| ABSORPTIOMETER | • absorptiometer n. A instrument that computes the absorption rate by measuring the pressure of the gas; a colorimeter for liquids. • absorptiometer n. An instrument used to measure the amount of radiation or light absorbed. • ABSORPTIOMETER n. an instrument for measuring the solubility of gases in liquids. |
| ACINETOBACTERS | • acinetobacters n. Plural of acinetobacter. • ACINETOBACTER n. a kind of bacteria, instrumental in causing respiratory disease. |
| ANTIMETABOLITE | • antimetabolite n. (Medicine) Any substance that competes with, or inhibits the normal metabolic process, often by acting… • ANTIMETABOLITE n. a substance that replaces or inhibits an organism's utilization of a metabolite. |
| BACTERIOSTASES | • bacteriostases n. Plural of bacteriostasis. • BACTERIOSTASIS n. the inhibition of the growth of bacteria without destruction. |
| BLAMEWORTHIEST | • BLAMEWORTHY adj. worthy of censure. |
| DETONABILITIES | • detonabilities n. Plural of detonability. • DETONABILITY n. the state of being detonable. |
| ENTEROBACTERIA | • enterobacteria n. Plural of enterobacterium. • ENTEROBACTERIUM n. any of a family of bacteria that includes salmonella and shigella. |
| HETEROBLASTIES | • HETEROBLASTY n. the state of being heteroblastic. |
| OBSTREPERATING | • obstreperating v. Present participle of obstreperate. • OBSTREPERATE v. (Sterne) to make an unruly noise. |
| PENTOBARBITONE | • pentobarbitone n. Pentobarbital (sodium salt). • PENTOBARBITONE n. a barbiturate drug, with hypnotic, sedative, and anticonvulsant effects. |
| PERTURBATORIES | • PERTURBATORY n. something tending to perturb. |
| STRABISMOMETER | • strabismometer n. (Medicine) An instrument for measuring the amount of strabismus. • STRABISMOMETER n. an instrument measuring the degree of strabismus in the eyes, also STRABOMETER. |
| TOLERABILITIES | • tolerabilities n. Plural of tolerability. • TOLERABILITY n. the state of being tolerable. |
| WHATABOUTERIES | • whatabouteries n. Plural of whataboutery. • WHATABOUTERY n. (of two communities in conflict) the practice of repeatedly blaming the other side and referring to events from the past. |