| ANTIHISTAMINE | • antihistamine n. (Pharmacology) A drug or substance that counteracts the effects of a histamine. Commonly used to alleviate… • ANTIHISTAMINE n. any of a group of drugs that prevents the action of histamines in allergic conditions. |
| ANTINEPHRITIC | • antinephritic adj. (Pharmacology) Counteracting, or deemed of use in, diseases of the kidneys. • antinephritic n. An antinephritic remedy. • ANTINEPHRITIC adj. acting against diseases of the kidney. |
| ARITHMETICIAN | • arithmetician n. (Now rare) One with expertise in arithmetic; a mathematician. • ARITHMETICIAN n. one who practises arithmetic. |
| BISMUTHINITES | • bismuthinites n. Plural of bismuthinite. • BISMUTHINITE n. a grey mineral consisting of bismuth sulphide in orthorhombic crystalline form. |
| ESTHETICIZING | • estheticizing v. Present participle of estheticize. |
| EXHIBITIONIST | • exhibitionist n. One who attempts to draw attention to himself or herself by his or her behaviour. • exhibitionist n. One who exposes his or her genitalia (or female nipples) in public. • exhibitionist n. Synonym of exhibitioner (“student who is awarded an exhibition”). |
| FETISHISATION | • fetishisation n. Alternative spelling of fetishization. • FETISHISATION n. the process of fetishising, also FETISHIZATION. |
| FETISHIZATION | • fetishization n. The act or process of fetishizing. • FETISHIZATION n. the process of fetishizing, also FETISHISATION. |
| KINESIPATHIST | • kinesipathist n. A practitioner of kinesipathy. • KINESIPATHIST n. one who practises kinesiatrics, a method of treating disease by means of exercises or gymnastic movements. |
| ORNITHICHNITE | • ornithichnite n. (Paleontology) A fossilised footprint left by a bird. • ORNITHICHNITE n. a fossil footprint of a bird. |
| THEATRICISING | • theatricising v. Present participle of theatricise. • THEATRICISE v. to play a part, also THEATRICIZE. |
| THEATRICIZING | • theatricizing v. Present participle of theatricize. • THEATRICIZE v. to play a part, also THEATRICISE. |
| WEIGHTLIFTING | • weightlifting n. A form of exercise in which weights are lifted. • weightlifting n. (Sports) A sport in which competitors lift heavy weights in two events: the snatch and the clean and jerk. • weight-lifting v. Present participle of weight-lift. |