English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 84 of 931

paracetamolnoun

A synthetic compound used as a drug to relieve and reduce fever, usually taken in tablet form.

paracharmoniumnoun

The form of charmonium in which the spins of the two quarks align oppositely.

parachloralosenoun

A toxic isomer of chloralose with IUPAC name (1R)-1-[(2S,3aR,5R,6S,6aR)-6-hydroxy-2-(trichloromethyl)-3a,5,6,6a-tetrahydrofuro[2,3-d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl]ethane-1,2-diol

parachlorophenoxyacetatenoun

A synthetic compound that is esterized with dimethylaminoethanol to produce centrophenoxine.

parachlorophenylalaninenoun

A synthetic amino acid that acts as a selective and irreversible inhibitor of tryptophan hydroxylase.

parachoanaladj

Above or beyond the choana

parachordaladj

Alongside the notochord in the embryonic skull.

parachromatinnoun

Synonym of linin (“material that connects the chromatin granules”).

parachromatismnoun

Partial colour blindness (a mild defect in colour vision)

parachromatopsianoun

dichromatism

parachronicadj

Existing in a separate timeline or temporal dimension; pertaining to such existence or to connection or movement between timelines.

parachronismnoun

An error in chronological order in which something is ascribed a later time than the actual one; metachronism.

parachronismsnoun

plural of parachronism

parachronisticadj

Belonging to an earlier time; too old to be used; primitive; out of date.

parachroseadj

Changing colour by exposure to weather.

parachrysotilenoun

An orthorhombic polytype of chrysotile.

parachurchnoun

A Christian organization that engages in social welfare and evangelism without restricting itself to a specific religious denomination.

parachutableadj

Capable of being deployed by parachute.

parachutenoun

A device, generally constructed from fabric, that is designed to employ air resistance to control the fall of an object or person, causing them to float instead of falling.

parachute pantsnoun

A style of trousers characterized by the use of nylon, especially ripstop nylon, associated with breakdancing culture in the 1980s.

parachute rollnoun

A rolling maneuver performed by a parachutist at the point of impact in order to distribute the physical shock and reduce the risk of injury.

parachutelessadj

Without a parachute.

parachutelikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a parachute.

parachuternoun

One who uses a parachute; a parachutist.

parachuticadj

Of or relating to a parachute.

parachutingnoun

The sport or activity of jumping with a parachute.

parachutismnoun

The act of jumping from an aircraft using a parachute.

parachutistnoun

Someone who jumps from an aircraft using a parachute, especially as a sport.

paracicatricialadj

Associated with scar tissue

paracingulateadj

Beyond or above a corresponding cingulate structure

paracingulinnoun

A protein, a paralog of cingulin, involved in junction assembly and maintenance.

paracladenoun

A group of paraphyletic or monophyletic evolutionary lineages

paraclausithyronnoun

A motif in classical love poetry, the lament of a shut-out lover.

paracleavagenoun

cleavage of 1,4 substituents

paracletenoun

An advocate or helper.

paracleticadj

Relating to a paraclete or Paraclete

paraclimacticadj

Relating to a paraclimax.

paraclimaxnoun

A relatively stable community of foreign plants established after the destruction, by humans, of a native habitat.

paraclinicaladj

Of or relating to techniques or findings that are not purely clinical, but may be related, such as those of pathology or radiology.

paraclinicallyadv

In a paraclinical manner

paraclinoidadj

Opposite the clinoid process

paraclivaladj

Beyond the clivus

paracloacaladj

Through the cloaca

paraclonenoun

Any of a colony of stem cells that have differing capacities for growth.

paracmasticadj

Gradually decreasing; past the acme, or crisis.

paracmenoun

A point beyond the highest or greatest.

paracoccidioidomycosisnoun

Mycosis caused by a fungus of the genus Paracoccidioides.

paracoccinnoun

A lectin found in Paracoccidioides brasiliensis.

paracoccygealadj

Adjacent to the coccyx.

paracodeinenoun

dihydrocodeine

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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 84. 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.

On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.

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