| ANTHOLOGISTS | • anthologists n. Plural of anthologist. • ANTHOLOGIST n. a compiler of an anthology. |
| BLOODLETTING | • bloodletting n. (Historical, medicine) The archaic practice of treating illness by removing some blood, believed to… • bloodletting n. (By extension) The diminishment of any resource with the hope that this will lead to a positive effect. • bloodletting n. A circumstance, such as a battle, where a large amount of blood is likely to be spilled through violence. |
| BUTTONHOLING | • buttonholing v. Present participle of buttonhole. • buttonholing n. The act of detaining someone in conversation against his or her will. • BUTTONHOLE v. to detain in talk, also BUTTONHOLD. |
| DEONTOLOGIST | • deontologist n. (Ethics) A philosopher or other thinker who advocates or employs a deontological approach to ethics. • DEONTOLOGIST n. a student of deontology. |
| ENTOMOLOGIST | • entomologist n. A scientist who studies insects. • ENTOMOLOGIST n. one who studies insects. |
| ETHNOLOGISTS | • ethnologists n. Plural of ethnologist. • ETHNOLOGIST n. a student of ethnology. |
| ETONOGESTREL | • etonogestrel n. A steroidal progestin used in hormonal contraceptives. • ETONOGESTREL n. a molecule used in certain hormonal contraceptives. |
| FOOTFAULTING | • footfaulting v. Present participle of footfault. • FOOTFAULT v. to commit a serving fault at tennis. |
| GLUTTONOUSLY | • gluttonously adv. In a gluttonous manner. • GLUTTONOUS adv. marked by or given to gluttony. |
| NEMATOLOGIST | • nematologist n. One who studies nematology. • NEMATOLOGIST n. a student of nematodes. |
| NOTOUNGULATE | • notoungulate n. (Paleontology) Any of several extinct, hoofed, herbivorous mammals of the order Notoungulata, from Cenozoic… • notoungulate adj. Characteristic of these animals. • NOTOUNGULATE n. any one of an extinct group of herbivorous, hoofed mammals common in South America between the Palaeocene and Pleistocene eras, also NOTUNGULATE. |
| ODONTOLOGIST | • odontologist n. One who studies teeth. • ODONTOLOGIST n. a student of odontology. |
| OVERPLOTTING | • overplotting v. Present participle of overplot. • overplotting n. The plotting of data on top of a previous plot. • OVERPLOTTING n. excessive plotting. |
| PHOTOGELATIN | • photogelatin n. Gelatin, coated on a glass plate, that carries an image to be printed by the collotype process. • PHOTOGELATIN adj. as in photogelatin process, another name for collotype. |
| SNAGGLETOOTH | • snaggletooth n. (Plural: snaggleteeth) A tooth inside the mouth that is unaligned or broken. • snaggletooth n. (Plural: snaggletooths) A predatory fish of the genus Astronesthes, so-called because of its teeth. • snaggle-tooth n. Alternative form of snaggletooth. |
| TECHNOLOGIST | • technologist n. A scientist or an engineer who specializes in a particular technology, or who uses technology in a particular field. • TECHNOLOGIST n. one versed in technology. |