n, pl  par*as  or  par*ae   :  a woman delivered of a specified number of children - used in combination with a term or figure to indicate the number <multipara>  <a 36-year-old para 5>  - compare GRAVIDA 
, adj 1  :  relating to, characterized by, or being two positions in the benzene ring that are separated by two carbon atoms  2  :  of, relating to, or being a diatomic molecule (as of hydrogen) in which the nuclei of the atoms are spinning in opposite directions .
 
 
 
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