| ABDICANT | • abdicant adj. (Rare) Abdicating; renouncing. • abdicant n. One who abdicates. • ABDICANT n. one who abdicates. |
| ABLATING | • ablating v. Present participle of ablate. • ABLATE v. to remove or decrease by ablation. |
| ABLATION | • ablation n. (Obsolete) A carrying or taking away; removal. • ablation n. (Surgery) The surgical removal of a body part, an organ, or especially a tumor; the removal of an organ… • ablation n. (Sciences) The progressive removal of material by any of a variety of processes such as melting or vaporization… |
| ABSTAINS | • abstains v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abstain. • ABSTAIN v. to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice. |
| ANABATIC | • anabatic adj. (Of a warm air current) rising (up a slope). • anabatic adj. (Medicine) Of or pertaining to anabasis. • anabatic n. Short for anabatic wind. |
| ANTIBIAS | • antibias adj. Opposing or countering bias. • ANTIBIAS adj. opposed to bias. |
| ATABRINE | • atabrine n. Synonym of quinacrine. • ATABRINE n. (tradename) a bitter yellow powder, formerly used against malaria, also ATABRIN, ATEBRIN. |
| ATABRINS | • ATABRIN n. (tradename) a bitter yellow powder, formerly used against malaria, also ATABRINE, ATEBRIN. |
| BANALITY | • banality n. (Uncountable) The quality of being banal. • banality n. (Countable) Something which is banal. • banality n. (Rare, historical) A feudal right or obligation, especially the obligation for a peasant to grind grain… |
| BANGTAIL | • bangtail n. The tail of a horse or cow, allowed to grow out and then trimmed horizontally so as to form a tassel;… • bangtail n. (US) A racehorse. • bangtail n. (Slang) A prostitute. |
| BARTISAN | • bartisan n. (Architecture) A parapet with battlements projecting from the top of a tower in a castle or church. • BARTISAN n. a small overhanging turret projecting from an angle on the top of a tower, also BARTIZAN. |
| BARTIZAN | • bartizan n. Alternative form of bartisan. • BARTIZAN n. a corner turret, also BARTISAN. |
| BASANITE | • basanite n. (Geology) A basaltic extrusive rock, similar to chert. • BASANITE n. a black form of jasper or quartzite, formerly used as a touchstone. |
| BOTANICA | • botanica n. A shop that deals in herbs and charms used especially by followers of santería. • BOTANICA n. (Greek) a shop that sells herbs and magic charms. |
| BRANTAIL | • brantail n. (UK, dialect, Yorkshire) The European redstart. • BRANTAIL n. the redstart, so called from the red color of its tail. |
| HABITANS | • habitans n. Plural of habitan. • HABITAN n. (French) a French native of Louisiana or Carolina, also HABITANT. |
| HABITANT | • habitant n. (Canada) a member of habitation colony at Stadacona founded by Samuel de Champlain, where Quebec City now lies. • habitant n. (Archaic) Inhabitant, dweller. • HABITANT n. (French) a French native of Louisiana or Carolina, also HABITAN. |
| RABATINE | • rabatine n. Alternative form of rabato (“type of collar”). • RABATINE n. (Scott) a low collar. |
| TABANIDS | • tabanids n. Plural of tabanid. • TABANID n. (Latin) a bloodsucking insect of the gadfly genus. |