| ALKALISABLE | • ALKALISABLE adj. that can be alkalised, also ALKALIZABLE. |
| ALKALIZABLE | • ALKALIZABLE adj. that can be alkalized, also ALKALISABLE. |
| ANTALKALIES | • ANTALKALI n. a substance that neutralises alkalis. |
| ANTALKALINE | • antalkaline adj. Alternative form of antialkaline. • ANTALKALINE n. a substance that neutralizes alkalis, esp. one used to treat alkalosis. |
| APPARATCHIK | • apparatchik n. (Historical) A member of the Soviet apparat; a Communist bureaucrat or agent. • apparatchik n. A blindly loyal bureaucrat. • APPARATCHIK n. (Russian) a member of the (Soviet) bureaucracy; now extended to apply to any inflexible organisation man, particularly in a political party. |
| CANVASBACKS | • canvasbacks n. Plural of canvasback. • CANVASBACK n. a species of duck, so named from the markings of the plumage on its back. |
| CHUCKAWALLA | • chuckawalla n. Alternative form of chuckwalla. • CHUCKAWALLA n. (Spanish) an iguanid lizard of Mexico and the southwestern US, also CHUCKWALLA. |
| CRACKAJACKS | • crackajacks n. Plural of crackajack. • CRACKAJACK n. a person or thing of highest excellence, also CRACKERJACK. |
| HACKMATACKS | • hackmatacks n. Plural of hackmatack. • HACKMATACK n. (Native American) the American larch, a coniferous tree with slender deciduous leaves. |
| KABARAGOYAS | • kabaragoyas n. Plural of kabaragoya. • KABARAGOYA n. (Tagalog) a very large monitor lizard of SE Asia. |
| KAWANATANGA | • kawanatanga n. (Maori) sovereignty; governorship. • KAWANATANGA n. (Maori) sovereignty. |
| KOTAHITANGA | • KOTAHITANGA n. (Maori) unity or solidarity. |
| MALAKATOONE | • MALAKATOONE n. (obsolete) a kind of large peach, also MELICOTTON, MELOCOTON, MELOCOTOON. |
| MUKHABARATS | • MUKHABARAT n. (in Middle Eastern countries) a secret police force. |
| PARAKEELYAS | • parakeelyas n. Plural of parakeelya. • PARAKEELYA n. (Native Australian) a succulent Australian herb, also PARAKELIA. |
| PARAWALKERS | • PARAWALKER n. a metal structure like an external skeleton worn by a paraplegic to enable him or her to walk. |
| PIWAKAWAKAS | • PIWAKAWAKA n. (Maori) a New Zealand bird, aka the Grey Fantail. |
| SPANAKOPITA | • spanakopita n. (Usually short for spanakotiropita) A Greek dish made with pre-cooked spinach, butter, olive oil, cheese… • spanakopita n. The same or similar dishes made without cheese. • SPANAKOPITA n. (Modern Greek) a Greek dish of spinach and feta cheese in filo pastry, also SPANOKOPITA. |
| SVARABHAKTI | • svarabhakti n. (Linguistics, phonology) Epenthesis of a vowel, as in the football chant Engerland for England; anaptyxis. • SVARABHAKTI n. (Sanskrit) the development of a vowel between consonants. |
| TITARAKURAS | • TITARAKURA n. (Maori) a small freshwater fish of New Zealand. |