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Paraselene
- - A mock moon; an image of the moon which sometimes appears at the point of intersection of two lunar halos. Cf. Parhelion.
Parasitism
- noun - the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)
Paraskiing
- unknown - skiing using a paraglider
Parastichy
- - A secondary spiral in phyllotaxy, as one of the evident spirals in a pine cone.
Paratactic
- - Of pertaining to, or characterized by, parataxis.
Parathetic
- - Of or pertaining to parathesis.
Parathions
- noun - a colorless and odorless toxic oil used as an insecticide
Paratroops
- noun - infantry trained and equipped to parachute
Paraxylene
- - A hydrocarbon (C6H4(CH3)2) of the aromatic series obtained as a colorless liquid by the distillation of camphor with zinc chloride. It is one of the three metamers of xylene. Cf. Metamer, and Xylene.
Parboiling
- verb - cook (vegetables) briefly; "Parboil the beans before freezing them"