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  • English Word Paradoxes Definition of Paradox
  • English Word Paradoxical Definition Of the nature of a paradox.
  • English Word Paradoxical Definition Inclined to paradoxes, or to tenets or notions contrary to received opinions.
  • English Word Paradoxides Definition A genus of large trilobites characteristic of the primordial formations.
  • English Word Paradoxist Definition One who proposes a paradox.
  • English Word Paradoxology Definition The use of paradoxes.
  • English Word Paradoxure Definition Any species of Paradoxurus, a genus of Asiatic viverrine mammals allied to the civet, as the musang, and the luwack or palm cat (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus). See Musang.
  • English Word Paradoxy Definition A paradoxical statement; a paradox.
  • English Word Paradoxy Definition The quality or state of being paradoxical.
  • English Word Paraffin Definition Alt. of Paraffine
  • English Word Paraffine Definition A white waxy substance, resembling spermaceti, tasteless and odorless, and obtained from coal tar, wood tar, petroleum, etc., by distillation. It is used as an illuminant and lubricant. It is very inert, not being acted upon by most of the strong chemical reagents. It was formerly regarded as a definite compound, but is now known to be a complex mixture of several higher hydrocarbons of the methane or marsh-gas series; hence, by extension, any substance, whether solid, liquid, or gaseous, of the same chemical series; thus coal gas and kerosene consist largely of paraffins.
  • English Word Parage Definition Equality of condition, blood, or dignity; also, equality in the partition of an inheritance.
  • English Word Parage Definition Equality of condition between persons holding unequal portions of a fee.
  • English Word Parage Definition Kindred; family; birth.
  • English Word Paragenesis Definition The science which treats of minerals with special reference to their origin.
  • English Word Paragenic Definition Originating in the character of the germ, or at the first commencement of an individual; -- said of peculiarities of structure, character, etc.
  • English Word Paraglobulin Definition An albuminous body in blood serum, belonging to the group of globulins. See Fibrinoplastin.
  • English Word Paraglossa Definition One of a pair of small appendages of the lingua or labium of certain insects. See Illust. under Hymenoptera.
  • English Word Paraglossae Definition of Paraglossa
  • English Word Paragnath Definition Same as Paragnathus.
  • English Word Paragnathi Definition of Paragnathus
  • English Word Paragnathous Definition Having both mandibles of equal length, the tips meeting, as in certain birds.
  • English Word Paragnathus Definition One of the two lobes which form the lower lip, or metastome, of Crustacea.
  • English Word Paragnathus Definition One of the small, horny, toothlike jaws of certain annelids.
  • English Word Paragoge Definition The addition of a letter or syllable to the end of a word, as withouten for without.
  • English Word Paragoge Definition Coaptation.
  • English Word Paragogic Definition Alt. of Paragogical
  • English Word Paragogical Definition Of, pertaining to, or constituting, a paragoge; added to the end of, or serving to lengthen, a word.
  • English Word Paragon Definition A companion; a match; an equal.
  • English Word Paragon Definition Emulation; rivalry; competition.