| AMPHIBIAN | • amphibian adj. Of or relating to the class Amphibia. • amphibian adj. Capable of operating on both land and water amphibious. • amphibian adj. (Obsolete) Having two natures. |
| ANCIPITAL | • ancipital adj. (Botany) Two-edged instead of round; said of certain flattened stems, such as those of bluegrass, and… • ancipital adj. Double; doubtful or ambiguous. • ANCIPITAL adj. two-edged and flattened, also ANCIPITOUS. |
| ANTIPASTI | • antipasti n. Plural of antipasto. • ANTIPASTO n. (Italian) an hors d'oeuvre, an appetizer. |
| APHANITIC | • aphanitic adj. (Geology, petrology) Pertaining to aphanites, igneous rocks composed of microscopic mineral crystals… • APHANITIC adj. of igneous rocks, like aphanite, fine-grained. |
| APHIDIANS | • aphidians n. Plural of aphidian. • APHIDIAN n. an aphid, any member of the family Aphidae. |
| APIARIANS | • apiarians n. Plural of apiarian. • APIARIAN n. a member of the bee family. |
| APIMANIAS | • APIMANIA n. an excessive interest in bees. |
| APPAIRING | • appairing v. Present participle of appair. • APPAIR v. (obsolete) to impair. |
| CAMPANILI | • campanili n. Plural of campanile. • CAMPANILE n. (Italian) a freestanding bell tower on church property. |
| CAPSAICIN | • capsaicin n. (Organic chemistry) A chemical compound found in chilli peppers, which is responsible for their pungent flavor. • CAPSAICIN n. a cyclic amide responsible for the pungency of capsicums. |
| EPICRANIA | • epicrania n. Plural of epicranium. • EPICRANIUM n. the medical term for the collection of structures covering the cranium. |
| PALINOPIA | • palinopia n. Alternative form of palinopsia. • PALINOPIA n. a visual disorder in which the patient perceives a prolonged afterimage, also PALINOPSIA. |
| PANMIXIAS | • PANMIXIA n. random mating within a breeding population, also PANMIXIS. |
| PATRICIAN | • patrician n. (Ancient Rome) A member of any of the families constituting the populus Romanus, or body of Roman citizens… • patrician n. A person of high birth; a nobleman. • patrician n. One familiar with the works of the Christian Fathers; one versed in patristic lore or life. |
| PICARIANS | • picarians n. Plural of picarian. • PICARIAN n. a woodpecker or similar bird. |
| POINCIANA | • poinciana n. A tropical tree, Delonix regia, with bright red flowers, native to Madagascar and now widely cultivated… • poinciana n. A tropical shrub, Caesalpinia pulcherrima, with bright orange-red flowers, originally native to the… • POINCIANA n. a tree of the tropical genus Poinciana, having racemes of showy orange-red flowers with long crimson filaments. |
| RIPARIANS | • riparians n. Plural of riparian. • RIPARIAN n. an owner of land bordering a river. |
| TOPIARIAN | • topiarian adj. Of or pertaining to topiary. • TOPIARIAN adj. of or pertaining to the ornamental cutting and trimming of trees, hedges, etc. |