| ABSTRACTIVES | • ABSTRACTIVE n. anything abstractive. |
| BACTERIOSTAT | • bacteriostat n. A biological or chemical agent that causes bacteriostasis. • BACTERIOSTAT n. an agent that causes bacteriostasis. |
| BALLICATTERS | • ballicatters n. Plural of ballicatter. • BALLICATTER n. in Newfoundland, ice that forms along a shore from waves and freezing spray. |
| BESCATTERING | • bescattering v. Present participle of bescatter. • BESCATTER v. (archaic) to scatter over. |
| CARBONATITES | • carbonatites n. Plural of carbonatite. • CARBONATITE n. any igneous rock composed chiefly of carbonates rather than silicates. |
| CARBURETTING | • carburetting v. Present participle of carburet. • CARBURET v. to combine with carbon, also CARBURATE. |
| CONTRACTIBLE | • contractible adj. Capable of contraction. • contractible adj. (Mathematics) (of a topological set) Able to be reduced to one of its points by a continuous deformation. • CONTRACTIBLE adj. that can be contracted, also CONTRACTABLE. |
| CRISTOBALITE | • cristobalite n. (Mineralogy) A mineral of volcanic rocks that solidified at a high temperature. Cristobalite is chemically… • CRISTOBALITE n. a variety of silica. |
| DISTRACTABLE | • distractable adj. Alternative form of distractible. • DISTRACTABLE adj. that can be distracted, also DISTRACTIBLE. |
| DISTRACTIBLE | • distractible adj. Capable of being distracted. • DISTRACTIBLE adj. that can be distracted, also DISTRACTABLE. |
| METABOTROPIC | • metabotropic adj. Describing a neurotransmitter or cell receptor whose action is mediated by metabolic functions (e.g… • METABOTROPIC adj. describing a neurotransmitter or cell receptor whose action is mediated by metabolic functions (e.g. enzyme activation). |
| OBSTETRICIAN | • obstetrician n. (Medicine) A physician who specializes in childbirth. • OBSTETRICIAN n. one who specialises in the care of women during pregnancy. |
| PROTRACTIBLE | • protractible adj. Able to be protracted or extended. • PROTRACTIBLE adj. able to be thrust out, also PROTRACTILE. |
| SCATTERBRAIN | • scatterbrain n. A flighty, disorganized or forgetful person. • SCATTERBRAIN n. a giddy heedless person. |
| SEMIABSTRACT | • semiabstract adj. (Art) Not entirely abstract; between abstract and concrete. • SEMIABSTRACT adj. having subject matter that is easily recognizable although the form is stylized. |
| TECTIBRANCHS | • tectibranchs n. Plural of tectibranch. • TECTIBRANCH n. any member of the Tectibranchiata, molluscs including sea-slugs. |
| TRACEABILITY | • traceability n. The ability to trace (identify and measure) all the stages that led to a particular point in a process… • TRACEABILITY n. the state of being traceable. |