| ABSTENTIONISM | • abstentionism n. A policy of abstaining or of the desirability of withholding one’s vote or other participation with… • ABSTENTIONISM n. the policy of not using one's vote, esp. in a political election. |
| ANTIMETABOLES | • antimetaboles n. Plural of antimetabole. • ANTIMETABOLE n. repetition of words or ideas in different order e.g. to fail to plan is to plan to fail. |
| ANTITHROMBINS | • antithrombins n. Plural of antithrombin. • ANTITHROMBIN n. a substance in blood preventing coagulation of blood. |
| AUTOMOBILISTS | • automobilists n. Plural of automobilist. • AUTOMOBILIST n. one with an interest in cars. |
| BALLOTTEMENTS | • ballottements n. Plural of ballottement. • 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. |
| BIOSYSTEMATIC | • biosystematic adj. Of or pertaining to biosystematics. • BIOSYSTEMATIC adj. relating to taxonomy esp. as based on cytogenetics and genetics. |
| HAEMATOBLASTS | • haematoblasts n. Plural of haematoblast. • HAEMATOBLAST n. a blood platelet, also HEMATOBLAST. |
| HEMATOBLASTIC | • hematoblastic adj. Alternative form of haematoblastic. • HEMATOBLASTIC adj. of or like hematoblast, a blood platelet, also HAEMATOBLASTIC. |
| MASTURBATIONS | • masturbations n. Plural of masturbation. • MASTURBATION n. the act of masturbating. |
| MICROHABITATS | • microhabitats n. Plural of microhabitat. • MICROHABITAT n. the microenvironment in which an organism lives. |
| MOTORBOATINGS | • MOTORBOATING n. travelling by motorboat. |
| NOCTAMBULISTS | • noctambulists n. Plural of noctambulist. • NOCTAMBULIST n. a sleepwalker, a somnambulist. |
| NONCOMBATANTS | • noncombatants n. Plural of noncombatant. • non-combatants n. Plural of non-combatant. • NONCOMBATANT n. one that does not engage in combat. |
| RHABDOMANTIST | • rhabdomantist n. Synonym of rhabdomancer. • RHABDOMANTIST n. one who practices divination by means of a rod to locate underground water; a dowser. |
| SPERMATOBLAST | • spermatoblast n. (Dated) A spermatocyte. • SPERMATOBLAST n. a sperm-producing cell. |
| TAMBOURINISTS | • tambourinists n. Plural of tambourinist. • TAMBOURINIST n. one who plays the tambourin. |
| WHATABOUTISMS | • whataboutisms n. Plural of whataboutism. • WHATABOUTISM n. (Of two communities in conflict) the practice of repeatedly raising grievances from the past during negotiations. |