AMYTAL | • amytal n. Synonym of amobarbital. • AMYTAL n. as in sodium amytal, another name for Amytal, a barbiturate, used as a sedative and hypnotic. |
APATHY | • apathy n. Lack of emotion or motivation; lack of interest or enthusiasm towards something; disinterest (in something). • APATHY n. indifference. |
ASTRAY | • astray adv. In a wrong or unknown and wrongly-motivated direction. • ASTRAY adv. off course. |
BARYTA | • baryta n. Any of several compounds of barium, especially barium sulphate and barium hydroxide. • BARYTA n. barium monoxide. |
DATARY | • datary n. (Roman Catholicism) an officer in the Roman Catholic Church who dispensed benefices. • DATARY n. an officer who attends to papal bulls, also DATARIA. |
PITAYA | • pitaya n. The dragon fruit. • PITAYA n. (Spanish) a giant cactus of southwestern US and Mexico, also PITAHAYA. |
RAIYAT | • raiyat n. A peasant or agricultural labourer in South Asia. • RAIYAT n. (Hindi) an Indian peasant, also RYOT. |
RATANY | • ratany n. Alternative form of rhatany. • RATANY n. (Quechua) a South American shrub with astringent roots, also RHATANY. |
SATAYS | • satays n. Plural of satay. • SATAY n. (Malay) a dish of marinated meat barbecued on skewers, also SATAI. |
SATYRA | • SATYRA n. a female satyr, also SATYRESS. |
TAYRAS | • tayras n. Plural of tayra. • TAYRA n. (Tupi) a large South American member of the weasel family, also TAIRA. |
YANTRA | • yantra n. A geometrical diagram used as a meditation aid in tantric worship. • yantra n. (Religion) Any object used as a meditation aid in tantric worship. • YANTRA n. (Sanskrit) a geometrical diagram used in meditation. |
YARTAS | • yartas n. Plural of yarta. • YARTA n. (Old Norse) heart, used as term of endearment in the Shetlands, also JARTA, YARTO. |
YAUTIA | • yautia n. An edible plant commonly found in the Caribbean: Xanthosoma sagittifolium, new cocoyam. • YAUTIA n. (Taino) a tropical plant. |
YUKATA | • yukata n. A kind of light kimono worn by both men and women. • YUKATA n. (Japanese) a kind of light kimono. |