| ASPARAGINE | • asparagine n. (Biochemistry) A nonessential amino acid C4H8N2O3 found in plants such as asparagus. • ASPARAGINE n. an amino acid found in asparagus and other vegetables. |
| ASPARTAMES | • aspartames n. Plural of aspartame. • ASPARTAME n. an artificial sweetener. |
| ASPARTATES | • aspartates n. Plural of aspartate. • ASPARTATE n. a salt of aspartic acid. |
| PALAESTRAE | • palaestrae n. Plural of palaestra. • palæstræ n. Plural of palæstra. • PALAESTRA n. (historical) a wrestling school; hence, a gymnasium, or place for athletic exercise in general, also PALESTRA. |
| PALAESTRAL | • palaestral adj. Alternative form of palestral. • PALAESTRAL adj. related to a palaestra, a wrestling school. |
| PALAESTRAS | • palaestras n. Plural of palaestra. • PALAESTRA n. (historical) a wrestling school; hence, a gymnasium, or place for athletic exercise in general, also PALESTRA. |
| PARABRAKES | • parabrakes n. Plural of parabrake. • PARABRAKE n. a parachute as used to slow an aeroplane. |
| PARACASEIN | • paracasein n. Casein coagulated with chymosin. • PARACASEIN n. another name for casein. |
| PARADISEAN | • paradisean adj. Paradisiacal. • PARADISEAN adj. of or like paradise, also PARADISAIC, PARADISAICAL, PARADISIAC, PARADISIACAL, PARADISIAL, PARADISIAN, PARADISICAL. |
| PARAKELIAS | • PARAKELIA n. (Native Australian) a succulent Australian herb, also PARAKEELYA. |
| PARALEGALS | • paralegals n. Plural of paralegal. • PARALEGAL n. a person who assists a professional lawyer. |
| PARALEXIAS | • paralexias n. Plural of paralexia. • PARALEXIA n. transposition of words or syllables in reading, due to brain damage. |
| PARALLAXES | • parallaxes n. Plural of parallax. • PARALLAX n. an apparent optical displacement of an object. |
| PARAMNESIA | • paramnesia n. An inability to distinguish between real memories and dreams or fantasies. • paramnesia n. An inability to remember the meaning of common words. • PARAMNESIA n. abnormality of memory, esp. forgetting of meaning of words. |
| PARAPHRASE | • paraphrase n. A restatement of a text in different words, often to clarify meaning. • paraphrase n. (Scotland) One of a certain number of Scripture passages turned into verse for use in the service of praise. • paraphrase v. (Transitive, intransitive) To restate something as, or to compose a paraphrase. |
| PARAPRAXES | • parapraxes n. Plural of parapraxis. • PARAPRAXIS n. a slip of the tongue or pen that reveals the unconscious mind. |
| PARASAILED | • parasailed v. Simple past tense and past participle of parasail. • PARASAIL v. to soar while harnessed to a parachute towed by a car or boat. |
| PARASCENIA | • parascenia n. Plural of parascenium. • PARASCENIUM n. in the Greek theatre, a wing, a side-scene. |
| PARASEXUAL | • parasexual adj. (Biology) Exhibiting parasexuality. • parasexual adj. Both parasocial and sexual; being or relating to a one-sided sexual relationship. • PARASEXUAL adj. relating to reproduction that results in recombination of genes from different individuals. |
| SAPRAEMIAS | • sapraemias n. Plural of sapraemia. • SAPRAEMIA n. a kind of blood-poisoning, also SAPREMIA. |