| ABSTENTIONISM | • abstentionism n. A policy of abstaining or of the desirability of withholding one’s vote or other participation with… • ABSTENTIONISM n. the policy of not using one's vote, esp. in a political election. |
| ANTIMETABOLES | • antimetaboles n. Plural of antimetabole. • ANTIMETABOLE n. repetition of words or ideas in different order e.g. to fail to plan is to plan to fail. |
| ANTIMETABOLIC | • antimetabolic adj. (Medicine) Of, pertaining to, or functioning as an antimetabolite. • ANTIMETABOLIC adj. of or like antimetabole, repetition of words or ideas in different order. |
| BALLOTTEMENTS | • ballottements n. Plural of ballottement. • 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. |
| BIOSYSTEMATIC | • biosystematic adj. Of or pertaining to biosystematics. • BIOSYSTEMATIC adj. relating to taxonomy esp. as based on cytogenetics and genetics. |
| BIOTELEMETRIC | • biotelemetric adj. Relating to biotelemetry. • BIOTELEMETRIC adj. relating to biotelemetry. |
| HAEMATOBLASTS | • haematoblasts n. Plural of haematoblast. • HAEMATOBLAST n. a blood platelet, also HEMATOBLAST. |
| HEMATOBLASTIC | • hematoblastic adj. Alternative form of haematoblastic. • HEMATOBLASTIC adj. of or like hematoblast, a blood platelet, also HAEMATOBLASTIC. |
| MOUTHBREATHER | • mouthbreather n. Alternative spelling of mouth breather. • mouth-breather n. Alternative spelling of mouth breather. • mouth␣breather n. A person who routinely inhales and exhales through the mouth, instead of through the nose. |
| MULTILOBULATE | • multilobulate adj. Multilobulated. • MULTILOBULATE adj. having many lobules, also MULTILOBULAR. |
| MUTTONBIRDERS | • muttonbirders n. Plural of muttonbirder. • MUTTONBIRDER n. (New Zealand) a person who hunts muttonbirds. |
| OBTEMPERATING | • obtemperating v. Present participle of obtemperate. • OBTEMPERATE v. to obey (a judgment or decree), also OBTEMPER. |
| PHLEBOTOMISTS | • phlebotomists n. Plural of phlebotomist. • PHLEBOTOMIST n. one who carries out phlebotomies. |
| SPERMATOBLAST | • spermatoblast n. (Dated) A spermatocyte. • SPERMATOBLAST n. a sperm-producing cell. |
| SUBCOMMITTEES | • subcommittees n. Plural of subcommittee. • SUBCOMMITTEE n. a subdivision of a committee usually organized for a specific purpose. |
| TUBERCULOMATA | • tuberculomata n. Plural of tuberculoma. • TUBERCULOMA n. a slow-growing, circumscribed tuberculous lesion. |