| ACHALASIAS | • achalasias n. Plural of achalasia. • ACHALASIA n. (Greek) failure of the muscles of the lower part of the oesophagus to relax, which prevents food from passing into the stomach. |
| CATAPLASIAS | • CATAPLASIA n. the degeneration of cells and tissues to a less highly developed form. |
| PASSACAGLIA | • passacaglia n. (Music) A form of historical Spanish or Italian dance characterised by a serious nature, triple metre… • passacaglia n. (Music, by extension) Any piece of classical music with similar characteristics. • PASSACAGLIA n. (Italian) an old slow Italian or Spanish dance; variations on a theme over a continuously repeated ground bass. |
| ANACATHARSIS | • anacatharsis n. (Medicine) vomiting or expectoration. • ANACATHARSIS n. vomiting. |
| ANTIMACASSAR | • antimacassar n. A cover for the back or arms of a chair or sofa, originally to prevent them from being soiled by macassar oil. • ANTIMACASSAR n. a cover to protect the back or arms of furniture. |
| PASSACAGLIAS | • passacaglias n. Plural of passacaglia. • PASSACAGLIA n. (Italian) an old slow Italian or Spanish dance; variations on a theme over a continuously repeated ground bass. |
| ANTIMACASSARS | • antimacassars n. Plural of antimacassar. • ANTIMACASSAR n. a cover to protect the back or arms of furniture. |
| APOCATASTASIS | • apocatastasis n. (Rare) restoration, renovation, reestablishment, particularly… • APOCATASTASIS n. the state of being restored to a previous condition, esp. the final restitution of all things at the appearance of the Messiah. |
| CARAVANSARAIS | • caravansarais n. Plural of caravansarai. • CARAVANSARAI n. a kind of unfurnished inn or extensive enclosed courtyard where caravans stop, also CARAVANSARY, CARAVANSERAI. |
| CARAVANSARIES | • caravansaries n. Plural of caravansary. • CARAVANSARY n. a kind of unfurnished inn or extensive enclosed courtyard where caravans stop, also CARAVANSARAI, CARAVANSERAI. |
| CARAVANSERAIS | • caravanserais n. Plural of caravanserai. • CARAVANSERAI n. a kind of unfurnished inn or extensive enclosed courtyard where caravans stop, also CARAVANSARAI, CARAVANSARY. |
| ACATAMATHESIAS | • ACATAMATHESIA n. the inability to understand data presented to the senses. |
| GALACTOSAEMIAS | • galactosaemias n. Plural of galactosaemia. • GALACTOSAEMIA n. the presence of galactose in the blood, also GALACTOSEMIA. |
| TRANSCAUCASIAN | • Transcaucasian adj. In, from or otherwise relating to Transcaucasia, the region south (i.e. opposite mother Russia) of the… • Transcaucasian n. A person inhabiting or descended from the people of Transcaucasia. • TRANSCAUCASIAN adj. of the region beyond the Caucasus mountains in Georgia. |
| MACADAMISATIONS | • MACADAMISATION n. the process of macadamising, also MACADAMIZATION. |
| SACRAMENTARIANS | • sacramentarians n. Plural of sacramentarian. • Sacramentarians n. Plural of Sacramentarian. • SACRAMENTARIAN n. a person with such views. |