| ALLELOPATHY | • allelopathy n. The release by a plant of a toxin to suppress growth of nearby competing plants. • ALLELOPATHY n. an adverse influence exerted either by one individual plant over another by the production of a chemical inhibitor. |
| ALLOPATHIES | • allopathies n. Plural of allopathy. • ALLOPATHY n. the treatment of disease by inducing an opposite condition (i.e. in the usual way). |
| ALPHASORTED | • alphasorted adj. In alphabetical order. • ALPHASORT v. to sort into alphabetic order. |
| ANASTROPHES | • anastrophes n. Plural of anastrophe. • ANASTROPHE n. an inversion of the usual syntactical order of words for rhetorical effect e.g. 'To market went she'. |
| APARTHOTELS | • aparthotels n. Plural of aparthotel. • APARTHOTEL n. a hotel in which self-catering service apartments are available for rent. |
| ASTHENOPIAS | • ASTHENOPIA n. eyestrain. |
| AUTOCEPHALY | • autocephaly n. (Christianity) The condition where a church’s leaders have severed ties to a larger body and thus no… • AUTOCEPHALY n. self-government. |
| AUTOGRAPHED | • autographed v. Simple past tense and past participle of autograph. • AUTOGRAPH v. to sign with an autograph. |
| AUTOPHAGIES | • autophagies n. Plural of autophagy. • AUTOPHAGY n. sustenance by self-absorption of the tissues of the body, also AUTOPHAGIA. |
| CAMPHORATED | • camphorated adj. Treated or impregnated with camphor. • CAMPHORATE v. to impregnate or treat with camphor. |
| CAMPHORATES | • camphorates n. Plural of camphorate. • CAMPHORATE v. to impregnate or treat with camphor. |
| CATASTROPHE | • catastrophe n. Any large and disastrous event of great significance. • catastrophe n. (Insurance) A disaster beyond expectations. • catastrophe n. (Narratology) The dramatic event that initiates the resolution of the plot; the dénouement. |
| PALAEOLITHS | • palaeoliths n. Plural of palaeolith. • PALAEOLITH n. a Stone Age artefact, also PALEOLITH. |
| PHOSPHATASE | • phosphatase n. (Biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that hydrolyze phosphate esters, and are important in the metabolism… • PHOSPHATASE n. an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of phosphate esters. |
| PINACOTHECA | • pinacotheca n. An art gallery (especially a picture gallery). • PINACOTHECA n. a picture-gallery. |
| SPATHACEOUS | • spathaceous adj. (Botany) Having or resembling a spathe; spathal. • SPATHACEOUS adj. having a spathe. |
| TACHYPNOEAS | • tachypnoeas n. Plural of tachypnoea. • TACHYPNOEA n. abnormally rapid respiration, also TACHYPNEA. |
| TAPHEPHOBIA | • taphephobia n. Alternative spelling of taphophobia. • TAPHEPHOBIA n. the morbid fear of being buried alive, also TAPHOPHOBIA. |
| THANATOPSES | • thanatopses n. Plural of thanatopsis. • THANATOPSIS n. a meditation upon death. |
| THAUMATROPE | • thaumatrope n. A toy made of a card with an image on each side; when twirled, the images combine. • thaumatrope n. A zoetrope. • THAUMATROPE n. an optical toy in which pictures on both sides of a card are seen to combine when the card is rotated rapidly. |