| CENTURIATOR | • centuriator n. A historian who distinguishes time by centuries, especially one of those who wrote the Magdeburg Centuries. • CENTURIATOR n. one of a group of sixteenth century Reformed divines of Magdeburg who compiled a church history in 13 volumes, each volume covering a century. |
| CONSTRICTOR | • constrictor n. That which constricts or tightens… • CONSTRICTOR n. a muscle that contracts a cavity or orifice or compresses an organ. |
| CONTRARIETY | • contrariety n. Opposition or contrariness; cross-purposes, marked contrast. • CONTRARIETY n. the state of being contrary. |
| CONTRASTIER | • CONTRASTY adj. of eg a photograph, showing strong contrasts. |
| CONTRIBUTOR | • contributor n. A benefactor; someone who donates to charity or some cause. • contributor n. A person who backs, supports or champions a cause, activity or institution. • contributor n. A person (or thing) instrumental in the creation or growth of something. |
| INSTRUCTORS | • instructors n. Plural of instructor. • INSTRUCTOR n. one that instructs. |
| INTERCEPTOR | • interceptor n. Anything that intercepts something else. • interceptor n. A fast, maneuverable fighter aircraft designed to intercept and destroy enemy aircraft before they can attack. • interceptor n. A guided missile designed to intercept and destroy enemy missiles. |
| INTERDICTOR | • interdictor n. (Military) An aircraft designed to bomb enemy supply operations. • INTERDICTOR n. one who interdicts. |
| INTERJECTOR | • interjector n. One who interjects. • INTERJECTOR n. one who interjects. |
| NITROMETRIC | • NITROMETRIC adj. relating to the use of a nitrometer, an instrument for measuring nitrogen and its compounds. |
| PROTRACTING | • protracting v. Present participle of protract. • PROTRACT v. to prolong. |
| PROTRACTION | • protraction n. (Uncountable) The condition of being protracted. • protraction n. (Countable) The act of protracting. • protraction n. (Linguistics) The lengthening of a short syllable. |
| RESTRICTION | • restriction n. The act of restricting, or the state of being restricted. • restriction n. A regulation or limitation that restricts. • restriction n. (Biology) The mechanism by which a cell degrades foreign DNA material. |
| RETRACTIONS | • retractions n. Plural of retraction. • RETRACTION n. an act of recanting. |
| RETROACTING | • retroacting v. Present participle of retroact. • RETROACT v. to act in return. |
| RETROACTION | • retroaction n. Any action that has an influence due to a past event. • retroaction n. An opposing action; a reaction. • RETROACTION n. acting backward. |
| TRIACONTERS | • triaconters n. Plural of triaconter. • TRIACONTER n. (historical) a Greek galley with thirty oars. |
| TYROTHRICIN | • tyrothricin n. A mixture of the antibiotics tyrocidine and gramicidin, used topically to treat gram-positive bacterial infections. • TYROTHRICIN n. an antibiotic mixture consisting chiefly of tyrocidine and gramicidin and used topically especially against gram-positive bacteria. |