| ANORTHOSITIC | • anorthositic adj. (Geology, mineralogy) Composed of anorthosite. • ANORTHOSITIC adj. of or like anorthosite. |
| ANTISTROPHIC | • antistrophic adj. (Poetry) Of or pertaining to an antistrophe. • ANTISTROPHIC adj. relating to antistrophe, the repetition of words in reverse order. |
| ANTITHROMBIN | • antithrombin n. A small molecule that inactivates several enzymes of the coagulation system. • ANTITHROMBIN n. a substance in blood preventing coagulation of blood. |
| CHORIZONTIST | • CHORIZONTIST n. a person who disputes identity of authorship, esp. one who ascribes the Iliad and Odyssey to different authors, also CHORIZONT. |
| ETHERISATION | • etherisation n. Alternative form of etherization. • ETHERISATION n. conversion into ether, also ETHERIZATION. |
| ETHERIZATION | • etherization n. (Surgery) anaesthetization using ether. • ETHERIZATION n. conversion into ether, also ETHERISATION. |
| GHOSTWRITING | • ghostwriting v. Present participle of ghostwrite. • ghostwriting n. Writing for pay without the expectation of receiving credit by name. • ghost-writing v. Present participle of ghost-write. |
| HYPONITRITES | • hyponitrites n. Plural of hyponitrite. • HYPONITRITE n. a salt or ester of hyponitrous acid. |
| NONRHOTICITY | • nonrhoticity n. (Rare) The state or condition of being nonrhotic. • NONRHOTICITY n. the state of being nonrhotic, denoting or speaking a dialect of English in which preconsonantal r's are not pronounced. |
| RICOCHETTING | • ricochetting v. Present participle of ricochet. • RICOCHET v. (French) to rebound from a surface. |
| SHORTLISTING | • shortlisting v. Present participle of shortlist. • short-listing v. Present participle of short-list. • SHORTLIST v. to include on a shortlist. |
| THEORETICIAN | • theoretician n. Someone who is expert in the theory of a particular science or art. • theoretician n. A theorist. • THEORETICIAN n. a theorist. |
| THEORISATION | • theorisation n. (Countable) Something theorised; a theory. • theorisation n. (Uncountable) The development of something beyond its obvious and practical scope. • theorisation n. The act of constructing a theory. |
| THEORIZATION | • theorization n. Alternative form of theorisation. • THEORIZATION n. the formation of theories, also THEORISATION. |
| TREPHINATION | • trephination n. The surgical procedure in which a hole is drilled in the skull and a circular piece of bone removed. • TREPHINATION n. a surgical cutting open of the skull, also TREPANATION. |
| TRITHIONATES | • trithionates n. Plural of trithionate. • TRITHIONATE n. a salt of trithionic acid. |
| TYROTHRICINS | • tyrothricins n. Plural of tyrothricin. • TYROTHRICIN n. an antibiotic mixture consisting chiefly of tyrocidine and gramicidin and used topically especially against gram-positive bacteria. |