12-letter words starting with p
- paraguay tea — maté.
- parahydrogen — the form of molecular hydrogen in which the nuclei of the two hydrogen atoms contained in the molecule have spins in opposite directions.
- paralanguage — vocal features that accompany speech and contribute to communication but are not generally considered to be part of the language system, as vocal quality, loudness, and tempo: sometimes also including facial expressions and gestures.
- paralation c — Paralation embedded in C. Under development.
- paralipomena — Chronicles.
- parallel ata — Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment
- parallel sml — ["Parallel SML: A Functional Language and its Implementation in Dactl", Kevin Hammond, Pitman Press 1990].
- parallel top — a parallel line or plane.
- parallelling — extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging: parallel rows of trees.
- parallelwise — in a parallel manner
- paralysingly — in a manner that paralyses
- paralyzation — to affect with paralysis.
- paramagnetic — a body or substance that, placed in a magnetic field, possesses magnetization in direct proportion to the field strength; a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are not aligned.
- parameterise — to describe (a phenomenon, problem, curve, surface, etc.) by the use of parameters.
- parameterize — to describe (a phenomenon, problem, curve, surface, etc.) by the use of parameters.
- paramilitary — noting or pertaining to an organization operating as, in place of, or as a supplement to a regular military force: a paramilitary police unit.
- paramorphine — thebaine.
- paramorphism — the process by which a paramorph is formed.
- paranoically — in a paranoiac manner
- paranormally — in a paranormal manner; by paranormal means
- paranthelion — a bright spot in the sky caused by refraction and occurring at an angular distance from the sun of between 90° and 140°
- paranthropus — (sometimes initial capital letter) a member of the former genus Paranthropus.
- paraphimosis — inability to retract the penis into the prepuce as a result of narrowing of the prepuce
- paraphrasing — a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness; rewording.
- paraphrastic — having the nature of a paraphrase.
- parapophysis — the process of a vertebra
- parapsychism — the experience of mental phenomena that are beyond the scope of normal physical explanation
- parascending — parasailing
- parasitaemia — the condition of having parasites in the blood
- parasiticide — an agent or preparation that destroys parasites.
- parasitology — the branch of biology dealing with parasites and the effects of parasitism.
- parasol pine — stone pine (def 1).
- parasphenoid — a bone next to the sphenoid bone in the skull of some animals
- parasynapsis — the conjugation of chromosomes side by side; synapsis.
- parathormone — a hormone secreted by the parathyroids, important in the control of the calcium-phosphorus balance of the body
- parcel shelf — flat storage panel in a vehicle
- parchmentize — to treat (paper or the like) so that it resembles parchment.
- parent group — a large organization that owns a number of smaller separate commercial or industrial firms
- parent metal — the metal of components that are being welded by a molten filler metal
- parenthesize — to insert (a word, phrase, etc.) as a parenthesis.
- parietal eye — Zoology. a median outgrowth of the diencephalon anterior to the pineal apparatus, having visual adaptations in many anamniotes and lizards.
- paring gouge — a woodworker's gouge having the bezel on the concave face.
- paring knife — a short-bladed kitchen knife for paring fruits and vegetables.
- parish clerk — an official designated to carry out various duties, either for a church parish or a parish council
- parish house — a building used by a church chiefly for administrative and social purposes.
- parisyllabic — (of a noun or verb, in inflected languages) containing the same number of syllables in all or almost all inflected forms
- parity check — a method for detecting errors in data communications or within a computer system by counting the number of ones or zeros per byte or per word, including a special check bit (parity bit) to see if the value is even or odd.
- parity error — (storage, communications) An error discovered by the inclusion of a parity bit.
- park savanna — savanna grassland scattered with trees
- parking fine — penalty fee for an offence