| ANTIBIOTIC | • antibiotic n. (Pharmacology) Any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms… • antibiotic adj. (Pharmacology) Of or relating to antibiotics. • antibiotic adj. (Obsolete) Of or relating to the theory that extraterrestrial life does not exist. |
| BATHOLITIC | • batholitic adj. Of or relating to batholite. • BATHOLITIC adj. of or like a batholite, a mass of igneous rock that has risen from a great depth. |
| BIOSTATICS | • biostatics n. (Biology) The science of the structure and function of organic bodies. • BIOSTATICS n. the branch of biology that deals with the structure of organisms in relation to their function. |
| BITONALITY | • bitonality n. (Music) The simultaneous presence of two keys in a piece of music. • BITONALITY n. the use of two musical keys simultaneously. |
| DUBITATION | • dubitation n. (Uncountable, archaic) The process of doubting or the state of being in doubt; hesitation, uncertainty. • dubitation n. (Countable, obsolete) A thing to be doubted; a matter that calls for doubt. • dubitation n. (Countable) A pang or expression of doubt. |
| HABITATION | • habitation n. (Uncountable) The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or of being inhabited; occupancy. • habitation n. (Countable) A place of abode; settled dwelling; residence; house. • habitation n. A group, lodge, or company, as of the Primrose League. |
| INTUBATION | • intubation n. (Medicine) The introduction of a tube into an organ to keep it open, as into the larynx in cases of croup. • INTUBATION n. the introduction of a tube into an organ to keep it open, as into the larynx in croup. |
| NOBILITATE | • nobilitate v. (Obsolete) To make noble; to ennoble; to exalt. • NOBILITATE v. to ennoble. |
| NOTABILITY | • notability n. (Uncountable) The quality or state of being notable or eminent. • notability n. (Countable) A notable or eminent person or thing. • notability n. Locally eminent people; the bourgeoisie or upper middle class. |
| OBITUARIST | • obituarist n. One who writes obituaries. • OBITUARIST n. one who writes obituaries. |
| POTABILITY | • potability n. The quality of being potable. • POTABILITY n. the state of being potable. |
| TIBIOTARSI | • tibiotarsi n. Plural of tibiotarsus. • TIBIOTARSUS n. in birds, a bone formed by the fusion of the tibia and some of the tarsals. |
| TITUBATION | • titubation n. The act of stumbling, rocking, or rolling; a reeling. • TITUBATION n. a nervous condition marked by staggering. |