| IMPORTING | • importing v. Present participle of import. • IMPORTING n. the act of importing. |
| INOTROPIC | • inotropic adj. (Physiology) Increasing or decreasing the force of muscular contractions. • inotropic n. (Medicine, pharmacology) An inotropic heart drug. • INOTROPIC adj. affecting or controlling muscular contraction, esp. of the heart. |
| IRRUPTION | • irruption n. The action of irrupting or breaking into; a violent entry or invasion; an inbreaking; an intrusion. • irruption n. (Ecology) An abrupt increase of an animal population. • irruption n. (By extension) An abrupt increase in the size of a movement or organization. |
| PARTITION | • partition n. An action which divides a thing into parts, or separates one thing from another. • partition n. A part of something that has been divided. • partition n. (Mathematics) An approach to division in which one asks what the size of each part is, rather than (as… |
| PERDITION | • perdition n. Eternal damnation. • perdition n. Hell. • perdition n. Absolute ruin; downfall. |
| POITRINES | • poitrines n. Plural of poitrine. • POITRINE n. (French) a woman's bosom. |
| PRIVATION | • privation n. (Philosophy) The state of being deprived of or lacking an attribute formerly or properly possessed;… • privation n. The state of being very poor, and lacking the basic necessities of life. • privation n. The act of depriving someone of such basic necessities; deprivation. |
| PROFITING | • profiting v. Present participle of profit. • profiting n. The making of a profit. • profiting n. Gain; advantage. |
| PROTEINIC | • proteinic adj. Proteinaceous. • PROTEINIC adj. relating to protein. |
| RIPOSTING | • riposting v. Present participle of riposte. • RIPOSTE v. (French) to make a return thrust in fencing, also RIPOST. |
| SPIRATION | • spiration n. (Archaic) The act of breathing. • spiration n. (Theology) The procession of the Holy Ghost. • SPIRATION n. the act of breathing. |
| TIPTRONIC | • TIPTRONIC n. a type of gearbox that has both manual and automatic options. |
| TOPIARIAN | • topiarian adj. Of or pertaining to topiary. • TOPIARIAN adj. of or pertaining to the ornamental cutting and trimming of trees, hedges, etc. |