| ABSTENTION | • abstention n. (Obsolete) The act of restraining oneself. • abstention n. The act of abstaining or refraining (from). • abstention n. The act of declining to vote on a particular issue. |
| BATHOLITES | • batholites n. Plural of batholite. • BATHOLITE n. a mass of igneous rock that has risen from a great depth, also BATHOLITH, BATHYLITE, BATHYLITH. |
| BIROSTRATE | • birostrate adj. (Rare) Having two beaks (or beak-like structures). • BIROSTRATE adj. double-beaked. |
| BOATLIFTED | • boatlifted v. Simple past tense and past participle of boatlift. • BOATLIFT v. to transport by boats. |
| CATABOLITE | • catabolite n. (Biochemistry) Any substance produced during catabolism. • CATABOLITE n. a product of catabolism, destructive chemical processes in living creatures. |
| COBALTITES | • cobaltites n. Plural of cobaltite. • COBALTITE n. a mineral of a nearly silver-white color, composed of arsenic, sulphur, and cobalt, also COBALTINE. |
| EXORBITANT | • exorbitant adj. Exceeding proper limits; excessive or unduly high; extravagant. • EXORBITANT adj. going beyond the usual limits; (esp. of prices) excessive. |
| EXORBITATE | • exorbitate v. (Obsolete) To go out of the track; to deviate. • EXORBITATE v. (obsolete) to stray. |
| HEBETATION | • hebetation n. The act of making blunt, dull, or stupid. • hebetation n. The state of being blunted or dulled. • HEBETATION n. the act of making blunt, dull, or stupid. |
| METABOLITE | • metabolite n. Any substance produced by, or taking part in, a metabolic reaction. • METABOLITE n. a product of metabolism; a substance produced by metabolic action, as urea. |
| MONTBRETIA | • montbretia n. Any plant of the genus Crocosmia (once called Montbretia). • MONTBRETIA n. a widely cultivated plant of the African iridaceous genus Crocosmia. |
| NOBILITATE | • nobilitate v. (Obsolete) To make noble; to ennoble; to exalt. • NOBILITATE v. to ennoble. |
| OBLITERATE | • obliterate v. To remove completely, leaving no trace; to wipe out; to destroy. • OBLITERATE v. to erase or blot out. |
| OBTAINMENT | • obtainment n. The act of obtaining something; acquisition. • OBTAINMENT n. the act of obtaining. |
| PICKETBOAT | • picketboat n. Alternative form of picket boat. • picket␣boat n. A small naval craft used for harbor patrol and other close inshore work. • PICKETBOAT n. a craft used (as by the coastguard) for harbour patrol. |
| STROBILATE | • strobilate v. (Intransitive, biology) To produce a strobilus (layered, conelike structure). • STROBILATE v. to undergo strobilation. |
| TORBANITES | • torbanites n. Plural of torbanite. • TORBANITE n. a shale, almost a coal, once mined for oil at Torbane Hill in Scotland. |
| TRABEATION | • trabeation n. (Architecture) Beams used instead of arches or vaulting. • trabeation n. (Architecture) An entablature. • TRABEATION n. a construct of horizontal beams. |
| TRILOBATED | • trilobated adj. Having three lobes. • TRILOBATED adj. having three lobes, also TRILOBATE. |