English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 90 of 931

paraganglionnoun

A chromaffin body; a small group of chromaphil cells in the abdomen, connected with the ganglia of the sympathetic trunk and the ganglia of the celiac, renal, adrenal, aortic and hypogastric plexuses

paraganglionicadj

Relating to paraganglia.

Paragasname

A surname from Pangasinan.

paragasternoun

The cavity of the sac of a sponge.

paragastricadj

Lying alongside the gastric cavity.

paragenoun

Lineage, parentage; rank, especially as high or noble.

paragenesisnoun

An ordered chronological sequence of mineral formations.

parageneticadj

related to paragenesis

parageneticallyadv

In terms of paragenesis.

paragenicadj

Originating in the character of the germ, or at the first commencement of an individual; said of peculiarities of structure, character, etc.

paragenitaladj

Alongside the genitals

parageosynclinenoun

A geosyncline within or adjacent to a craton and usually less elongated, shallower, and less persistent than an orthogeosyncline.

parageusicadj

Of or relating to parageusia.

parageustianoun

Obsolete form of parageusia.

paragigantocellularadj

Beyond the gigantocellular reticular nucleus

paraglacialadj

Describing the unstable conditions following the retreat of a glacier

paraglenaladj

Relating to the coracoid of a fish.

paraglideverb

To take part in paragliding.

paraglidingnoun

The sport of gliding with a paraglider.

paraglobosidenoun

neolactotetraosylceramide

paraglobulinnoun

An albuminous body in blood serum, belonging to the group of globulins.

paraglossanoun

One of a pair of small appendages of the lingua of certain insects.

paraglossaladj

Relating to the paraglossae.

paraglotticadj

Beyond the glottis

paragnathnoun

Alternative form of paragnathus.

paragnathanoun

Paragnathi (lobes forming the lower lip, or metastome, of Crustacea).

paragnathousadj

having both mandibles of equal length, with the tips meeting, as in certain birds

paragnathusnoun

One of the two lobes forming the lower lip, or metastome, of Crustacea.

paragneissnoun

A gneiss derived from a sedimentary rock.

paragnosianoun

The false recognition of a meaning etc. that is not actually present, in cases of aphasia.

paragogenoun

The addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word, either through natural development or as a grammatical function.

paragogicadj

Of, pertaining to, or constituting, a paragoge; added to the end of, or serving to lengthen, a word.

paragogicallyadv

In a paragogic manner.

paragogynoun

A form of learning in which the learners assist each other.

paragonnoun

A person of preeminent qualities, who acts as a pattern or model for others.

paragonimiasisnoun

A food-borne parasitic infection caused by the lung fluke, most commonly Paragonimus westermani, in humans usually spread by ingestion of raw or undercooked freshwater crabs or crayfishes.

paragoniticadj

Of or relating to the mineral paragonite.

paragonizeverb

To paragon; to compare or parallel.

paragonlessadj

Without a paragon.

Paragouldname

A city, the county seat of Greene County, Arkansas, United States.

paragramnoun

A play on words; a pun.

paragrammaticaladj

Relating to, or employing, anomalous grammar.

paragrammaticallyadv

With the use of anomalous grammar.

paragrammatistnoun

A punster, someone who makes puns.

paragrandinenoun

An instrument with a rod, supposed to avert the occurrence of hailstorms.

paragranulinnoun

A particular peptide sequence within granulins

paragranulinsnoun

plural of paragranulin

paragraphnoun

A passage in text that starts on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented, and usually marks a change of topic.

paragraphedverb

simple past and past participle of paragraph

paragraphemicadj

Describing any feature of a text that is obvious to a reader (such as a sudden change in font, use of italics or handwriting etc)

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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 90. 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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