11-letter words containing a, p, e, r
- paramaecium — a microscopic unicellular ciliate protozoa
- paramedical — related to the medical profession in a secondary or supplementary capacity.
- parametrize — parameterize.
- paraná pine — a large pine tree, Araucaria angustifolia, of South America yielding softwood timber: family Araucariaceae
- paranephric — located near the kidney
- paranephros — the adrenal gland
- paraparesis — partial paralysis, especially of the lower limbs.
- parapenting — a cross between hang-gliding and parachuting, a sport in which the participant jumps from a high place wearing a modified type of parachute, which is then used as a hang-glider
- paraphernal — (sometimes used with a singular verb) equipment, apparatus, or furnishing used in or necessary for a particular activity: a skier's paraphernalia.
- paraphraser — a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness; rewording.
- paraphrenia — a type of severe paranoid schizophrenia
- paraplanner — a person who assists a financial planner, esp in compiling reports and conducting research
- parascender — a person who takes part in parascending
- parascenium — either of two wings flanking and extending forward from the skene of an ancient Greek theater.
- parascience — the study of subjects that are outside the scope of traditional science because they cannot be explained by accepted scientific theory or tested by conventional scientific methods
- parasensory — extrasensory.
- parasuicide — the deliberate infliction of injury on oneself or the taking of a drug overdose as an attempt at suicide which may not be intended to be successful
- paratrooper — a member of a military infantry unit trained to attack or land in combat areas by parachuting from airplanes.
- parcel bomb — explosive device in a package
- parcel post — (in the U.S. Postal Service) nonpreferential mail consisting of packages and parcels, weighing one pound or more sent at fourth-class rates. Compare fourth class.
- parcel-gilt — the gilding of only some areas or ornaments of a piece of furniture.
- parchedness — the state or characteristic of being parched
- parenchymal — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
- parent body — an organization's parent body is the organization that created it and usually still controls it
- parent tree — a tree from which a small section or scion is cut and grafted onto a rootstock to propagate a new tree
- parentheses — either or both of a pair of signs () used in writing to mark off an interjected explanatory or qualifying remark, to indicate separate groupings of symbols in mathematics and symbolic logic, etc.
- parenthesis — either or both of a pair of signs () used in writing to mark off an interjected explanatory or qualifying remark, to indicate separate groupings of symbols in mathematics and symbolic logic, etc.
- parenthetic — of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary parenthetic remarks.
- parenticide — a person who kills one or both of his or her parents.
- paresthesia — an abnormal sensation, as prickling, itching, etc.
- paresthetic — an abnormal sensation, as prickling, itching, etc.
- parfocalize — to make parfocal
- pari-mutuel — a form of betting and of handling the betting on horse races at racetracks, in which those holding winning tickets divide the total amount bet in proportion to their wagers, less a percentage for the management, taxes, etc.
- parian ware — an English and American hardpaste porcelain ware introduced c1850, having a white, hard surface and used mainly for biscuit figures.
- paripinnate — evenly pinnate.
- paris green — Chemistry. an emerald-green, poisonous, water-insoluble powder produced from arsenic trioxide and copper acetate: used chiefly as a pigment, insecticide, and wood preservative.
- parishioner — one of the community or inhabitants of a parish.
- park avenue — a wide street in New York City traditionally associated with luxurious residential and professional buildings, fashionable living, and high society.
- park forest — a city in NE Illinois.
- park-keeper — A park-keeper is a person whose job is to look after a park.
- park-miller — A pseudorandom number generation algorithm which was discredited by Marsaglia and Steve Sullivanin in the July 1993 CACM.
- parkersburg — a city in NW West Virginia, on the Ohio River.
- parlor game — any game usually played indoors, especially in the living room or parlor, as a word game or a quiz, requiring little or no physical activity.
- partial key — (database) A key which identifies a subset of a set of information items (e.g. database "records"), and which could narrow the subset to one item if other partial key(s) were combined with it.
- partialized — to bias.
- partialness — being such in part only; not total or general; incomplete: partial blindness; a partial payment of a debt.
- participate — to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually followed by in): to participate in profits; to participate in a play.
- particulate — of, relating to, or composed of distinct particles.
- partitioner — a division into or distribution in portions or shares.
- partnerless — the person with whom one cohabits in a romantic relationship: I'd like you to meet my partner, Sarah.