| CATEGOREMATIC | • categorematic adj. (Logic, of a word) Capable of being employed alone as a term. • CATEGOREMATIC adj. capable of being used by itself as a term. |
| CONTEMPLATING | • contemplating v. Present participle of contemplate. • CONTEMPLATE v. to view or consider with continued attention. |
| DOMESTICATING | • domesticating v. Present participle of domesticate. • DOMESTICATE v. to bring into domestic use. |
| ELECTROMAGNET | • electromagnet n. A magnet which attracts metals only when electrically activated. • electro-magnet n. Alternative form of electromagnet. • ELECTROMAGNET n. a core of magnetic material surrounded by a coil of wire through which an electric current is passed to magnetize the core. |
| GALACTOMETERS | • galactometers n. Plural of galactometer. • GALACTOMETER n. an instrument for measuring the specific gravity of milk. |
| GASTRECTOMIES | • gastrectomies n. Plural of gastrectomy. • GASTRECTOMY n. surgical removal of the stomach. |
| HEMATOGENETIC | • hematogenetic adj. Alternative form of haematogenetic. • HEMATOGENETIC adj. relating to hematogenesis, the production of blood, also HAEMATOGENETIC. |
| HETEROGAMETIC | • heterogametic adj. (Biology) That produces heterogametes. • heterogametic adj. (Biology) That produces different forms of the same gamete e.g. spermatozoa containing either an X- or a Y-chromosome. • HETEROGAMETIC adj. having a dissimilar pair of sex chromosomes. |
| MAGNETOMETRIC | • magnetometric adj. Pertaining to, or employed in, the measurement of magnetic forces. • magnetometric adj. Obtained by means of a magnetometer. • MAGNETOMETRIC adj. relating to magnetometry. |
| MAGNETOSTATIC | • magnetostatic adj. Of or pertaining to magnetostatics. • MAGNETOSTATIC adj. of, relating to, or being a stationary magnetic field. |
| MEGASTRUCTURE | • megastructure n. A very large structure. • megastructure n. (Uncountable) The large-scale structure of a material, as contrasted to the fine-scale structure. • mega-structure n. Alternative form of megastructure. |
| METACOGNITION | • metacognition n. (Philosophy) the act of thinking about thinking; sentience. • METACOGNITION n. thinking about one's own mental processes. |
| METACOMPUTING | • METACOMPUTING n. computing that uses metacomputers. |
| NIGHTWATCHMEN | • nightwatchmen n. Plural of nightwatchman. • night-watchmen n. Plural of night-watchman (alternative spelling of night watchmen). • night␣watchmen n. Plural of night watchman. |
| TELEGRAMMATIC | • telegrammatic adj. Having the form of a telegram; especially, brief and concise, using clipped syntax. • TELEGRAMMATIC adj. like a telegram. |