para-
/ˈparə/(also par-)
prefix
1Beside; adjacent to: parataxis parathyroid
1.1Beyond or distinct from, but analogous to: paramilitary paratyphoid
2 Chemistry Denoting substitution at diametrically opposite carbon atoms in a benzene ring, e.g. in 1,4 positions: paradichlorobenzene Compare with meta- and ortho-.
Origin
From Greek para 'beside'; in combinations often meaning 'amiss, irregular' and denoting alteration or modification.
- hairpin turn
- hair-raising
- hair remover
- hair restorer
- hair shirt
- hair-shirted
- hairslide
- hair space
- hair-splitter
- hair-splitting
- hairspray
- hairspring
- hair straighteners
- hairstreak
- hairstyle
- hairstyling
- hairstylist
- hair transplant
- hair trigger
- hairweaving
- hair worm
- hair wrap
- hair wrapping
- hairy
- hairy eyeball