| ABSORPTANCE | • absorptance n. (Optics, physics) Absorbed radiation and incident radiation in a ratio format; a measurement that shows… • ABSORPTANCE n. the ratio of the radiant flux absorbed by a body to that incident on it. |
| AMBOCEPTORS | • amboceptors n. Plural of amboceptor. • AMBOCEPTOR n. in immunization, an antibody acting as a double receptor. |
| BAROCEPTORS | • baroceptors n. Plural of baroceptor. • BAROCEPTOR n. a sensory receptor sensitive to a pressure stimulus. |
| BIOPROSPECT | • bioprospect v. To search for natural products that might have a commercial application. |
| BIRTHPLACES | • birthplaces n. Plural of birthplace. • BIRTHPLACE n. a place of birth or origin. |
| BRATPACKERS | • BRATPACKER n. a member of a bratpack. |
| CHAMBERPOTS | • chamberpots n. Plural of chamberpot. • chamber␣pots n. Plural of chamber pot. • CHAMBERPOT n. a container for urine etc. |
| PUTRESCIBLE | • putrescible adj. Decomposable; capable of becoming putrescent; rottable. • PUTRESCIBLE n. something capable of putrescence. |
| RESPECTABLE | • respectable adj. Deserving respect. • respectable adj. Decent; satisfactory. • respectable adj. Moderately well-to-do. |
| RESPECTABLY | • respectably adv. In a respectable manner; so as to gain respect. • respectably adv. Moderately; pretty well. • RESPECTABLE adv. worthy of respect. |
| STROBOSCOPE | • stroboscope n. Instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals. • stroboscope n. A lamp that produces short bursts of light that synchronizes with a camera shutter for photographing… • stroboscope n. A photograph produced by such a machine. |
| SUBCHAPTERS | • subchapters n. Plural of subchapter. • SUBCHAPTER n. a subordinate part of a chapter. |
| SUBPREFECTS | • subprefects n. Plural of subprefect. • SUBPREFECT n. one ranking below a prefect. |
| SUBPROJECTS | • subprojects n. Plural of subproject. • SUBPROJECT n. part of a project. |