| ALTERNANT | • alternant adj. Alternating from one row of a matrix to another. • alternant adj. (Geology) Composed of alternate layers, like certain rocks. • alternant n. (Linguistics) An alternate form or allomorph. |
| ENTERTAIN | • entertain v. (Transitive) To amuse (someone); to engage the attention of agreeably. • entertain v. (Transitive and intransitive) To have someone over at one’s home for a party or visit. • entertain v. (Transitive) To receive and take into consideration; to have a thought in mind. |
| INSTANTER | • instanter adv. Immediately; instantly; without delay. • INSTANTER adj. without delay. |
| INTEGRANT | • integrant adj. That is part of a whole; integral. • integrant n. Something that is part of a whole; an element or component. • INTEGRANT adj. making part of a whole; necessary to constitute an entire thing. |
| INTRANETS | • intranets n. Plural of intranet. • INTRANET n. a restricted network of computers such as within a company. |
| ITINERANT | • itinerant adj. Habitually travelling from place to place. • itinerant n. One who travels from place to place. • itinerant n. (Ireland) A member of the Travelling Community, whether settled or not. |
| NATTERING | • nattering v. Present participle of natter. • nattering n. Idle chatter. • NATTER v. to chatter. |
| NITRATINE | • nitratine n. (Mineralogy) A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral form of sodium nitrate. • NITRATINE n. a mineral occurring in transparent crystals, native sodium nitrate. |
| NONTARGET | • nontarget adj. That is not a target. • nontarget n. That which is not a target. • non-target n. Alternative spelling of nontarget. |
| PENETRANT | • penetrant adj. That penetrates; piercing. • penetrant n. Something, especially a liquid, that penetrates. • PENETRANT adj. penetrating. |
| RATTENING | • rattening n. (Obsolete, Northern England) The practice of sabotaging machinery or tools as part of an industrial dispute. • RATTENING n. the act of compelling obedience to a trade union by damaging or depriving of machinery, tools, etc. |
| REENTRANT | • reentrant adj. Reentering; pointing inward. • reentrant adj. (Programming, of a mutual exclusion mechanism) Such that the corresponding lock can be reacquired by… • reentrant adj. (Programming) That may be executed more than once at a time either by different threads, or because of recursion. |
| REMONTANT | • remontant adj. (Botany, especially of cultivated roses) That flowers more than once in each season. • remontant n. (Botany) A plant that flowers more than once in each season. • REMONTANT adj. (French) flowering more than once per season. |
| REPENTANT | • repentant adj. Feeling or showing sorrow for wrongdoing. • repentant n. One who repents; a penitent. • REPENTANT adj. penitent. |
| TRANSEUNT | • transeunt adj. (Philosophy, of a mental act) Emanant; producing an effect outside of the mind. (Compare immanent.) • transeunt adj. (Philosophy) Passing out or operating beyond itself; transitive; opposed to immanent. • TRANSEUNT adj. (Latin) (of a mental process) producing an effect outside the mind. |
| TRANSIENT | • transient adj. Passing or disappearing with time; transitory. • transient adj. Remaining for only a brief time. • transient adj. (Physics) Decaying with time, especially exponentially. |
| TRENCHANT | • trenchant adj. (Obsolete) Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp. • trenchant adj. (Figuratively) Keen; biting; vigorously articulate and effective; severe. • TRENCHANT adj. incisive, vigorous, also TRENCHAND. |