| 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. |
| ABSORPTIOMETRY | • absorptiometry n. (Chemistry) Analysis using an absorptiometer. |
| BUREAUCRATISTS | • bureaucratists n. Plural of bureaucratist. • BUREAUCRATIST n. a believer in bureaucracy. |
| CONTRIBUTARIES | • CONTRIBUTARY n. (obsolete) a person or thing that contributes, also CONTRIBUTORY. |
| DISTRIBUTARIES | • distributaries n. Plural of distributary. • DISTRIBUTARY n. a branch of a river that flows away from the main stream and does not rejoin it, as in a delta. |
| ERYTHROBLASTIC | • erythroblastic adj. Relating to erythroblasts. • ERYTHROBLASTIC adj. of or like an erythroblast. |
| IRRITABILITIES | • irritabilities n. Plural of irritability. • IRRITABILITY n. the state of being irritable. |
| MULTIVIBRATORS | • multivibrators n. Plural of multivibrator. • MULTIVIBRATOR n. an electronic oscillating device using two transistors, the output of one providing the input of the other. |
| OBSTREPERATING | • obstreperating v. Present participle of obstreperate. • OBSTREPERATE v. (Sterne) to make an unruly noise. |
| PERTURBATORIES | • PERTURBATORY n. something tending to perturb. |
| PROTUBERATIONS | • protuberations n. Plural of protuberation. • PROTUBERATION n. a swelling out, a bulge. |
| REATTRIBUTIONS | • reattributions n. Plural of reattribution. • REATTRIBUTION n. the act of reattributing. |
| REHABILITATORS | • rehabilitators n. Plural of rehabilitator. • REHABILITATOR n. one who rehabilitates. |
| SCATTERBRAINED | • scatterbrained adj. Having the qualities of a scatterbrain: absent-minded, forgetful, easily distracted. • scatter-brained adj. Alternative spelling of scatterbrained. • SCATTERBRAINED adj. having the characteristics of a scatterbrain. |
| 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. |
| SUBCONTRARIETY | • subcontrariety n. Quality of being subcontrary. • SUBCONTRARIETY n. the state of being subcontrary. |
| SUBLITERATURES | • subliteratures n. Plural of subliterature. • SUBLITERATURE n. popular writing (as mystery or adventure stories) considered inferior to standard literature. |
| SUBPROLETARIAT | • subproletariat n. (Politics) A class of people ranking below the proletariat. • SUBPROLETARIAT n. the social class below the proletariat. |
| SUBTERRESTRIAL | • subterrestrial adj. Under the earth; subterranean. • subterrestrial n. One who lives under the earth. • SUBTERRESTRIAL adj. existing underground. |