| ANTERIORITY | • anteriority n. The state of being anterior or preceding in time or in situation; priority. • ANTERIORITY n. the state of being anterior. |
| ARTERIOTOMY | • arteriotomy n. (Medicine) The opening of an artery, especially for bloodletting. • ARTERIOTOMY n. the surgical excision of an artery. |
| CONTRARIETY | • contrariety n. Opposition or contrariness; cross-purposes, marked contrast. • CONTRARIETY n. the state of being contrary. |
| DETERIORITY | • deteriority n. A worse quality or state; inferiority. • DETERIORITY n. (obsolete) worseness. |
| ERYTHRITOLS | • erythritols n. Plural of erythritol. • ERYTHRITOL n. a sweet crystalline compound extracted from certain algae and lichens and used in medicine to dilate the blood vessels of the heart. |
| EXTERIORITY | • exteriority n. Surface; externality. • EXTERIORITY n. the state of being exterior or exteriorized. |
| EXTIRPATORY | • extirpatory adj. Extirpative. • EXTIRPATORY adj. serving to extirpate, also EXTIRPATIVE. |
| IMPETRATORY | • impetratory adj. (Obsolete) Containing or expressing entreaty. • IMPETRATORY adj. relating to impetration, also IMPETRATIVE. |
| INTERIORITY | • interiority n. The state or quality of being private or interior to the person. • INTERIORITY n. interior quality or character. |
| ITEROPARITY | • iteroparity n. (Biology) The condition of being iteroparous. • ITEROPARITY n. the state of being iteroparous. |
| PYRRHOTITES | • pyrrhotites n. Plural of pyrrhotite. • PYRRHOTITE n. magnetic pyrites, an iron sulphide, often containing nickel, also PYRRHOTINE. |
| RESTITUTORY | • restitutory adj. Of or pertaining to restitution. • RESTITUTORY adj. serving to restitute. |
| RETALIATORY | • retaliatory adj. Relating to or part of a retaliation. • RETALIATORY adj. having the nature of retaliation. |
| RETRIBUTORY | • retributory adj. Of or relating to retribution; of the nature of retribution; involving retribution or repayment. • RETRIBUTORY adj. relating to retribution. |
| TERMINATORY | • terminatory adj. Of or relating to the termination of something; terminative. • TERMINATORY adj. serving as a terminator. |
| THERIOLATRY | • theriolatry n. The worship of wild animals. • THERIOLATRY n. animal-worship. |
| TREPIDATORY | • trepidatory adj. That trepidates, or that causes trepidations. • trepidatory adj. Of an earthquake, having a vertical, up-and-down motion, as opposed to a horizontal, side-to-side motion. • TREPIDATORY adj. causing trepidation, trembling; alarmed agitation. |
| YTTRIFEROUS | • yttriferous adj. Containing or producing yttrium. • YTTRIFEROUS adj. (Swedish) of an ore, bearing yttrium. |