| ARSONIST | • arsonist n. One who has committed the act of arson, or illegally setting fire to property. • ARSONIST n. one who maliciously lights fires, also ARSONITE. |
| ARSONITE | • arsonite n. (Dated) An arsonist. • ARSONITE n. one who maliciously lights fires, also ARSONIST. |
| BEDSONIA | • bedsonia n. (Dated) The chlamydia microorganism. • BEDSONIA n. a kind of virus. |
| BESONIAN | • BESONIAN n. (Shakespeare) a beggar, also BEZONIAN. |
| ESSONITE | • essonite n. (Mineralogy) Cinnamon stone, a variety of garnet. • ESSONITE n. cinnamon stone, a variety of garnet, also HESSONITE. |
| MASONING | • masoning v. Present participle of mason. • MASON v. to build or repair in stone. |
| MASONITE | • masonite n. A type of hardboard formed using wooden chips and blasting them into long fibers with steam and then… • Masonite n. Alternative letter-case form of masonite. • MASONITE n. (tradename) a kind of dark brown hardboard. |
| OPSONIFY | • opsonify v. Synonym of opsonize. • OPSONIFY v. to form opsonins in, a substance of blood serum making bacteria vulnerable to phagocytic action. |
| OPSONINS | • opsonins n. Plural of opsonin. • OPSONIN n. a substance of blood serum making bacteria vulnerable to phagocytic action. |
| OPSONISE | • opsonise v. Alternative spelling of opsonize. • OPSONISE v. to make (bacteria) more susceptible to consumption by phagocytes, also OPSONIZE. |
| OPSONIUM | • OPSONIUM n. anything eaten with bread as a relish. |
| OPSONIZE | • opsonize v. (Transitive) To make (bacteria or other cells) more susceptible to the action of phagocytes by use of opsonins. • opsonize v. (Intransitive) To become more susceptible to the action of phagocytes by use of opsonins. • OPSONIZE v. to make (bacteria) more susceptible to consumption by phagocytes, also OPSONISE, OPSONIFY. |
| PARSONIC | • parsonic adj. Of or relating to a parson; clerical. • PARSONIC adj. of or pertaining to a parson, also PARSONICAL. |
| SONICATE | • sonicate v. (Transitive) To disrupt with ultrasonic sound waves. • SONICATE v. to disrupt with sound waves. |
| SUBSONIC | • subsonic adj. (Of a sound, scientific) having a frequency too low to be audible. • subsonic adj. (Of a sound, literary) very quiet, almost inaudible. • subsonic adj. (Of a speed) (aviation) less than the speed of sound (in the same medium, and at the same temperature and pressure). |
| TELSONIC | • telsonic adj. Relating to the telson. • TELSONIC adj. relating to a telson, the last segment of the abdomen in many arthropods. |