Pa`ri*et"ic (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid
found in the lichen Parmelia parietina, and called also chrysophanic
acid.
Pa*ri"e*tine (?), n. [L. parietinus parietal: cf. parietinae ruined
walls.] A piece of a fallen wall; a ruin. [Obs.] Burton.
Pa*ri"e*to- (&?;). (Anat.) A combining form used to indicate connection
with, or relation to, the parietal bones or the parietal segment of the
skull; as, the parieto-mastoid suture.
Pa*rig"e*nin (?), n. [Parillin + -gen + -in.] (Chem.) A curdy white
substance, obtained by the decomposition of parillin.
Pa*ril"lin (?), n. [Shortened fr. sarsaparillin.] (Chem.) A glucoside
resembling saponin, found in the root of sarsaparilla, smilax, etc.,
and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance; -- called also
smilacin, sarsaparilla saponin, and sarsaparillin.
Par"ing (?), n. [From Pare, v. t.] 1. The act of cutting off the
surface or extremites of anything.