| ALABASTERS | • alabasters n. Plural of alabaster. • ALABASTER n. a soft, semitransparent gypsum. |
| ALCATRASES | • ALCATRAS n. (Arabic) a kind of large water bird. |
| APPRAISALS | • appraisals n. Plural of appraisal. • APPRAISAL n. the act of appraising. |
| ASTRAGALUS | • astragalus n. (Anatomy) The anklebone. • astragalus n. (Botany) A herb of the genus Astragalus. • Astragalus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – the milk-vetches. |
| BALTHASARS | • Balthasars n. Plural of Balthasar. • BALTHASAR n. a large wine bottle containing 2.80 gallons, also BALTHAZAR, BELSHAZZAR. |
| CARNASSIAL | • carnassial n. One of the teeth used by a carnivore for shearing flesh, being the last upper premolar and the first lower molar. • CARNASSIAL adj. adapted for tearing. • CARNASSIAL n. a tooth adapted for tearing. |
| DHARMSALAS | • dharmsalas n. Plural of dharmsala. • DHARMSALA n. (Hindi) a building having a religious or charitable purpose, a free or cheap lodging for travellers, also DHARMSHALA. |
| LAMASERAIS | • lamaserais n. Plural of lamaserai. • LAMASERAI n. (Tibetan) a monastery or convent of lamas, in Tibet, Mongolia, etc., also LAMASERY. |
| PALAESTRAS | • palaestras n. Plural of palaestra. • PALAESTRA n. (historical) a wrestling school; hence, a gymnasium, or place for athletic exercise in general, also PALESTRA. |
| PARABLASTS | • parablasts n. Plural of parablast. • PARABLAST n. the yolk of an egg, such as a hen's egg, that undergoes meroblastic cleavage. |
| PARAGLOSSA | • paraglossa n. (Zoology) One of a pair of small appendages of the lingua or labium of certain insects. • PARAGLOSSA n. one of a pair of small appendages of the lingua or labium of certain insects. |
| SACRALGIAS | • SACRALGIA n. inflammation of the sacrum. |
| SALMANASER | • SALMANASER n. a large wine bottle containing 2.10 gallons, also SALMANAZAR. |
| SALVARSANS | • salvarsans n. Plural of salvarsan. • SALVARSAN n. (tradename) a compound of arsenic once used as a remedy for syphilis. |
| SOLFATARAS | • solfataras n. Plural of solfatara. • SOLFATARA n. (Italian) a volcanic vent emitting only gases. |
| TARSALGIAS | • tarsalgias n. Plural of tarsalgia. • TARSALGIA n. pain in the instep. |