PARAS
Noun
paras
plural of para
Anagrams
• Psara, apars, apsar, parsa
Source: Wiktionary
PARA
Par"a-. Etym: [Gr. for- in forgive. Cf. For-.]
1. A prefix signifying alongside of, beside, beyond, against, amiss;
as parable, literally, a placing beside; paradox, that which is
contrary to opinion; parachronism.
2. (Chem.)
Definition: A prefix denoting: (a) Likeness, similarity, or connection, or
that the substance resembles, but is distinct from, that to the name
of which it is prefixed; as paraldehyde, paraconine, etc.; also, an
isomeric modification. (b) Specifically: (Organ. Chem.) That two
groups or radicals substituted in the benzene nucleus are opposite,
or in the respective positions 1 and 4; 2 and 5; or 3 and 6, as
paraxylene; paroxybenzoic acid. Cf. Ortho-, and Meta-. Also used
adjectively.
Pa*ra", n. Etym: [Turk., fr. Per. parah a piece.]
Definition: A piece of Turkish money, usually copper, the fortieth part of
a piaster, or about one ninth of a cent.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition