| 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. |
| APPARITIONAL | • apparitional adj. (Religion, forteana) Of or pertaining to an apparition or apparitions. • APPARITIONAL adj. of or like an apparition. |
| ASPIRATIONAL | • aspirational adj. Being ambitious. • aspirational adj. Desiring success. • aspirational adj. (Law) Expressing a hope or intention but not creating a legally binding obligation. |
| CAPROLACTAMS | • caprolactams n. Plural of caprolactam. • CAPROLACTAM n. a white crystalline cyclic amide used esp. in making one type of nylon. |
| CATAPHYLLARY | • cataphyllary n. (Botany) A simple leaf in the form of a scale. • CATAPHYLLARY adj. of or like a cataphyll, a rudimentary or simplified leaf. |
| 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. |
| PARALYSATION | • paralysation n. Paralysis. • PARALYSATION n. the act of paralysing, also PARALYZATION. |
| PARALYZATION | • paralyzation n. Alternative form of paralysation. • PARALYZATION n. the act of paralyzing, also PARALYSATION. |
| PARAMETRICAL | • parametrical adj. Parametric. • PARAMETRICAL adj. relating to parameters, also PARAMETRAL, PARAMETRIC. |
| PARAMILITARY | • paramilitary n. A group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion, but which do not represent the formal… • paramilitary n. (Colloquial) A member of a paramilitary group. • paramilitary adj. Relating to a paramilitary. |
| PARATACTICAL | • paratactical adj. Synonym of paratactic. • PARATACTICAL adj. of pertaining to, or characterized by, parataxis, also PARATACTIC. |
| PIROPLASMATA | • piroplasmata n. Plural of piroplasma. • PIROPLASMA n. a parasite causing cattle fever, aka babesia, also PIROPLASM. |
| RATAPLANNING | • rataplanning v. Present participle of rataplan. • RATAPLAN v. to make a rapidly repeating sound, as on a drum. |