paraffin
— Noun
– English
～ a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)
paraffin oil
— Noun
– English
～ (British usage) kerosine
paraffin
— Noun
– English
～ from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings
paraffin
— Noun
– English
～ (British usage) kerosine
parafovea
— Noun
– English
～ area of the retina immediately surrounding the fovea
paragliding
— Noun
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～ gliding in a parasail
paragon
— Noun
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～ model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
paragon
— Noun
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～ an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept
paragonite
— Noun
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～ a colorless or pale brown mica with sodium
paragraph
— Noun
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～ one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
paragrapher
— Noun
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～ a writer of paragraphs (as for publication on the editorial page of a newspaper)
paraguay
— Noun
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～ a landlocked republic in south central South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1811
paraguayan
— Noun
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～ a native or inhabitant of Paraguay
parakeet
— Noun
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～ any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots
paralanguage
— Noun
– English
～ the use of manner of speaking to communicate particular meanings
paraldehyde
— Noun
– English
～ a colorless liquid (a cyclic trimer of acetaldehyde) that is used as a sedative and a solvent
paralegal
— Noun
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～ a person with specialized training who assists lawyers
paraleipsis
— Noun
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～ suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted
paralepsis
— Noun
– English
～ suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted