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Paradoxes
- noun - (logic) a statement that contradicts itself; "`I always lie' is a paradox because if it is true it must be false"
Paraffine
- - A white waxy substance, resembling spermaceti, tasteless and odorless, and obtained from coal tar, wood tar, petroleum, etc., by distillation. It is used in candles, as a sealing agent (such as in canning of preserves), as a waterproofing agent, as an illuminant and as a 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 gasoline, coal gas and kerosene consist largely of paraffins.
Paraffins
- noun - (British usage) kerosine
- a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)
- from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings
Parafovea
- noun - area of the retina immediately surrounding the fovea
Paragenic
- - Originating in the character of the germ, or at the first commencement of an individual; -- said of peculiarities of structure, character, etc.
Paragraph
- noun - divide into paragraphs, as of text; "This story is well paragraphed"
- one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
- write about in a paragraph; "All her friends were paragraphed in last Monday's paper"
- write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher
Paragrele
- - A lightning conductor erected, as in a vineyard, for drawing off the electricity in the atmosphere in order to prevent hailstorms.
Parakeets
- noun - any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots
Paralegal
- noun - a person with specialized training who assists lawyers