English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 92 of 931

Paraiba tourmalinenoun

A bright, gemstone with blue to green tones.

paraimmunoblastnoun

A medium-sized B cell, with a roundish nucleus with open chromatine pattern and a conspicuous, usually centrally located nucleolus; often found in the proliferative centers of chronic lymphocytic leukemiae.

parainfectionnoun

A condition resembling an infection but not caused by an infectious agent.

parainfectiousadj

Of or relating to parainfection.

parainfectiveadj

Of or relating to parainfection.

parainflammationnoun

inflammation as a response to an external stress

parainflammatoryadj

That counters inflammation

parainfluenzanoun

Any of a group of single-stranded RNA viruses belonging to the family Paramyxoviridae, which are the second most common cause of lower respiratory tract infection in younger children.

parainfluenzaladj

Of or relating to parainfluenza.

parainfluenzavirusnoun

Any of a group of paramyxoviruses that cause parainfluenza.

parainsularadj

Near the insula; applied to a subdivision of the brain.

Paraisoname

A surname from Spanish.

parajamesonitenoun

An orthorhombic gray mineral containing antimony, iron, lead, and sulfur.

parajournalismnoun

The deceptive use of journalistic style and presentation to publish falsehoods.

parajournalistnoun

One who takes part in parajournalism.

parajournalisticadj

Relating to, or engaging in, parajournalism.

parajudicialadj

Of or relating to non-judicial personnel who assist judges in carrying out their function, such as law clerks.

parajudonoun

A disability-adapted form of judo

parajudokanoun

A practitioner of parajudo.

parajumpnoun

A jump taken by a parachutist to launch into the air.

parajumpernoun

One who performs a parajump.

parajunctionaladj

On opposite sides of a junction

parakeetnoun

Any of various species of small parrot primarily of tropical regions.

parakeetitisnoun

The excessive admiration of, and tendency to be easily distracted by, the visually appealing components of a board game (especially a Eurogame).

parakeldyshitenoun

A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing oxygen, silicon, sodium, and zirconium.

parakeratinnoun

An abnormal, pyknotic form of keratin

parakeratinizedadj

Converted to, or modified by the addition of parakeratin

parakeratocyticadj

Relating to parakeratocytes or to parakeratocytosis

parakeratocytosisnoun

Any disease associated with parakeratocytes

parakeratosisnoun

Retention of nuclei in the stratum corneum layer of skin.

parakeratoticadj

Of or pertaining to parakeratosis.

parakhinitenoun

A hexagonal-trapezohedral dark green mineral containing copper, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and tellurium.

parakinesisnoun

The incorporation of a choreic or involuntary movement into a voluntary one

parakineticadj

Relating to parakinesis

parakitenoun

A train or series of kites on one string and flying tandem, used for attaining great heights and for sending up instruments for meteorological observations or a person for military reconnaissance.

parakitingnoun

Parasailing.

paralabraladj

Across a labrum

paralactic acidnoun

sarcolactic acid

paralalianoun

Disturbance of the faculty of speech.

paralambdacismnoun

Inability to pronounce the letter L, lambdacism.

paralaminaradj

Above or beyond a lamina

paralanguagenoun

The non-verbal elements of speech, and to a limited extent of writing, used to modify meaning and convey emotion, such as pitch, volume, and intonation

paralarvanoun

The planktonic (moving about with the water current) stage of a young cephalopod just after it has hatched.

paralarvaladj

Relating to paralarva

paralateraladj

adjacent to the lateral

paralaterallyadv

In a paralateral manner.

paralaurionitenoun

A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing chlorine, hydrogen, lead, and oxygen.

paralbuminnoun

A proteid-like body found in the fluid from ovarian cysts and elsewhere. It is generally associated with a substance related to, if not identical with, glycogen.

paralectnoun

An idiolect that closely approximates the dominant or most prestigious language form, but differs slightly, reflecting the speaker's original dialect, especially as regards to accent.

paralectotypenoun

Any additional specimen from among a set of syntypes, after a lectotype has been designated from among them.

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 92. 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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