| ALPHAMERICAL | • alphamerical adj. Alphanumeric / alphanumerical. • ALPHAMERICAL adj. consisting of, or (of a machine) using, both letters and numbers, also ALPHAMERIC. |
| ANTEPRANDIAL | • anteprandial adj. Before a meal, especially before dinner. • ANTEPRANDIAL adj. before dinner. |
| ANTIPARALLEL | • antiparallel adj. (Mathematics) (of vectors) Parallel but in opposite directions. • antiparallel n. (Geometry) A line that forms equal angles with two other lines, but in opposite directions. • ANTIPARALLEL adj. making with a transverse line an internal angle equal to the external angle made by another line. |
| APPROACHABLE | • approachable adj. Easily approached; easy to talk to. • APPROACHABLE adj. capable of being approached. |
| PALAEOGRAPHY | • palaeography n. (British spelling) Alternative form of paleography. • palæography n. (Chiefly UK, dated) Alternative form of paleography (study of ancient forms of writing). • palæography n. (Chiefly UK, obsolete) Alternative form of paleography (paleogeography). |
| PALAESTRICAL | • PALAESTRICAL adj. relating to a palaestra, a wrestling school, also PALAESTRIC. |
| PALATOVELARS | • palatovelars n. Plural of palatovelar. |
| PARACETAMOLS | • paracetamols n. Plural of paracetamol. • PARACETAMOL n. a mild analgesic and antipyretic drug, often recommended instead of aspirin. |
| PARAENETICAL | • paraenetical adj. (Now rare) Giving advice; advisory, hortatory. • parænetical adj. Obsolete form of paraenetical. • PARAENETICAL adj. exhortatory, also PARAENETIC. |
| PARAGLOSSATE | • PARAGLOSSATE adj. relating to the paraglossae, small appendages of the lingua or labium of certain insects, also PARAGLOSSAL. |
| PARALANGUAGE | • paralanguage n. (Linguistics) The non-verbal elements of speech, and to a limited extent of writing, used to modify… • PARALANGUAGE n. nonverbal elements which affect meaning of speech, as intonation, etc. |
| PARALIPOMENA | • paralipomena n. (Literary analysis) The different text variants or text witnesses researched when creating a critical edition. • paralipomena n. Supplementary literary material. • PARALIPOMENON n. a thing added as a supplement to a main text, also PARALEIPOMENON. |
| PARAMEDICALS | • paramedicals n. Plural of paramedical. • PARAMEDICAL n. a paramedical worker, also PARAMEDIC, PARAMEDICO. |
| PARAMETRICAL | • parametrical adj. Parametric. • PARAMETRICAL adj. relating to parameters, also PARAMETRAL, PARAMETRIC. |
| PARAPLANNERS | • paraplanners n. Plural of paraplanner. • PARAPLANNER n. a person who assists a financial planner, especially in compiling reports and conducting research. |
| PARENCEPHALA | • parencephala n. Plural of parencephalon. • PARENCEPHALON n. a cerebral hemisphere. |
| PRELAPSARIAN | • prelapsarian adj. (Judaism, Christianity) Of, or relating to the period of innocence before the Fall of man; innocent, unspoiled. • PRELAPSARIAN adj. relating to any innocent or carefree period in the past. |
| QUADRAPLEGIA | • QUADRAPLEGIA n. paralysis of both arms and both legs, also QUADRIPLEGIA, TETRAPLEGIA. |
| REAPPRAISALS | • reappraisals n. Plural of reappraisal Instances of appraising again. • REAPPRAISAL n. the act of reappraising. |