| ABTHANES | • abthanes n. Plural of abthane. • ABTHANE n. a monastic region of the old Irish church. |
| ACANTHAE | • ACANTHA n. (Greek) a sharp spiny part or structure, such as the spinous process of a vertebra. |
| ANATHEMA | • anathema n. (Ecclesiastical, historical) A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority… • anathema n. (By extension) Something which is vehemently disliked by somebody. • anathema n. (Literary) An imprecation; a curse; a malediction. |
| ANTHELIA | • anthelia n. Plural of anthelion. • Anthelia prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Antheliaceae – a group of leafy liverworts. • ANTHELION n. (Greek) a ring seen opposite the sun. |
| ANTHEMIA | • anthemia n. Plural of anthemion. • ANTHEMION n. (Greek) a flat cluster of leaves or flowers as an ornament in classical art. |
| ANTHERAL | • antheral adj. Relating to an anther. • ANTHERAL adj. relating to the pollen producing part of the stamen. |
| APHANITE | • aphanite n. (Geology, petrology) Certain dark igneous rocks having grain so fine that the individual crystals cannot… • APHANITE n. any rock of such close texture that separate minerals contained within it cannot be distinguished by the naked eye. |
| ASTHENIA | • asthenia n. (Medicine) Weakness; loss of strength. • ASTHENIA n. a lack of strength, also ASTHENY. |
| CALANTHE | • calanthe n. (Botany) Any plant of the genus Calanthe. • CALANTHE n. (Greek) an orchid of the genus Calanthe, having tall spikes of long-lasting flowers. |
| CHANTAGE | • chantage n. Blackmail; the extortion of money by threats of scandalous revelations. • CHANTAGE n. (French) blackmail to prevent exposure of scandalous facts. |
| EARTHMAN | • earthman n. Alternative form of Earthman. • Earthman n. (Usually science fiction) A male inhabitant of Earth. • EARTHMAN n. a male inhabitant of the planet earth. |
| ETHANALS | • ETHANAL n. another name for acetaldehyde. |
| EXHALANT | • exhalant adj. Exhaling (emitting a fluid). • exhalant n. Something that emits a fluid. • EXHALANT n. a vessel that emits vapour or liquid, also EXHALENT. |
| HAEMATIN | • haematin n. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of hematin. • hæmatin n. Alternative spelling of hematin. • HAEMATIN n. a brown substance containing ferric iron obtained from dried blood, also HEMATIN, HEMATINE. |
| KHANATES | • khanates n. Plural of khanate. • KHANATE n. the domain of a khan. |
| METHANAL | • methanal n. (Organic chemistry) The IUPAC name for formaldehyde, rarely used in research or industry. • METHANAL n. formaldehyde. |
| PATHNAME | • pathname n. (Computing) The full name of a computer file, including the names of any directories or subdirectories… • PATHNAME n. the name of a file or directory together with its position in relation to other directories. |
| PHEASANT | • pheasant n. A bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for food. • PHEASANT n. a large, long-tailed bird. |
| THANAGES | • thanages n. Plural of thanage. • THANAGE n. the district in which a thane anciently had jurisdiction, also THANEDOM, THANEHOOD, THANESHIP, THENAGE. |
| XANTHATE | • xanthate n. (Chemistry) Any salt or ester of xanthic acid. • XANTHATE n. a salt of xanthic acid. |