| BEETROOT | • beetroot n. (UK, New Zealand, Australia) A normally deep-red-coloured root vegetable usually cooked or pickled before… • beetroot n. (Usually uncountable) The edible part of the root of a beet plant, raw or prepared. • beetroot v. (Intransitive, informal) To turn a bright red or purple colour. |
| BETROTHS | • betroths v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of betroth. • BETROTH v. to engage to marry. |
| NETROOTS | • netroots n. (Politics, US politics) Grassroots political activism on the internet, especially on blogs. • NETROOT n. a political activist who promotes his or her cause via the internet. |
| NONMETRO | • nonmetro adj. Nonmetropolitan. • NONMETRO adj. not metropolitan. |
| PETROLIC | • petrolic adj. Of or pertaining to petroleum. • PETROLIC adj. derived from petroleum. |
| PETRONEL | • petronel n. (Obsolete, weaponry) A short but large-caliber, heavy 16th and 17th-century firearm that used a matchlock… • PETRONEL n. a sort of hand cannon, or portable firearm, used in France in the 15th century. |
| PETROSAL | • petrosal adj. Of great hardness; petrous. • petrosal adj. (Anatomy, relational) Of, pertaining to, or located near the petrous part of the temporal bone or the… • petrosal n. (Anatomy) The petrous part of the temporal bone at the base of the skull, surrounding the inner ear. |
| RETROACT | • retroact v. To act backward, or in return; to act in opposition; to be retrospective. • RETROACT v. to act in return. |
| RETROFIT | • retrofit v. (Transitive). • retrofit v. (Intransitive) To supply a device, structure, etc., with new components or parts that were not previously… • retrofit n. An act of supplying a device, structure, etc., with new components or parts that were not previously… |
| RETRONYM | • retronym n. (Linguistics) A new word or phrase coined for an old object or concept whose original name has become… • RETRONYM n. a term coined to distinguish the original referent from a later development. |
| RETRORSE | • retrorse adj. (Biology) Curved, pointed or oriented backward or downward. • RETRORSE adj. turned back or downward. |
| TELETRON | • TELETRON n. a cathode-ray tube for synthesis of television images. |
| TETRODES | • tetrodes n. Plural of tetrode. • TETRODE n. a type of electron tube. |
| TETRONAL | • tetronal n. A sedative-hypnotic and anesthetic drug. • TETRONAL n. a hypnotic and sedative drug, rarely used because of its toxicity. |
| TETROSES | • tetroses n. Plural of tetrose. • TETROSE n. a sugar whose molecules contain four carbon atoms. |
| TETROXID | • tetroxid n. Archaic form of tetroxide. • TETROXID n. an oxide having four atoms of oxygen in the molecule; as, osmium tetroxide, also TETROXIDE. |
| ZOETROPE | • zoetrope n. An optical toy, in which figures made to revolve on the inside of a cylinder, and viewed through slits… • ZOETROPE n. (Greek) a slotted rotating cylinder producing primitive animation, also ZOOTROPE. |