| ADAPTATIONALLY | • adaptationally adv. In terms of, or by means of, adaptation. • ADAPTATIONAL adv. relating to adaptation. |
| AMARANTHACEOUS | • amaranthaceous adj. (Botany) Belonging to the family Amaranthaceae of amaranths and goosefoots. • AMARANTHACEOUS adj. belonging to the family Amarantaceae, also AMARANTACEOUS. |
| ANACARDIACEOUS | • anacardiaceous adj. (Botany) Of or relating to the family Anacardiaceae of cashews and sumacs. • ANACARDIACEOUS adj. belonging to the Anacardiaceae, the cashew-nut family. |
| ANGIOSARCOMATA | • angiosarcomata n. Plural of angiosarcoma. • ANGIOSARCOMA n. a malignant tumour of the vascular epithelia, occurring e.g. in the liver. |
| MACADAMISATION | • macadamisation n. Alternative form of macadamization. • MACADAMISATION n. the process of macadamising, also MACADAMIZATION. |
| MACADAMIZATION | • macadamization n. (Britain) The process of paving roads with macadam. • MACADAMIZATION n. the process of macadamizing, also MACADAMISATION. |
| MALACOSTRACANS | • malacostracans n. Plural of malacostracan. • MALACOSTRACAN n. any of a large subclass of crustaceans having a thorax consisting of eight segments usually covered by a carapace and including the decapods and isopods. |
| MALADAPTATIONS | • maladaptations n. Plural of maladaptation. • MALADAPTATION n. poor or inadequate adaptation. |
| MEGALOMANIACAL | • megalomaniacal adj. Megalomaniac. • MEGALOMANIACAL adj. relating to megalomania, also MEGALOMANIC. |
| PALATALISATION | • palatalisation n. Alternative spelling of palatalization. • PALATALISATION n. the process of palatalising, also PALATALIZATION. |
| PALATALIZATION | • palatalization n. (Phonology, uncountable) The state or quality of being palatalized, of pronouncing a sound with the… • palatalization n. (Phonology, countable) An instance of pronunciation in which a sound is palatalized. • PALATALIZATION n. the process of palatalizing, also PALATALISATION. |
| PHANTASMAGORIA | • phantasmagoria n. (Historical) A popular 18th- and 19th-century form of theatre entertainment whereby ghostly apparitions are formed. • phantasmagoria n. A series of events involving rapid changes in light intensity and colour. • phantasmagoria n. A dreamlike state where real and imagined elements are blurred together. |
| TOBACCANALIANS | • tobaccanalians n. Plural of tobaccanalian. • TOBACCANALIAN n. (facetious) a smoker. |