| ANTIMETABOLE | • antimetabole n. (Rhetoric) The technique of reversal, where accentuated by reversal of words, actions or grammatical structure. • ANTIMETABOLE n. repetition of words or ideas in different order e.g. to fail to plan is to plan to fail. |
| AUTOMOBILIST | • automobilist n. (Archaic) The driver of a motor vehicle. • AUTOMOBILIST n. one with an interest in cars. |
| AUTOMOBILITY | • automobility n. The utilization of automobiles as the major means of transportation and mobility. • AUTOMOBILITY n. the use of automobiles as the major means of transportation. |
| BALLOTTEMENT | • ballottement n. (Medicine) A method of diagnosing pregnancy, in which the uterus is pushed with a finger to feel whether… • ballottement n. (Medicine) An increased amount of fluid in the suprapatellar pouch of the knee. • BALLOTTEMENT n. a technique of feeling for a movable object in the body, esp. confirmation of pregnancy by feeling the rebound of the fetus following a quick digital tap on the wall of the uterus. |
| BIOTELEMETRY | • biotelemetry n. (Biology, electronics) The use of telemetry to monitor, measure and record physiological data of an organism. • BIOTELEMETRY n. automatic transmission over a distance, for measurements of the condition, functions, etc., of a living creature, e.g. of an astronaut on space flight. |
| BOTTOMLESSLY | • bottomlessly adv. In a bottomless manner. • BOTTOMLESS adv. having no bottom. |
| BUTTONMOULDS | • buttonmoulds n. Plural of buttonmould. • BUTTONMOULD n. the small core of plastic, wood, or metal that is the base for buttons covered with fabric, leather, etc. |
| CONTEMPTIBLE | • contemptible adj. Deserving contempt. • CONTEMPTIBLE adj. worthy of contempt. |
| CONTEMPTIBLY | • contemptibly adv. In a contemptible manner. • CONTEMPTIBLE adv. worthy of contempt. |
| FOOTLAMBERTS | • footlamberts n. Plural of footlambert. • foot-lamberts n. Plural of foot-lambert. • FOOTLAMBERT n. a unit of luminance of a surface emitting one lumen per square foot. |
| HAEMATOBLAST | • haematoblast n. (Anatomy) One of the minute disk-shaped bodies found in blood with the ordinary red and white corpuscles;… • HAEMATOBLAST n. a blood platelet, also HEMATOBLAST. |
| HEMATOBLASTS | • hematoblasts n. Plural of hematoblast. • HEMATOBLAST n. a blood platelet, also HAEMATOBLAST. |
| NEMATOBLASTS | • nematoblasts n. Plural of nematoblast. • NEMATOBLAST n. a stinging thread cell containing a nematocyst, aka cnidoblast. |
| NOCTAMBULIST | • noctambulist n. (Rare) One who sleepwalks at night; a somnambulist. • NOCTAMBULIST n. a sleepwalker, a somnambulist. |
| PHLEBOTOMIST | • phlebotomist n. A practitioner of phlebotomy. • PHLEBOTOMIST n. one who carries out phlebotomies. |
| THERMOSTABLE | • thermostable adj. Physically or chemically unaffected by high temperatures. • THERMOSTABLE adj. stable when heated. |
| THROMBOLYTIC | • thrombolytic adj. Of, pertaining to, or causing thrombolysis. • thrombolytic n. Any drug that causes thrombolysis. • THROMBOLYTIC adj. dissolving clots. |
| TIMBROLOGIST | • TIMBROLOGIST n. a collector of stamps. |
| TOLBUTAMIDES | • tolbutamides n. Plural of tolbutamide. • TOLBUTAMIDE n. a sulfonylurea used in the treatment of diabetes. |