| ANTIMETABOLE | • antimetabole n. (Rhetoric) The technique of reversal, where accentuated by reversal of words, actions or grammatical structure. • ANTIMETABOLE n. repetition of words or ideas in different order e.g. to fail to plan is to plan to fail. |
| AZOTOBACTERS | • AZOTOBACTER n. a nitrogen-fixing bacteria. |
| BACTERIOSTAT | • bacteriostat n. A biological or chemical agent that causes bacteriostasis. • BACTERIOSTAT n. an agent that causes bacteriostasis. |
| BATTLEWAGONS | • battlewagons n. Plural of battlewagon. • battle␣wagons n. Plural of battle wagon. • BATTLEWAGON n. a battleship. |
| BETACAROTENE | • betacarotene n. (Pharmacology) The international nonproprietary name of beta-carotene when used as a drug. • beta-carotene n. (Biochemistry) A plant pigment that is an isomer of carotene, found in dark green and dark yellow vegetables… • beta␣carotene n. Alternative spelling of beta-carotene. |
| CACTOBLASTES | • CACTOBLASTIS n. a moth introduced into Australia as a biological control for the prickly pear. |
| CARBONATITES | • carbonatites n. Plural of carbonatite. • CARBONATITE n. any igneous rock composed chiefly of carbonates rather than silicates. |
| CONTRACTABLE | • contractable adj. Capable of being contracted (in various senses). • CONTRACTABLE adj. that can be contracted, also CONTRACTIBLE. |
| CONTRASTABLE | • contrastable adj. Capable of being contrasted (with something else); admitting contrast. • CONTRASTABLE adj. able to be contrasted. |
| EBRACTEOLATE | • ebracteolate adj. (Botany) Having no bracteoles. • EBRACTEOLATE adj. without bracteoles. |
| HAEMATOBLAST | • haematoblast n. (Anatomy) One of the minute disk-shaped bodies found in blood with the ordinary red and white corpuscles;… • HAEMATOBLAST n. a blood platelet, also HEMATOBLAST. |
| HEMATOBLASTS | • hematoblasts n. Plural of hematoblast. • HEMATOBLAST n. a blood platelet, also HAEMATOBLAST. |
| NEMATOBLASTS | • nematoblasts n. Plural of nematoblast. • NEMATOBLAST n. a stinging thread cell containing a nematocyst, aka cnidoblast. |
| OVERABSTRACT | • overabstract adj. Excessively abstract. • overabstract v. To abstract excessively. • OVERABSTRACT adj. excessively abstract. |
| PAEDOBAPTIST | • paedobaptist n. Alternative form of pedobaptist. • pædobaptist adj. Obsolete form of pedobaptist. • pædobaptist n. Obsolete form of pedobaptist. |
| TABEFACTIONS | • tabefactions n. Plural of tabefaction. • TABEFACTION n. wasting away, emaciation. |
| TERATOPHOBIA | • teratophobia n. (Rare) An irrational fear of monsters (terrifying creatures, or deformed children). • TERATOPHOBIA n. an irrational fear of monsters. |
| TETRABORATES | • tetraborates n. Plural of tetraborate. • TETRABORATE n. a salt, ester, or anion of boric acid. |
| WHATABOUTERY | • whataboutery n. Protesting at hypocrisy; responding to criticism by accusing one’s opponent of similar or worse faults. • whataboutery n. Protesting at inconsistency; refusing to act in one instance unless similar action is taken in other… • WHATABOUTERY n. (of two communities in conflict) the practice of repeatedly blaming the other side and referring to events from the past. |