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para-

14 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. para- (prefix)
  2. para- (prefix)
  3. para (noun)
  4. para (adjective)
  5. para-aminobenzoic acid (noun)
  6. para-aminohippurate (noun)
  7. para-aminohippuric acid (noun)
  8. para-aminosalicylic acid (noun)
  9. para-anesthesia (noun)
  10. para-aortic (adjective)
  11. para-apical (adjective)
  12. para-oesophageal
  13. 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-para-dioxin (noun)
  14. paraesophageal (adjective)

para-

prefix \ˌpar-ə, ˈpar-ə\

Definition of PARA-

1
: closely related to <paraldehyde>
2
: involving substitution at or characterized by two opposite positions in the benzene ring that are separated by two carbon atoms <paradichlorobenzene>—abbreviation p-; compare meta- 2, orth- 2

Variants of PARA-

para- or par-

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