| ALKALOID | • alkaloid n. (Organic chemistry) Any of many organic (often heterocyclic) bases that occur in nature and often have… • alkaloid adj. Relating to, resembling, or containing alkali. • ALKALOID n. any of a class of complex organic bases of vegetable origin. |
| ALLODIAL | • allodial adj. (Usually historical) Pertaining to land owned by someone absolutely, without any feudal obligations;… • allodial n. Anything held allodially. • ALLODIAL adj. relating to allod. |
| BALLADIC | • balladic adj. (Music) Characteristic of a ballad. • BALLADIC adj. relating to a ballad. |
| BALLADIN | • balladin n. Alternative form of balladine. • BALLADIN n. (French) a (male) theatre dancer, also BALADIN. |
| CHILLADA | • CHILLADA n. (Spanish) in Mexican cookery, a spiced fried cake made from pureed vegetables. |
| DIALLAGE | • diallage n. A figure of speech in which multiple arguments are brought to bear on a single point. • diallage n. (Mineralogy) A green form of pyroxene. • DIALLAGE n. (Greek) a mineral, a brown, green or grey form of augite. |
| DYSLALIA | • dyslalia n. Difficulty in talking due to a structural abnormality. • DYSLALIA n. defective speech characteristic of those affected by aphasia. |
| GAILLARD | • Gaillard prop.n. A surname from French, equivalent to English Gaylord. • GAILLARD adj. (obsolete) brisk, lively, also GAILLARDE. |
| GALLIARD | • galliard n. A lively dance, popular in 16th- and 17th-century Europe. • galliard n. (Music) The triple-time music for this dance. • galliard n. (Dated) A brisk, merry person. |
| GLADIOLA | • gladiola n. (US) Gladiolus. • GLADIOLA n. a lilylike plant of the genus Gladiolus, also GLADIOLE, GLADIOLUS. |
| HALLIARD | • halliard n. Alternative spelling of halyard. • HALLIARD n. a line used to hoist a sail, also HALYARD, HAULYARD. |
| KILLADAR | • killadar n. Alternative form of kiladar. • KILLADAR n. (Hindi) in India, the commandant of a fort or garrison. |
| LANDRAIL | • landrail n. The corncrake, Crex crex. • LANDRAIL n. a bird with a rasping cry, aka corncrake. |
| PAILLARD | • paillard n. A slice of meat pounded thin and grilled. • paillard n. Alternative form of palliard. • PAILLARD n. (French) a slice of meat pounded flat and grilled. |
| PALLADIA | • palladia n. Plural of palladium. • PALLADIUM n. a metallic element resembling platinum. |
| PALLADIC | • palladic adj. Of or pertaining to palladium. • PALLADIC adj. of or containing palladium in the trivalent or tetravalent state. |
| PALLIARD | • palliard n. (Archaic) A beggar or vagrant, especially a professional one; (earlier especially) a lecher. • PALLIARD n. (obsolete) a professional beggar; a vagabond. |
| RADIALLY | • radially adv. In a radial manner, outward from a center. • RADIAL adv. having rays or spokes diverging from the centre. |
| SILLADAR | • silladar n. (India, historical) A member of a troop of irregular cavalry. • SILLADAR n. (Urdu) an irregular cavalryman who provided his own horse and arms. |