| APATHETIC | • apathetic adj. Void of feeling; not susceptible of deep emotion. • apathetic adj. Of, or pertaining to apatheism. • APATHETIC adj. lacking feeling or passion, also APATHETICAL. |
| BETATOPIC | • BETATOPIC adj. of atoms, differing in proton number by one. |
| CAPITATED | • capitated v. Simple past tense and past participle of capitate. • capitated adj. Of or related to a capitation payment system for health care providers. (Can we add an example for this sense?) • CAPITATED adj. having fixed upper limits. |
| CAPITATES | • capitates n. Plural of capitate. • CAPITATE n. a bone of a primate's wrist. |
| CAPTIVATE | • captivate v. To attract and hold (someone’s) interest and attention; to charm. • captivate v. (Obsolete) To take prisoner; to capture; to subdue. • CAPTIVATE v. to charm, fascinate. |
| CATHEPTIC | • CATHEPTIC adj. of or like cathepsin, an intracellular protease of animal tissue. |
| CREPITANT | • crepitant adj. Crackling; rattling. • CREPITANT adj. having or making a crackling sound. |
| CREPITATE | • crepitate v. To crackle, to make a crackling sound. • CREPITATE v. to crackle; to snap. |
| EPISTATIC | • epistatic adj. (Genetics) Of or pertaining to epistasis. • epistatic n. (Genetics) Any material that causes epistasis. • EPISTATIC adj. of, exhibiting, or caused by epistasis, the suppression of a gene by another non-allelomorphic gene. |
| IMPACTITE | • impactite n. Any rock created or modified by the impact of a meteorite. • IMPACTITE n. a rock, typically glassy, produced where a meteor has collided with the earth. |
| PATCHIEST | • patchiest adj. Superlative form of patchy: most patchy. • PATCHY adj. uneven in quality. |
| PATHETICS | • pathetics n. Pathetic language or behaviour. • pathetics n. (Obsolete) The study of people’s emotions or passions. • PATHETICS n. the branch of knowledge that deals with human emotions. |
| PECTINATE | • pectinate adj. Resembling a comb. • pectinate adj. Having segments which are greatly lengthened to one side. • pectinate adj. (Mycology) striate. |
| PETTICOAT | • petticoat n. (Historical) A tight, usually padded undercoat worn by men over a shirt and under the doublet. • petticoat n. (Historical) A woman’s undercoat, worn to be displayed beneath an open gown. • petticoat n. (Historical) A fisherman’s loose canvas or oilcloth skirt. |
| PITTANCES | • pittances n. Plural of pittance. • PITTANCE n. a small allowance of money. |
| SCARPETTI | • SCARPETTO n. (Italian) a climbing shoe with a hemp sole. |