ANDROPAUSE | • andropause n. The male equivalent of the menopause in women; characterised by a decline in libido and overall energy. • ANDROPAUSE n. the male menopause. |
APHRODISIA | • aphrodisia n. A state of sexual desire. • aphrodisia n. (Archaic) sexual intercourse. • Aphrodisia prop.n. (Historical) A festival celebrating the goddess Aphrodite, held throughout Ancient Greece, but of particular… |
CAMPEADORS | • campeadors n. Plural of campeador. • CAMPEADOR n. (Spanish) a champion, esp. El Cid. |
CAPODASTRO | • CAPODASTRO n. (Italian) a moveable bridge secured over the fingerboard and strings of a guitar, also CAPOTASTO. |
CARBIDOPAS | • CARBIDOPA n. a drug given to people with Parkinson's disease in order to inhibit peripheral metabolism of levodopa. |
CLAPBOARDS | • clapboards n. Plural of clapboard. • CLAPBOARD v. to cover with clapboard. |
DIAPHORASE | • diaphorase n. (Biochemistry) Any of a group of flavoprotein enzymes that catalyze the reduction of cytochrome and… • DIAPHORASE n. a flavoprotein enzyme. |
PACKBOARDS | • packboards n. Plural of packboard. • PACKBOARD n. a canvas-covered wooden or metal frame for carrying goods etc. |
PARADOXERS | • paradoxers n. Plural of paradoxer. • PARADOXER n. one who engages in paradox. |
PARADOXIES | • paradoxies n. Plural of paradoxy. • PARADOXY n. the quality of being paradoxical. |
PARADOXIST | • paradoxist n. (Dated, derogatory) One who holds incorrect or eccentric beliefs; a bad scientist; a crank. • paradoxist n. A participant in the art movement of paradoxism. • PARADOXIST n. one who proposes a paradox. |
PARASITOID | • parasitoid n. Any organism that is parasitic during part of its life cycle, especially one that eventually kills its host. • PARASITOID n. an insect parasitic in one phase of the life history, thereafter independent. |
PARDALOTES | • pardalotes n. Plural of pardalote. • PARDALOTE n. a small Australian songbird. |
PASTEBOARD | • pasteboard n. (Usually uncountable) Card stock. • pasteboard n. (Computing, countable) A widget allowing multiple users to paste and share text or other items. • pasteboard n. (Slang, obsolete) A person’s visiting card. |
PICOFARADS | • picofarads n. Plural of picofarad. • pico-farads n. Plural of pico-farad. • PICOFARAD n. a millionth of a millionth of a farad. |
RADARSCOPE | • radarscope n. An oscilloscope used as the viewing screen of a radar system. • RADARSCOPE n. an instrument for detecting radar signals. |
SNAPDRAGON | • snapdragon n. (Countable) Any plant of the genus Antirrhinum, with showy yellow, white or red flowers. • snapdragon n. (Uncountable) A game in which raisins are snatched from a vessel containing burning brandy, and eaten;… • SNAPDRAGON n. a plant of the figwort family whose flower when pinched and released snaps like a dragon. |
SPORADICAL | • sporadical adj. Sporadic. • SPORADICAL adj. occurring at irregular intervals, also SPORADIC. |
STRAPPADOS | • strappados n. Plural of strappado. • STRAPPADO n. (Italian) a form of torture in which victim is left dangling from a rope. |