| ANENCEPHALY | • anencephaly n. A lethal birth defect in which most of the brain and parts of the skull are missing; absence of the encephalon. • ANENCEPHALY n. congenital absence of all or part of the brain, also ANENCEPHALIA. |
| ANGELOPHANY | • angelophany n. The appearance of an angel to a human being. • ANGELOPHANY n. the manifestation of an angel to a human. |
| ANTIPHONALS | • antiphonals n. Plural of antiphonal. • ANTIPHONAL n. a book of antiphons or of anthems. |
| ANTIPHONARY | • antiphonary n. An antiphonal. • antiphonary adj. Pertaining to an antiphon or antiphony. • ANTIPHONARY n. a book of antiphons or of anthems, also ANTIPHONAL, ANTIPHONER. |
| ASPLANCHNIC | • ASPLANCHNIC adj. having no gut. |
| HANDPASSING | • handpassing v. Present participle of handpass. • HANDPASS v. (in Australian Rules and Gaelic football) to pass the ball by striking it with one hand while it is held in the other. |
| NAPHTHALENE | • naphthalene n. A white crystalline hydrocarbon manufactured from coal tar; used in mothballs. • naphthalene n. (Organic chemistry) An aromatic bicyclic hydrocarbon, C10H8; an acene containing two fused benzene rings. • NAPHTHALENE n. a crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon usually obtained by distillation of coal tar. |
| NAPHTHALINE | • naphthaline n. Naphthalene. • NAPHTHALINE n. a white crystalline volatile solid with a characteristic penetrating odour, an aromatic hydrocarbon, also NAPHTHALIN. |
| NAPHTHALINS | • naphthalins n. Plural of naphthalin. • NAPHTHALIN n. a white crystalline volatile solid with a characteristic penetrating odour, an aromatic hydrocarbon, also NAPHTHALINE. |
| NASOPHARYNX | • nasopharynx n. (Anatomy) The nasal part of the pharynx, lying behind the nose and above the level of the soft palate. • NASOPHARYNX n. the upper part of the pharynx continuous with the nasal passages. |
| NYMPHOMANIA | • nymphomania n. Excess of sexual behaviour or desire in women. • NYMPHOMANIA n. sexual mania in females. |
| PANHANDLERS | • panhandlers n. Plural of panhandler. • PANHANDLER n. (US) someone who begs from someone esp. on the street. |
| PANHANDLING | • panhandling v. Present participle of panhandle. • panhandling n. Begging for money. • PANHANDLE v. to beg from someone esp. on the street. |
| PANOMPHAEAN | • panomphaean adj. Alternative spelling of panomphean. • panomphæan adj. (Archaic or archaizing) Alternative spelling of panomphean. • PANOMPHAEAN adj. all-oracular. |
| PHANTASYING | • phantasying v. Present participle of phantasy. • PHANTASY v. to imagine, also FANTASY. |
| PHENACAINES | • PHENACAINE n. a crystalline base or its hydrochloride of local anaesthetic. |
| PLAINCHANTS | • plainchants n. Plural of plainchant. • PLAINCHANT n. plainsong. |
| SATANOPHANY | • satanophany n. An incarnation of Satan; a being possessed by a demon, or the state of being thus possessed. • SATANOPHANY n. an appearance of the devil. |
| SNAPHAUNCES | • snaphaunces n. Plural of snaphaunce. • SNAPHAUNCE n. (obsolete) a freebooter; a flintlock; a spring catch or trap, also SNAPHANCE, SNAPHAUNCH. |