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 parapodial Pertaining to the parapodium. parapodiapophyseal parapodial and apophyseal parapodium Any of the paired unjointed lateral outgrowths used for locomotion by worms such as annelids. parapolice Law enforcement agents considered ancillary or subsidiary to the regular police force. parapolitical Of or pertaining to parapolitics. parapolitics Political practices and arrangements that are unacknowledged and that intend to misinform or obfuscate a hidden agenda. parapontine Adjacent to the pons. parapophyseal Relating to the parapophysis. parapophysial Relating to the parapophysis. parapophysis The ventral transverse, or capitular, process of a vertebra. parapore A canaliculus, typically of a foraminifer parapornographic Characteristic of or associated with parapornography. parapornography Literary work that is about sex or eroticism. parapositronium The state of a positronium exotic atom in which the positron and electron have antiparallel spins parapowerlift To take part in parapowerlifting. parapowerlifter One who performs parapowerlifting. parapowerlifting A strength parasport, consisting of a single-rep benchpress. parapox A disease caused by a parapoxvirus; found chiefly in cows, sheep, goats, and squirrels parapoxviral Relating to parapoxviruses. parapoxvirus Any of many poxviruses, of the genus Parapoxvirus, that have a spiral coat. parapraxia parapraxis parapraxial Of, or relating to, a parapraxis parapraxis A mistake, such as a slip of the tongue, that reveals a concealed thought or motive. paraprobiotic An inactivated probiotic paraproct Any of various appendages surrounding the anus of some insects. paraproctitis A purulent inflammation of the cellular tissues surrounding the rectum. paraproctium The connective tissue that surrounds the rectum. paraproduct A non-commutative bilinear operator acting on functions that in some sense is like the product of the two functions it acts on. paraprofessional A person who is trained to assist a professional: for example, an assistant to an educator. paraprofessionalism The state or work of a paraprofessional. paraprofessionally By, or in a way that relates to, paraprofessionals. parapropamol A non-narcotic analgesic drug. paraprosdokian A figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader or listener to reframe or reinterpret the first part. paraprostatic Beyond (or around) the prostate gland. paraprotaspid Of or relating to paraprotaspis. paraprotaspis The third and last molt stage of the protaspis paraprotein A protein found in the blood only as a result of disease paraproteinemia The presence of (abnormally large amounts of) paraproteins in the blood. paraproteinemic Relating to, or exhibiting, paraproteinemia. paraproteinuria The presence of paraproteins in the urine parapsidal Relating to the parapsis. parapsis The lateral part(s) of the mesoscutum of certain hymenopteran insects parapsoriasis A skin disorder characterized by a superficial resemblance to psoriasis (red, scaly lesions), rather than by its underlying etiology. parapsychic parapsychological parapsychical parapsychic parapsychically In a parapsychic manner. parapsychism Parapsychic ability. parapsychological Of or pertaining to parapsychology. parapsychologically By means of, or in terms of, parapsychology. parapsychologist A person who studies parapsychology. parapsychology The study of alleged paranormal phenomena; psychic or occult phenomena, such as telepathy and ghosts. parapteral Relating to the parapterum. parapteron A small lateral sclerite on the thorax of an insect parapterum In certain insects, a parapteron parapterygoid Near the region of the inferior part of the sphenoid bone of the vertebrate skull. paraptosis A particular form of programmed cell death, defined by cytoplasmic vacuolation, independent of caspase activation and inhibition, and lack of apoptotic morphology. paraptotic Relating to paraptosis. parapublic Having ties to both public and private sectors; partially funded or managed by the government. parapyramidal Beyond the pyramidal tract paraquadrate Synonym of squamosal. paraquadratic Over the quadrate or the quadratojugal paraquark The equivalent of a quark in any of several parastatistics. paraquarkonium An antiparallel form of orthoquarkonium. paraquat A poisonous yellow herbicide derived from bipyridine paraquel sidequel paraquinone 1,4-benzoquinone pararabin A form of arabin present in agar pararammelsbergite An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing arsenic and nickel. Pararctalia The northern temperate realm of the waters of the globe. Pararctalian Of or relating to the Pararctalia. pararealgar A crumbly arsenic sulfide material that forms gradually from realgar under exposure to light. pararectal Near or around the rectum. parareka Synonym of king fern (“the plant Ptisana salicina”). parareligion A secular belief system having certain aspects of religion. parareligious Relating to a parareligion pararenal Located next to the kidney. parareptile Any member of subclass