11-letter words starting with para
- paraphraxia — the inability to perform purposive movements properly
- paraphraxis — the inability to perform purposive movements properly
- paraphrenia — a type of severe paranoid schizophrenia
- paraplanner — a person who assists a financial planner, esp in compiling reports and conducting research
- parapsychic — of or relating to actions of the mind for which there are no scientific explanations
- parasailing — a special parachute, kept open with wing-tip holders to help provide lift, used in parasailing.
- 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.
- parashurama — a Rama and avatar of Vishnu who rid the earth of Kshatriyas.
- parasitical — of, relating to, or characteristic of parasites.
- parasitosis — parasitism (def 3).
- parasol ant — leaf-cutting ant.
- 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
- parataniwha — a New Zealand plant, Elatostema rugosa, with pink and red serrated leaves
- parathyroid — situated near the thyroid gland.
- paratransit — public or group transportation, as by automobile, van, or minibus, organized to relieve the congestion of mass transportation.
- paratrooper — a member of a military infantry unit trained to attack or land in combat areas by parachuting from airplanes.
- paratrophic — obtaining nourishment from living organic matter; parasitic.
- paratyphoid — Also called paratyphoid fever. an infectious disease, similar in some of its symptoms to typhoid fever but usually milder, caused by any of several bacilli of the genus Salmonella other than S. typhi.