| AMARANTINS | • AMARANTIN n. (Milton) the plant amaranth, also AMARANTHINE, AMARANTINE. |
| ANABAPTISM | • Anabaptism n. The doctrine espoused by Anabaptists. • ANABAPTISM n. the doctrine of the Anabaptists. |
| ANASTIGMAT | • anastigmat n. (Photography) An anastigmatic lens. • ANASTIGMAT n. a lens esp. designed to avoid the defect of stigmatism. |
| ANTIASTHMA | • antiasthma adj. Countering asthma. • ANTIASTHMA adj. designed to prevent asthma. |
| APLANATISM | • aplanatism n. (Optics) Freedom from spherical aberration. • APLANATISM n. freedom from spherical aberration. |
| ATACAMITES | • atacamites n. Plural of atacamite. • ATACAMITE n. an oxy-chloride of copper, usually in emerald-green prismatic crystals. |
| AZOTAEMIAS | • azotaemias n. Plural of azotaemia. • AZOTAEMIA n. a less common name for uraemia, the retention of waste materials normally excreted, also AZOTEMIA. |
| CHARISMATA | • charismata n. Plural of charism. • charismata n. Plural of charisma. • CHARISMA n. (Greek) a special magnetic appeal, also CHARISM. |
| DALMATIANS | • dalmatians n. Plural of dalmatian. • Dalmatians n. Plural of Dalmatian. • DALMATIAN n. a large breed of dog having a short smooth white coat with black or (in liver-spotted dalmatians) brown spots. |
| DIASTEMATA | • diastemata n. Plural of diastema. • DIASTEMA n. (Greek) a space between consecutive teeth. |
| GALIMATIAS | • galimatias n. Nonsense, gobbledygook. • galimatias n. Confused mixture; hodgepodge. • GALIMATIAS n. (French) nonsensical talk; gibberish. |
| INAMORATAS | • inamoratas n. Plural of inamorata. • INAMORATA n. (Italian) a (female) lover; beloved person. |
| MAHATMAISM | • MAHATMAISM n. the state of being a mahatma. |
| MANZANITAS | • manzanitas n. Plural of manzanita. • MANZANITA n. (Spanish) a Californian shrub with reddish smooth bark and bearing clusters of red berries. |
| MARGARITAS | • margaritas n. Plural of margarita. • MARGARITA n. (Spanish) a cocktail of tequila, lime and lemon-juice, also MARGUERITA. |
| MATACHINAS | • matachinas n. Plural of matachina. • MATACHINA n. a female matachin, sword-dancer. |
| 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. |
| SAMARITANS | • samaritans n. Plural of samaritan. • Samaritans n. Plural of Samaritan. • Samaritans prop.n. (UK) A telephone helpline providing support to those at risk of suicide. |