| ANCHOVETAS | • anchovetas n. Plural of anchoveta. • ANCHOVETA n. (Spanish) a small fish like an anchovy, also ANCHOVETTA. |
| BRETASCHES | • bretasches n. Plural of bretasche. • BRETASCHE n. a wooden tower used in mediaeval siege operations, also BRATTICE, BRATTISH, BRETESSE, BRETTICE. |
| DETASSELED | • detasseled v. Simple past tense and past participle of detassel. • DETASSEL v. to remove the tassels from. |
| FORETASTED | • foretasted v. Simple past tense and past participle of foretaste. • FORETASTE v. to taste in advance. |
| FORETASTES | • foretastes n. Plural of foretaste. • FORETASTE v. to taste in advance. |
| METASOMATA | • METASOMA n. the posterior part of an arachnid's abdomen. |
| METASTABLE | • metastable adj. (Physics, chemistry) Of or pertaining to a physical or chemical state that is relatively long-lived… • metastable n. A particle, etc. in the metastable state. • METASTABLE adj. chemically stable. |
| METASTABLY | • metastably adv. In a metastable way. • METASTABLE adv. chemically stable. |
| METASTASES | • metastases n. (Medicine) plural of metastasis. • METASTASIS n. the transfer of disease from its original site to another part of the body. |
| METASTASIS | • metastasis n. A change in nature, form, or quality. • metastasis n. (Medicine) The transference of a bodily function or disease to another part of the body, specifically… • metastasis n. (Figurative) The spread of a harmful event to another location, like the metastasis of a cancer. |
| METASTATIC | • metastatic adj. (Medicine) Relating to, or producing metastasis. • METASTATIC adj. of, pertaining to, or caused by, metastasis. |
| POETASTERS | • poetasters n. Plural of poetaster. • POETASTER n. an inferior poet. |
| POETASTERY | • poetastery n. Inferior poetry. • POETASTERY n. the writing of inferior verse, also POETASTRY. |
| PRETASTING | • pretasting v. Present participle of pretaste. • PRETASTE v. to taste beforehand. |
| SYNTHETASE | • synthetase n. Any enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of a biological compound. • synthetase n. (Dated) Such an enzyme that, more specifically, uses ATP as a source of energy. • SYNTHETASE n. a kind of enzyme. |
| TAFFETASES | • TAFFETAS n. a thin glossy silk, also TAFFETA. |