| ANTHRACITES | • anthracites n. Plural of anthracite. • ANTHRACITE n. a kind of hard coal. |
| ANTHRACITIC | • anthracitic adj. (Geology) Pertaining to, or composed of, anthracite. • ANTHRACITIC adj. of or like anthracite. |
| ANTITARNISH | • antitarnish adj. Preventing tarnishing. • ANTITARNISH adj. designed to prevent tarnish. |
| ATHWARTSHIP | • athwartship adj. (Nautical) Oriented across the vessel sideways, i.e. in a direction at right angles to the fore-and-aft… • athwartship adv. Alternative form of athwartships. • ATHWARTSHIP adv. transverse to a ship, also ATHWARTSHIPS, THWARTSHIP. |
| AUTARCHISTS | • autarchists n. Plural of autarchist. • AUTARCHIST n. one who practises autarchy. |
| CATHARTICAL | • cathartical adj. Cathartic. • cathartical n. A laxative. • CATHARTICAL adj. cleansing, purifying, also CATHARTIC. |
| CATHEDRATIC | • cathedratic adj. Promulgated ex cathedra; authoritative. • CATHEDRATIC adj. promulgated ex cathedra, authoritative. |
| HABILITATOR | • habilitator n. (US, obsolete) One who supplies money to work a mine. • HABILITATOR n. one who habilitates. |
| HAEMATOCRIT | • haematocrit n. (British spelling, physiology) Alternative spelling of hematocrit. • HAEMATOCRIT n. a graduated capillary tube in which the blood is centrifuged, to determine the ratio, by volume, of blood cells to plasma, also HEMATOCRIT. |
| HETEROTAXIA | • heterotaxia n. Heterotaxis. • HETEROTAXIA n. the abnormal disposition of organs or parts, also HETEROTAXY. |
| INTRATHECAL | • intrathecal adj. (Medicine) Delivered into the spinal canal (intrathecal space surrounding the spinal cord), e.g. a spinal anesthesia. • intrathecal n. (Medicine) An intrathecal injection. • INTRATHECAL adj. introduced into or occurring in the space under the arachnoid membrane of the brain or spinal cord. |
| METATHERIAN | • metatherian adj. (Zoology) Belonging or pertaining to the infraclass Metatheria of marsupials. • metatherian n. (Zoology) A member of the infraclass Metatheria. • METATHERIAN adj. of, relating to, or belonging to the Metatheria, a subclass of mammals comprising the marsupials. |
| MITHRADATIC | • MITHRADATIC adj. antidotal, also MITHRIDATIC. |
| PARACHUTIST | • parachutist n. Someone who jumps from an aircraft using a parachute, especially as a sport. • PARACHUTIST n. one that parachutes. |
| REATTACHING | • reattaching v. Present participle of reattach, an alternative form of re-attach. • re-attaching v. Present participle of re-attach. • REATTACH v. to attach again. |
| STRAIGHTWAY | • straightway n. A straight section of a racetrack. • straightway adv. (Dated) Synonym of straightaway or straight away (at once, immediately). • straightway adv. (Nonstandard) Directly. |
| THEATRICALS | • theatricals n. Plural of theatrical. • theatricals n. Histrionics. • THEATRICALS n. dramatic performances; theatrical affairs, properties or people. |