panculture
Microbiological cultures of blood, urine, sputum and stool in search of an offending pathogen.

pancultures
plural of panculture

pangenesis
A mechanism for heredity proposed by Charles Darwin by which the cells of the body shed "gemmules" which collect in the reproductive organs prior to fertilization.

panhas
Alternative form of ponhaws.

panier
Obsolete form of pannier.

paniers
plural of panier

panmug
An earthenware crock used to hold milk or butter, etc.

panmugs
plural of panmug

pannhaas
Alternative form of ponhaws.

pannier
A large basket or bag fastened, usually in pairs, to the back of a bicycle or pack animal, or carried in pairs over the shoulders.
A decorative basket for the display of flowers or fruits.
One of a pair of hoops used to expand the volume of a woman's skirt to either side.
A breadbasket.
A piece of basketwork for protecting archers, or, filled with gravel or sand, for forming and protecting embankments, etc.

panniers
plural of pannier

pannuscorium
A soft leather-cloth used for boots etc.

panoramagram
A device used to view a stereoscopic image from a pair of photographs

panoramagrams
plural of panoramagram

panpipe
A set of panpipes.

panpipes
An instrument consisting of a series of ten or more tubes of different lengths, typically closed at the bottom and open at the top, and is played by blowing across the open end at the top.

panscan
Whole-body CT-based imaging, usually used to evaluate injuries in polytrauma patients.

panscans
plural of panscan

panshin
Alternative form of pancheon (“an earthenware dish for milk”).

panshins
plural of panshin

panshon
An earthen vessel, wider at the top than at the bottom, used for holding milk etc.

panshons
plural of panshon

pansphygmograph
A device for recording cardiac, pulse, and chest movements at the same time.

pansphygmographs
plural of pansphygmograph

pantacle
Alternative spelling of pentacle, used by A. E. Waite and probably also some other members of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, and then by Aleister Crowley.

pantacles
plural of pantacle

pantagraph
Alternative form of pantograph.

pantagraphs
plural of pantagraph

pantalooneries
plural of pantaloonery

pantaloonery
The character or performances of a pantaloon; buffoonery.
Materials used to make pantaloons.

pantechnicons
plural of pantechnicon

pantelephone
An early device for voice transmission, in which the contact of variable resistance is formed between a fixed piece of platinum and a small carbon lozenge attached to a plate of cork suspended by two springs on the upper part.

pantelephones
plural of pantelephone

pantham
A masonry dam used for storing water.

panthams
plural of pantham

pantochronometer
An instrument combining of compass, sundial, and universal sundial.

pantochronometers
plural of pantochronometer

pantograph
A mechanical linkage based on parallelograms causing two objects to move in parallel; notably as a drawing aid.
By extension, a structure of crosswise bars linked in such a way that it can extend and compress like an accordion, such as in a pantograph mirror or a scissor lift.
A pattern printed on a document to reduce the ease of photocopying.
A similarly-formed conductive device, now usually Z-shaped, that collects electric current from overhead lines for trains and trams.

pantometer
An instrument for measuring angles for determining elevations, distances, etc.

pantometers
plural of pantometer

panyard
An enclosed area in which a steel band practises.

panyards
plural of panyard

papain
A proteolytic enzyme in papaya fruit which can be used to tenderize meat.

papains
plural of papain

papakainga
Land used for housing by a hapu or whanau group.

papakaingas
plural of papakainga

papaveretum
A mixture of hydrochloride salts of opium alkaloids, used for pain relief and sedation.

papershredder
Rare form of paper shredder

papershredders
plural of papershredder

paperweight
A small, decorative, somewhat weighty object placed on one or more pieces of paper to keep them from fluttering away.
Any object used for this purpose.
A useless piece of equipment.

paperweights
plural of paperweight

papillotome
An instrument used to make incisions into a papilla

papillotomes
plural of papillotome

papyrograph
An early device for reproducing documents by means of a paper stencil and corrosive ink.
Synonym of papyrology.

papyrographs
plural of papyrograph

parabolasters
plural of parabolaster.

paraciticide
Misspelling of parasiticide.

paracomposition
An extension of the paralinearization of non-smooth functions, used to flatten pairs of surfaces by changing variables.

paracompositions
plural of paracomposition

paracord
A lightweight nylon rope, originally used for the suspension lines of parachutes.

paracords
plural of paracord

paradrogue
Synonym of drogue (“conical device for aerial refuelling”).

paradrogues
plural of paradrogue

paraffiner
A machine for sealing a product in paraffin wax.

paraffiners
plural of paraffiner

parafilm
plastic film used to seal laboratory containers

parafoil
A parachute, kite or glider with an aerofoil-shaped fabric canopy or wing.
The wing or sail of such an apparatus.

parafoils
plural of parafoil

paragrandine
An instrument with a rod, supposed to avert the occurrence of hailstorms.

paragrandines
plural of paragrandine

paralalia
Disturbance of the faculty of speech.

paralanguage
The non-verbal elements of speech, and to a limited extent of writing, used to modify meaning and convey emotion, such as pitch, volume, and intonation

paralanguages
plural of paralanguage

parallelometer
A tool used in dental laboratories to survey models, design prostheses, and assemble attachments accurately.

parallelometers
plural of parallelometer

parametron
A type of resonant logic element that may be used to represent a binary digit.

parametrons
plural of parametron

paranthesis
Misspelling of parenthesis.

parapegma
A device for keeping track of cyclical events, particularly of stars, weather, seasons, and so on.

parapegmas
plural of parapegma

parapegmata
plural of parapegma

paraphone
A sound midway between a concord and a discord.

paraphones
plural of paraphone

paraplast
A mixture of paraffin and a plastic resin that is used for tissue embedding

parasiticide
Any substance used to kill parasites.

parasiticides
plural of parasiticide

parasymphysis
The point at which both halves of the mandible are fused together

parataxa
plural of parataxon

parataxon
An artificial taxon used to describe a fossil based on morphology with no relation to genetic reality.

paratone
A sequence of intonations used to convey information concerning sentence structure.

paratones
plural of paratone

pardah
Alternative spelling of purdah.

pardahs
plural of pardah

paren
A parenthesis (bracket used to enclose parenthetical material in text).

parenthese
Alternative form of parenthesis.

parentheses
plural of parenthesis

parenthesis
A clause, phrase or word which is inserted (usually for explanation or amplification) into a passage which is already grammatically complete, and usually marked off with brackets, commas or dashes.
Either of a pair of brackets, especially (mainly US) round brackets, ( and ) (used to enclose parenthetical material in a text).
A digression; the use of such digressions.
Such brackets as used to clarify expressions by grouping those terms affected by a common operator, or to enclose the components of a vector or the elements of a matrix.

parer
A tool used to pare things.
A pencil sharpener.

parers
plural of parer

parimutuel
Alternative form of pari-mutuel.

parimutuels
plural of parimutuel

parklet
An area of around the size of a parking space, used for recreation or as scenery.

parklets
plural of parklet