| 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. |
| BALLOTTEMENT | • ballottement n. (Medicine) A method of diagnosing pregnancy, in which the uterus is pushed with a finger to feel whether… • ballottement n. (Medicine) An increased amount of fluid in the suprapatellar pouch of the knee. • BALLOTTEMENT n. a technique of feeling for a movable object in the body, esp. confirmation of pregnancy by feeling the rebound of the fetus following a quick digital tap on the wall of the uterus. |
| BATHOMETRIES | • BATHOMETRY n. measurement of the depth of water. |
| FOOTLAMBERTS | • footlamberts n. Plural of footlambert. • foot-lamberts n. Plural of foot-lambert. • FOOTLAMBERT n. a unit of luminance of a surface emitting one lumen per square foot. |
| 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. |
| METABOTROPIC | • metabotropic adj. Describing a neurotransmitter or cell receptor whose action is mediated by metabolic functions (e.g… • METABOTROPIC adj. describing a neurotransmitter or cell receptor whose action is mediated by metabolic functions (e.g. enzyme activation). |
| MOTORBOATERS | • motorboaters n. Plural of motorboater. • MOTORBOATER n. one who drives a motorboat. |
| NEMATOBLASTS | • nematoblasts n. Plural of nematoblast. • NEMATOBLAST n. a stinging thread cell containing a nematocyst, aka cnidoblast. |
| OBTEMPERATED | • obtemperated v. Simple past tense and past participle of obtemperate. • OBTEMPERATE v. to obey (a judgment or decree), also OBTEMPER. |
| OBTEMPERATES | • obtemperates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of obtemperate. • OBTEMPERATE v. to obey (a judgment or decree), also OBTEMPER. |
| STRABOMETERS | • strabometers n. Plural of strabometer. • STRABOMETER n. an instrument measuring the degree of strabismus in the eyes, also STRABISMOMETER. |
| STRABOTOMIES | • strabotomies n. Plural of strabotomy. • STRABOTOMY n. surgical removal of a squint. |
| THERMOSTABLE | • thermostable adj. Physically or chemically unaffected by high temperatures. • THERMOSTABLE adj. stable when heated. |
| TOLBUTAMIDES | • tolbutamides n. Plural of tolbutamide. • TOLBUTAMIDE n. a sulfonylurea used in the treatment of diabetes. |