| 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. |
| ALPARGATAS | • alpargatas n. Plural of alpargata. • ALPARGATA n. (Spanish) a light sandal with a hemp or rope sole. |
| ANAPLASIAS | • anaplasias n. Plural of anaplasia. • ANAPLASIA n. reversion of plant or animal cells to a simpler form. |
| BALACLAVAS | • balaclavas n. Plural of balaclava. • BALACLAVA n. a knitted hat which covers the head and neck. |
| BALALAIKAS | • balalaikas n. Plural of balalaika. • BALALAIKA n. (Russian) a Russian musical instrument. |
| BALMACAANS | • balmacaans n. Plural of balmacaan. • BALMACAAN n. a man's loose overcoat with raglan sleeves. |
| 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. |
| JAMBALAYAS | • jambalayas n. Plural of jambalaya. • JAMBALAYA n. (Provencal) a Creole dish of rice, meat, shellfish etc. |
| PARALALIAS | • PARALALIA n. abnormality of speech sounds. |
| PARASTATAL | • parastatal n. (Chiefly Africa) A company, agency, or intergovernmental organization that possesses political clout… • parastatal adj. Pertaining to such a company or group. • PARASTATAL adj. indirectly controlled by the state. |
| SALMANAZAR | • Salmanazar n. A bottle of champagne or Burgundy wine containing 9 liters of fluid, twelve times the volume of a standard bottle. • SALMANAZAR n. a large wine bottle containing 2.10 gallons, also SALMANASER. |