| ALPHATESTING | • alpha␣testing n. (Software, testing) A process where a software application approaching full functionality is made available… • ALPHATEST v. to carry out an alpha test of an experimental product, such as computer software. |
| CAPITULATING | • capitulating v. Present participle of capitulate. • CAPITULATE v. to yield, accept terms. |
| EARSPLITTING | • earsplitting adj. Extremely loud, painfully loud. • ear-splitting adj. Alternative spelling of earsplitting. • EARSPLITTING adj. distressingly loud or shrill. |
| ESPAGNOLETTE | • espagnolette n. A locking device normally mounted on a pair French windows or casement window. • ESPAGNOLETTE n. (French) the fastening of a French window. |
| GASTROPLASTY | • gastroplasty n. (Surgery) A surgical operation to correct any kind of defect in the stomach. |
| GLYPTOTHECAE | • GLYPTOTHECA n. a place for keeping sculpture. |
| HEPATOLOGIST | • hepatologist n. A person who works in hepatology. • HEPATOLOGIST n. a specialist in liver diseases. |
| PATHOLOGISTS | • pathologists n. Plural of pathologist. • PATHOLOGIST n. a specialist in pathology. |
| PATROLOGISTS | • patrologists n. Plural of patrologist. • PATROLOGIST n. one who practises patrology, the study of early Christianity. |
| PHOTOGELATIN | • photogelatin n. Gelatin, coated on a glass plate, that carries an image to be printed by the collotype process. • PHOTOGELATIN adj. as in photogelatin process, another name for collotype. |
| PLECTOGNATHS | • plectognaths n. Plural of plectognath. • PLECTOGNATH n. any spiny-finned marine fish of the mainly tropical order Plectognathi, that includes puffers, triggerfish, trunkfish and sunfish. |
| POSTILLATING | • postillating v. Present participle of postillate. • POSTILLATE v. to explain by marginal notes. |
| POTAMOLOGIST | • potamologist n. One who studies rivers. • POTAMOLOGIST n. one who studies rivers. |
| PREALLOTTING | • preallotting v. Present participle of preallot. • PREALLOT v. to allot beforehand. |
| PUNCTULATING | • punctulating v. Present participle of punctulate. • PUNCTULATE v. to mark with small dots. |
| SUPRAGLOTTAL | • supraglottal adj. (Anatomy) Above the glottis. • SUPRAGLOTTAL adj. above the glottis. |
| TELEGRAPHIST | • telegraphist n. A telegrapher. • TELEGRAPHIST n. a person who works a telegraph. |
| TETRAPLEGIAS | • tetraplegias n. Plural of tetraplegia. • TETRAPLEGIA n. paralysis of both arms and both legs, also QUADRAPLEGIA, QUADRIPLEGIA. |
| TRIPHTHONGAL | • triphthongal adj. Pertaining to a triphthong. • TRIPHTHONGAL adj. relating to triphthong. |
| TRIPLICATING | • triplicating v. Present participle of triplicate. • TRIPLICATE v. to make triple or threefold. |