| AMPUTATORS | • amputators n. Plural of amputator. • AMPUTATOR n. one who amputates. |
| ASTOMATOUS | • astomatous adj. (Biology) Having no mouth, mouthless. • astomatous adj. (Biology) Without apertures, pores, or stomata. • ASTOMATOUS adj. having no stomata, also ASTOMOUS. |
| AUTOMATICS | • automatics n. Plural of automatic. • AUTOMATIC n. an automatic gun. |
| AUTOMATISE | • automatise v. Alternative spelling of automatize. • AUTOMATISE v. to make automatic, also AUTOMATIZE. |
| AUTOMATISM | • automatism n. Acting automatically or involuntarily. • automatism n. The power of initiating vital processes from within the cell, organ, or organism, independent of external stimulus. • automatism n. The doctrine that animals are automata, operating according to mechanical laws. |
| AUTOMATIST | • automatist adj. Of or characterized by automatism. • automatist n. One who performs automatic writing. • automatist n. One who holds the doctrine of automatism, believing that animals are automata. |
| AUTOMATONS | • automatons n. Plural of automaton. • AUTOMATON n. (Greek) a machine that imitates the movement of a living creature, activated by a concealed mechanism such as clockwork. |
| AUTOMATOUS | • automatous adj. Obsolete form of automatic. • AUTOMATOUS adj. like an automaton. |
| CATAMOUNTS | • catamounts n. Plural of catamount. • CATAMOUNT n. any of various large wild cats, applied esp. to the leopard, panther or ocelot, also CATAMOUNTAIN. |
| GLUTAMATES | • glutamates n. Plural of glutamate. • GLUTAMATE n. a salt of glutamic acid. |
| MASTURBATE | • masturbate v. (Intransitive) To stimulate oneself sexually, especially by use of one’s hand or a sex toy made for… • masturbate v. (Transitive, colloquial) To stimulate someone else sexually without penetration of the penis. • masturbate v. (Informal, derogatory) To stimulate or please oneself by means of anything, not necessarily sexual… |
| MATSUTAKES | • matsutakes n. Plural of matsutake. • MATSUTAKE n. (Japanese) a Japanese mushroom. |
| METATARSUS | • metatarsus n. The part of the foot between the toes and the ankle, especially its five bones. • METATARSUS n. that part of the skeleton of the hind or lower limb between the tarsus and the phalanges. |
| THAUMASITE | • thaumasite n. (Mineralogy) A hexagonal-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and sulfur. • THAUMASITE n. a mineral, hydrated silicate, carbonate and sulphate of calcium. |
| THAUMATINS | • thaumatins n. Plural of thaumatin. • THAUMATIN n. a sweetener extracted from a West Indian fruit. |
| TRAUMATISE | • traumatise v. Non-Oxford British spelling standard spelling of traumatize. • TRAUMATISE v. to inflict a trauma upon, also TRAUMATIZE. |
| TRAUMATISM | • traumatism n. A physical or mental injury that is the result of trauma. • TRAUMATISM n. a condition caused by a wound, shock. |
| ULTRASMART | • ultrasmart adj. Extremely smart. • ULTRASMART adj. very very smart. |