| ANALYSERS | • analysers n. Plural of analyser. • ANALYSER n. one who analyses. |
| ASSAYINGS | • assayings n. Plural of assaying. • ASSAYING n. the act of testing. |
| ASYNAPSES | • asynapses n. Plural of asynapsis. • ASYNAPSIS n. a failure of the pairing of homologous chromosomes in meiosis. |
| ASYNAPSIS | • asynapsis n. (Biochemistry) The failure of synapsis during meiosis. • ASYNAPSIS n. a failure of the pairing of homologous chromosomes in meiosis. |
| JANISSARY | • janissary n. (Historical) An infantry soldier, often of Christian descent and forcibly converted to Islam, in a former… • janissary n. (Figuratively) An elite, highly loyal supporter. • JANISSARY n. (Turkish) a soldier of the old Turkish footguards, also JANISARY, JANIZAR, JANIZARY. |
| MAINSTAYS | • mainstays n. Plural of mainstay. • MAINSTAY n. the principal support. |
| NAYSAYERS | • naysayers n. Plural of naysayer. • nay-sayers n. Plural of nay-sayer Alternative form of naysayers. • NAYSAYER n. one that denies or opposes something. |
| SANNYASIN | • sannyasin n. A Hindu in the sannyasa stage. • SANNYASIN n. (Hindi) a Hindu ascetic or hermit who lives by begging, also SANNYASI, SANYASI. |
| SANNYASIS | • sannyasis n. Plural of sannyasi. • SANNYASI n. (Hindi) a Hindu ascetic or hermit who lives by begging, also SANNYASIN, SANYASI. |
| SASHAYING | • sashaying v. Present participle of sashay. • SASHAY v. (colloquial) to walk or move in a gliding, ostentatious way. |
| SAYONARAS | • sayonaras n. Plural of sayonara. • SAYONARA n. (Japanese) goodbye. |
| SLANTWAYS | • slantways adv. Alternative form of slantwise. • SLANTWAYS adv. in a slanting direction, also SLANTWISE. |
| SYNAPHEAS | • synapheas n. Plural of synaphea. • SYNAPHEA n. a metrical system of continuity between verses. |
| SYNAPTASE | • synaptase n. (Chemistry) Emulsin. • SYNAPTASE n. emulsin, the white milky pulp or extract of bitter almonds. |
| SYNTAGMAS | • syntagmas n. Plural of syntagma. • SYNTAGMA n. a syntactic unit comprising one or more (esp. linguistic) signs or elements, also SYNTAGM. |
| UNASSAYED | • unassayed adj. Not assayed. • UNASSAYED adj. not assayed, not attempted. |