Par`a*ven"ture (?), adv. [Par + aventure.] Peradventure; perchance.
[Obs.] Chaucer.
Par`a*xan"thin (?), n. [Pref. Para- + xanthin.] (Physiol. Chem.) A
crystalline substance closely related to xanthin, present in small
quantity in urine.
Par*ax"i*al (?), a. [Pref. para- + axial.] (Anat.) On either side of
the axis of the skeleton.
Par`a*xy"lene (?), n. (Chem.) 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.
Par"boil` (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Parboiled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Parboiling.] [OE. parboilen, OF. parbouillir to cook well; par through
(see Par) + bouillir to boil, L. bullire. The sense has been influenced
by E. part. See lst Boil.] 1. To boil or cook thoroughly. [Obs.] B.
Jonson.