| ABSTRACTING | • abstracting v. Present participle of abstract. • ABSTRACT v. to draw away. |
| ABSTRACTION | • abstraction n. The act of abstracting, separating, withdrawing, or taking away; withdrawal; the state of being taken away. • abstraction n. A separation from worldly objects; a recluse life; the withdrawal from one’s senses. • abstraction n. The act of focusing on one characteristic of an object rather than the object as a whole group of characteristics;… |
| ABSTRICTING | • abstricting v. Present participle of abstrict. • ABSTRICT v. to set free spores etc. by constriction of the stalk. |
| ABSTRICTION | • abstriction n. (Biology, mycology) A method of spore formation in fungi in which successive portions of the sporophore… • ABSTRICTION n. the act of abstricting. |
| ANTIBIOTICS | • antibiotics n. Plural of antibiotic. • ANTIBIOTIC n. a substance derived from a microorganism and able in dilute solution to inhibit or kill another microorganism. |
| BACKSETTING | • backsetting v. Present participle of backset. • BACKSET v. to attack from the rear. |
| BRATTICINGS | • bratticings n. Plural of bratticing. • BRATTICING n. work in the form of brattices; cresting or ornamental work along a ridge. |
| BUSTICATING | • busticating v. Present participle of busticate. • BUSTICATE v. (colloquial) to break. |
| COHABITANTS | • cohabitants n. Plural of cohabitant. • COHABITANT n. one who dwells with another, or in the same place or country. |
| CONTRIBUTES | • contributes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contribute. • CONTRIBUTE v. to give or supply in common with others. |
| CROSSBITTEN | • crossbitten v. Past participle of crossbite. • cross-bitten v. Past participle of cross-bite. • CROSSBITE v. to swindle. |
| ENTOBLASTIC | • ENTOBLASTIC adj. relating to the entoblast. |
| OBSTRICTION | • obstriction n. The state of being constrained, bound, or obliged. • obstriction n. That which constrains or obliges; obligation; bond. • OBSTRICTION n. (obsolete) obligation. |
| OBSTRUCTING | • obstructing v. Present participle of obstruct. • OBSTRUCT v. to get in the way of. |
| OBSTRUCTION | • obstruction n. The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed. • obstruction n. Something which obstructs or impedes, either intentionally or unintentionally. • obstruction n. The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions; death. |
| STENOBATHIC | • stenobathic adj. (Zoology) Able to live only within a limited range of depths (of water). • STENOBATHIC adj. able to live only within a narrow range of depth of water. |
| SUBTRACTING | • subtracting v. Present participle of subtract. • SUBTRACT v. to take away, also SUBSTRACT. |
| SUBTRACTION | • subtraction n. (Arithmetic, uncountable) The process of subtracting a number from another. • subtraction n. (Arithmetic, countable) A calculation involving subtracting. • subtraction n. The removal of something. |
| TITUBANCIES | • TITUBANCY n. staggering. |
| TOBACCONIST | • tobacconist n. A person who sells tobacco, cigarettes, cigars, snuff and sundry items. • tobacconist n. A tobacconist’s shop. • tobacconist n. (Dated) A person who is addicted to smoking tobacco. |