| ALTIMETRY | • altimetry n. The science of measuring altitude. • ALTIMETRY n. the art of measuring altitudes, or heights. |
| AMETHYSTS | • amethysts n. Plural of amethyst. • AMETHYST n. a purple gemstone, believed to ward off drunkenness. |
| ASYMPTOTE | • asymptote n. (Mathematical analysis) A straight line which a curve approaches arbitrarily closely as it goes to infinity… • asymptote n. (By extension, figuratively) Anything which comes near to but never meets something else. • asymptote v. (Mathematical analysis) To approach, but never quite touch, a straight line, as something goes to infinity. |
| ATMOMETRY | • atmometry n. The measurement of the rate of evaporation of a liquid. • ATMOMETRY n. measurement by atmometer, an instrument for measuring evaporating capacity of air. |
| ATOMICITY | • atomicity n. (Uncountable) The quality or state of being atomic. • atomicity n. (Chemistry) The number of atoms in a molecule. • atomicity n. (Computing) The state of a system (often a database system) in which either all stages complete or none complete. |
| ECTHYMATA | • ecthymata n. Plural of ecthyma. • ECTHYMA n. (Greek) a skin disease with large round pustules. |
| MANYATTAS | • manyattas n. Plural of manyatta. • MANYATTA n. a small Masai settlement, also MANYATA. |
| MATERNITY | • maternity n. The state of being a mother; motherhood. • maternity n. The state of being pregnant; pregnancy. • maternity n. A ward or department in a hospital in which babies are born. |
| MENTALITY | • mentality n. A mindset; a way of thinking; a set of beliefs. • mentality n. The characteristics of a mind described as a system of distinctive structures and processes based in… • MENTALITY n. mind, a way of thinking. |
| METHYLATE | • methylate v. To add, or treat with methyl alcohol (see methylated spirits). • methylate v. (Organic chemistry) To add a methyl group to a compound. • methylate v. (Biochemistry) To add a methyl group to a nucleic acid as part of the process of gene expression. |
| MORTALITY | • mortality n. The state or quality of being mortal. • mortality n. The number of deaths; and, usually and especially, the number of deaths per time unit (usually per year)… • mortality n. (Figuratively) Death. |
| MUTUALITY | • mutuality n. The property of being mutual. • MUTUALITY n. the state of being mutual. |
| MYOSTATIN | • myostatin n. (Biochemistry) A protein that acts as an inhibitor to the growth of muscle tissue. • MYOSTATIN n. a protein that prevents muscles from growing too large. |
| TASIMETRY | • TASIMETRY n. measurement by use of a tasimeter, an instrument for measuring small changes in temperature. |
| TAUTONYMS | • tautonyms n. Plural of tautonym. • TAUTONYM n. a taxonomic name in which the specific name repeats the generic. |
| TAUTONYMY | • tautonymy n. The use of a binomial name consisting of the same word twice, such as Bison bison. • TAUTONYMY n. the practice of using a specific name the same as the generic name. |
| TERMITARY | • termitary n. An anthill built and occupied by termites. • TERMITARY n. a nest or mound of termites. |
| THYMOMATA | • thymomata n. Plural of thymoma. • THYMOMA n. a tumour arising from thymus tissue. |
| TYMPANIST | • tympanist n. Alternative spelling of timpanist. • TYMPANIST n. one who plays the tympani, also TIMPANIST. |