| ABSORPTANCE | • absorptance n. (Optics, physics) Absorbed radiation and incident radiation in a ratio format; a measurement that shows… • ABSORPTANCE n. the ratio of the radiant flux absorbed by a body to that incident on it. |
| ANAPLEROTIC | • anaplerotic adj. (Biochemistry, of a reaction) Forming intermediates of a metabolic pathway (eg. the tricarboxylic acid cycle). • anaplerotic adj. (Medicine, dated) Filling up; promoting granulation of wounds or ulcers. • anaplerotic n. A remedy which promotes such granulation. |
| CAMPESTRIAN | • campestrian adj. Relating to open fields; growing in a field, or open ground. • CAMPESTRIAN adj. of or pertaining to fields or open country, also CAMPESTRAL. |
| CAPTAINRIES | • captainries n. Plural of captainry. • CAPTAINRY n. the rank or condition of a captain, also CAPTAINCY. |
| CARPENTARIA | • Carpentaria prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Arecaceae – a palm native to tropical coastal regions in northern Australia. • CARPENTARIA n. an evergreen shrub of the hydrangea family, cultivated for its glossy foliage and yellow-centred white flowers. |
| CERATOPSIAN | • ceratopsian adj. Of or belonging to the Ceratopsia suborder of dinosaurs. • ceratopsian n. Any member of this suborder. • CERATOPSIAN n. a bird-hipped, plant-eating dinosaur of the late Cretaceous. |
| COMPEARANTS | • compearants n. Plural of compearant. • COMPEARANT n. (Scots) one who compears, appears in court. |
| EMANCIPATOR | • emancipator n. A person who emancipates. • EMANCIPATOR n. one who emancipates. |
| PANCREATINS | • pancreatins n. Plural of pancreatin. • PANCREATIN n. the pancreatic juice. |
| PARAGENETIC | • paragenetic adj. Related to paragenesis. • PARAGENETIC adj. relating to paragenesis. |
| PEDANTOCRAT | • pedantocrat n. A proponent of pedantocracy. • PEDANTOCRAT n. a member of the pedantocracy. |
| PESCATARIAN | • pescatarian n. Alternative spelling of pescetarian. • PESCATARIAN n. one whose diet includes fish but no other meat, also PESCETARIAN. |
| PESCETARIAN | • pescetarian n. A person who consumes no animal flesh with the exception of fish or seafood. • pescetarian adj. Of or relating to pescetarianism. • PESCETARIAN n. one whose diet includes fish but no other meat, also PESCATARIAN. |
| PREACQUAINT | • preacquaint v. (Transitive) To acquaint beforehand. • PREACQUAINT v. to acquaint beforehand. |
| RACTOPAMINE | • ractopamine n. (Pharmacology) A drug used as a feed additive to promote leanness in pigs raised for their meat. • RACTOPAMINE n. a synthetic food additive used in some countries to promote rapid muscle growth in animals. |