English Words: P

46,516 words · Page 95 of 931

paralysinglyadv

Alternative spelling of paralyzingly.

paralysisnoun

The complete loss of voluntary control of part of a person's body, such as one or more limbs.

paralyticnoun

Someone suffering from paralysis.

paralytic abasianoun

Inability to walk due to paralysis of leg muscles.

paralyticaladj

Of or pertaining to paralysis.

paralyticallyadv

In a paralytic manner.

paralyzationnoun

Alternative form of paralysation.

paralyzeverb

To afflict with paralysis.

paralyzedadj

Partly or wholly incapable of movement; disabled.

paralyzedlyadv

In a state of paralysis.

paralyzernoun

One who or that which paralyzes

paralyzingadj

That paralyzes.

paralyzinglyadv

In a paralyzing manner.

paramnoun

dicyandiamide

paramacellodidnoun

Any extinct scincomorph lizard of the family Paramacellodidae

paramacularadj

Near or alongside the macula

paramagnetnoun

Any paramagnetic material

paramagneticadj

Exhibiting paramagnetism.

paramagneticallyadv

In a paramagnetic way.

paramagneticlikeadj

Having some characteristics of a paramagnetic material

paramagnetismnoun

The tendency of magnetic dipoles to align with an external magnetic field; materials that exhibit this tendency become temporary magnets.

paramagnetoelectricadj

Describing the effect of an electric field on paramagnetic materials

paramagnonnoun

Damped magnons existing in a disordered magnetic state.

paramahamsanoun

A Hindu spiritual teacher who has become enlightened.

paramaleatenoun

Any salt or ester of paramaleic acid.

paramaleic acidnoun

fumaric acid

paramalic acidnoun

An organic acid metameric with malic acid.

paramalignantadj

Beside a malignancy

paramanianoun

An uncontrollable urge to complain.

paramaniacnoun

a person suffering from paramania.

Paramariboname

The capital city of Suriname.

paramasticatoryadj

Other than masticatory (that does not involve just chewing)

paramastoidadj

Situated beside, or near, the mastoid portion of the temporal bone; paroccipital; applied especially to a process of the skull in some animals.

paramattanoun

A light fabric of cotton and worsted, resembling bombazine or merino.

paramaxillaryadj

Beside or beyond the maxilla

parameciumnoun

An oval-shaped protozoan organism of the genus Paramecium.

paramednoun

A paramedic.

paramedialadj

Near or next to the middle.

paramediallyadv

In a paramedial manner

paramedianadj

to one side of the median position

paramedicnoun

A person trained to medically stabilize people through various interventions for victims of trauma or medical events outside of a hospital setting and prepare them for transport to a medical facility.

paramedicaladj

Of or relating to the provision of emergency medical treatment

paramedicallyadv

In a paramedical manner or context.

paramedicinenoun

That field of medicine practiced by paramedics.

paramelaconitenoun

A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal black mineral containing copper and oxygen.

paramembranousadj

Beyond a membrane

paramendozavilitenoun

A monoclinic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, molybdenum, oxygen, phosphorus, and sodium.

parameningealadj

Across the meninges

parameniscaladj

Across or through the meniscus (of the knee)

paramenstrualadj

Just before, and just after menstruation

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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 95. 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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