| ARTHROPLASTY | • arthroplasty n. (Surgery) The surgical repair of a joint, or creation of an artificial joint, such as a hip replacement. • ARTHROPLASTY n. surgical reconstruction of a joint. |
| CRYPTARITHMS | • cryptarithms n. Plural of cryptarithm. • CRYPTARITHM n. an arithmetic problem in which letters have been substituted for numbers and which is solved by finding all possible pairings of digits with letters that produce a numerically correct answer. |
| DISTRIBUTARY | • distributary adj. That distributes. • distributary n. (Hydrology) A stream of water (either natural or artificial) that branches off and flows away from a… • DISTRIBUTARY n. a branch of a river that flows away from the main stream and does not rejoin it, as in a delta. |
| ERYTHORBATES | • erythorbates n. Plural of erythorbate. • ERYTHORBATE n. a salt of erythorbic acid that is used in foods as an antioxidant. |
| ERYTHROBLAST | • erythroblast n. (Cytology) A cell in the bone marrow from which red blood cells develop. • ERYTHROBLAST n. a cell in bone marrow that develops into an erythrocyte. |
| ILLUSTRATORY | • illustratory adj. Serving to illustrate. • ILLUSTRATORY adj. serving to illustrate. |
| INTERVARSITY | • intervarsity adj. (Britain) taking place between universities. • intervarsity n. A competition taking place between universities. • INTERVARSITY adj. of e.g. a sporting event, taking place between Oxford and Cambridge. |
| MASTURBATORY | • masturbatory adj. Of or relating to masturbation. • masturbatory adj. Excessively self-absorbed or self-indulgent. • MASTURBATORY adj. of, relating to, or involving masturbation. |
| PRESBYTERATE | • presbyterate n. A priest; also, presbytership. • PRESBYTERATE n. the office of presbyter. |
| PROTOMARTYRS | • protomartyrs n. Plural of protomartyr. • PROTOMARTYR n. the first martyr in any cause, esp. St Stephen. |
| STERNUTATORY | • sternutatory adj. That causes or induces sneezing; sternutative. • sternutatory n. Any substance that causes sneezing; a sternutator. • STERNUTATORY n. a substance which causes sneezing, also STERNUTATIVE, STERNUTATOR. |
| STRATIGRAPHY | • stratigraphy n. (Geology) The study of rock layers and the layering process (stratification). • stratigraphy n. (Archaeology) The layering of deposits, with newer remains overlaying older ones, forming a chronology of the site. • STRATIGRAPHY n. the study of geological layers or strata. |
| STRIDULATORY | • stridulatory adj. (Usually entomology) Able to stridulate, used in stridulating, or adapted for stridulation. • STRIDULATORY adj. of or like stridulation. |
| STRUCTURALLY | • structurally adv. In terms of structure. • STRUCTURAL adv. relating to structure. |
| TRACHYPTERUS | • TRACHYPTERUS n. any member of the dealfish genus Trachypterus. |
| TRAITOROUSLY | • traitorously adv. In a traitorous manner; treacherously. • TRAITOROUS adv. guilty or capable of treason. |
| TRANSITORILY | • transitorily adv. (Degree, manner) In a transitory way. • TRANSITORY adv. not lasting long. |
| TRANSUDATORY | • transudatory adj. Of or pertaining to transudation. • TRANSUDATORY adj. relating to transudation. |