| ACTINOBACILLI | • actinobacilli n. Plural of actinobacillus. • ACTINOBACILLUS n. a bacillus of the genus of bacteria Actinobacillus. |
| ACTINOBIOLOGY | • actinobiology n. The study of the effects of radiation upon living organisms. • ACTINOBIOLOGY n. the branch of biology concerned with the effects of radiation on living organisms. |
| ACTINOMETRIES | • actinometries n. Plural of actinometry. • ACTINOMETRY n. the measurement of heating power of the sun's rays. |
| ACTINOMORPHIC | • actinomorphic adj. (Botany, of a flower) Having its petals arranged in a radially symmetric fashion. • ACTINOMORPHIC adj. radially symmetric, also ACTINOMORPHOUS. |
| ACTINOMYCETES | • actinomycetes n. Plural of actinomycete. • ACTINOMYCETE n. a filamentous microorganism like both bacteria and fungi, also ACTINOMYCES. |
| ACTINOMYCOSES | • actinomycoses n. Plural of actinomycosis. • ACTINOMYCOSIS n. a parasitic disease in men and cattle resulting in inflammation of the jaw. |
| ACTINOMYCOSIS | • actinomycosis n. (Pathology) An infectious bacterial disease of cattle and swine, sometimes transmitted to man, characterized… • ACTINOMYCOSIS n. a parasitic disease in men and cattle resulting in inflammation of the jaw. |
| ACTINOMYCOTIC | • actinomycotic adj. Of or pertaining to actinomycosis. • ACTINOMYCOTIC adj. relating to actinomycosis, a parasitic disease in men and cattle resulting in inflammation of the jaw. |
| ACTINOTHERAPY | • actinotherapy n. (Medicine) The treatment of disease, especially skin disease, by exposure to ultraviolet light; radiotherapy. • ACTINOTHERAPY n. the use of ultraviolet and other actinic rays in medical treatment. |
| ACTINOURANIUM | • actinouranium n. Alternative spelling of actino-uranium. • actino-uranium n. Uranium-235. • ACTINOURANIUM n. the isotope of uranium that has a mass number of 235. |
| COUNTERACTING | • counteracting v. Present participle of counteract. • COUNTERACT v. to act counter or in opposition to. |
| DISTRACTINGLY | • distractingly adv. In a distracting manner. • DISTRACTING adv. DISTRACT, to divert the attention of. |
| HEXACTINELLID | • hexactinellid n. Any of the many sponges of class Hexactinellida, which have hexactine spicules; a glass sponge. • HEXACTINELLID n. a kind of six-rayed sponge. |
| PROTACTINIUMS | • PROTACTINIUM n. a radioactive metallic chemical element, a member of the actinide series which occurs as a decay product in uranium ores. |
| PROTOACTINIUM | • protoactinium n. Dated form of protactinium. • PROTOACTINIUM n. a radioactive element that yields actinium on disintegration. |
| TRANSACTINIDE | • transactinide adj. (Chemistry, physics) Lying beyond lawrencium (the last actinide) in the periodic table; having an atomic… • transactinide n. (Chemistry, physics) Any of the artificially produced elements having an atomic number greater than 103. • TRANSACTINIDE n. an element with atomic weight higher than those of the actinide series. |
| UNDERREACTING | • underreacting v. Present participle of underreact. • UNDERREACT v. to react with less than appropriate force or intensity. |
| UNDISTRACTING | • undistracting adj. Not distracting. • UNDISTRACTING adj. not distracting. |