| ALGOLAGNIAS | • ALGOLAGNIA n. a perversion (as sadism or masochism) characterized by pleasure and esp. sexual gratification in inflicting or suffering pain. |
| ALGOLAGNIST | • algolagnist n. (Dated) A sexual masochist. • ALGOLAGNIST n. one who derives sexual gratification from pain. |
| ALLEGATIONS | • allegations n. Plural of allegation. • ALLEGATION n. the act of alleging or positively asserting. |
| ALLIGATIONS | • alligations n. Plural of alligation. • ALLIGATION n. the calculation of values or properties of a mixture. |
| ANALOGOUSLY | • analogously adv. In an analogous manner; in a manner which evokes analogy. • ANALOGOUS adv. bearing some correspondence or resemblance. |
| COLLAGENASE | • collagenase n. (Biochemistry) An enzyme that breaks the peptide bonds in collagen. • COLLAGENASE n. any of a group of proteolytic enzymes that decompose collagen and gelatin. |
| GALACTOSYLS | • galactosyls n. Plural of galactosyl. • GALACTOSYL n. a glycosyl radical derived from galactose. |
| GALLOWGLASS | • gallowglass n. (Historical) A mercenary warrior élite among Gaelic-Norse clans residing in the Western Isles of Scotland… • GALLOWGLASS n. (Irish) the irregular infantry of Ireland, and the Highlands of Scotland, also GALLOGLASS. |
| GLOSSOLALIA | • glossolalia n. Speaking a language one does not know, or speaking elaborate but apparently meaningless speech, while… • glossolalia n. Synonym of xenoglossy (“knowledge of a language one has never learned”). • GLOSSOLALIA n. speaking in tongues. |
| MASKALLONGE | • MASKALLONGE n. a North American freshwater fish of the pike family, also MASKALONGE, MASKANONGE, MASKINONGE, MUSKELLUNGE, MUSKIE. |
| MEGALOBLAST | • megaloblast n. An abnormally large red blood cell associated with pernicious anemia and with folic acid deficiency. • MEGALOBLAST n. a large erythroblast that appears in the blood esp. in pernicious anemia. |
| PARAGLOSSAL | • paraglossal adj. Relating to the paraglossae. • PARAGLOSSAL adj. relating to the paraglossae, small appendages of the lingua or labium of certain insects, also PARAGLOSSATE. |
| PLAGIOCLASE | • plagioclase n. (Mineralogy) Any of a group of aluminum silicate feldspathic minerals ranging in their ratio of calcium to sodium. • PLAGIOCLASE n. a fine-grained volcanic rock of intermediate composition, consisting largely of plagioclase and one or more mafic minerals. |
| POSTGLACIAL | • postglacial adj. Occurring after glaciation. • POSTGLACIAL adj. following a period of glaciation. |
| SYLLABOGRAM | • syllabogram n. A symbol that represents a syllable. • SYLLABOGRAM n. a written symbol representing a single syllable. |
| TOPGALLANTS | • topgallants n. Plural of topgallant. • TOPGALLANT n. the mast or sail above the topmast and below the royal mast. |