| CEPHALITIS | • cephalitis n. (Medicine, dated) phrenitis. • CEPHALITIS n. inflammation of the brain, or of the meninges of the brain, aka phrenitis. |
| ENCEPHALIC | • encephalic adj. Of or relating to the encephalon. • ENCEPHALIC adj. pertaining to the encephalon or brain. |
| ENCEPHALIN | • encephalin n. Alternative form of enkephalin. • ENCEPHALIN n. a chemical found in small quantities in the brain, which relieves pain, also ENCEPHALINE, ENKEPHALIN, ENKEPHALINE. |
| ENKEPHALIN | • enkephalin n. (Biochemistry) Any of a group of pentapeptide endorphins that have opiate-like effects. • ENKEPHALIN n. a chemical found in small quantities in the brain, which relieves pain, also ENCEPHALIN, ENCEPHALINE, ENKEPHALINE. |
| EURYHALINE | • euryhaline adj. Able to tolerate various saltwater concentrations. • EURYHALINE adj. of marine animals, tolerating a wide variation in salinity. |
| GNAPHALIUM | • gnaphalium n. Any of the genus Gnaphalium of flowering plants, the cudweeds. • Gnaphalium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – the cudweeds. • GNAPHALIUM n. a genus of composite plants with white or colored dry and persistent involucres. |
| HALIEUTICS | • halieutics n. (Literature) A treatise upon fish or the art of fishing. • halieutics n. (Rare) The art or practice of fishing. • HALIEUTICS n. the art or practice of fishing. |
| KEELHALING | • keelhaling v. Present participle of keelhale. • KEELHALE v. to punish by dragging under the keel of a ship, also KEELHAUL. |
| KHALIFATES | • khalifates n. Plural of khalifate. • KHALIFATE n. (Arabic) the office of khalif, also CALIFATE, CALIPHATE, KALIPHATE, KHALIFAT, KHILAFAT. |
| MARSHALING | • marshaling v. (US) present participle of marshal. • marshaling n. Alternative form of marshalling. • MARSHAL v. to put in proper order, also MARSHALL. |
| NAPHTHALIC | • naphthalic adj. Of, pertaining to, yielding, or derived from naphthalene. • NAPHTHALIC adj. as in naphthalic acid, an acid derived from naphthalene. |
| NAPHTHALIN | • naphthalin n. Naphthalene. • NAPHTHALIN n. a white crystalline volatile solid with a characteristic penetrating odour, an aromatic hydrocarbon, also NAPHTHALINE. |
| NEPHALISMS | • NEPHALISM n. total abstinence from alcoholic drinks. |
| NEPHALISTS | • nephalists n. Plural of nephalist. • NEPHALIST n. one who advocates or practices nephalism, total abstinence from alcoholic drinks. |
| NYMPHALIDS | • nymphalids n. Plural of nymphalid. • NYMPHALID n. any butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. |
| OVERHALING | • overhaling v. Present participle of overhale. • OVERHALE v. (Spenser) to overtake, also OVERHAILE. |
| POLYHALITE | • polyhalite n. (Mineralogy) A mineral usually occurring in fibrous masses, of a brick-red color, being tinged with… • POLYHALITE n. a triclinic hydrated sulphate of calcium, potassium, and magnesium, usually occurring as red or yellowish fibrous masses. |
| THALICTRUM | • thalictrum n. (Botany) Any plant of the genus Thalictrum; meadowrue. • Thalictrum prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Ranunculaceae – the meadow rues. • THALICTRUM n. a plant of the meadow-rue genus. |