| ABSOLUTIONS | • absolutions n. Plural of absolution. • ABSOLUTION n. remission of sins, declared officially by a priest. |
| AMMONOLYSIS | • ammonolysis n. (Chemistry) Any reaction with ammonia, analogous to hydrolysis, in which a bond is broken and an NH… • AMMONOLYSIS n. solvolysis in liquid ammonia. |
| BALLOONISTS | • balloonists n. Plural of balloonist. • BALLOONIST n. a person who operates or rides in a balloon. |
| BLOODSTAINS | • bloodstains n. Plural of bloodstain. • BLOODSTAIN n. a discoloration caused by blood. |
| DESOLATIONS | • desolations n. Plural of desolation. • DESOLATION n. the action of desolating. |
| GLOSSODYNIA | • glossodynia n. (Medicine) A burning sensation on the lips, tongue or entire mouth. • GLOSSODYNIA n. pain in the tongue. |
| ICONOCLASMS | • iconoclasms n. Plural of iconoclasm. • ICONOCLASM n. attacking of established beliefs. |
| ICONOCLASTS | • iconoclasts n. Plural of iconoclast. • ICONOCLAST n. a breaker or destroyer of images or idols. |
| INSOLATIONS | • insolations n. Plural of insolation. • INSOLATION n. exposure to sunlight; sunstroke. |
| ISOFLAVONES | • isoflavones n. Plural of isoflavone. • ISOFLAVONE n. a plant oestrogen, found esp. in soy beans, having possible nutritional benefits. |
| LAMPOONISTS | • lampoonists n. Plural of lampoonist. • LAMPOONIST n. one who composes lampoons. |
| LANGOSTINOS | • LANGOSTINO n. the spiny lobster, also LANGOUSTE, LANGOUSTINE. |
| OBSESSIONAL | • obsessional adj. Marked by obsession. • OBSESSIONAL adj. relating to obsession. |
| OSCULATIONS | • osculations n. Plural of osculation. • OSCULATION n. a kiss; the point where two branches of a curve share, follow a common tangent. |
| SOLMISATION | • solmisation n. The sol-fa system of singing. • SOLMISATION n. a recital of the notes of the gamut, also SOLMIZATION. |
| SPOLIATIONS | • spoliations n. Plural of spoliation. • SPOLIATION n. the act of pillaging and plundering. |
| XENOGLOSSIA | • xenoglossia n. Synonym of xenoglossy (“knowledge of a language one has never learned”). • XENOGLOSSIA n. a person's knowledge of a language never studied, also XENOGLOSSY. |