| ADAMANCIES | • adamancies n. Plural of adamancy. • ADAMANCY n. unyielding hardness, also ADAMANCE. |
| ADAMANTINE | • adamantine adj. Made of adamant, or having the qualities of adamant; incapable of being broken, dissolved, or penetrated. • adamantine adj. Like the diamond in hardness or luster. • ADAMANTINE adj. of adamant; hard as adamant, also ADAMANTEAN. |
| ALABAMINES | • ALABAMINE n. an alternative name for the element astatine. |
| AMANTADINE | • amantadine n. (Pharmacology) A drug used especially as the hydrochloride C10H17N·HCl to prevent infection (as by an… • AMANTADINE n. a drug used to prevent infection by preventing the virus penetration of host cells. |
| AMARANTINE | • amarantine n. Alternative form of amaranthine. • amarantine adj. Alternative form of amaranthine. • AMARANTINE adj. like amaranth, of a dark reddish-purple colour, also AMARANTHINE, AMARANTIN. |
| ANANDAMIDE | • anandamide n. (Biochemistry) A derivative of arachidonic acid that occurs naturally in the brain and in some foods… • ANANDAMIDE n. a brain receptor that is released naturally from neurons and is thought to be associated with the pleasurable effect of certain drugs. |
| ANOXAEMIAS | • anoxaemias n. Plural of anoxaemia. • ANOXAEMIA n. a disorder of the blood, also ANOXEMIA. |
| ANTIANEMIA | • antianemia adj. (Medicine) Countering anemia. • ANTIANEMIA adj. designed to prevent anaemia. |
| AQUAMANILE | • aquamanile n. (Historical) A ewer or jug-like vessel, shaped like an animal or human figure, used for washing the hands. • AQUAMANILE n. a ewer in the form of a human or animal figure for ceremonial hand-washing, also AQUAMANALE. |
| AQUAMARINE | • aquamarine n. The bluish-green colour of the sea. • aquamarine n. A bluish-green variety of beryl. • aquamarine adj. Of a bluish-green colour. |
| CATAMENIAL | • catamenial adj. Of or relating to the menses or menstruation. • CATAMENIAL adj. pertaining to the catamenia, or menstrual discharges. |
| GAMETANGIA | • gametangia n. Plural of gametangium. • GAMETANGIUM n. an organ or cell in which gametes are produced. |
| MANAGERIAL | • managerial adj. Of or relating to a manager or management; involving management-like duties. • MANAGERIAL adj. relating to a manager. |
| MANGABEIRA | • mangabeira n. Any plant of the genus Hancornia. • MANGABEIRA n. (Portuguese) a Brazilian apocynaceous rubber tree. |
| MAZARINADE | • mazarinade n. (Historical) A scurrilous anti-governmental pamphlet published in mid-seventeenth-century France. • MAZARINADE n. (historical) a satire or pamphlet against Cardinal Mazarin. |
| MELANAEMIA | • melanaemia n. (Medicine) A morbid condition in which the blood contains black pigment, either floating freely or embedded… • MELANAEMIA n. the presence of melanin in the blood. |
| NAUMACHIAE | • naumachiae n. Plural of naumachia. • NAUMACHIA n. (Latin) a mock sea battle, performed as a spectacle among the ancient Romans, also NAUMACHY. |
| PARAMNESIA | • paramnesia n. An inability to distinguish between real memories and dreams or fantasies. • paramnesia n. An inability to remember the meaning of common words. • PARAMNESIA n. abnormality of memory, esp. forgetting of meaning of words. |
| SPANAEMIAS | • spanaemias n. Plural of spanaemia. • SPANAEMIA n. a deficiency of red corpuscles in the blood. |