| AMPHIGASTRIA | • AMPHIGASTRIUM n. a scalelike leaf on the ventral side of some liverworts. |
| APPARATCHIKI | • apparatchiki n. Plural of apparatchik. • APPARATCHIK n. (Russian) a member of the (Soviet) bureaucracy; now extended to apply to any inflexible organisation man, particularly in a political party. |
| APPARATCHIKS | • apparatchiks n. Plural of apparatchik. • APPARATCHIK n. (Russian) a member of the (Soviet) bureaucracy; now extended to apply to any inflexible organisation man, particularly in a political party. |
| AROMATHERAPY | • aromatherapy n. (Alternative medicine) The use of selected fragrances in lotions and inhalants in an effort to affect… • AROMATHERAPY n. a therapy involving the use of scents. |
| ASTRAPHOBIAS | • ASTRAPHOBIA n. a morbid fear of thunder and lightning, also ASTRAPOPHOBIA, ASTROPHOBIA. |
| CATAPHRACTIC | • cataphractic adj. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a cataphract. • CATAPHRACTIC adj. of or like a cataphract, a suit of mail; a soldier in full armour. |
| CATAPHYLLARY | • cataphyllary n. (Botany) A simple leaf in the form of a scale. • CATAPHYLLARY adj. of or like a cataphyll, a rudimentary or simplified leaf. |
| NAPRAPATHIES | • NAPRAPATHY n. (Czech) medical treatment by manipulation of spine, thorax or pelvis. |
| PARAESTHESIA | • paraesthesia n. Alternative spelling of paresthesia. • paræsthesia n. Obsolete form of paresthesia. • PARAESTHESIA n. a tingling sensation on the skin, also PARESTHESIA. |
| PARAGNATHISM | • PARAGNATHISM n. having equal mandibles. |
| PARAGNATHOUS | • paragnathous adj. (Zoology) having both mandibles of equal length, with the tips meeting, as in certain birds. • PARAGNATHOUS adj. having equal mandibles. |
| PARAGRAPHIST | • paragraphist n. A writer of paragraphs. • PARAGRAPHIST n. a person who writes paragraphs, news items esp. for newspapers. |
| PARAPHRASTIC | • paraphrastic adj. Pertaining to a paraphrase. • paraphrastic adj. (Grammar) Of a Latin conjugation: composed of the verb sum with participial forms of the verbs conjugated… • PARAPHRASTIC adj. of the nature of a paraphrase, also PARAPHRASTICAL. |
| PARASYNTHETA | • parasyntheta n. Plural of parasyntheton. • PARASYNTHETON n. a word derived from a compound, e.g. come-at-able. |
| PARATANIWHAS | • PARATANIWHA n. (Maori) a New Zealand plant with pink and red serrated leaves. |
| PARENCHYMATA | • parenchymata n. Plural of parenchyma. • PARENCHYMA n. the ordinary soft thin-walled tissue of plants, not differentiated into conducting or mechanical tissue. |
| PATRIARCHATE | • patriarchate n. (Christianity) The term of office of a Christian patriarch. • patriarchate n. The office or ecclesial jurisdiction of such a patriarch. • patriarchate n. The office-space occupied by a patriarch and his staff. |
| TACHYPHRASIA | • tachyphrasia n. Tachyphemia. • TACHYPHRASIA n. abnormally rapid or voluble speech, also TACHYPHASIA. |