| PARALDEHYDE | • paraldehyde n. (Organic chemistry) A cyclic trimer of acetaldehyde once used as an antidepressant. • PARALDEHYDE n. a sleep-inducing drug. |
| PARALEIPSES | • paraleipses n. Plural of paraleipsis. • PARALEIPSIS n. a rhetorical figure by which one fixes attention on a subject by pretending to neglect it, also PARALIPSIS. |
| PARALEIPSIS | • paraleipsis n. (Rhetoric, linguistics) Alternative form of paralipsis. • PARALEIPSIS n. a rhetorical figure by which one fixes attention on a subject by pretending to neglect it, also PARALIPSIS. |
| PARALIMNION | • PARALIMNION n. the region of a lake floor between the shoreline or water's edge and the zone of rooted vegetation. |
| PARALLACTIC | • parallactic adj. Of or pertaining to parallax. • PARALLACTIC adj. relating to parallax, also PARALLACTICAL. |
| PARALLELING | • paralleling v. Present participle of parallel. • paralleling n. A process of making or becoming figuratively parallel. • PARALLELING n. a commercial practice whereby companies buy highly priced goods (e.g. perfume) in markets where prices are relatively low and sell them on in markets where prices are higher. |
| PARALLELISE | • parallelise v. Alternative form of parallelize. • PARALLELISE v. to provide a parallel to, also PARALLELIZE. |
| PARALLELISM | • parallelism n. The state or condition of being parallel; agreement in direction, tendency, or character. • parallelism n. The state of being in agreement or similarity; resemblance, correspondence, analogy. • parallelism n. A parallel position; the relation of parallels. |
| PARALLELIST | • parallelist adj. Parallelistic. • parallelist n. Such a person. • PARALLELIST n. a person who draws a parallel or comparison; a believer in psychophysical parallelism. |
| PARALLELIZE | • parallelize v. To make parallel (to each other). • parallelize v. (Programming) To make to execute in parallel. • parallelize v. To treat as if parallel; to draw parallels between. |
| PARALLELLED | • parallelled v. (Britain) simple past tense and past participle of parallel. • PARALLEL v. to be extended in the same direction. |
| PARALOGISED | • paralogised v. Simple past tense and past participle of paralogise. • PARALOGISE v. to draw conclusions that do not follow logically from a given set of assumptions, also PARALOGIZE. |
| PARALOGISES | • paralogises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of paralogise. • PARALOGISE v. to draw conclusions that do not follow logically from a given set of assumptions, also PARALOGIZE. |
| PARALOGISMS | • paralogisms n. Plural of paralogism. • PARALOGISM n. false reasoning, also PARALOGY. |
| PARALOGISTS | • paralogists n. Plural of paralogist. • PARALOGIST n. a practitioner of paralogism. |
| PARALOGIZED | • paralogized v. Simple past tense and past participle of paralogize. • PARALOGIZE v. to draw conclusions that do not follow logically from a given set of assumptions, also PARALOGISE. |
| PARALOGIZES | • paralogizes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of paralogize. • PARALOGIZE v. to draw conclusions that do not follow logically from a given set of assumptions, also PARALOGISE. |
| PARALYMPICS | • Paralympics prop.n. (Sports) Synonym of Paralympic Games (“an international sports competition participated in by sportspeople… • PARALYMPICS n. an Olympic games for sportspeople with physical disabilities. |