| ACTING | • acting adj. Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another person when they are unable to do their job. • acting v. Present participle of act. • acting n. (Countable, obsolete) An action or deed. |
| ACTINS | • actins n. Plural of actin. • ACTIN n. a protein found in muscle tissue. |
| ACTION | • action n. The effort of performing or doing something. • action n. Something done, often so as to accomplish a purpose. • action n. A way of motion or functioning. |
| ACTIVE | • active adj. Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed… • active adj. Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body; nimble. • active adj. In action; actually proceeding; working; in force. |
| ARCTIC | • arctic adj. Alternative letter-case form of Arctic. • arctic n. Alternative letter-case form of Arctic. • Arctic adj. (Astronomy, now only in compounds) Pertaining to the celestial north pole, or to the pole star. |
| FACTIS | • factis n. Alternative form of factice. • fact␣is adv. (Idiomatic) actually, in truth. • FACTIS n. (Latin) vulcanized oil, used as substitute for rubber, also FACTICE. |
| FRACTI | • fracti n. Plural of fractus. • FRACTUS n. (Latin) a ragged cloud. |
| HECTIC | • hectic adj. (Figurative) Very busy with activity and confusion. • hectic adj. (Obsolete) Denoting a type of fever accompanying consumption and similar wasting diseases, characterised… • hectic adj. (Obsolete) Pertaining to or symptomatic of such a fever. |
| LACTIC | • lactic adj. Of, relating to, or derived from milk. • lactic adj. (Biochemistry) Relating to, or producing, lactic acid. • LACTIC adj. derived from milk. |
| LECTIN | • lectin n. (Biochemistry) Any of a class of proteins that bind specific carbohydrates. • LECTIN n. a protein that binds to a sugar molecule. |
| PECTIC | • pectic adj. Of or pertaining to pectin or pectin-like substances. • pectic adj. Relating to pectic acid or its derivatives. • PECTIC adj. of, relating to, or derived from pectin. |
| PECTIN | • pectin n. (Biochemistry) A polysaccharide extracted from the cell walls of plants, especially of fruits; under… • PECTIN n. a mixture of carbohydrates found in the cell walls of fruits, used for the setting of jams and jellies. |
| TACTIC | • tactic n. A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end. • tactic n. (Military) A maneuver used against an enemy. • tactic n. (Chess) A sequence of moves that limits the opponent’s options and results in an immediate and tangible… |
| VICTIM | • victim n. One that is harmed—killed, injured, subjected to oppression, deceived, or otherwise adversely affected—by… • victim n. A living being which is slain and offered as a sacrifice, usually in a religious rite. • VICTIM n. one who suffers from a destructive or injurious action. |