| ACCRETING | • accreting v. Present participle of accrete. • ACCRETE v. to grow together. |
| CLARETING | • clareting v. Present participle of claret. • CLARET v. to drink a red dry wine. |
| CRETINISE | • cretinise v. Alternative form of cretinize. • CRETINISE v. to make into a cretin, also CRETINIZE. |
| CRETINISM | • cretinism n. (Pathology) A condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to the untreated congenital… • CRETINISM n. a congenital deficiency of thyroxine (thyroid hormone) which, if untreated, can lead to mental retardation and incomplete physical development. |
| CRETINIZE | • cretinize v. (Transitive) To cause to be or act like a cretin. • CRETINIZE v. to make into a cretin, also CRETINISE. |
| CRETINOID | • cretinoid adj. Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with cretinism. • cretinoid n. An individual who is afflicted with cretinism. • CRETINOID adj. resembling a cretin. |
| CRETINOUS | • cretinous adj. Characteristic of a cretin; very stupid. • CRETINOUS adj. like a cretin. |
| EXCRETING | • excreting v. Present participle of excrete. • excreting n. An act of excretion. • EXCRETE v. to discharge or eject. |
| FERRETING | • ferreting v. Present participle of ferret. • ferreting n. Hunting with ferrets. • ferreting n. Ferret (tape used to tie documents). |
| RETINENES | • retinenes n. Plural of retinene. • RETINENE n. a pigment in the retina, also RETINAL. |
| RETINITES | • retinites n. Plural of retinite. • RETINITE n. an inflammable mineral resin, usually of a yellowish brown color, found in roundish masses, sometimes with coal. |
| RETINITIS | • retinitis n. (Pathology) Inflammation of the retina. • RETINITIS n. inflammation of the retina. |
| RETINOIDS | • retinoids n. Plural of retinoid. • RETINOID n. a compound analogous to vitamin A. |
| RETINTING | • retinting v. Present participle of retint. • RETINT v. to tint again. |
| RETINULAE | • retinulae n. Plural of retinula. • RETINULA n. (Latin) a neural receptor of an arthropod's eye. |
| RETINULAR | • retinular adj. Of or relating to the retinula. • RETINULAR adj. relating to the retinula, a pigmented cell in some arthropod compound eyes, from which the rhabdom arises. |
| RETINULAS | • retinulas n. Plural of retinula. • RETINULA n. (Latin) a neural receptor of an arthropod's eye. |
| SECRETING | • secreting v. (US) present participle of secret. • secreting v. Present participle of secrete. • SECRETE v. to emit by means of bodily functions. |
| SECRETINS | • secretins n. Plural of secretin. • SECRETIN n. a hormone secreted by the duodenum. |
| TRETINOIN | • tretinoin n. (Pharmacology) The all-trans isomer of retinoic acid that is applied to the skin to treat severe acne… • TRETINOIN n. a synthetic form of vitamin A used as a drug to treat certain skin conditions. |