| ADAPTORS | • adaptors n. Plural of adaptor. • ADAPTOR n. something that adapts, also ADAPTER. |
| ADESPOTA | • adespota n. (Bibliography) Literary works not attributed to (or claimed by) an author. (Originally used as a title… • ADESPOTA n. (Greek) anonymous works. |
| APOPLAST | • apoplast n. (Botany) The space outside of a plant’s plasma membrane through which water and soluble nutrients are… • APOPLAST n. the non-protoplasmic component of a plant, including the cell walls and intercellular material. |
| APOSITIA | • APOSITIA n. (Greek) an aversion to food. |
| APOSTACY | • apostacy n. Archaic form of apostasy. • APOSTACY n. abandonment of one's faith or beliefs, also APOSTASY. |
| APOSTASY | • apostasy n. The renunciation of a belief or set of beliefs. • apostasy n. Specifically, the renunciation of one’s religion or faith. • APOSTASY n. abandonment of one's faith or beliefs, also APOSTACY. |
| APOSTATE | • apostate adj. Guilty of apostasy. • apostate n. A person who has renounced a religion or faith. • apostate n. (Roman Catholicism) One who, after having received sacred orders, renounces his clerical profession. |
| ATROPIAS | • ATROPIA n. a medicine derived from the deadly nightshade, also ATROPIN, ATROPINE. |
| AUTOPSIA | • autopsia n. Archaic form of autopsy. • AUTOPSIA n. a postmortem examination of a corpse, also AUTOPSY. |
| DOPATTAS | • dopattas n. Plural of dopatta. • DOPATTA n. (Hindi) a silk or muslin shawl, also DUPATTA. |
| OCTAPLAS | • OCTAPLA n. (Greek) a book of eight (especially Biblical) parallel texts. |
| PARASHOT | • parashot n. Plural of parashah. • PARASHAH n. (Hebrew) a passage in Jewish literature. |
| PASTORAL | • pastoral adj. Of or pertaining to shepherds or herders of other livestock. • pastoral adj. Relating to rural life and scenes, in particular of poetry. • pastoral adj. Relating to the care of souls, to the pastor of a church or to any local religious leader charged with… |
| PEACOATS | • peacoats n. Plural of peacoat. • pea␣coats n. Plural of pea coat. • PEACOAT n. a heavy woollen jacket. |
| POSTANAL | • postanal adj. (Anatomy) Situated behind, or posterior to, the anus. • POSTANAL adj. situated behind the anus. |
| POSTCAVA | • postcava n. (Anatomy) The inferior vena cava. • POSTCAVA n. (Latin) a vein in higher vertebrates. |
| POTASSAS | • POTASSA n. a powerful alkali. |
| TAPIOCAS | • tapiocas n. Plural of tapioca. • TAPIOCA n. (Tupi) a starchy food made by heating cassava. |
| ZAPATEOS | • zapateos n. Plural of zapateo. • ZAPATEO n. (Spanish) a Spanish dance. |