p-

prefix

para-

Meanings

p-1

prefix
  1. chemistrypara-

P-2

prefix
  1. abbreviationinitialismhobbiesInitialism of position (prefixed to a number) (indicates the placing of a competitor in (starting, during, after) a competition).
  2. abbreviationinitialismchemistryInitialism of para- (prefixed as part of a chemical's name) (In isomeric benzene derivatives, having the two substituents in opposite (1,4) positions (compare ortho- and meta-)).

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