1. In front; publicly. [Obs.] Spenser.
2. Beforehand; first. [Obs.] Spenser.
PARAVENTURE
Par`a*ven"ture, adv. Etym: [Par + aventure.]
Defn: Peradventure; perchance. [Obs.] Chaucer.
PARAXANTHIN
Par`a*xan"thin, n. Etym: [Pref. Para- + xanthin.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: A crystalline substance closely related to xanthin, present in small quantity in urine.
PARAXIAL
Par*ax"i*al, a. Etym: [Pref. para- + axial.] (Anat.)
Defn: On either side of the axis of the skeleton.
PARAXYLENE
Par`a*xy"lene, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A hydrocarbon of the aromatic series obtained as a colorless liquid by the distillation of camphor with zinc chloride. It is one of the three metamers of xylene. Cf. Metamer, and Xylene.