| ANAPLASIA | • anaplasia n. (Biology) A reversion of differentiation in cells that is characteristic of malignancy in tumours. • ANAPLASIA n. reversion of plant or animal cells to a simpler form. |
| ANAPLASTY | • anaplasty n. (Surgery) The restoration of lost parts or the normal shape by the use of healthy tissue. • ANAPLASTY n. the art or operation of restoring lost parts or the normal shape by the use of healthy tissue. |
| APLANATIC | • aplanatic adj. (Optics, of an optical system) Free from, or corrected for, spherical aberration and chromatic aberration. • APLANATIC adj. of a lens, free of spherical aberration. |
| APLANETIC | • APLANETIC adj. of algal spores, lacking a motile stage. |
| AQUAPLANE | • aquaplane n. A board ridden by a standing person and pulled by a motorboat for entertainment. • aquaplane v. To ride such a board. • aquaplane v. (Automotive, UK) For a car or similar vehicle to slide along the road on a thin film of water between… |
| CATAPLASM | • cataplasm n. (Medicine) A poultice or plaster, spread over one’s skin as medical treatment. • CATAPLASM n. a plaster or poultice. |
| CHAPLAINS | • chaplains n. Plural of chaplain. • Chaplains prop.n. Plural of Chaplain. • CHAPLAIN n. a Christian clergyman attached to an institution, establishment, organization or family. |
| METAPLASM | • metaplasm n. (Linguistics) Any change in a word made by altering its letters or sounds. • metaplasm n. (Biology) A small particle (often nutrient) within a cell. • METAPLASM n. the alteration of a word by adding, subtracting, or transposing letters or syllables e.g. saying 'relator' for 'realtor'. |
| RATAPLANS | • rataplans n. Plural of rataplan. • rataplans v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rataplan. • RATAPLAN v. to make a rapidly repeating sound, as on a drum. |
| ROTAPLANE | • rotaplane n. An aircraft which creates lift by means of rotors. • ROTAPLANE n. a rotor plane. |
| SEAPLANES | • seaplanes n. Plural of seaplane. • SEAPLANE n. an airplane designed to take off from or land on the water. |
| SOAPLANDS | • soaplands n. Plural of soapland. • SOAPLAND n. (slang) a red-light district. |
| TAPLASHES | • TAPLASH n. bad small beer; also, the refuse or dregs of liquor. |
| TETRAPLAS | • tetraplas n. Plural of tetrapla. • TETRAPLA n. (Greek) an edition of four parallel texts, esp. Origen's of the Old Testament. |