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PAH

intj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /pæ/
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  • /pɑː/
  • rhymes with -ɑː
  • homophone: pa
  • homophone: par (non-rhotic)
  • homophone: paw (cot–caught merger)
  • CMU ARPABET: P AE1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

intj

Meaning 1

Used to express distaste, disgust or outrage.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Initialism of phenylalanine hydroxylase.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: EC 1.14.16.1

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Initialism of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Initialism of pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Initialism of paradoxical adipose hyperplasia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

Dated form of pa (“Maori fort”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, dated

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Imitative of spitting out something disgusting.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 多環芳烴 /多环芳烃 (duōhuán fāngtīng) — polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
  • French: HAP — polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
  • German: PAK — polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
  • Polish: PAH — polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
  • Portuguese: HAP — polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
  • Spanish: HAP — polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
  • Turkish: PAH — polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon