PARAMITOME
Par`a*mi"tome, n. Etym: [Pref. para- + mitome.] (Biol.)
Defn: The fluid portion of the protoplasm of a cell.
PARAMO
Pa"ra*mo, n.; pl. Paramos. Etym: [Sp. pæramo.]
Defn: A high, bleak plateau or district, with stunted trees, and cold, damp atmosphere, as in the Andes, in South America.
PARAMORPH
Par"a*morph, n. Etym: [Pref. para- + Gr. (Min.)
Defn: A kind of pseudomorph, in which there has been a change of physical characters without alteration of chemical composition, as the change of aragonite to calcite.
PARAMORPHISM
Par`a*mor"phism, n. (Min.)
Defn: The change of one mineral species to another, so as to involve a change in physical characters without alteration of chemical composition.
PARAMORPHOUS
Par`a*mor"phous, a. (Min.)
Defn: Relating to paramorphism; exhibiting paramorphism.