| ABSTENTIONISMS | • abstentionisms n. Plural of abstentionism. • ABSTENTIONISM n. the policy of not using one's vote, esp. in a political election. |
| ANTIMETABOLITE | • antimetabolite n. (Medicine) Any substance that competes with, or inhibits the normal metabolic process, often by acting… • ANTIMETABOLITE n. a substance that replaces or inhibits an organism's utilization of a metabolite. |
| BIOCONTAINMENT | • biocontainment n. (Biology) Any of several techniques used to ensure that biohazards are contained within a laboratory… • biocontainment n. (Genetics) The modification of an organism’s genetic material in order to restrict its ability to reproduce… |
| DISEMBITTERING | • disembittering v. Present participle of disembitter. • DISEMBITTER v. to free from bitterness. |
| EMBRITTLEMENTS | • embrittlements n. Plural of embrittlement. • EMBRITTLEMENT n. the act of embrittling. |
| ESTABLISHMENTS | • establishments n. Plural of establishment. • ESTABLISHMENT n. a settled arrangement. |
| FERMENTABILITY | • fermentability n. The condition of being fermentable. • FERMENTABILITY n. the quality of being fermentable. |
| IMPERTURBATION | • imperturbation n. Freedom from agitation of mind; calmness. • IMPERTURBATION n. the state of being unperturbed. |
| INESTIMABILITY | • inestimability n. The property of being inestimable. • INESTIMABILITY n. the quality of being inestimable. |
| INTRANSMUTABLE | • intransmutable adj. Not capable of being transmuted, or changed into another substance. • INTRANSMUTABLE adj. not capable of being transmuted. |
| NITROBACTERIUM | • nitrobacterium n. Any of the several genera of bacteria in soil that take part in the nitrogen cycle, oxidizing ammonium… • NITROBACTERIUM n. a bacterium that convert ammonium compounds into nitrites, and esp. those that convert nitrites into nitrates. |
| RETINOBLASTOMA | • retinoblastoma n. (Oncology) A malignant tumour of the retina; a hereditary condition found mostly in children. • RETINOBLASTOMA n. a tumour of the retina. |
| 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. |