| ABLACTATIONS | • ablactations n. Plural of ablactation. • ABLACTATION n. the weaning of a child from its mother's milk. |
| ABSOLUTISTIC | • absolutistic adj. Alternative form of absolutist. • ABSOLUTISTIC adj. relating to absolutism. |
| ACTABILITIES | • actabilities n. Plural of actability. • ACTABILITY n. the ability to be acted. |
| BALLICATTERS | • ballicatters n. Plural of ballicatter. • BALLICATTER n. in Newfoundland, ice that forms along a shore from waves and freezing spray. |
| BATTLEPIECES | • battle␣pieces n. Plural of battle piece. • BATTLEPIECE n. a painting, relief, mosaic, etc., depicting a battle, usually commemorating an actual event. |
| BELLETRISTIC | • belletristic adj. Of, pertaining to, or having the characteristics of belles-lettres. • belletristic adj. Written or appreciated for aesthetic value rather than content. • BELLETRISTIC adj. relating to belles-lettres, also BELLETRISTICAL. |
| BIOCATALYSTS | • biocatalysts n. Plural of biocatalyst. • BIOCATALYST n. a substance, e.g. an enzyme, that produces or speeds up a biochemical reaction. |
| BUTCHERLIEST | • BUTCHERLY adj. like a butcher, savage, bloody. |
| CACTOBLASTIS | • CACTOBLASTIS n. a moth introduced into Australia as a biological control for the prickly pear. |
| CRISTOBALITE | • cristobalite n. (Mineralogy) A mineral of volcanic rocks that solidified at a high temperature. Cristobalite is chemically… • CRISTOBALITE n. a variety of silica. |
| CUTABILITIES | • CUTABILITY n. the proportion of lean saleable meat yielded by a carcase. |
| DESTRUCTIBLE | • destructible adj. Liable to destruction; capable of being destroyed. • DESTRUCTIBLE adj. capable of being destroyed. |
| DISTRACTABLE | • distractable adj. Alternative form of distractible. • DISTRACTABLE adj. that can be distracted, also DISTRACTIBLE. |
| DISTRACTIBLE | • distractible adj. Capable of being distracted. • DISTRACTIBLE adj. that can be distracted, also DISTRACTABLE. |
| INSTRUCTIBLE | • instructible adj. Capable of being instructed; teachable. • INSTRUCTIBLE adj. that can be instructed. |
| NOCTAMBULIST | • noctambulist n. (Rare) One who sleepwalks at night; a somnambulist. • NOCTAMBULIST n. a sleepwalker, a somnambulist. |
| OSTEOBLASTIC | • osteoblastic adj. Of or pertaining to an osteoblast. • OSTEOBLASTIC adj. of or like an osteoblast. |
| SCRATCHBUILT | • scratch-built adj. Of a building: built ad hoc, with whatever materials are to hand, and often just from ground level. • scratch-built adj. Of a structure, e.g. a car, model or toy: built with minimal cost and at short notice, with rudimentary materials. • SCRATCHBUILD v. to build (usually models) from raw materials, as opposed to constructing from kits or buying ready made. |
| SCRUTABILITY | • scrutability n. The property of being scrutable; openness to inspection. • SCRUTABILITY n. the quality of being scrutable. |
| STICKABILITY | • stickability n. The motivation and ability to keep at something in the face of obstacles;determination and persistence… • STICKABILITY n. the quality of being stickable. |