| ANOPHELES | • anopheles n. (Entomology) Loose terminology for species in the Anopheles genus of mosquitoes, some of which may transmit… • Anopheles prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Culicidae – mosquitos that spread malaria. • ANOPHELES n. (Greek) a kind of mosquito. |
| APHELIONS | • aphelions n. Plural of aphelion. • APHELION n. (Greek) the farthest point of a planet's orbit from the sun. |
| CEPHALINS | • cephalins n. Plural of cephalin. • CEPHALIN n. a compound of phosphorus found in the brain and nervous tissue, also KEPHALIN. |
| ELEPHANTS | • elephants n. Plural of elephant. • Elephants prop.n. The Ivory Coast national football team. • elephant's adj. (Cockney rhyming slang) drunk (intoxicated with alcohol). |
| KEPHALINS | • kephalins n. Plural of kephalin. • KEPHALIN n. a compound of phosphorus found in the brain and nervous tissue, also CEPHALIN. |
| NEPHALISM | • nephalism n. (Obsolete, Temperance movement) The practice of abstaining completely from the drinking of alcohol; teetotalism. • NEPHALISM n. total abstinence from alcoholic drinks. |
| NEPHALIST | • nephalist n. (Obsolete, Temperance movement) One who practises nephalism; a teetotaller. • NEPHALIST n. one who advocates or practices nephalism, total abstinence from alcoholic drinks. |
| PHALANGES | • phalanges n. Plural of phalange. • phalanges n. Plural of phalanx. • PHALANGE n. any bone of a finger or toe. |
| PHALANXES | • phalanxes n. Plural of phalanx. • PHALANX n. a formation of infantry in ancient Greece. |
| PHASEOLIN | • phaseolin n. (Organic chemistry) A prenylated pterocarpan found in Phaseolus vulgaris seeds and in the stems of Erythrina… • PHASEOLIN n. a protein found in kidney beans. |
| PLANCHETS | • planchets n. Plural of planchet. • PLANCHET n. a blank metal disc to be stamped as a coin. |
| PLANISHED | • planished v. Simple past tense and past participle of planish. • PLANISH v. to toughen and smooth by hammering lightly. |
| PLANISHER | • planisher n. One who, or that which, planishes. • PLANISHER n. a person who or tool that planishes. |
| PLANISHES | • planishes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of planish. • PLANISH v. to toughen and smooth by hammering lightly. |
| SHRAPNELS | • shrapnels n. Plural of shrapnel. • SHRAPNEL n. fragments from an exploding bomb, mine, or shell. |
| SPLEUCHAN | • spleuchan n. (Scotland) A pouch, as for tobacco or money. • SPLEUCHAN n. (Gaelic) a pouch, as for tobacco. |
| SYNALEPHA | • synalepha n. The suppression of a vowel at the end of word when it is followed by another word beginning with a vowel. • synalepha n. The melding into a single syllable of two vowels from two different syllables. • SYNALEPHA n. the melting of a final vowel or diphthong into the initial vowel or diphthong of the next word, also SYNALOEPHA. |
| UNSHAPELY | • unshapely adj. Not having a distinct shape. • UNSHAPELY adj. not shapely. |