Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z paracalliopiid Any amphipod in the family Paracalliopiidae. paracallosal Beside or beyond the corpus callosum paracallus A substance resembling the callus of sieve-tubes, but differing in reaction and chemical constitution. paracancerous Located near cancerous cells or tissue paracanoe A water sport, similar to canoeing, for athletes with a range of physical disabilities. paracanoeist A person who competes in paracanoe paracanonical Outside of a canon of literature paracapillary Surrounding the capillaries. paracapsular Alongside a capsule paracarcinoma paracancerous tissue paracarcinomatous Remotely related to a carcinoma paracardiac Near the heart paracardial Outside the pericardium paracarmine A cytological stain composed of carminic acid and calcium chloride paracarpel An organ attached to a carpel. Paracas The capital city of Paracas district, Pisco, Ica, Peru. paracasein casein coagulated with chymosin paracaseinate Any salt of paracasein paracaspase Any of a family of caspases found in animals and slime moulds paracaval Beyond or next to the vena cava paracavernous On the far side of the cavernous sinus paracavitary Across, or throughout a cavity Paracelis A municipality of Mountain Province, Philippines. paracellular Between cells. paracellularly In a paracellular fashion. paracellulose A substance that forms the epidermal cells of plants. Paracelsan Paracelsian. paracelsian Of or pertaining to Paracelsus Paracelsianism A medical movement of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Europe, based on the theories and therapies of Paracelsus. Paracelsic Of or pertaining to Paracelsus paracelsin A peptide antibiotic present in a Trichoderma species Paracelsism Synonym of Paracelsianism. Paracelsist A Paracelsian. Paracelsistic Relating to Paracelsianism. Paracelsus The adopted name of Philippus von Hohenheim, a Swiss thinker of the 16th century known for his pioneering scientific work and his research into the occult and alchemy. paraceltitid Any extinct cephalopod in the family Paraceltitidae. paracentesis A medical procedure involving needle drainage of fluid from a body cavity, most commonly the abdomen. paracentral Adjacent to the centre paracentrally In a paracentral manner or direction paracentric Deviating from circularity; changing the distance from a centre. paracentrical Synonym of paracentric. paracentromeric Across a centromere paracentrone A particular carotenoid. paracephalodium A mat of hyphae covering cyanobacteria, originating from a squamulose lichen with a green algal photobiont. paracerathere Any of the rhinocerotoid members of the genus Paraceratherium, containing the largest known terrestrial mammals in Earth's history. paracerebellar Across or throughout the cerebellum paracerebral Throughout the brain paracervical Adjacent to the cervix paracervix The connective tissue of the pelvic floor paracetaldehyde paraldehyde paracetamol A synthetic compound used as a drug to relieve and reduce fever, usually taken in tablet form. paracharmonium The form of charmonium in which the spins of the two quarks align oppositely. Parachi An Iranian language spoken by a very small number of people in Afghanistan. Parachinar The largest city of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas administrative region of Pakistan. parachlamydial Relating to bacteria of the genus Parachlamydia or family Parachlamydiaceae parachloralose A toxic isomer of chloralose with IUPAC name (1R)-1-[(2S,3aR,5R,6S,6aR)-6-hydroxy-2-(trichloromethyl)-3a,5,6,6a-tetrahydrofuro[2,3-d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl]ethane-1,2-diol parachlorophenoxyacetate A synthetic compound that is esterized with dimethylaminoethanol to produce centrophenoxine. parachlorophenylalanine A synthetic amino acid that acts as a selective and irreversible inhibitor of tryptophan hydroxylase. parachoanal Above or beyond the choana parachor A poorly-characterised quantity derived from the molecular weight of a liquid and its surface tension parachordal Alongside the notochord in the embryonic skull. parachorial Beyond the chorion. parachromatin Synonym of linin (“material that connects the chromatin granules”). parachromatism Partial colour blindness (a mild defect in colour vision) parachromatoblepsia Synonym of parachromatopsia. parachromatophorous Of a bacterium: having pigment granules contained in the cell wall. parachromatopsia dichromatism parachromophoric Applied to bacteria whose pigment is an excretory product but adheres to the organisms. parachronic Existing in a separate timeline or temporal dimension; pertaining to such existence or to connection or movement between timelines. parachronism An error in chronological order in which something is ascribed a later time than the actual one; metachronism. parachronistic Belonging to an earlier time; too old to be used; primitive; out of date. parachrose Changing colour by exposure to weather. parachrysotile An orthorhombic polytype of chrysotile. parachurch A Christian organization that engages in social welfare and evangelism without restricting itself to a specific religious denomination. parachutable