| ANTINEUTRON | • antineutron n. (Physics) The antiparticle corresponding to a neutron. • ANTINEUTRON n. the antiparticle of the neutron. |
| ATTENUATION | • attenuation n. A gradual diminishing of strength. • attenuation n. (Physics) A reduction in the level of some property with distance, especially the amplitude of a wave… • attenuation n. (Biology) A weakening in the virulence of a pathogen or other microorganism. |
| CONSTITUENT | • constituent adj. Being a part, or component of a whole. • constituent adj. Constitutive or constituting; (politics) authorized to make a constitution. • constituent n. A part, or component of a whole. |
| CONTENTIOUS | • contentious adj. Marked by heated arguments or controversy. • contentious adj. Given to struggling with others out of jealousy or discord. • CONTENTIOUS adj. likely to cause contention. |
| EVENTUATION | • eventuation n. The act of eventuating or happening as a result; the outcome. • EVENTUATION n. the act of eventuating. |
| EXTENUATION | • extenuation n. (Countable and uncountable) The action of extenuating; extenuated condition. • EXTENUATION n. the act of extenuating. |
| FUNCTIONATE | • functionate v. (Dated) To execute or perform a function; to transact one’s regular or appointed business. • FUNCTIONATE v. to perform a function. |
| INTERCOUNTY | • intercounty adj. Between counties. • INTERCOUNTY adj. between counties. |
| NOCTILUCENT | • noctilucent adj. (Meteorology) Shining or glowing at night, especially of very high-altitude clouds that reflect sunlight… • NOCTILUCENT adj. shining in the dark, often used of clouds that are luminous at night, also NOCTILUCOUS. |
| REBUTTONING | • rebuttoning v. Present participle of rebutton. • REBUTTON v. to button again. |
| SENTENTIOUS | • sententious adj. Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise. • sententious adj. Tending to use aphorisms or maxims, especially given to trite moralizing. • sententious adj. (Obsolete) Full of meaning. |
| SUSTENTIONS | • sustentions n. Plural of sustention. • SUSTENTION n. the act of sustaining. |
| TENDENTIOUS | • tendentious adj. Having a tendency; written or spoken with a partisan, biased or prejudiced purpose, especially a controversial one. • tendentious adj. Implicitly or explicitly slanted. • TENDENTIOUS adj. marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view, biased, also TENDENCIOUS, TENDENTIAL. |
| TENTIGINOUS | • tentiginous adj. (Obsolete) stiff; stretched; strained. • tentiginous adj. (Obsolete) lustful. • TENTIGINOUS adj. morbidly lascivious. |
| TEUTONISING | • Teutonising v. Present participle of Teutonise. • TEUTONISE v. to render German, also TEUTONIZE. |
| TEUTONIZING | • Teutonizing v. Present participle of Teutonize. • TEUTONIZE v. to render German, also TEUTONISE. |