| ACEPHALOUS | • acephalous adj. Having no head. • acephalous adj. (Zoology, applied to bivalve mollusks) Without a distinct head. • acephalous adj. (Botany) Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries. |
| AGAPANTHUS | • agapanthus n. Any member of the genus Agapanthus of flowering plants. • Agapanthus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Amaryllidaceae – certain flowering plants of South Africa, some… • AGAPANTHUS n. a genus of lily native to South Africa. |
| AQUAPHOBES | • aquaphobes n. Plural of aquaphobe. • AQUAPHOBE n. one with a morbid fear of water. |
| ASPHALTUMS | • asphaltums n. Plural of asphaltum. • ASPHALTUM n. (Greek) a mixture of bituminous pitch with sand etc. used for surfacing paths, roads, etc., also ASPHALT. |
| AUTOGRAPHS | • autographs n. Plural of autograph. • autographs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autograph. • AUTOGRAPH v. to sign with an autograph. |
| DIAPHANOUS | • diaphanous adj. Transparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through. • diaphanous adj. Of a fine, almost transparent, texture; gossamer; light and insubstantial. • diaphanous adj. (Physics) Isorefractive, having an identical refractive index. |
| EUPHRASIAS | • euphrasias n. Plural of euphrasia. • EUPHRASIA n. eyebright, a plant once used to treat disorders of the eyes, also EUPHRASY. |
| HARUSPICAL | • haruspical adj. Relating to a haruspex. • HARUSPICAL adj. relating to haruspication, divination by the liver. |
| ISPAGHULAS | • ISPAGHULA n. a dietary fibre derived from seed husks and used as a thickener or stabilizer in the food industry, aka psyllium. |
| LAUNCHPADS | • launchpads n. Plural of launchpad. • launch␣pads n. Plural of launch pad. • LAUNCHPAD n. a platform from which a rocket can be launched. |
| PARACHUTES | • parachutes n. Plural of parachute. • parachutes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of parachute. • PARACHUTE v. to descend by parachute. |
| SNAPHAUNCE | • snaphaunce n. Alternative form of snaphance. • SNAPHAUNCE n. (obsolete) a freebooter; a flintlock; a spring catch or trap, also SNAPHANCE, SNAPHAUNCH. |
| SNAPHAUNCH | • SNAPHAUNCH n. (obsolete) a freebooter; a flintlock; a spring catch or trap, also SNAPHANCE, SNAPHAUNCE. |
| SPATHULATE | • spathulate adj. Alternative spelling of spatulate. • SPATHULATE adj. spoon-shaped. |
| SULPHATASE | • sulphatase n. (Biochemistry) Alternative spelling of sulfatase. • SULPHATASE n. any of various esterases that accelerate the hydrolysis of sulfuric esters, also SULFATASE. |
| TATPURUSHA | • tatpurusha n. Alternative form of tatpuruṣa. • TATPURUSHA n. (Sanskrit) a class of compound words in which the first element modifies the second by standing to it in various types of relation e.g. goatskin, fieldmouse. |
| ULTRASHARP | • ultrasharp adj. Extremely or excessively sharp; rapier. • ULTRASHARP adj. very very sharp. |