Capable of being deployed by parachute. parachute A device, generally constructed from fabric, that is designed to employ air resistance to control the fall of an object or person, causing them to float instead of falling. parachuteless Without a parachute. parachutelike Resembling or characteristic of a parachute. parachuter One who uses a parachute; a parachutist. parachutic Of or relating to a parachute. parachuting The sport or activity of jumping with a parachute. parachutism The act of jumping from an aircraft using a parachute. parachutist Someone who jumps from an aircraft using a parachute, especially as a sport. paracicatricial Associated with scar tissue paracingular Synonym of paracingulate. paracingulate Beyond or above a corresponding cingulate structure paracingulin A protein, a paralog of cingulin, involved in junction assembly and maintenance. paracitidal Synonym of paracytic. paraclade A group of paraphyletic or monophyletic evolutionary lineages paracladial Relating to a paracladium. paracladium A branch that has the same branching structure as the main axis paraclausithyron A motif in classical love poetry, the lament of a shut-out lover. paracleavage cleavage of 1,4 substituents paraclete An advocate or helper. paracletic Relating to a paraclete or Paraclete Paracleticon An office-book in the Greek Orthodox Church containing the troparia of the whole ferial office for the year. paraclimactic Relating to a paraclimax. paraclimax A relatively stable community of foreign plants established after the destruction, by humans, of a native habitat. paraclinical Of or relating to techniques or findings that are not purely clinical, but may be related, such as those of pathology or radiology. paraclinically In a paraclinical manner paraclinoid Opposite the clinoid process paraclival Beyond the clivus paracloacal Through the cloaca paraclone Any of a colony of stem cells that have differing capacities for growth. paracmastic Gradually decreasing; past the acme, or crisis. paracmastical paracmastic paracme A point beyond the highest or greatest. paracoccal Relating to the paracocci paracoccidioid Relating to or composed of fungi of the genus Paracoccidioides. paracoccidioidal Relating to the Paracoccidioides. paracoccidioidin An antigen prepared from the pathogenic fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis paracoccidioidoma A paracoccidioidal lesion paracoccidioidomycosis Mycosis caused by a fungus of the genus Paracoccidioides. paracoccidioidomycotic Relating to paracoccidioidomycosis. paracoccin A lectin found in Paracoccidioides brasiliensis. paracoccus Any bacterium of the genus Paracoccus. paracoccygeal Adjacent to the coccyx. paracodeine dihydrocodeine paracolic Lateral to the colon, usually with reference to the ascending colon and descending colon and the compartments of the peritoneal cavity. paracolon Any of diverse bacteria of the former genus Paracolobactrum paracolonial Relating to settler colonialism. paracolonialism Settler colonialism. paracolonic Related to the paracolons paracolpitis Inflammation of the outer coat of the vagina. paracommissural Over or across a commissure paracompact In which every open cover admits an open locally finite refinement. paracompactification A construction yielding a paracompact space. paracompactifying That makes something paracompact. paracompactness The state or condition of being paracompact. paracomplete Omitting the law of excluded middle, for example by introducing a third truth value. paracompleteness The property of being paracomplete. paracomplex Pertaining to the category of all metric spaces and all CW-complexes. paracomposition An extension of the paralinearization of non-smooth functions, used to flatten pairs of surfaces by changing variables. paraconal Relating to a paracone paraconductivity An enhanced conductivity induced in a material by a nearby superconductive field paracondylar Over or beyond a condyle paracone A cusp in the buccal corner of an upper molar tooth in mammals paraconformable Exhibiting paraconformity. paraconformity A type of unconformity in which strata are parallel; there is no apparent erosion and the unconformity surface resembles a simple bedding plane. paraconglomerate A conglomerate in which large fragments are separated by abundant fine-grained matrix. paraconid The mesiobuccal cusp of a lower molar tooth paraconine A base, produced by Hugo Schiff in the 1870s, resembling and isomeric with coniine, obtained from butyric aldehyde and ammonia. paraconodont Any conodont of the order †Paraconodontida. paraconsistency The property of being paraconsistent. paraconsistent Dealing with contradictions in a discriminating way, in order to avoid acceptance of one from entailing acceptance of all contradictions. paraconsistentization Conversion to a paraconsistent form. paraconsistently In a paraconsistent fashion. paracontact Having the property that every open cover has an open refinement that is locally finite. paracontrast A visual phenomenon where the perceived brightness of a stimulus is reduced when it is preceded by an adjacent visual stimulus. paracontrolled Pertaining to a paracontrolled distribution.