| CONDUCTANCE | • conductance n. (Physics) A measure of the ability of a body to conduct electricity; the reciprocal of its resistance. • CONDUCTANCE n. a conductor's power of conducting electricity, the reciprocal of the resistance. |
| SCRATCHCARD | • scratchcard n. Alternative spelling of scratch card. • scratch␣card n. A lottery ticket containing sections covered with an opaque waxy film which may be removed by scratching… • SCRATCHCARD n. a type of lottery card covered with an opaque film which is scratched off to reveal numbers or symbols which may entitle the holder to a prize. |
| COCCIDIOSTAT | • coccidiostat n. Any antiprotozoal agent that acts upon Coccidia parasites. • COCCIDIOSTAT n. an agent which builds up a resistance by the host to coccidia by retarding the latter's life-cycle, etc. |
| CONDUCTANCES | • conductances n. Plural of conductance. • CONDUCTANCE n. a conductor's power of conducting electricity, the reciprocal of the resistance. |
| SCRATCHCARDS | • scratchcards n. Plural of scratchcard. • scratch␣cards n. Plural of scratch card. • SCRATCHCARD n. a type of lottery card covered with an opaque film which is scratched off to reveal numbers or symbols which may entitle the holder to a prize. |
| SPATCHCOCKED | • spatchcocked adj. Pertaining to spatchcocking. • spatchcocked v. Simple past tense and past participle of spatchcock. • SPATCHCOCK v. to split open (a fowl, eel etc.) for grilling, also SPITCHCOCK. |
| TACHYCARDIAC | • tachycardiac adj. Of, pertaining to or afflicted with tachycardia. • TACHYCARDIAC adj. related to tachycardia, quick heart-rate. |
| BACKSCRATCHED | • backscratched v. Simple past tense and past participle of backscratch. • BACKSCRATCH v. to scratch the back; (figurative) to do favours in return for favours, to engage in servile flattery. |
| CIRCUMSTANCED | • circumstanced v. Simple past tense and past participle of circumstance. • circumstanced adj. (In combination) In the specified situation or circumstances. • CIRCUMSTANCE v. to place in particular circumstances. |
| COCCIDIOSTATS | • coccidiostats n. Plural of coccidiostat. • COCCIDIOSTAT n. an agent which builds up a resistance by the host to coccidia by retarding the latter's life-cycle, etc. |
| DICHLORACETIC | • DICHLORACETIC adj. as in dichloracetic acid. |
| MACRODACTYLIC | • macrodactylic adj. (Zoology, anatomy) Having long toes; macrodactylous. • MACRODACTYLIC adj. having large fingers, also MACRODACTYLOUS. |
| BRACHYDACTYLIC | • brachydactylic adj. Relating to brachydactyly. • BRACHYDACTYLIC adj. having abnormally short fingers and toes, also BRACHYDACTYL. |
| CARDIOTHORACIC | • cardiothoracic adj. (Medicine, anatomy) Of or pertaining to both the heart and the chest. • CARDIOTHORACIC adj. relating to, involving, or specializing in the heart and chest. |
| ANTICOINCIDENCE | • anticoincidence n. (Physics) The occurrence of one event without the simultaneous occurrence of another. • ANTICOINCIDENCE adj. of or relating to an electronic circuit that produces an output pulse if one but not both of its input terminals receives a pulse within a specified interval of time. |
| DECALCIFICATION | • decalcification n. The loss of calcium, as from the soil or from teeth or bones. • DECALCIFICATION n. the removal or loss of calcium or calcium compounds (as from bones or soil). |