| ADHESIONAL | • adhesional adj. Relating to adhesion. • ADHESIONAL adj. relating to adhesion. |
| ALCHERINGA | • ALCHERINGA n. (Native Australian) the dreamtime, also ALCHERA. |
| ANHELATION | • anhelation n. (Uncountable, pulmonology, archaic) Breathing difficulty, shortness of breath. • anhelation n. (Figuratively, obsolete). • ANHELATION n. shortness of breath. |
| ANNIHILATE | • annihilate v. To reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate. • annihilate v. (Particle physics) To react with antimatter, producing gamma radiation and (for higher-mass reactants… • annihilate v. (Archaic) To treat as worthless, to vilify. |
| CHAINPLATE | • chainplate n. (Nautical) A plate on the side of a sailing ship to which the shrouds are attached. • CHAINPLATE n. a metal plate on the side of a vessel, to which the shrouds are attached. |
| CHATELAINE | • chatelaine n. (Dated) The mistress of a castle or large household. • chatelaine n. (Historical) A chain or clasp worn at the waist by women with handkerchief, keys, etc., attached, supposed… • chatelaine n. A similar thing in miniature attached to a watchchain. |
| CHATELAINS | • chatelains n. Plural of chatelain. • Chatelains prop.n. Plural of Chatelain. • CHATELAIN n. (French) the governor of a castle or fortification, also CASTELLAN. |
| ENCHILADAS | • enchiladas n. Plural of enchilada. • ENCHILADA n. (Spanish) a Mexican dish consisting of a rolled stuffed tortilla cooked with a chilli-flavoured sauce. |
| EXHALATION | • exhalation n. The act or process of exhaling; breathing out. • exhalation n. That which is exhaled, or which rises in the form of vapor, fume, or steam. • exhalation n. A bright phenomenon; a meteor. |
| EXHILARANT | • exhilarant adj. Exciting joy, mirth, or pleasure. • exhilarant n. That which exhilarates. • EXHILARANT adj. exciting joy, mirth, or pleasure. |
| HARMALINES | • harmalines n. Plural of harmaline. • HARMALINE n. an alkaloid derived from harmala seeds, also HARMALIN, HARMIN, HARMINE. |
| HEXACTINAL | • hexactinal adj. (Biology) Having six rays. • HEXACTINAL adj. having six rays. |
| LANTHANIDE | • lanthanide n. (Chemistry) Any of the 15 rare earth elements from lanthanum to lutetium in the periodic table; because… • lanthanide n. (Chemistry) Any of the 14 rare earth elements from lanthanum to ytterbium (lutetium is excluded by some… • lanthanide n. (Chemistry, dated) Any of the 14 rare earth elements from cerium to lutetium (lanthanum having been… |
| LEISHMANIA | • leishmania n. A parasite that causes leishmaniasis, a genus trypanosome protozoa, Leishmania. • Leishmania prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Trypanosomatidae – parasitic protozoans, a trypanosome, transmitted… • LEISHMANIA n. any protozoon of the genus Leishmania. |
| LEVIATHANS | • leviathans n. Plural of leviathan. • Leviathans n. Plural of Leviathan. • LEVIATHAN n. an (imaginary or real) aquatic animal of enormous size; anything of giant size. |
| MACHINABLE | • machinable adj. Able to be made or modified by machine. • MACHINABLE adj. that can be machined, also MACHINEABLE. |
| MECHANICAL | • mechanical adj. (Now rare) Characteristic of someone who does manual labour for a living; coarse, vulgar. • mechanical adj. Related to mechanics (the branch of physics that deals with forces acting on mass). • mechanical adj. Related to mechanics (the design and construction of machines). |
| MENARCHIAL | • menarchial adj. Alternative form of menarcheal. • MENARCHIAL adj. relating to the menarche, also MENARCHEAL. |
| NEPHRALGIA | • nephralgia n. Neuralgia (i.e. pain) of the kidneys. • NEPHRALGIA n. pain in the kidneys, also NEPHRALGY. |
| SELACHIANS | • selachians n. Plural of selachian. • SELACHIAN n. a member of the shark or ray family. |