| ACCOUNTABILITY | • accountability n. The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation;… • accountability n. An open determination of one’s responsibility for something and imposition of consequences. • accountability n. Good-faith acceptance of one’s responsibility for something and of its consequences. |
| ACINETOBACTERS | • acinetobacters n. Plural of acinetobacter. • ACINETOBACTER n. a kind of bacteria, instrumental in causing respiratory disease. |
| ANTISCORBUTICS | • antiscorbutics n. Plural of antiscorbutic. • ANTISCORBUTIC n. a drug preventive of scurvy. |
| BACKSCATTERING | • backscattering n. (Physics) The scattering of waves, particles, or signals back in the direction of their source. • backscattering v. Present participle of backscatter. • BACKSCATTERING n. the act of backscattering. |
| CONDUCTIBILITY | • conductibility n. The ability to conduct electricity. • CONDUCTIBILITY n. the state of being conductible. |
| CONTRADICTABLE | • contradictable adj. Capable of being contradicted. • CONTRADICTABLE adj. capable of being contradicted. |
| COUNTERSUBJECT | • countersubject n. (Music) The secondary melody in contrapuntal music. • COUNTERSUBJECT n. a second theme by the first voice (esp. in a fugue) when accompanying the second voice performing the main subject. |
| CYBERNETICISTS | • cyberneticists n. Plural of cyberneticist. • CYBERNETICIST n. a student of cybernetics. |
| SUBCONTRACTING | • subcontracting v. Present participle of subcontract. • SUBCONTRACTING n. the act of subcontracting. |
| SUBCONTRACTORS | • subcontractors n. Plural of subcontractor. • SUBCONTRACTOR n. an individual or business firm contracting to perform part or all of another's contract. |
| SUBMETACENTRIC | • submetacentric adj. (Cytology) (of a chromosome) having the centromere between one end and the middle, and thus having a… • submetacentric n. A submetacentric chromosome. • SUBMETACENTRIC n. a chromosome having the centromere situated so that one chromosome arm is somewhat shorter than the other. |