| ABSTRACTION | • abstraction n. The act of abstracting, separating, withdrawing, or taking away; withdrawal; the state of being taken away. • abstraction n. A separation from worldly objects; a recluse life; the withdrawal from one’s senses. • abstraction n. The act of focusing on one characteristic of an object rather than the object as a whole group of characteristics;… |
| ABSTRICTION | • abstriction n. (Biology, mycology) A method of spore formation in fungi in which successive portions of the sporophore… • ABSTRICTION n. the act of abstricting. |
| ANTIBIOTICS | • antibiotics n. Plural of antibiotic. • ANTIBIOTIC n. a substance derived from a microorganism and able in dilute solution to inhibit or kill another microorganism. |
| BALCONETTES | • balconettes n. Plural of balconette. • BALCONETTE n. a miniature balcony, also BALCONET. |
| CARBONETTES | • CARBONETTE n. (New Zealand) a ball of compressed coal dust used as fuel. |
| COHABITANTS | • cohabitants n. Plural of cohabitant. • COHABITANT n. one who dwells with another, or in the same place or country. |
| CONTESTABLE | • contestable adj. That which can be contested. • CONTESTABLE adj. able to be contested. |
| CONTESTABLY | • contestably adv. Such that it can be contested or challenged. • CONTESTABLE adv. able to be contested. |
| ENTOBLASTIC | • ENTOBLASTIC adj. relating to the entoblast. |
| NONABSTRACT | • nonabstract adj. Not abstract. • NONABSTRACT adj. not abstract. |
| OBTRUNCATES | • obtruncates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of obtruncate. • OBTRUNCATE v. to cut or lop off the head of. |
| STENOBATHIC | • stenobathic adj. (Zoology) Able to live only within a limited range of depths (of water). • STENOBATHIC adj. able to live only within a narrow range of depth of water. |
| SUBCONTRACT | • subcontract v. (Transitive, intransitive) To contract out portions of a larger contracted project. • subcontract n. A portion of a contracted project that is contracted out in turn. • SUBCONTRACT n. a contract between a party to an original contract and a third party. |
| SUBTRACTION | • subtraction n. (Arithmetic, uncountable) The process of subtracting a number from another. • subtraction n. (Arithmetic, countable) A calculation involving subtracting. • subtraction n. The removal of something. |
| TOBACCONIST | • tobacconist n. A person who sells tobacco, cigarettes, cigars, snuff and sundry items. • tobacconist n. A tobacconist’s shop. • tobacconist n. (Dated) A person who is addicted to smoking tobacco. |