| ANORTHOSITIC | • anorthositic adj. (Geology, mineralogy) Composed of anorthosite. • ANORTHOSITIC adj. of or like anorthosite. |
| ANTISTROPHIC | • antistrophic adj. (Poetry) Of or pertaining to an antistrophe. • ANTISTROPHIC adj. relating to antistrophe, the repetition of words in reverse order. |
| CHORIZONTIST | • CHORIZONTIST n. a person who disputes identity of authorship, esp. one who ascribes the Iliad and Odyssey to different authors, also CHORIZONT. |
| COUNTERMYTHS | • countermyths n. Plural of countermyth. • COUNTERMYTH n. an opposing myth. |
| COUNTERSHAFT | • countershaft n. Synonym of jackshaft (“mechanical component for rotational force”). • countershaft v. Synonym of jackshaft. • COUNTERSHAFT n. an intermediate shaft driven by the main shaft. |
| COUNTERSHOTS | • countershots n. Plural of countershot. • COUNTERSHOT n. a shot in retaliation. |
| NETHERSTOCKS | • netherstocks n. Plural of netherstock. • NETHERSTOCK n. (obsolete) a stocking. |
| ORTHOCENTERS | • orthocenters n. Plural of orthocenter. • ORTHOCENTER n. the point of intersection of the altitudes of a triangle, also ORTHOCENTRE. |
| ORTHOCENTRES | • orthocentres n. Plural of orthocentre. • ORTHOCENTRE n. the point of intersection of the altitudes of a triangle, also ORTHOCENTER. |
| ORTHODONTICS | • orthodontics n. (Medicine) A specialty of dentistry concerned with correcting misalignment of teeth. • ORTHODONTICS n. the rectification of crookedness in the teeth, also ORTHODONTIA. |
| PYROTECHNIST | • pyrotechnist n. (Dated) A pyrotechnician: person skilled in the manufacture or setting off of fireworks and firework displays. • pyrotechnist n. (Figurative) One who demonstrates a brilliant display, as of rhetoric or wit, or of virtuosity in the performing arts. • PYROTECHNIST n. a firework maker. |
| SHORTCUTTING | • shortcutting v. Present participle of shortcut. • SHORTCUT v. to take a shorter or quicker way. |
| TAUTOCHRONES | • tautochrones n. Plural of tautochrone. • TAUTOCHRONE n. a curve such that a particle travelling along it under gravity reaches a fixed point in the same time, no matter where it starts. |
| TECHNOSTRESS | • technostress n. (Informal) Stress caused by an inability to cope with modern technology. • TECHNOSTRESS n. stress resulting from over-involvement with computers. |
| THEOCENTRISM | • theocentrism n. The quality of being theocentric. • THEOCENTRISM n. the belief that God is the central fact of existence. |
| TYROTHRICINS | • tyrothricins n. Plural of tyrothricin. • TYROTHRICIN n. an antibiotic mixture consisting chiefly of tyrocidine and gramicidin and used topically especially against gram-positive bacteria. |