| ACHALASIAS | • achalasias n. Plural of achalasia. • ACHALASIA n. (Greek) failure of the muscles of the lower part of the oesophagus to relax, which prevents food from passing into the stomach. |
| AGALACTIAS | • agalactias n. Plural of agalactia. • AGALACTIA n. the failure or inability to produce milk. |
| ALCARRAZAS | • alcarrazas n. Plural of alcarraza. • ALCARRAZA n. (Spanish) a vessel of porous earthenware, used for cooling liquids by evaporation from the exterior surface. |
| ARAUCARIAS | • araucarias n. Plural of araucaria. • Araucarias n. Plural of Araucaria. • ARAUCARIA n. a tree of the monkey puzzle genus. |
| ARRACACHAS | • arracachas n. Plural of arracacha. • ARRACACHA n. (Quechua) an umbelliferous South American food-plant with edible tubers. |
| ASARABACCA | • asarabacca n. An acrid herbaceous plant, Asarum europaeum, the leaves and roots of which are emetic and cathartic. • ASARABACCA n. an acrid herbaceous plant of the birthwort family, the leaves and roots of which are emetic and cathartic. |
| AYAHUASCAS | • ayahuascas n. Plural of ayahuasca. • AYAHUASCA n. (Quechua) a South American vine, the roots of which yield a drink having a hallucinatory effect, also AYAHUASCO. |
| BALACLAVAS | • balaclavas n. Plural of balaclava. • BALACLAVA n. a knitted hat which covers the head and neck. |
| BALMACAANS | • balmacaans n. Plural of balmacaan. • BALMACAAN n. a man's loose overcoat with raglan sleeves. |
| CATAMARANS | • catamarans n. Plural of catamaran. • CATAMARAN n. (Tamil) originally a raft of logs lashed together; now a boat, esp. a sailing boat with two hulls. |
| CATAPLASIA | • cataplasia n. The degeneration of cells or tissue. • CATAPLASIA n. the degeneration of cells and tissues to a less highly developed form. |
| CHAKALAKAS | • CHAKALAKA n. (South African) a relish of tomatoes, onions and spices. |
| JACARANDAS | • jacarandas n. Plural of jacaranda. • JACARANDA n. (Tupi) a tropical American tree of the Bignoniaceae. |
| MACADAMIAS | • macadamias n. Plural of macadamia. • MACADAMIA n. a kind of nut grown in Australia. |
| PANACHAEAS | • PANACHAEA n. (Spenser) a remedy for all diseases, also PANACEA. |
| SCARABAEAN | • SCARABAEAN n. a lamellicorn beetle. |
| TACAMAHACS | • tacamahacs n. Plural of tacamahac. • TACAMAHAC n. (Nahuatl) a gum resin yielded by various tropical trees, also TACMAHACK, TAKAMAKA. |