| ABACTINAL | • abactinal adj. (Zoology) Pertaining to the surface or end opposite to the mouth in a radiate animal. • ABACTINAL adj. remote from the actinal area (of a radiate animal). |
| ABLATIONS | • ablations n. Plural of ablation. • ABLATION n. surgical removal of a bodily part. |
| ANABOLITE | • anabolite n. (Biochemistry) Any substance produced as a result of anabolism. • ANABOLITE n. a product of anabolism, the constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished from katabolism. |
| ANTIBLACK | • antiblack adj. Hostile to black people, often specifically African Americans. • ANTIBLACK adj. against black people. |
| ANTILABOR | • antilabor adj. In opposition to labor unions. • antilabor adj. In opposition to the labor party. • anti-labor adj. Alternative form of antilabor. |
| BALANITIS | • balanitis n. (Pathology) Inflammation of the glans penis. • BALANITIS n. inflammation of the glans penis in mammals. |
| BALLATING | • BALLAT v. to make ballads about, also BALLAD, BALLANT, BALLET. |
| BANGTAILS | • bangtails n. Plural of bangtail. • bang-tails n. Plural of bang-tail. • bang␣tails n. Plural of bang tail. |
| BARITONAL | • baritonal adj. Pertaining to or having the character of a baritone. • BARITONAL adj. of or like a baritone. |
| BASALTINE | • basaltine adj. (Obsolete) Consisting of, or resembling, basalt. • BASALTINE n. a black or brown-green mineral. |
| BATTALION | • battalion n. (Military) An army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters. Traditionally forming… • battalion n. (US, military) an army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters; forming part of a brigade. • battalion n. Any large body of troops. |
| BOTANICAL | • botanical adj. Of or pertaining to botany; relating to the study of plants. • botanical n. Something derived from a botanical, especially herbal, source. • BOTANICAL adj. related to botany. |
| BRANTAILS | • brantails n. Plural of brantail. • BRANTAIL n. the redstart, so called from the red color of its tail. |
| CANTABILE | • cantabile n. (Music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a lyrical manner. • cantabile n. (Music) A passage having this mark. • cantabile adv. (Music) Played in this style; singingly, lyrically. |
| NOTABILIA | • notabilia n. Things worthy of notice. • NOTABILIA n. (Latin) notable sayings; things worthy of notice. |
| PAINTABLE | • paintable adj. That can be painted; to which a coating of paint can be applied. • paintable adj. Able or suitable to be painted (rendered by an artist in paint). • PAINTABLE adj. able to be painted. |
| PAINTBALL | • paintball n. (Uncountable) A sport where teams shoot each other with gelatin capsules filled with paint-like dye. • paintball n. (Countable) The dye-filled capsule fired in the sport of paintball. • paintball v. To engage in the sport of paintball. |
| STAINABLE | • stainable adj. Able to be stained. • stainable adj. Able to produce stains. (Can we add an example for this sense?) • STAINABLE adj. that can be stained. |
| TRAINABLE | • trainable adj. Capable of being trained, teachable, educatable. • trainable n. (Euphemistic, dated) A mentally retarded person who can be trained or taught. • TRAINABLE adj. capable of being trained or educated; as, boys trainable to virtue. |