| ANTECHAPELS | • antechapels n. Plural of antechapel. • ANTECHAPEL n. an anteroom to a chapel or church. |
| ANTHROPICAL | • anthropical adj. Alternative form of anthropic. • ANTHROPICAL adj. of or relating to human beings or the period of their existence on earth, also ANTHROPIC. |
| CANOPHILIST | • canophilist n. Synonym of cynophile (“A person who is fond of dogs.”). • CANOPHILIST n. a lover of dogs, also CYNOPHILIST. |
| CEPHALOTHIN | • cephalothin n. (Medicine) A semisynthetic antibiotic related to cephalosporin. • CEPHALOTHIN n. a semisynthetic broad-spectrum antibiotic derived from cephalosporin and used in the form of its sodium salt. |
| CHAINPLATES | • chainplates n. Plural of chainplate. • CHAINPLATE n. a metal plate on the side of a vessel, to which the shrouds are attached. |
| HYPOCENTRAL | • hypocentral adj. (Geology) Of or pertaining to the hypocentre of an earthquake. • HYPOCENTRAL adj. relating to a hypocenter. |
| LYCANTHROPE | • lycanthrope n. A werewolf. • lycanthrope n. More generally, any sort of were-creature. • LYCANTHROPE n. a werewolf; a person suffering from lycanthropy, also LYCANTHROPIST. |
| LYCANTHROPY | • lycanthropy n. (Mythology) The state of being a lycanthrope (or werewolf), a person who can shapeshift between the… • lycanthropy n. (Mythology, by extension) The state of being a person who can shapeshift between the form of a human… • lycanthropy n. A delusion in which one believes oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal. |
| NEPHRITICAL | • nephritical adj. Alternative form of nephritic. • NEPHRITICAL adj. relating to the kidneys, also NEPHRITIC. |
| PHLYCTAENAE | • PHLYCTAENA n. (Greek) a small blister or vesicle, also PHLYCTENA. |
| PHRENETICAL | • phrenetical adj. Dated form of frenetic. • PHRENETICAL adj. frenzied, frenetic, also FRENETIC, PHRENETIC, PHRENTICK. |
| PLAINCHANTS | • plainchants n. Plural of plainchant. • PLAINCHANT n. plainsong. |
| PLANCHETTES | • planchettes n. Plural of planchette. • PLANCHETTE n. a board mounted on two castors and a pencil-point, used as a medium for automatic writing and supposed spirit-messages. |
| PLECTOGNATH | • plectognath n. Any fish of the order Tetraodontiformes. • PLECTOGNATH n. any spiny-finned marine fish of the mainly tropical order Plectognathi, that includes puffers, triggerfish, trunkfish and sunfish. |
| POTLATCHING | • potlatching n. (Also attributively) gerund of potlatch. • potlatching v. Present participle of potlatch. • POTLATCH v. to exchange gifts. |
| SPHINCTERAL | • sphincteral adj. Of or pertaining to the sphincter. • SPHINCTERAL adj. relating to the sphincter, also SPHINCTERIAL, SPHINCTERIC. |
| SYCOPHANTLY | • sycophantly adv. In a sycophantic manner. • SYCOPHANTLY adj. like a sycophant. |
| THUNDERCLAP | • thunderclap n. A sudden, loud thunder caused by a nearby lightning strike; a shock of thunder, as opposed to a reverberating rumble. • thunderclap n. (Figurative) Something that makes a big, dramatic impact. • thunderclap v. (Intransitive) To produce a loud burst of sound like a thunderclap. |