| BACTERIOSTATIC | • bacteriostatic adj. Of or relating to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat; inhibiting the growth of bacteria without destroying them. • BACTERIOSTATIC adj. of or like a bacteriostat, an agent that causes bacteriostasis. |
| CHITCHATTING | • chitchatting v. Present participle of chitchat. • chit-chatting v. Present participle of chit-chat. • CHITCHAT v. to indulge in small talk. |
| CIRCUMSTANTIATE | • circumstantiate v. To describe, verify or prove by setting out circumstantial evidence. • circumstantiate v. To place in particular circumstances; to invest with particular accidents or adjuncts. • CIRCUMSTANTIATE v. to supply with circumstantial evidence or support. |
| CONTRACTABILITY | • contractability n. The ability for something to be contracted. • CONTRACTABILITY n. the quality of being contractable. |
| CONTRACTIBILITY | • contractibility n. The quality or degree of being contractible. • CONTRACTIBILITY n. the state of being contractible. |
| CONTRACTILITIES | • contractilities n. Plural of contractility. • CONTRACTILITY n. the quality of being contractile. |
| CONTRACTILITY | • contractility n. The condition of being able to contract or shrink (used especially of muscles). • contractility n. The extent to which something contracts or shrinks. • contractility n. (Physiology) The performance of cardiac muscle. (Can we add an example for this sense?) |
| ELECTROACTIVITY | • electroactivity n. Quality or degree of being electroactive. • ELECTROACTIVITY n. the state of being electroactive. |
| PSITTACOTIC | • psittacotic adj. Relating to psittacosis. • PSITTACOTIC adj. relating to psittacosis. |
| STALACTITIC | • stalactitic adj. Consisting of or resembling stalactites. • STALACTITIC adj. of or like a stalactite, also STALACTIC, STALACTITICAL. |
| STALACTITICAL | • stalactitical adj. Alternative form of stalactitic. • STALACTITICAL adj. of or like a stalactite, also STALACTIC, STALACTITIC. |
| STALACTITICALLY | • STALACTITICAL adv. of or like a stalactite, also STALACTIC, STALACTITIC. |
| TACTICITIES | • tacticities n. Plural of tacticity. • TACTICITY n. the stereochemical arrangement of units in the main chain of a polymer. |
| TACTICITY | • tacticity n. (Chemistry) The relative stereochemistry of adjacent chiral centers within a macromolecule. • TACTICITY n. the stereochemical arrangement of units in the main chain of a polymer. |
| TECTIBRANCHIATE | • tectibranchiate adj. (Zoology, obsolete) Having the gills covered by the mantle; of or relating to the former order Tectibranchiata. • tectibranchiate n. Any tectibranchiate mollusk. • TECTIBRANCHIATE adj. of a like a tectibranch, any member of the Tectibranchiata, molluscs including sea-slugs. |
| TELANGIECTATIC | • telangiectatic adj. Of or pertaining to telangiectasia (telangiectasis). • TELANGIECTATIC adj. relating to telangiectasia. |
| TETRASTICHIC | • tetrastichic adj. In the form of a tetrastich. • TETRASTICHIC adj. of or like a tetrastich, also TETRASTICHAL. |
| THIGMOTACTIC | • thigmotactic adj. Relating to thigmotaxis. • THIGMOTACTIC adj. showing thigmotaxis. |