| ACAPNIA | • acapnia n. The state in which the level of carbon dioxide in the blood and tissue is significantly lower than normal. • ACAPNIA n. a lack of carbon dioxide. |
| APADANA | • apadana n. A large hypostyle hall in ancient Persian palaces. • APADANA n. (Persian) the great hall of a Persian palace. |
| APANAGE | • apanage n. (Historical) A grant (especially by a sovereign) of land (or other source of revenue) as a birthright. • apanage n. A perquisite that is appropriate to one’s position; an accompaniment. • apanage v. (Transitive) To confer an apanage upon. |
| APLANAT | • aplanat n. (Optics) A lens that has been corrected for spherical aberration and coma in order to produce a rectilinear image. • APLANAT n. an aplanatic lens, i.e. one free from spherical aberration. |
| CAMPANA | • campana n. A church bell, particularly a large bell used in medieval church steeples or towers. • campana n. A bell-shaped vase. • campana n. (Obsolete, botany) A bell-shaped flower, particularly the pasque flower. |
| CATAPAN | • catapan n. Alternative form of catepan. • CATAPAN n. (Greek) the governor of Calabria and Apulia for the Byzantine emperor. |
| PAISANA | • paisana n. A female paisano. • PAISANA n. (Spanish) a fellow countrywoman. |
| PANACEA | • panacea n. A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all. • panacea n. A solution to all problems. • panacea n. (Obsolete) The plant allheal (Valeriana officinalis), believed to cure all ills. |
| PANADAS | • panadas n. Plural of panada. • PANADA n. (Spanish) a thick sauce used to bind quenelles, forcemeats and rissoles. |
| PANAMAS | • panamas n. Plural of panama. • Panamas n. Plural of Panama. • PANAMA n. a lightweight plaited man's hat. |
| PAPASAN | • papasan n. A papasan chair. • PAPASAN n. a chair shaped like a boat. |
| PAPAYAN | • PAPAYAN adj. like a papaya. |
| PARGANA | • pargana n. (India) An administrative unit of India, consisting of a number of villages. Since Indian independence… • PARGANA n. (Hindi) a division of an administrative district or zillah in India, also PERGUNNAH. |