| ATTENTATS | • attentats n. Plural of attentat. • ATTENTAT n. (French) an (esp. unsuccessful) attempt at an (esp. political) crime of violence. |
| BIDENTATE | • bidentate adj. (Zoology) Having only two teeth. • bidentate adj. (Botany) Having tooth-like projections that are themselves dentate. • bidentate adj. (Chemistry) Of a ligand, forming two separate chemical bonds to a coordinating metal ion. |
| DECANTATE | • decantate v. (Obsolete) To decant. • DECANTATE v. (obsolete) to chant or say repeatedly. |
| DEMENTATE | • dementate v. (Obsolete) To dement, to make crazy. • dementate adj. (Obsolete) Deprived of reason. • DEMENTATE v. (archaic) to deprive of reason. |
| DENTATELY | • dentately adv. In a dentate or toothed manner. • DENTATE adv. having teeth, also DENTATED. |
| DENTATION | • dentation n. Formation of teeth; toothed form. • DENTATION n. the condition of being dentate. |
| EDENTATES | • edentates n. Plural of edentate. • EDENTATE n. a toothless mammal as an armadillo or sloth. |
| MENTATION | • mentation n. Mental activity or mental state, including cognition or, more specifically, thinking. • MENTATION n. thought, cogitation. |
| ORIENTATE | • orientate v. (UK, New Zealand, Australia, intransitive) To face a given direction. • orientate v. (UK, New Zealand, Australia, reflexive) To determine one’s position relative to the surroundings; to… • orientate v. To arrange in order; to dispose or place (a body) so as to show its relation to other bodies, or the… |
| PENTATHLA | • pentathla n. Plural of pentathlon. • PENTATHLUM n. a pentathlon. |
| POTENTATE | • potentate n. A powerful leader; a monarch; a ruler. • potentate n. A powerful polity or institution. • potentate n. (Derogatory) A self-important person. |
| TENTATION | • tentation n. Obsolete form of temptation. • tentation n. (Obsolete) A mode of adjusting or operating by repeated trials or experiments. • TENTATION n. experiment by trial and error. |
| TENTATIVE | • tentative n. A trial; an experiment; an attempt. • tentative adj. Of or pertaining to a trial or trials; essaying; experimental. • tentative adj. Uncertain; subject to future change. |