| AGARICACEOUS | • agaricaceous adj. (Mycology) Belonging to the Agaricaceae. • AGARICACEOUS adj. belonging to the agaric family of fungi. |
| ASPARAGINASE | • asparaginase n. (Biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of asparagine to aspartic acid, used in chemotherapy. • ASPARAGINASE n. an enzyme that causes asparagine to hydrolyse to aspartic acid and ammonia. |
| CARRIAGEWAYS | • carriageways n. Plural of carriageway. • CARRIAGEWAY n. the part of a road used by vehicular traffic. |
| CEPHALALGIAS | • cephalalgias n. Plural of cephalalgia. • CEPHALALGIA n. head pain. |
| DISADVANTAGE | • disadvantage n. A weakness or undesirable characteristic; a con. • disadvantage n. A setback or handicap. • disadvantage n. Loss; detriment; hindrance. |
| EGALITARIANS | • egalitarians n. Plural of egalitarian. • EGALITARIAN n. a believer in egalitarianism. |
| GALACTOSEMIA | • galactosemia n. (Medicine) A genetic metabolic disorder characterized by an inability to metabolize galactose properly. • galactosemia n. The presence of galactose in the blood. • GALACTOSEMIA n. the presence of galactose in the blood, also GALACTOSAEMIA. |
| GALANTAMINES | • GALANTAMINE n. a compound, originally derived from flowers, especially daffodils and snowdrops, used as a drug in treating dementia. |
| GALIMATIASES | • GALIMATIAS n. (French) nonsensical talk; gibberish. |
| GALLINACEANS | • gallinaceans n. Plural of gallinacean. • GALLINACEAN n. any gallinaceous bird, such as a pheasant. |
| HAEMANGIOMAS | • haemangiomas n. Plural of haemangioma. • HAEMANGIOMA n. a usually benign tumour made up of blood vessels, also HEMANGIOMA. |
| MARGRAVIATES | • margraviates n. Plural of margraviate. • MARGRAVIATE n. the jurisdiction or position of a margrave, also MARGRAVATE. |
| MARIVAUDAGES | • marivaudages n. Plural of marivaudage. • MARIVAUDAGE n. preciosity in literary style or expression. |
| MEGALOMANIAS | • megalomanias n. Plural of megalomania. • MEGALOMANIA n. a mania for great or grandiose performance. |
| METAGALAXIES | • metagalaxies n. Plural of metagalaxy. • METAGALAXY n. the whole universe considered as a system of galaxies; any system of galaxies. |
| PARAGENESIAS | • PARAGENESIA n. the order in which minerals have developed in a given mass of rock, also PARAGENESIS. |
| SEXAGENARIAN | • sexagenarian n. Synonym of sixtysomething: a person between 60 and 69 years old. • sexagenarian adj. Of or related to sixtysomethings. • SEXAGENARIAN adj. aged between sixty and seventy years old. |