| CHILIASTS | • chiliasts n. Plural of chiliast. • CHILIAST n. one who believes in the second coming of Christ to reign on earth a thousand years. |
| DIASTASES | • diastases n. Plural of diastase. • DIASTASE n. a soluble, nitrogenous ferment, capable of converting starch and dextrin into sugar. |
| DIASTASIC | • diastasic adj. Pertaining to, or consisting of, diastase. • DIASTASIC adj. of or like diastase, also DIASTATIC. |
| DIASTASIS | • diastasis n. (Medicine) A separation between two parts, such as separation of a bone, without fracture. • diastasis n. The property of being diastatic, i.e. having germinated. • DIASTASIS n. the separation of two parts of a bone without fracture, esp. of an epiphysis from a long bone. |
| DIASTATIC | • diastatic adj. (Of a grain or malt) Having germinated, resulting in the presence of enzymes that convert starch into sugar. • DIASTATIC adj. of or like diastase, also DIASTASIC. |
| DIASTEMAS | • diastemas n. Plural of diastema. • DIASTEMA n. (Greek) a space between consecutive teeth. |
| DIASTOLES | • diastoles n. Plural of diastole. • DIASTOLE n. the normal rhythmical dilation of the heart. |
| DIASTOLIC | • diastolic adj. Pertaining to a diastole. • diastolic n. (Medicine, colloquial) Short for diastolic blood pressure. • DIASTOLIC adj. of or pertaining to diastole, the rhythmical expansion or dilatation of the heart and arteries. |
| DIASTYLES | • diastyles n. Plural of diastyle. • DIASTYLE n. a colonnade with closely spaced columns. |
| ECDYSIAST | • ecdysiast n. (Uncommon) An erotic dancer who removes their clothes as a form of entertainment; a stripper. • ECDYSIAST n. a striptease performer. |
| ELEGIASTS | • elegiasts n. Plural of elegiast. • ELEGIAST n. one who composes elegies, also ELEGIST. |
| ENCOMIAST | • encomiast n. A person who delivers an encomium or eulogy. • ENCOMIAST n. a person who utters encomiums. |
| ORGIASTIC | • orgiastic adj. Relating to an orgy; uncontrolled, wild. • ORGIASTIC adj. relating to orgies, also ORGIC. |
| SCHOLIAST | • scholiast n. A scholar who writes commentary on the works of an author, especially one of the ancient commentators… • SCHOLIAST n. a commentator; a writer of marginal notes. |
| UTOPIASTS | • utopiasts n. Plural of utopiast. • UTOPIAST n. one who believes in utopia, also UTOPIAN, UTOPIST. |