A paraprofessional trained to assist a therapist.
paratherapy noun: The work done by a paratherapist.
parathermic adjective: infrared
parathesis noun: The placing of two or more nouns in the same case; apposition.
parathetic adjective: Of or pertaining to parathesis.
parathetically adverb: In terms of, or by means of, parathesis.
parathiazine noun: A histamine 1 receptor antagonist.
parathion noun /pæɹəˈθaɪɒn/: An organophosphorus insecticide acaricide, [O,O-diethyl-O-4-nitro-phenylthiophosphate], a powerful, dangerously toxic insecticide.
parathion methyl noun: An organophosphate insecticide, possessing an organothiophosphate group.
parathionmethyl noun: Alternative form of parathion methyl.
parathlete noun: Alternative form of para-athlete.
parathletics noun: Alternative form of para-athletics.
parathormone noun /pɛɹəˈθɔɹmoʊn/: Synonym of parathyroid hormone
parathymic adjective: Beyond the thymis gland, but especially originating from the epithelial cells of the thymus
parathyrin noun: Synonym of parathyroid hormone
parathyroid adjective, noun: Situated near the thyroid gland.
parathyroid gland noun: Any one of four endocrine glands situated in the neck, usually within a thyroid gland, which produce parathyroid hormone.
parathyroid hormone noun: A polypeptide hormone that is released by the chief cells of the parathyroid glands and is involved in raising the levels of calcium ions in the blood.
parathyroidal adjective: Relating to the parathyroid gland.
parathyroidectomised adjective: Alternative form of parathyroidectomized
parathyroidectomize verb: To perform a parathyroidectomy upon.
parathyroidectomized adjective, verb: Having undergone parathyroidectomy.
parathyroidectomy noun: The procedure to remove one or more of the parathyroid glands
parathyroidism noun: disease of the parathyroid glands
parathyroiditis noun: inflammation of the parathyroid gland
paratitla noun: Synonym of paratitles.
paratitles noun: Text that summarizes a code of laws.
paratocarpin noun: Any of a small group of prenylated chalcone flavonoids isolated from Euphorbia humifusa
paratoid gland noun: Alternative form of parotoid gland.
paratomic adjective: Relating to paratomy
paratomically adverb: By means of paratomy
paratomy noun: A form of asexual reproduction in which new organs develop before the organism splits
paratone noun: A sequence of intonations used to convey information concerning sentence structure.
paratonia noun: A form of hypertonia with an involuntary variable resistance (i.e. reduced ability of a muscle to stretch) during passive movement.
paratonic adjective: Relating to paratonia.
paratonically adverb: In a paratonic manner.
paratope noun: That part of the molecule of an antibody that binds to an antigen.
paratopic adjective: That acts at an interface
paratopological adjective: That is algebraically a group.
paratopological group noun: A topological semigroup that is algebraically a group.
paratopotype noun: A paratype found in the same locality as the holotype
paratose noun: The deoxy sugar 3,6-dideoxy-D-ribo-hexose
paratoside noun: A derivative of ascaroside that contains the sugar paratose
paratrabecular adjective: Around a trabecula
paratracheal adjective: Adjacent to the trachea
paratransgenesis noun: The use of paratransgenetics to eliminate a pathogen from vector populations
paratransgenetic adjective /ˌpæɹəˌtɹænzdʒəˈnɛtɪk/: Of or pertaining to paratransgenetics.
paratransgenetics noun: A form of transgenics in which the bacteria within the digestive tract of the target organism are genetically modified
paratransgenic adjective: paratransgenetic
paratransgenically adverb: In a paratransgenic manner
paratransgenics noun: Synonym of paratransgenetics.
paratransit noun /ˌpeɪɹəˈtɹænzɪt/: An auxiliary transit service without fixed routes or schedules, usually serving the disabled on demand.
paratriathlete noun: An athlete who takes part in the paratriathlon.
paratriathlon noun: A variant of the triathlon for athletes with a range of physical disabilities.
paratrigeminal adjective: Near the trigeminal nerve
paratriploid adjective: Less than polyploid and greater than triploid
paratrochlear adjective: Across or through the trochlea
paratroop noun, verb: A company of paratroopers.
paratrooper noun /ˈpæɹətɹuːpə/: A type of soldier who is trained to enter combat zones by parachuting from aircraft.
paratroops noun, verb: infantry soldiers deployed by parachute
paratrophic adjective: Parasitic
paratropical adjective: Beyond the tropics (away from the equator)
paratropidid noun: Any spider in the family Paratropididae.
paratubal adjective: Over a tube (especially a Fallopian tube)
paratuberculin noun: A sterile extract of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis cultures to which phenol or some other preservative has been added, used similarly to tuberculin to...
paratuberculosis noun: A disease of ruminants caused by a subspecies of Mycobacterium avium; Johne's disease
paratuberculous adjective: Relating to paratuberculosis.
paratubular adjective: Across or through a tubule (typically of the kidneys)
paratumoral adjective: Synonym of paraneoplastic.
paratumorous adjective: Synonym of paraneoplastic.
paratumour noun: Synonym of paraneoplasia.
paratungstate noun: Any of certain tungstates with certain ratios of tungsten atoms to the other atoms present, thus evoking certain chemical properties (e.g., degrees of...
paratympanic adjective: Beyond the tympanum
paratympanic organ noun: A mechanoreceptive sense organ in the middle ear of birds
paratype noun: A physical specimen (or an illustration) that is not the holotype but is considered the same taxon by the author of the holotype.
paratyphoid adjective, noun: Resembling typhoid.
paratyphoid fever noun: Any of a variety of acute infectious intestinal diseases resembling typhoid fever but less severe, caused by eating food contaminated with certain bacteria...
paratyphoidal adjective: Relating to paratyphoid fever
paratypic adjective: Relating to a paratype
paratypical adjective: Alternative form of paratypic.
paratypically adverb: In terms of a paratype.
paratyping noun: The classification of paratypes
paraumbilical adjective: Beyond, or near, the umbilicus.
paraumbite noun: An orthorhombic mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and zirconium.
paraunitary adjective: Of or relating to a kind of matrix that occurs in the construction of filter banks used in multirate digital systems.
parauntha noun: Alternative form of paratha.
parauque noun: Alternative spelling of pauraque (“Any of species Nyctidromus albicollis of nightjars, ranging from Texas to Brazil.”)
paraurethral adjective: Lying alongside the urethra
paraurethral gland noun: Skene's gland
parauterine adjective: Situated beyond the uterus
parautochthonous adjective: Of rock, having a character intermediate between that of autochthonous rock (which is native to its location) and allochthonous rock.
paravaccinia noun: An infection resulting in milker's nodules, caused by contact with cattle that have pseudocowpox.
paravaginal adjective: Adjacent to the wall of the vagina.
paravaginally adverb: Adjacent to the wall of the vagina.
paravail adjective: At the bottom; lowest (said of feudal tenants).
paravalvar adjective: Synonym of paravalvular.
paravalvular adjective: Beyond a (heart) valve
paravane noun: A device, stabilized with vanes, towed alongside a vessel such that the cable attaching it cuts the moorings of submerged mines.
paravant adverb: Pre-eminently; first.
paravariceal adjective: Adjacent to or near a varix; usually with reference to an esophageal varix.
paravascular adjective: Synonym of glymphatic.
paravascularly adverb: In a paravascular manner
paravaunt adverb: perhaps; peradventure
paravauxite noun: A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and phosphorus.

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.