| ANTICONVULSANT | • anticonvulsant n. (Pharmacology) An agent that prevents, stops, or lessens convulsions. • anticonvulsant adj. (Pharmacology) Acting as an anticonvulsant. • ANTICONVULSANT adj. used or tending to control or to prevent convulsions. |
| ANTIDEPRESSANT | • antidepressant n. (Pharmacology) An agent that prevents or counteracts depression. • antidepressant adj. (Pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting depression. • anti-depressant n. Alternative spelling of antidepressant. |
| ANTIPERSPIRANT | • antiperspirant n. (Countable, uncountable) A substance used to minimize sweating or perspiration, and usually applied… • anti-perspirant n. Alternative spelling of antiperspirant. • ANTIPERSPIRANT n. a preparation used to reduce perspiration. |
| CONTRAINDICANT | • contraindicant n. (Medicine) A contraindication. • CONTRAINDICANT n. something that contraindicates. |
| CRYOPROTECTANT | • cryoprotectant n. (Biology) Any substance (typically a polyhydric alcohol) that prevents cell damage on freezing. • CRYOPROTECTANT n. a cryoprotective substance. |
| HOMOTRANSPLANT | • homotransplant n. An instance of homotransplantation (allotransplantation). • homotransplant n. The graft (tissue or organ) transplanted in such an instance: Synonym of homograft (allograft). • HOMOTRANSPLANT n. a graft of tissue from one individual to another of the same species. |
| INTERPENETRANT | • interpenetrant adj. Mutually penetrating. • INTERPENETRANT adj. mutually penetrating. |
| MONOPROPELLANT | • monopropellant n. Any propellant that consists of a single substance, or of a mixture of fuel and oxidant in the same container. • MONOPROPELLANT n. a rocket propellant containing both the fuel and the oxidizer in a single substance. |
| NONCOMMUNICANT | • noncommunicant n. (Religion) One who is not a communicant. • NONCOMMUNICANT n. a person who has not received communion. |
| NONPARTICIPANT | • nonparticipant adj. Not participating. • nonparticipant n. One who is not a participant. • NONPARTICIPANT n. one who is not a participant. |
| NONRECOMBINANT | • nonrecombinant adj. Not recombinant. • nonrecombinant n. Such a cell or organism. • NONRECOMBINANT n. a gene not exhibiting the results of genetic recombination. |
| NONSIGNIFICANT | • nonsignificant adj. (Sciences) Lacking statistical significance. • NONSIGNIFICANT n. (in cryptography) a symbol or sign without meaning. |
| PSEUDOPREGNANT | • pseudopregnant adj. Of, pertaining to, or undergoing pseudopregnancy. • PSEUDOPREGNANT adj. relating to pseudopregnancy. |
| RADIORESISTANT | • radioresistant adj. Having a certain amount of radioresistance. • RADIORESISTANT adj. able to withstand considerable radiation doses without injury. |
| SUPERIMPORTANT | • superimportant adj. Very important. • SUPERIMPORTANT adj. having a very high degree of importance. |
| THERMOTOLERANT | • thermotolerant adj. Possessing thermotolerance; able to withstand heat. • THERMOTOLERANT adj. able to endure high temperatures but not growing well under such conditions. |
| TINTINNABULANT | • TINTINNABULANT adj. ringing, like a bell, also TINTINNABULAR, TINTINNABULARY. |
| XENOTRANSPLANT | • xenotransplant n. An instance of xenotransplantation. • xenotransplant n. The graft (tissue or organ) transplanted in such an instance: Synonym of xenograft. • xenotransplant v. To carry out xenotransplantation. |