| ARTERIOTOMY | • arteriotomy n. (Medicine) The opening of an artery, especially for bloodletting. • ARTERIOTOMY n. the surgical excision of an artery. |
| ARTHRECTOMY | • arthrectomy n. (Surgery) excision of a joint. • ARTHRECTOMY n. the surgical excision of a joint. |
| ASTROMETRIC | • astrometric adj. (Astronomy) of or relating to astrometry. • ASTROMETRIC adj. relating to astrometry, also ASTROMETRICAL. |
| FARTHERMOST | • farthermost adj. Superlative form of far: most far; most remote or distant; furthermost. • FARTHERMOST adj. most distant, also FURTHERMOST. |
| IMPETRATORS | • impetrators n. Plural of impetrator. • IMPETRATOR n. one who impetrates, obtains by entreaty. |
| IMPETRATORY | • impetratory adj. (Obsolete) Containing or expressing entreaty. • IMPETRATORY adj. relating to impetration, also IMPETRATIVE. |
| KERATOMETER | • keratometer n. Ophthalmometer. • KERATOMETER n. an instrument for measuring curvature of the cornea. |
| MASTERWORTS | • masterworts n. Plural of masterwort. • MASTERWORT n. a plant related to the parsnip, once used as a potherb and in medicine. |
| MERITOCRATS | • meritocrats n. Plural of meritocrat. • MERITOCRAT n. one who earns his position through merit. |
| MOTHERCRAFT | • mothercraft n. The knowledge and skills associated with motherhood. • MOTHERCRAFT n. the craft of being a mother. |
| MOTORBOATER | • motorboater n. Someone who pilots a motorboat. • MOTORBOATER n. one who drives a motorboat. |
| OVERMATTERS | • OVERMATTER n. overset type matter, i.e. text that has been set but cannot be printed due to lack of space. |
| REFORMATTED | • reformatted adj. Having been formatted again. • reformatted v. Simple past tense and past participle of reformat. • REFORMAT v. to change the format. |
| REMONSTRANT | • remonstrant n. One who remonstrates, or issues (usually formal and written) protestations. • remonstrant adj. Inclined or tending to remonstrate; expostulatory; urging reasons in opposition to something. • Remonstrant n. (Protestantism, historical) A member of the Dutch Arminians whose divergence from Calvinism was expressed… |
| REMONSTRATE | • remonstrate v. (Intransitive) To object with in critical fashion; to express disapproval (with, against). • remonstrate v. (Intransitive, chiefly historical) Specifically, to lodge an official objection (especially by means… • remonstrate v. (Transitive, often with an object consisting of direct speech or a clause beginning with that) To state… |
| STORMWATERS | • stormwaters n. Plural of stormwater. |
| STRABOMETER | • strabometer n. Archaic form of strabismometer. • STRABOMETER n. an instrument measuring the degree of strabismus in the eyes, also STRABISMOMETER. |
| TERMINATORS | • terminators n. Plural of terminator. • TERMINATOR n. something that terminates. |
| TERMINATORY | • terminatory adj. Of or relating to the termination of something; terminative. • TERMINATORY adj. serving as a terminator. |
| TETRAMEROUS | • tetramerous adj. (Botany) in four parts: such that each whorl (of flower parts) has four flower parts. • TETRAMEROUS adj. having four similar parts, e.g. of flowers with petals in sets of four. |