| ALDERMANSHIPS | • aldermanships n. Plural of aldermanship. • ALDERMANSHIP n. the office of alderman. |
| ANTISPASMODIC | • antispasmodic adj. (Pharmacology) Referring to something that suppresses spasms, generally a drug. • antispasmodic n. (Pharmacology) A drug that suppresses spasms. • ANTISPASMODIC n. an agent capable of preventing or relieving spasms or convulsions. |
| DERMAPLANINGS | • DERMAPLANING n. a cosmetic treatment, often used to treat acne scars, in which surface irregularities are surgically scraped to give the skin a smoother appearance. |
| DIAPHRAGMITIS | • diaphragmitis n. (Rare) Inflammation of the diaphragm. • DIAPHRAGMITIS n. inflammation of the diaphragm, also DIAPHRAGMATITIS. |
| DIPSOMANIACAL | • dipsomaniacal adj. Pertaining to or suffering from dipsomania. • DIPSOMANIACAL adj. relating to dipsomania. |
| DISPARAGEMENT | • disparagement n. The act of disparaging, of belittling. • DISPARAGEMENT n. the act of disparaging. |
| DRAFTSMANSHIP | • draftsmanship n. The art or craft of a draftsman. • draftsmanship n. The skill of drawing. • DRAFTSMANSHIP n. the craft of the draftsman, also DRAUGHTSMANSHIP. |
| IDIOPLASMATIC | • IDIOPLASMATIC adj. of or like idioplasm, the part of the protoplasm bearing hereditary characteristics, also IDIOPLASMIC. |
| MANSPREADINGS | • MANSPREADING n. the practice by a male passenger on public transport of sitting with his legs wide apart, so denying space to passengers beside him. |
| PAEDOBAPTISMS | • paedobaptisms n. Plural of paedobaptism. • pædobaptisms n. Plural of pædobaptism. • PAEDOBAPTISM n. the doctrine of infant baptism. |
| PANDAEMONIUMS | • PANDAEMONIUM n. riotous uproar, also PANDEMONIUM. |
| PARAMETERISED | • parameterised v. Simple past tense and past participle of parameterise. • PARAMETERISE v. to set parameters for, also PARAMETERIZE. |
| PRIMIGRAVIDAS | • primigravidas n. Plural of primigravida. • PRIMIGRAVIDA n. (Lat.) a woman pregnant for the first time. |
| PROPAGANDISMS | • propagandisms n. Plural of propagandism. • PROPAGANDISM n. the practice of propagating tenets or principles. |
| PTERIDOMANIAS | • PTERIDOMANIA n. a passion for ferns. |
| SPASMODICALLY | • spasmodically adv. In a spasmodic manner; intermittently. • SPASMODICAL adv. relating to, or occurring in, spasms, also SPASMODIC. |
| SPERMATOCIDAL | • spermatocidal adj. Synonym of spermicidal. • SPERMATOCIDAL adj. of or like a spermatocide, a substance that kills sperm. |
| STANDPATTISMS | • STANDPATTISM n. the practice of refusing to consider change in one's beliefs and opinions, esp. in politics. |
| TRYPARSAMIDES | • tryparsamides n. Plural of tryparsamide. • TRYPARSAMIDE n. a synthetic crystalline compound of arsenic used in the treatment of trypanosomal and other protozoan infections. |