| ANACATHARSIS | • anacatharsis n. (Medicine) vomiting or expectoration. • ANACATHARSIS n. vomiting. |
| ANAPAESTICAL | • anapaestical adj. Anapestic. • ANAPAESTICAL adj. in the form of an anapaest, two short metrical syllables followed by one long one. |
| ANTIMACASSAR | • antimacassar n. A cover for the back or arms of a chair or sofa, originally to prevent them from being soiled by macassar oil. • ANTIMACASSAR n. a cover to protect the back or arms of furniture. |
| ASPARAGINASE | • asparaginase n. (Biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of asparagine to aspartic acid, used in chemotherapy. • ASPARAGINASE n. an enzyme that causes asparagine to hydrolyse to aspartic acid and ammonia. |
| BACCHANALIAS | • bacchanalias n. Plural of bacchanalia. |
| CARAVANSARAI | • caravansarai n. Alternative spelling of caravanserai. • CARAVANSARAI n. a kind of unfurnished inn or extensive enclosed courtyard where caravans stop, also CARAVANSARY, CARAVANSERAI. |
| CARAVANSERAI | • caravanserai n. A roadside inn having a central courtyard where caravans can rest. • caravanserai n. (Humorous) An upscale hotel. • caravanserai n. A home or shelter for caravans. |
| PARADISAICAL | • paradisaical adj. Of or relating to paradise (or heaven). • PARADISAICAL adj. of or like paradise, also PARADISAIC, PARADISEAN, PARADISIAC, PARADISIACAL, PARADISIAL, PARADISIAN, PARADISICAL. |
| PARADISIACAL | • paradisiacal adj. Of or resembling paradise. • PARADISIACAL adj. of or like paradise, also PARADISAIC, PARADISAICAL, PARADISEAN, PARADISIAC, PARADISIAL, PARADISIAN, PARADISICAL. |
| PARAGRAPHIAS | • PARAGRAPHIA n. writing of different letters and words than intended. |
| PARAPHRAXIAS | • PARAPHRAXIA n. the inability to perform purposive movements properly, also PARAPHRAXIS. |
| PARASITAEMIA | • parasitaemia n. Alternative spelling of parasitemia. • PARASITAEMIA n. the presence of parasites in the blood. |
| PARATANIWHAS | • PARATANIWHA n. (Maori) a New Zealand plant with pink and red serrated leaves. |
| PASSACAGLIAS | • passacaglias n. Plural of passacaglia. • PASSACAGLIA n. (Italian) an old slow Italian or Spanish dance; variations on a theme over a continuously repeated ground bass. |
| RASTAFARIANS | • Rastafarians n. Plural of Rastafarian. • RASTAFARIAN n. a member of rastafari, a West Indian cult which rejects western ideas and regards the Emperor Haile Selassie as divine. |
| SALAMANDRIAN | • salamandrian adj. Of, relating to, or resembling a salamander, the genus Salamandra, or the family Salamandridae. • SALAMANDRIAN n. a salamander of the order Batrachia. |
| SARSAPARILLA | • sarsaparilla n. Any of various tropical (Central and South) American vines of the genus Smilax, such as Smilax aspera… • sarsaparilla n. The dried roots of these plants, or a flavoring material extracted from these roots. • sarsaparilla n. A beverage (soft drink) flavored with this root, such as root beer. |
| THALASSAEMIA | • thalassaemia n. Alternative spelling of thalassemia. • THALASSAEMIA n. anemia resulting from faulty synthesis of hemoglobin, also THALASSEMIA. |