| ALPHATESTS | • ALPHATEST v. to carry out an alpha test of an experimental product, such as computer software. |
| ANTIPATHIC | • antipathic adj. Characterized by antipathy. • ANTIPATHIC adj. belonging to antipathy; contrary. |
| APARTHOTEL | • aparthotel n. A form of hotel having self-catering apartments instead of bedrooms or suites. • APARTHOTEL n. a hotel in which self-catering service apartments are available for rent. |
| APATHATONS | • APATHATON n. (Shakespeare) an epitheton, an epithet, also EPITHET, EPITHETON. |
| ASPHALTITE | • asphaltite n. (Mineralogy) Any of various bitumens containing asphaltenes. • ASPHALTITE n. a native asphalt occurring in veins below the ground. |
| CATAPHRACT | • cataphract n. (Military, historical) Defensive armour covering the entire body of a soldier and often the soldier’s… • cataphract n. (Ichthyology, by extension, obsolete) An outer covering of some fish resembling armour or plate. • cataphract adj. (Nautical, historical) Of a galley such as a trireme: with the upper tier of rowers shielded rather than exposed. |
| CHAPATTIES | • chapatties n. Plural of chapatty. • CHAPATTI n. (Hindi) a thin flat piece of unleavened bread, also CHAPATI, CHAPPATI, CHUPATI, CHUPATTI, CHUPATTY. |
| DEATHTRAPS | • deathtraps n. Plural of deathtrap. • death␣traps n. Plural of death trap. • DEATHTRAP n. a potentially fatal situation. |
| EPITHEMATA | • EPITHEMA n. (Greek) a group of leaf cells which exude water, also EPITHEM. |
| HAPHTAROTH | • haphtaroth n. Plural of haphtarah. • HAPHTARA n. (Hebrew) a Biblical selection, also HAFTARA, HAFTARAH, HAFTORAH, HAPHTARAH. |
| HEPATOMATA | • hepatomata n. Plural of hepatoma. • HEPATOMA n. a tumor on the liver. |
| METAPHRAST | • metaphrast n. A person who uses metaphrase to re-cast a text in a different form, for example from poetry to prose. • METAPHRAST n. one who produces a metaphrase. |
| NATUROPATH | • naturopath n. (Alternative medicine) A practitioner of naturopathy, a nature healer. • NATUROPATH n. a person who practises naturopathy. |
| PATHETICAL | • pathetical adj. (Now archaic) Arousing sympathy; pathetic. • pathetical adj. Arising from strong emotion; passionate. • PATHETICAL adj. arousing pity, also PATHETIC. |
| PHANTASTIC | • phantastic adj. Alternative form of fantastic. • phantastic n. (Obsolete) Any hallucinogenic drug. • PHANTASTIC n. a dandy, a fop. |
| PHANTASTRY | • PHANTASTRY n. dandyism, also FANTASTRY. |
| PHTHALATES | • phthalates n. Plural of phthalate. • PHTHALATE n. a salt of phthalic acid. |
| SPATHULATE | • spathulate adj. Alternative spelling of spatulate. • SPATHULATE adj. spoon-shaped. |
| 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. |
| WATCHSTRAP | • watchstrap n. A strap of leather, metal etc that holds a wristwatch in place; a watchband. • watch␣strap n. Alternative form of watchstrap. • WATCHSTRAP n. the strap of a watch. |