| AEROPHAGIAS | • AEROPHAGIA n. spasmodic swallowing of air, a fairly common neurotic habit that may lead to belching and stomach pain. |
| APPRAISABLE | • appraisable adj. Capable of being appraised. • APPRAISABLE adj. capable of being appraised. |
| ASPARAGINES | • asparagines n. Plural of asparagine. • ASPARAGINE n. an amino acid found in asparagus and other vegetables. |
| CARPENTARIA | • Carpentaria prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Arecaceae – a palm native to tropical coastal regions in northern Australia. • CARPENTARIA n. an evergreen shrub of the hydrangea family, cultivated for its glossy foliage and yellow-centred white flowers. |
| HEXAPLARIAN | • HEXAPLARIAN adj. relating to a hexapla, an edition of the bible in six languages, also HEXAPLAR, HEXAPLARIC. |
| LAMPADARIES | • LAMPADARY n. in the Greek Church, someone who looks after the lamps and carries a lighted taper before the patriarch. |
| PARABEMATIC | • PARABEMATIC adj. of or like a parabema. |
| PARACASEINS | • PARACASEIN n. another name for casein. |
| PARAGENESIA | • PARAGENESIA n. the order in which minerals have developed in a given mass of rock, also PARAGENESIS. |
| PARAMAECIUM | • paramaecium n. Archaic form of paramecium. • PARAMAECIUM n. a microscopic unicellular ciliate protozoa, also PARAMECIUM, PARAMOECIUM. |
| PARAMEDICAL | • paramedical adj. Of or relating to the provision of emergency medical treatment. • paramedical adj. Of or relating to a paramedic. • paramedical n. Alternative form of paramedic. |
| PARAMNESIAS | • paramnesias n. Plural of paramnesia. • PARAMNESIA n. abnormality of memory, esp. forgetting of meaning of words. |
| PARANTHELIA | • paranthelia n. Plural of paranthelion. • PARANTHELION n. a diffuse whitish image of the sun, having the same altitude. |
| PARAPARESIS | • paraparesis n. Weakness of both legs, resulting from disease of the nervous system. • PARAPARESIS n. paralysis of the lower limbs. |
| PARAPARETIC | • paraparetic adj. Exhibiting or relating to paraparesis. • PARAPARETIC adj. relating to paraparesis, paralysis of the lower limbs. |
| PARAPHRENIA | • paraphrenia n. (Psychiatry) Any of a group of psychotic illnesses involving delusions, distinct from paranoia and schizophrenia. • PARAPHRENIA n. any mental disorder of the paranoid type. |
| PARAPLEGIAS | • paraplegias n. Plural of paraplegia. • PARAPLEGIA n. paralysis of lower half of body. |
| PARHELIACAL | • parheliacal adj. Of or pertaining to parhelia. • PARHELIACAL adj. of or pertaining to a parhelion, a halolike light seen in sky opposite the sun, also PARHELIC. |
| PESCATARIAN | • pescatarian n. Alternative spelling of pescetarian. • PESCATARIAN n. one whose diet includes fish but no other meat, also PESCETARIAN. |
| REAPPRAISAL | • reappraisal n. A second look at or reassess a value of something; a new appraisal. • REAPPRAISAL n. the act of reappraising. |