or clade †Parareptilia of extinct reptiles. parareptilian Of or relating to the Parareptilia. pararescue A military career field whose practitioners parachute into enemy territory to provide emergency medical help and to rescue fellow soldiers. pararescueman A soldier who parachutes into hostile territory to rescue fellow soldiers. pararescuer A person who practises pararescue. pararesonance autorhythmicity pararetroviral Relating to a pararetrovirus pararetrovirus Any of several reverse transcribing viruses that replicate through an RNA intermediate pararhotacism Inability to pronounce the letter R, rhotacism. pararhyme Synonym of consonance. pararobertsite A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus. pararosaniline A basic magenta dye having a triphenylmethane structure. pararotavirus A distinct form of rotavirus that does not react with antigens specific to rotaviruses pararower Someone engaged in pararowing. pararowing The disability-adapted form of rowing. pararsenolamprite An orthorhombic lead gray mineral containing antimony and arsenic. pararthria disordered articulation of speech pararthrum Part of the vertebra of metatherians pararubral Beyond the red nucleus paras A surname. parasacral Adjacent to the sacrum. parasafranine The compound C₂₀H₁₈N₄, obtainable from mauveine. parasagittal Situated alongside of or adjacent to a sagittal location or a sagittal plane. parasagittally In a parasagittal direction parasail A wing-shaped parachute that lifts a rider in a harness when towed by a motorboat etc parasailing A recreational activity where a person is towed behind a vehicle (usually a boat) while attached to a specially designed parachute, known as a parasail. Parasan A barangay of the municipality of Leyte, province of Leyte, Philippines. parasang A historical Iranian unit of itinerant distance used throughout the Western Mediterranean and the Middle East in antiquity, originally the distance travelled in one hour, and generally assumed to be equivalent to about six kilometres. Parasapas A barangay of Rosario, La Union, Philippines. parasaurolophin Any hadrosaurid of the tribe Parasaurolophini parasaurolophus Parasaurolophus, a herbivorous ornithopod dinosaur from the late Cretaceous period of what is now North America that walked both as a biped and a quadruped. Parascandola A surname from Italian. parascapular Over the scapula. parascarosis A disease (typically in horses) caused by roundworms of the genus Parascaris parascend To take part in parascending. parascender A person who takes part in parascending parascending parasailing parascenium One of two apartments adjoining the ancient stage, probably used as dressing rooms. parasceve The day of preparation before the (Jewish) Sabbath; Friday. paraschachnerite An orthorhombic-dipyramidal tin white mineral containing mercury and silver. paraschematic parasynthetic paraschizophrenia Borderline schizophrenia. paraschizophrenic Related to paraschizophrenia paraschoepite An orthorhombic-dipyramidal yellow mineral containing hydrogen, oxygen, and uranium. parascholarship Scholarship that is carried out outside the academic mainstream. parascholzite A monoclinic mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and zinc. parascience A branch of knowledge that is not mainstream science or is carried out in a subsidiary capacity. parascientific Relating to, or involving, parascience. parascientifically By means of or in terms of parascience. parascientist One who carries out parascience. parascorodite A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, iron, and oxygen. parascrobal Of an area, lateral to the scrobes. parascutal Across or beyond a scutum parascutellar Near the scutellum. parascylliid Any shark in the family Parascylliidae. parasecretion A secretion abnormality parasegment Any of a series of compartments, in developing insects, that overlap the visible segments parasegmental Of or pertaining to parasegments. paraseismic That resists the destructive effects of an earthquake. paraselective regioselective of the para- position in a benzene ring paraselene Synonym of moon dog. paraselenic Relating to a paraselene. parasellar Near or covering the sella turcica parasensory extrasensory; beyond the normal powers of perception paraseptal Located near the septum parasequence A relatively conformable, genetically related succession of beds and bedsets bounded by marine flooding surfaces and their correlative surfaces. parasequential not in the intended order. parasession A session or meeting that runs in parallel with another, or serves as an alternative. parasexual Exhibiting or relating to parasexuality. parasexualism The condition of being parasexual parasexuality A phenomenon, involving a complex form of mitosis, whereby two cell nuclei merge without any sexual process and the chromosome count is doubled. parasexually In a parasexual way. parashah A section of a book in the Hebrew text of the Tanakh, which may be open (a petuhah) or closed (a setumah). Parashara A maharishi, grandson of Vasishtha and father of Vyasa.