| AGRYPNIA | • agrypnia n. (Psychiatry, pathology) Persistent loss of sleep; insomnia; sleeplessness. • AGRYPNIA n. wakefulness; sleeplessness. |
| AIRPLAYS | • airplays n. Plural of airplay. • AIRPLAY n. the broadcasting of a play etc. on a radio program. |
| AMPACITY | • ampacity n. The root mean square of the electrical current which a device (usually a wire) can carry within a specific… • AMPACITY n. the largest amount of current that a wire can carry. |
| APICALLY | • apically adv. In an apical manner or direction; towards an apex. • APICALLY adv. at the tip. |
| APPAYING | • appaying v. Present participle of appay. • APPAY v. to satisfy, also APAY. |
| APYREXIA | • apyrexia n. (Medicine) The absence or an intermission during a bout of fever. • APYREXIA n. a period of intermission in a fever. |
| ASPHYXIA | • asphyxia n. Loss of consciousness due to the interruption of breathing and consequent anoxia. • asphyxia n. Loss of consciousness due to the body’s inability to deliver oxygen to its tissues, either by the breathing… • asphyxia n. (Medicine, obsolete) A condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the… |
| ATYPICAL | • atypical adj. Not conforming to the normal type. • atypical adj. Unusual or irregular. • atypical n. (Pharmacy) An atypical antipsychotic. |
| CAPACITY | • capacity n. The ability to hold, receive, or absorb. • capacity n. A measure of such ability; volume. • capacity n. The maximum amount that can be held. |
| CAPITAYN | • capitayn n. Obsolete form of captain. • CAPITAYN n. (Spenser) a captain. |
| HYPALGIA | • hypalgia n. Diminished sensitivity to pain. • HYPALGIA n. diminished susceptibility to pain, also HYPALGESIA. |
| JIPYAPAS | • JIPYAPA n. (Spanish) a palmlike tree of tropical America, also JIPIJAPA. |
| LAPIDARY | • lapidary n. A person who cuts, polishes, engraves, or deals in gems. • lapidary n. The field in which such a person works, a subfield of gemology. • lapidary n. The process of such work. (Can we add an example for this sense?) |
| PAPYRIAN | • papyrian adj. Alternative form of papyrean. • PAPYRIAN adj. like papyrus, a parchment made from reeds, also PAPYRINE. |
| PHYSALIA | • physalia n. Any organism of the genus Physalia. • Physalia prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Physaliidae – colonies of specialized polyps and medusoids, the… • PHYSALIA n. a genus of large oceanic Siphonophora which includes the Portuguese man-of-war. |
| PITAHAYA | • pitahaya n. Alternative form of pitaya. • PITAHAYA n. (Spanish) a cactus of southwestern US and Mexico, also PITAYA. |
| PLAGIARY | • plagiary n. The crime of literary theft; plagiarism. • plagiary n. (Archaic) A plagiarist. • plagiary n. (Obsolete) A kidnapper. |
| PYAEMIAS | • pyaemias n. Plural of pyaemia. • PYAEMIA n. (Greek) the presence of pus in the blood, also PYEMIA. |
| RAPACITY | • rapacity n. The quality of being rapacious; voracity. • RAPACITY n. the quality of being rapacious. |
| UPADAISY | • upadaisy interj. Used when lifting a child. • UPADAISY interj. an expression of reassurance to someone who has fallen over, also UPSADAISY. |