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Of the nature of a paradox.

A genus of large trilobites characteristic of the primordial formations.

The use of paradoxes. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

Any species of Paradoxurus, a genus of Asiatic viverrine mammals allied to the civet, as the musang, and the luwack or palm cat (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus). See Musang.

A paradoxical statement; a paradox.

n and violent emotion; spasmodic passion or action; a convulsion; a fit. The returning paroxysms of diffidence and despair. South.

Of the nature of a paroxysm; characterized or accompanied by paroxysms; as, a paroxysmal pain; paroxysmal temper. -- Par`ox*ys"mal*ly, adv.

A word having an acute accent on the penultimate syllable.

An oxide containing five atoms of oxygen in each molecule; as, phosphorus pentoxide, P2O5.

A buttress on the left-hand wall of a fives court as the game is played at Eton College, England.

A toxic alkaloid found occasionally associated with the peptones formed from fibrin by pepsinhydrochloric acid.

Act, process, or result of peroxidizing; oxidation to a peroxide.

An oxide containing more oxygen than some other oxide of the same element. Formerly peroxides were regarded as the highest oxides. Cf. Per-, 2.

To oxidize to the utmost degree, so as to form a peroxide.

A genus of American herbs, having showy red, white, or purple flowers. Phlox worm (Zoöl.), the larva of an American moth (Heliothis phloxiphaga). It is destructive to phloxes. -- Phlox subulata, the moss pink. See under Moss.

The process of producing a representation of an object on wood, by photography, for the use of the wood engraver.

A yellowish coloring matter found in certain algæ.

A yellow coloring matter extracted from chlorophyll.

A small hemipterous insect (Phylloxera vastatrix) allied to the aphids. It attacks the roots and leaves of the grapevine, doing great damage, especially in Europe.

lline substance found in the cocculus indicus. It is a peculiar poisonous neurotic and intoxicant, and consists of a mixture of several neutral substances.