English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 89 of 931

parafencingnoun

The disability-adapted form of fencing.

parafermionnoun

The equivalent of a fermion in any of several parastatistics

parafermionicadj

Of or pertaining to parafermions

paraffinnoun

A petroleum-based thin and colourless fuel oil.

paraffinateverb

To paraffin.

paraffinenoun

Dated form of paraffin.

paraffinernoun

A machine for sealing a product in paraffin wax.

paraffinicadj

Of or pertaining to paraffin, or to the alkanes

paraffinizationnoun

The embedding of a tissue sample in paraffin wax prior to microtoming

paraffinizeverb

To embed a tissue sample in paraffin wax prior to microtoming.

paraffinomanoun

Sclerosing lipogranuloma, a skin condition characterized by a granulomatous and fibrotic reaction that occurs in the subcutaneous fat from the injection of silicone or mineral oils.

paraffinyadj

Resembling or characteristic of paraffin.

parafflenoun

An ostentatious display.

parafibularadj

Across or through the fibula

parafilariasisnoun

infection with Parafilaria parasites

parafilmnoun

plastic film used to seal laboratory containers

parafiscaladj

Relating to charges levied by quangos and similar semi-governmental bodies

parafissuraladj

Across or through a fissure

paraflagellaradj

Describing a fibrillar structure within the flagella of a protist.

paraflexusnoun

A flexus in front of the paracone.

paraflightnoun

An instance of paraflying

parafloccularadj

Relating to the paraflocculus

paraflocculusnoun

The lateral part of the flocculus of the cerebellum

parafluvialadj

Describing the area next to a river

paraflyingnoun

parasailing

parafollicularadj

Near a follicle; applied to certain cells, adjacent to the thyroid follicles, that produce and secrete calcitonin.

paraformnoun

Synonym of paraformaldehyde.

paraformaldehydenoun

A solid oligomer of formaldehyde that is used as a fumigant, and as a fixative in histology

paraformalinnoun

A solution of paraformaldehyde in water

parafossettenoun

Synonym of paraflexus.

parafoulbroodnoun

A bacterial disease of bees.

parafoveanoun

A region in the retina: part of the macula lutea that circumscribes the fovea and is circumscribed by the perifovea.

parafovealadj

Surrounding the perifovea

parafoveallyadv

Using the perifovea

parafoveasnoun

plural of parafovea

parafoveolaradj

Through or across the foveola

parafragnoun

A kind of small bomb dropped with a parachute, and pre-scored to break into one-inch pieces.

parafransoletitenoun

A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing beryllium, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.

parafrontnoun

altarcloth

parafrontaladj

situated across the front

parafuchsinnoun

A tri(aminophenyl)methane hydrochloride; an important red biologic stain used in Schiff reagent to detect cellular DNA (Feulgen stain), mucopolysaccharides (periodic acid-Schiff stain), and proteins (ninhydrin-Schiff stain).

parafunctionnoun

An abnormal (especially habitual) movement of part of the body.

parafunctionaladj

Related to a parafunction (abnormal body movement).

Paragname

A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

paragadename

A play style in the Mass Effect series in which options from both the paragon and renegade orientations are selected about equally.

paragalactannoun

A reserve substance in the seeds of lupins.

Paragamianname

A surname.

paragammacismnoun

Inability to produce the sound /g/, gammacism.

paraganglialadj

Relating to the paraganglion

paragangliomanoun

A rare and typically benign neoplasm that can be found in the abdomen, thorax, or head and neck region.

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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 89. 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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