| APTING | • APT v. to adapt. |
| HAPTIC | • haptic adj. Of or relating to the sense of touch. • haptic adj. (Computing) Of or relating to haptics (“the study of user interfaces that use the sense of touch”). • HAPTIC adj. pertaining to the sense of touch, also HAPTICAL. |
| LEPTIN | • leptin n. (Biochemistry) A protein hormone produced in adipose tissue; it plays a role in regulating appetite and metabolism. • LEPTIN n. a hormone released by fat cells. |
| OPTICS | • optics n. (Physics) The physics of light and vision. • optics n. The light-related aspects of a device. • optics n. (Figuratively) Perception, image, public relations, especially in politics. |
| OPTIMA | • optima n. Plural of optimum. • OPTIMUM n. (Latin) the most favourable point of any condition. |
| OPTIME | • optime n. (Cambridge University) A student who graduates with second class ("senior optime") or third class ("junior… • OPTIME n. (Latin) an honour student in mathematics at Cambridge University. |
| OPTING | • opting v. Present participle of opt. • OPT v. to decide or choose. |
| OPTION | • option n. One of a set of choices that can be made. • option n. The freedom or right to choose. • option n. (Finance, law) A contract giving the holder the right to buy or sell an asset at a set strike price;… |
| PEPTIC | • peptic adj. Of, pertaining to, capable of, or aiding digestion. • peptic adj. Of or pertaining to pepsin. • peptic n. An agent that promotes digestion. |
| PEPTID | • peptid n. Archaic form of peptide. • PEPTID n. a combination of amino acids, also PEPTIDE. |
| PTISAN | • ptisan n. Alternative spelling of tisane. • PTISAN n. (Greek) a wholesome or medicinal drink or infusion, originally specifically made with barley; now (esp.), a herbal tea, also TISANE. |
| SEPTIC | • septic adj. Of or pertaining to sepsis. • septic adj. Causing sepsis or putrefaction. • septic adj. Of or pertaining to sewage or the disposal of sewage. |
| UPTICK | • uptick n. A small increase or upward change in something that has been steady or declining. • uptick n. (Finance) A stock market transaction or quote at a price above a preceding one. • up-tick n. Alternative form of uptick. |
| UPTIED | • uptied v. Simple past tense and past participle of uptie. • UPTIE v. to tie up. |
| UPTIES | • upties v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of uptie. • UPTIE v. to tie up. |
| UPTILT | • uptilt v. (Intransitive) To tilt upward. • uptilt v. (Transitive) To cause to tilt upward. • uptilt n. An upward tilt. |
| UPTIME | • uptime n. (Computing) The period of time a computer has functioned since last requiring a reboot. • UPTIME n. the time during which machinery is functioning. |