| ACANTHACEOUS | • acanthaceous adj. (Botany): Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a member of the Acanthaceae family. • acanthaceous adj. Armed with prickles, as a plant. • ACANTHACEOUS adj. prickly; of the Acanthaceae. |
| ADVANTAGEOUS | • advantageous adj. Being of advantage, beneficial. • ADVANTAGEOUS adj. giving an advantage. |
| AGAPANTHUSES | • agapanthuses n. Plural of agapanthus. • AGAPANTHUS n. a genus of lily native to South Africa. |
| ANTINAUSEANT | • antinauseant n. (Pharmacology) Any drug that counteracts nausea. |
| CRASSULACEAN | • crassulacean adj. (Botany) Of or pertaining to the family Crassulaceae of dicotyledons. • CRASSULACEAN adj. as in crassulacean acid metabolism, a method of photosynthesis. |
| EUTHANASIAST | • EUTHANASIAST n. a supporter of euthanasia. |
| IPECACUANHAS | • ipecacuanhas n. Plural of ipecacuanha. • IPECACUANHA n. (Portuguese) the dried root of various South American plants, used as a purgative, expectorant and emetic, also IPECAC. |
| MACERANDUBAS | • MACERANDUBA n. (Tupi) the Brazilian milk-tree, also MASSARANDUBA, MASSERANDUBA. |
| MASSERANDUBA | • masseranduba n. Alternative form of massaranduba. • MASSERANDUBA n. (Tupi) the Brazilian milk-tree, also MACERANDUBA, MASSARANDUBA. |
| PANDANACEOUS | • pandanaceous adj. (Botany) Of or relating to the plant family Pandanaceae. • PANDANACEOUS adj. belonging to the Pandanaceae, a family of trees and bushes related to the bulrushes and bur-reeds. |
| PARAMENSTRUA | • PARAMENSTRUUM n. the four days before and the four days after the onset of menstruation. |
| PLATANACEOUS | • platanaceous adj. (Botany) Belonging to the family Platanaceae of plane trees. • PLATANACEOUS adj. belonging to the family Platanaceae, plane trees etc. |
| SANTALACEOUS | • santalaceous adj. (Botany) Relating to the flowering plant family Santalaceae. • SANTALACEOUS adj. belonging to the sandalwood genus Santalum, or sandalwood family Santalaceae. |
| TRANSVALUATE | • TRANSVALUATE v. to reestimate the value of, esp. on a basis differing from the accepted standard, also TRANSVALUE. |
| UNANALYSABLE | • unanalysable adj. That cannot be analysed. • UNANALYSABLE adj. not analysable, also UNANALYZABLE. |
| UNAPPEASABLE | • unappeasable adj. Not able to be appeased or satisfied. • UNAPPEASABLE adj. not to be appeased, also INAPPEASABLE. |
| UNAPPEASABLY | • unappeasably adv. In a way that cannot be appeased. • UNAPPEASABLE adv. not to be appeased, also INAPPEASABLE. |
| UNASSAILABLE | • unassailable adj. Secure against attack; impregnable. • unassailable adj. (By extension) Undeniable, incontestable or incontrovertible. • unassailable n. Something, such as a belief, that cannot be assailed. |