| ACALEPHANS | • acalephans n. Plural of acalephan. • ACALEPHAN n. any cnidarian (a jellyfish), also ACALEPH, ACALEPHE. |
| ACATALEPSY | • acatalepsy n. Incomprehensibility of things; the doctrine held by the ancient skeptic philosophers, that human knowledge… • ACATALEPSY n. the sceptic doctrine that knowledge cannot be certain. |
| APPEASABLE | • appeasable adj. Able to be calmed or pacified. • APPEASABLE adj. capable of being appeased or pacified; placable. |
| AQUAPLANES | • aquaplanes n. Plural of aquaplane. • AQUAPLANE v. to skim across water. |
| DASYPAEDAL | • DASYPAEDAL adj. of young birds, having down. |
| METAPLASIA | • metaplasia n. (Biology) The conversion of one type of tissue into another. • METAPLASIA n. the change of one kind of tissue into another, also METAPLASIS. |
| PALAESTRAE | • palaestrae n. Plural of palaestra. • palæstræ n. Plural of palæstra. • PALAESTRA n. (historical) a wrestling school; hence, a gymnasium, or place for athletic exercise in general, also PALESTRA. |
| PALAESTRAL | • palaestral adj. Alternative form of palestral. • PALAESTRAL adj. related to a palaestra, a wrestling school. |
| PALAESTRAS | • palaestras n. Plural of palaestra. • PALAESTRA n. (historical) a wrestling school; hence, a gymnasium, or place for athletic exercise in general, also PALESTRA. |
| PALATALISE | • palatalise v. Alternative spelling of palatalize. • PALATALISE v. to make (a sound) palatal, also PALATALIZE. |
| PANATELLAS | • panatellas n. Plural of panatella. • PANATELLA n. (Spanish) a long thin cigar, also PANATELA, PANETELA, PANETELLA. |
| PARAKELIAS | • PARAKELIA n. (Native Australian) a succulent Australian herb, also PARAKEELYA. |
| PARALEGALS | • paralegals n. Plural of paralegal. • PARALEGAL n. a person who assists a professional lawyer. |
| PARALEXIAS | • paralexias n. Plural of paralexia. • PARALEXIA n. transposition of words or syllables in reading, due to brain damage. |
| PARALLAXES | • parallaxes n. Plural of parallax. • PARALLAX n. an apparent optical displacement of an object. |
| PARASAILED | • parasailed v. Simple past tense and past participle of parasail. • PARASAIL v. to soar while harnessed to a parachute towed by a car or boat. |
| PARASEXUAL | • parasexual adj. (Biology) Exhibiting parasexuality. • parasexual adj. Both parasocial and sexual; being or relating to a one-sided sexual relationship. • PARASEXUAL adj. relating to reproduction that results in recombination of genes from different individuals. |