English Words: P

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parapsychologynoun

The study of alleged paranormal phenomena; psychic or occult phenomena, such as telepathy and ghosts.

parapterumnoun

In certain insects, a parapteron

paraptosisnoun

A particular form of programmed cell death, defined by cytoplasmic vacuolation, independent of caspase activation and inhibition, and lack of apoptotic morphology.

parapublicadj

Having ties to both the public and private sector; partially funded or managed by the government.

parapyramidaladj

Beyond the pyramidal tract

paraquadrateadj

Synonym of squamosal.

paraquadraticadj

Over the quadrate or the quadratojugal

paraquarkoniumnoun

An antiparallel form of orthoquarkonium.

paraquatnoun

A poisonous yellow herbicide derived from bipyridine

paraquinonenoun

1,4-benzoquinone

paraquitonoun

Alternative form of parakeet.

pararabinnoun

A form of arabin present in agar

pararammelsbergitenoun

An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing arsenic and nickel.

Pararctalianadj

Of or relating to the Pararctalia.

pararealgarnoun

A crumbly arsenic sulfide material that forms gradually from realgar under exposure to light.

pararectaladj

Near or around the rectum.

pararekanoun

Synonym of king fern (“the plant Ptisana salicina”).

parareligionnoun

A secular belief system having certain aspects of religion.

parareligiousadj

Relating to a parareligion

pararenaladj

Located next to the kidney.

pararescuenoun

A military career field whose practitioners parachute into enemy territory to provide emergency medical help and to rescue fellow soldiers.

pararescuemannoun

A soldier who parachutes into hostile territory to rescue fellow soldiers.

pararescuernoun

A person who practises pararescue.

pararesonancenoun

autorhythmicity

pararetrovirusnoun

Any of several reverse transcribing viruses that replicate through an RNA intermediate

pararhotacismnoun

Inability to pronounce the letter R, rhotacism.

pararhymenoun

Synonym of consonance.

pararobertsitenoun

A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.

pararosanilinenoun

A basic magenta dye having a triphenylmethane structure.

pararotavirusnoun

A distinct form of rotavirus that does not react with antigens specific to rotaviruses

pararowernoun

Someone engaged in pararowing.

pararowingnoun

The disability-adapted form of rowing.

pararsenolampritenoun

An orthorhombic lead gray mineral containing antimony and arsenic.

pararthrianoun

disordered articulation of speech

pararubraladj

Beyond the red nucleus

Parasname

A surname.

parasacraladj

Adjacent to the sacrum.

parasafraninenoun

The compound C₂₀H₁₈N₄, obtainable from mauveine.

parasagittaladj

Situated alongside of or adjacent to a sagittal location or a sagittal plane.

parasagittallyadv

In a parasagittal direction

parasailnoun

A wing-shaped parachute that lifts a rider in a harness when towed by a motorboat etc

parasailornoun

Agent noun of parasail; one who parasails.

parasangnoun

A historical Iranian unit of itinerant distance used throughout the Western Mediterranean and the Middle East in antiquity, originally the distance travelled in one hour, and generally assumed to be equivalent to about six kilometres.

parasaurolophusnoun

Parasaurolophus, a herbivorous ornithopod dinosaur from the late Cretaceous period of what is now North America that walked both as a biped and a quadruped.

Parascandolaname

A surname from Italian.

parascapularadj

Over the scapula.

parascendingnoun

parasailing

parasceniumnoun

One of two apartments adjoining the ancient stage, probably used as dressing rooms.

parascevenoun

Alternative form of Parasceve.

paraschachneritenoun

An orthorhombic-dipyramidal tin white mineral containing mercury and silver.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter P contains 46,516 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 931 pages, and you are currently viewing page 102. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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