ALPHABETISATION | • alphabetisation n. The act or process of arranging in alphabetical order. • ALPHABETISATION n. the act of alphabetising, also ALPHABETIZATION. |
BATTLESHIP | • battleship n. (Military, nautical) A large capital warship displacing thousands to tens of thousands of tons, heavily… • battleship n. (Military, nautical, archaic) A ship of the line. • battleship n. A non-functional rocket stage, used for configuration and integration tests. |
BATTLESHIPS | • battleships n. Plural of battleship. • battle␣ships n. Plural of battle ship. • BATTLESHIP n. a heavily armoured warship of the largest type having many large-calibre guns. |
BIOSTRATIGRAPHY | • biostratigraphy n. (Biology, geology) The study of the stratigraphic distribution of fossils. • BIOSTRATIGRAPHY n. the determination of age, etc., of sedimentary strata from fossils which they contain. |
HISTOCOMPATIBLE | • histocompatible adj. (Of two individuals) Having compatible antigens, and thus being able to transplant organs. • HISTOCOMPATIBLE adj. referring to the degree of similarity between the histocompatibility antigens of two individuals, which determines whether an organ transplant will be tolerated. |
HYPNOTISABILITY | • hypnotisability n. Alternative spelling of hypnotizability. • HYPNOTISABILITY n. the quality of being hypnotisable, also HYPNOTIZABILITY. |
METABISULPHITE | • metabisulphite n. Alternative spelling of metabisulfite. • METABISULPHITE n. as in sodium metabisulphite, an inorganic compound. |
METABISULPHITES | • metabisulphites n. Plural of metabisulphite. • METABISULPHITE n. as in sodium metabisulphite, an inorganic compound. |
SUBSTRATOSPHERE | • substratosphere n. The area of the atmosphere directly below the stratosphere. • SUBSTRATOSPHERE n. the area of the atmosphere below the stratosphere. |
SUBTHERAPEUTIC | • subtherapeutic adj. (Medicine) Administered at levels lower than would be used in actual treatment of a disease. • SUBTHERAPEUTIC adj. below the dosage levels used to treat diseases. |
TERATOPHOBIAS | • TERATOPHOBIA n. an irrational fear of monsters. |
THANATOPHOBIAS | • THANATOPHOBIA n. an abnormal fear of death. |
THROMBOPLASTIC | • thromboplastic adj. Causing or accelerating the formation of blood clots. • THROMBOPLASTIC adj. initiating or accelerating the clotting of blood. |
THROMBOPLASTIN | • thromboplastin n. (Biochemistry) A protease that converts prothrombin to thrombin during the clotting of blood. • THROMBOPLASTIN n. a complex enzyme found esp. in platelets that functions in the conversion of prothrombin into thrombin in the clotting of blood. |
THROMBOPLASTINS | • thromboplastins n. Plural of thromboplastin. • THROMBOPLASTIN n. a complex enzyme found esp. in platelets that functions in the conversion of prothrombin into thrombin in the clotting of blood. |
TROPHOBLAST | • trophoblast n. (Cytology) The membrane of cells that forms the wall of a blastocyst during early pregnancy, providing… • TROPHOBLAST n. the outermost layer of cells in the morula that attaches the fertilized ovum to the uterine wall and acts as a nutritive pathway. |
TROPHOBLASTIC | • trophoblastic adj. Of, or relating to a trophoblast. • TROPHOBLASTIC adj. of or like a trophoblast. |
TROPHOBLASTS | • trophoblasts n. Plural of trophoblast. • TROPHOBLAST n. the outermost layer of cells in the morula that attaches the fertilized ovum to the uterine wall and acts as a nutritive pathway. |