| ADAPTATIONAL | • adaptational adj. Relating or pertaining to adaptation, or the adjustment of one thing to another; adaptive. • adaptational adj. (Biology) Applied to physiological or functional modifications of parts or organs, as distinguished… • ADAPTATIONAL adj. relating to adaptation. |
| APPARITIONAL | • apparitional adj. (Religion, forteana) Of or pertaining to an apparition or apparitions. • APPARITIONAL adj. of or like an apparition. |
| APPASSIONATO | • appassionato adv. (Music) (to be played) passionately. • APPASSIONATO adv. to be performed in an impassioned manner. |
| APPOGGIATURA | • appoggiatura n. (Music) A type of musical ornament, falling on the beat, which often creates a suspension and subtracts… • APPOGGIATURA n. (Italian) a short note placed before a longer one. |
| ASPIRATIONAL | • aspirational adj. Being ambitious. • aspirational adj. Desiring success. • aspirational adj. (Law) Expressing a hope or intention but not creating a legally binding obligation. |
| ASTRAPHOBIAS | • ASTRAPHOBIA n. a morbid fear of thunder and lightning, also ASTRAPOPHOBIA, ASTROPHOBIA. |
| CAPACITATION | • capacitation n. Enablement; giving the capacity to do something. (Can we add an example for this sense?) • capacitation n. (Zoology) The process of altering sperm to allow them to fertilize eggs. • CAPACITATION n. the change undergone by sperm in the female reproductive tract that enables them to penetrate and fertilize an egg. |
| COADAPTATION | • coadaptation n. Alternative spelling of co-adaptation. • co-adaptation n. A mutual adaptation of species, organs or genes. • COADAPTATION n. the state of being mutually adapted. |
| INADAPTATION | • inadaptation n. Lack of adaptation; unsuitableness. • INADAPTATION n. lack of adaptation. |
| PAGANISATION | • paganisation n. Alternative spelling of paganization. • PAGANISATION n. the act of paganising, also PAGANIZATION. |
| PAGANIZATION | • paganization n. The act or process of paganizing. • PAGANIZATION n. the act of paganizing, also PAGANISATION. |
| PARALYSATION | • paralysation n. Paralysis. • PARALYSATION n. the act of paralysing, also PARALYZATION. |
| PARALYZATION | • paralyzation n. Alternative form of paralysation. • PARALYZATION n. the act of paralyzing, also PARALYSATION. |
| PARAMASTOIDS | • paramastoids n. Plural of paramastoid. • PARAMASTOID n. a paramastoid process or projecting part. |
| PETALOMANIAS | • PETALOMANIA n. an abnormal increase in number of petals. |
| PIROPLASMATA | • piroplasmata n. Plural of piroplasma. • PIROPLASMA n. a parasite causing cattle fever, aka babesia, also PIROPLASM. |
| READAPTATION | • readaptation n. A second or subsequent adaptation. • READAPTATION n. the act of readapting. |
| SATANOPHOBIA | • Satanophobia n. (Rare) A fear of Satan. • SATANOPHOBIA n. fear of the devil. |
| SPANAKOPITAS | • spanakopitas n. Plural of spanakopita. • SPANAKOPITA n. (Modern Greek) a Greek dish of spinach and feta cheese in filo pastry, also SPANOKOPITA. |