English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 91 of 931

paragraphernoun

A writer of paragraphs; a paragraphist.

paragraphianoun

A language disorder in which the patient writes one word in place of another.

paragraphicadj

Of, pertaining to, or written in paragraphs.

paragraphicallyadv

In paragraphs; divided into paragraphs.

paragraphingnoun

A division into paragraphs.

paragraphismnoun

The writing of paragraphs, especially (dated) the writing of sensational or tawdry short pieces in a newspaper.

paragraphistnoun

A writer of paragraphs.

paragraphisticadj

Of or relating to paragraphism.

paragraphizeverb

To arrange into paragraphs.

paragraphlessadj

Without paragraphs; written as a solid mass of text without paragraph breaks.

paragraphletnoun

A short paragraph.

paragraphosnoun

In Ancient Greek papyri, anything written beside the main text, such as a marginal note or sign to mark the close or beginning of a sentence, or (in a drama) to indicate a change of speaker.

paragraphsnoun

plural of paragraph

paragravitynoun

artificial gravity

paragrelenoun

A lightning conductor erected, as in a vineyard, for drawing off the electricity in the atmosphere in order to prevent hailstorms.

paragroupnoun

A section of a haplogroup that is not defined by a specific set of markers.

paraguanajuatitenoun

A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing bismuth, selenium, and sulfur.

Paraguayname

A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Paraguay. Capital and largest city: Asunción.

Paraguayannoun

A person from Paraguay or of Paraguayan descent.

Paraguayannessnoun

Quality of being Paraguayan.

paragynousadj

Incompletely surrounding the oogonial stalk

parahallucinationnoun

A hallucination caused by damage to the peripheral nervous system.

parahaplogroupnoun

A paraphyletic haplogroup.

parahaploidadj

Describing a male diploid organism whose parental genes are inactivated by heterochromatization

parahawknoun

A fictional, hybrid form of snowmobile / paraglider

parahawkingnoun

An activity that combines paragliding with falconry, and in which birds of prey are trained to fly with paragliders, guiding them to thermals

paraheliotropicadj

Relating to paraheliotropism.

paraheliotropismnoun

Movement of a plant's leaves in order to reduce incident sunlight damage.

paraheliumnoun

The form of the helium atom in which the spins of the two electrons form a singlet state (a state with zero total spin)

parahemophilianoun

Proaccelerin deficiency.

parahepaticadj

Next to the liver

parahexylnoun

A synthetic homologue of tetrahydrocannabinol.

parahilaradj

Above or behind a hilum

parahippocampaladj

Surrounding the hippocampus.

parahippocampusnoun

A cortical region of grey matter that surrounds the hippocampus.

parahistoricaladj

Relating to parahistory.

parahistorynoun

The hypothetical study of historical evidence or artifacts obtained through unconventional means, such as time travel.

parahockeynoun

A parasport, an adapted version of hockey

parahopeitenoun

A triclinic-pinacoidal colorless mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and zinc.

parahoricadj

Describing a form of parabolic Iwahori subgroups.

parahormonaladj

Of or relating to a parahormone.

parahormonenoun

A substance that is a product of ordinary metabolism and not produced for a specific purpose, but acts like a hormone in modifying the activity of some distant organ, as in the case of carbon dioxide acting on the respiratory centre.

parahoxozoannoun

Any marine animal of the superphylum Parahoxozoa

parahoxozoansnoun

plural of parahoxozoan

parahumannoun

A human-animal hybrid or chimera.

parahydrogennoun

The form of the hydrogen molecule (H₂) in which the two nuclei have antiparallel spin; about 25% of hydrogen at room temperature.

parahypnagogianoun

A state approaching hypnagogia; a trance-like state similar to falling asleep.

parahypnosisnoun

Any of various forms of disordered sleep.

parahypnoticadj

Relating to parahypnosis.

parahypoglossaladj

Across the hypoglossus

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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 91. 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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