| ABDUCTIONS | • abductions n. Plural of abduction. • ABDUCTION n. the act of abducing or abducting. |
| ABJUNCTION | • abjunction n. (Mycology, biology) The creation of spores by cutting off portions of the sporophore by the growth of… • abjunction n. (Logic) Synonym of material nonimplication. • ABJUNCTION n. the act of abjointing, cutting off by forming a septum. |
| ACCUBATION | • accubation n. The act or posture of reclining on a couch, as practiced by the ancients at meals. • ACCUBATION n. the act of reclining while eating. |
| BICORNUATE | • bicornuate adj. (Medicine) Resembling a pair of horns, as a malformed uterus may. • BICORNUATE adj. having two horns or hornlike parts, also BICORNATE. |
| BUCCINATOR | • buccinator n. (Anatomy) A thin broad muscle forming the wall of the cheek. • BUCCINATOR n. a flat cheek muscle used in chewing and blowing. |
| CONFUTABLE | • confutable adj. (Archaic or formal) That can be confuted, i.e. shown to be false; disprovable. • CONFUTABLE adj. that may be confuted. |
| COUNTBACKS | • countbacks n. Plural of countback. • COUNTBACK n. a system of deciding the winner of a tied competition by comparing earlier points or scores. |
| INCUBATION | • incubation n. Sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a brooding on, or keeping warm, to develop the life… • incubation n. (Pathology) The development of a disease from its causes, or the period of such development. • incubation n. (Chemistry) A period of little reaction which is followed by more rapid reaction. |
| INCUBATORS | • incubators n. Plural of incubator. • INCUBATOR n. an apparatus for hatching eggs by artificial heat. |
| INCUBATORY | • incubatory adj. Serving for incubation. • INCUBATORY adj. serving for incubation. |
| KNOCKABOUT | • knockabout adj. Boisterous. • knockabout adj. Suitable for rough use. • knockabout n. Clothing suitable for rough use. |
| OBSCURANTS | • obscurants n. Plural of obscurant. • OBSCURANT n. one who obscures; one who prevents enlightenment or hinders the progress of knowledge and wisdom. |
| OBTRUNCATE | • obtruncate v. To deprive of a limb; to lop. • OBTRUNCATE v. to cut or lop off the head of. |
| OUTBALANCE | • outbalance v. To have more influence or significance than another; to preponderate or outweigh. • OUTBALANCE v. to outweigh; to exceed in weight or effect. |
| SUBACTIONS | • subactions n. Plural of subaction. • SUBACTION n. the act of reducing to any state, as of mixing two bodies completely. |
| SUBCANTORS | • subcantors n. Plural of subcantor. • SUBCANTOR n. a subordinate cantor, a singer; esp. the leader of a church choir. |
| TIBOUCHINA | • tibouchina n. Any of various species of myrtalean trees of the genus Tibouchina, native to tropical America, many… • Tibouchina prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Melastomataceae – certain flowering plants. • TIBOUCHINA n. a plant of the Tibouchina genus of shrubs, with purple flowers. |
| TURNBROACH | • turnbroach n. (Obsolete) A turnspit. • TURNBROACH n. a turnspit. |