| APHAERETIC | • aphaeretic adj. (Rare, medicine, linguistics) Of the nature of apheresis. • aphæretic adj. Obsolete spelling of aphaeretic. • APHAERETIC adj. relating to aphaeresis, cutting off the beginning of a word, also APHERETIC. |
| BANNERETTE | • bannerette n. A banneret; a small banner. • BANNERETTE n. a small banner. |
| ERETHISMIC | • erethismic adj. Exhibiting or relating to erethism. • ERETHISMIC adj. relating to erethism, abnormal irritability. |
| ERETHISTIC | • erethistic adj. Relating to erethism. • ERETHISTIC adj. causing erethism, abnormal irritability, also ERETHITIC. |
| FARMERETTE | • farmerette n. (US, historical) A member of the Woman’s Land Army of America. • FARMERETTE n. a woman who is a farmer or a farmhand. |
| FERETORIES | • feretories n. Plural of feretory. • FERETORY n. a receptacle where sacred relics are stored. |
| FLOWERETTE | • flowerette n. Alternative spelling of floweret. • FLOWERETTE n. a small flower; a floret, also FLOWERET. |
| HERETICATE | • hereticate v. (Transitive) To denounce as heresy or a heretic. • HERETICATE v. to denounce as heretical. |
| HERETOFORE | • heretofore adv. (Formal, temporal) Before now, until now, up to the present time; from the beginning to this point. • heretofore adv. (Metatextual) Previously within the present text; earlier herein. • HERETOFORE n. the past. |
| HERETRICES | • heretrices n. Plural of heretrice. • heretrices n. Plural of heretrix. • HERITRIX n. a female heritor, also HERETRIX. |
| HERETRIXES | • heretrixes n. Plural of heretrix. • HERETRIX n. (Latin) a female heritor, also HERITRIX. |
| HYSTERETIC | • hysteretic adj. Of or pertaining to hysteresis. • HYSTERETIC adj. pertaining to hysteresis, the retardation or lagging of an effect behind the cause of the effect. |
| LEADERETTE | • leaderette n. A short editorial, or a paragraph in an editorial. • LEADERETTE n. a brief newspaper leader. |
| OPERETTIST | • operettist n. The composer of an operetta. • OPERETTIST n. a composer of operettas. |
| SEMITERETE | • semiterete adj. Half terete. • SEMITERETE adj. half-cylindrical. |
| SPINNERETS | • spinnerets n. Plural of spinneret. • SPINNERET n. the silk-spinning organ of an insect or spider, also SPINNERETTE. |
| SUPERETTES | • superettes n. Plural of superette. • SUPERETTE n. (New Zealand) a small local supermarket. |
| SWIMMERETS | • swimmerets n. Plural of swimmeret. • SWIMMERET n. a crustacean's abdominal appendage used in swimming. |
| ULSTERETTE | • ulsterette n. A small, lightweight ulster. • ULSTERETTE n. a light ulster. |
| USHERETTES | • usherettes n. Plural of usherette. • USHERETTE n. a female usher, also USHERESS. |