| ANTISTATIC | • antistatic adj. Preventing the buildup of static electricity. • antistatic n. An agent or substance that prevents the buildup of static electricity. • anti-static adj. Alternative form of antistatic. |
| ATTACHMENT | • attachment n. The act or process of (physically or figuratively) attaching. • attachment n. A strong bonding with or fondness for someone or something. • attachment n. A dependence, especially a strong one. |
| ATTRACTANT | • attractant n. Anything that attracts, but especially a substance (such as a pheromone) that attracts insects or other animals. • ATTRACTANT n. a substance that attracts. |
| ATTRACTERS | • ATTRACTER n. one who attracts, also ATTRACTOR. |
| ATTRACTING | • attracting v. Present participle of attract. • ATTRACT v. to cause to approach or adhere. |
| ATTRACTION | • attraction n. The tendency to attract. • attraction n. The feeling of being attracted. • attraction n. (Countable) An event, location, or business that has a tendency to draw interest from visitors, and… |
| ATTRACTIVE | • attractive adj. Causing attraction; having the quality of attracting by inherent force. • attractive adj. Having the power of charming or alluring by agreeable qualities; enticing. • attractive adj. Pleasing or appealing to the senses, especially of a potential romantic partner. |
| ATTRACTORS | • attractors n. Plural of attractor. • ATTRACTOR n. one who attracts, also ATTRACTER. |
| CHATTERATI | • chatterati n. People who chat, argue and debate. • CHATTERATI n. (colloquial) the chattering classes. |
| EXTRACTANT | • extractant n. A liquid used to extract a substance from another material. • EXTRACTANT n. a solvent used for extraction. |
| METASTATIC | • metastatic adj. (Medicine) Relating to, or producing metastasis. • METASTATIC adj. of, pertaining to, or caused by, metastasis. |
| POSTATTACK | • postattack adj. After an attack. • POSTATTACK adj. following an attack. |
| STALACTITE | • stalactite n. (Geology) A secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate or another mineral, in shapes similar to… • STALACTITE n. a roughly conical or icicle-shaped speleothem that hangs down from the roof of a cave. |
| STATECRAFT | • statecraft n. Synonym of statesmanship (“the ability to guide a state well”). • STATECRAFT n. the art of conducting state affairs. |
| STRATOCRAT | • stratocrat n. (Uncommon) One who governs or leads others through military force, or on account of their position as… • STRATOCRAT n. a member of a stratocracy, military rule or despotism. |
| TACTUALITY | • tactuality n. The quality of being tactual (relating to the sense of touch); that which concerns or is characterized by touch. • TACTUALITY n. tactual quality. |
| TERRACOTTA | • terracotta n. A hard red-brown unglazed earthenware, used for pottery and building construction. • terracotta n. A reddish brown colour, like that of terra cotta. • terracotta adj. Of the colour of terracotta. |
| TRACTATORS | • tractators n. Plural of tractator. • TRACTATOR n. a writer of tracts, also TRACTARIAN. |
| TRIACETATE | • triacetate n. (Countable, chemistry) Any compound containing three acetate groups. • triacetate n. (Uncountable) A fibre manufactured from cellulose triacetate. • TRIACETATE n. a kind of textile fibre. |