ACINETOBACTER | • acinetobacter n. Any bacterium of the genus Acinetobacter. • Acinetobacter prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Moraxellaceae – aerobic, Gram-negative, non-motile bacteria which… • ACINETOBACTER n. a kind of bacteria, instrumental in causing respiratory disease. |
ANTIMETABOLES | • antimetaboles n. Plural of antimetabole. • ANTIMETABOLE n. repetition of words or ideas in different order e.g. to fail to plan is to plan to fail. |
BALLOTTEMENTS | • ballottements n. Plural of ballottement. • BALLOTTEMENT n. a technique of feeling for a movable object in the body, esp. confirmation of pregnancy by feeling the rebound of the fetus following a quick digital tap on the wall of the uterus. |
BESPOTTEDNESS | • BESPOTTEDNESS n. the state of being bespotted. |
BETACAROTENES | • BETACAROTENE n. a nutrient found in yellow and orange fruits and vegetables. |
BLASTOGENETIC | • blastogenetic adj. Relating to blastogenesis. • BLASTOGENETIC adj. related to blastogenesis, reproduction by budding, also BLASTOGENIC. |
BLETHERATIONS | • BLETHERATION n. blethering. |
BOTTLENECKING | • bottlenecking v. Present participle of bottleneck. • BOTTLENECK v. to slow down or impede by creating an obstruction. |
ETHNOBOTANIES | • ethnobotanies n. Plural of ethnobotany. • ETHNOBOTANY n. the plant lore of indigenous cultures. |
INCONTESTABLE | • incontestable adj. Not contestable; indisputable; certain. • INCONTESTABLE adj. not contestable. |
LETTERBOXINGS | • LETTERBOXING n. showing a film on television in its original wide screen format. |
OBSTINATENESS | • obstinateness n. The characteristic of being obstinate. • OBSTINATE n. stubborn. |
OBTEMPERATING | • obtemperating v. Present participle of obtemperate. • OBTEMPERATE v. to obey (a judgment or decree), also OBTEMPER. |
POSTDEBUTANTE | • postdebutante n. A young woman who has made her formal appearance in society. • POSTDEBUTANTE adj. following the stage of being a debutante. |
POSTPUBESCENT | • postpubescent adj. That occurs after puberty. • postpubescent n. An individual who has completed puberty; a sexually mature person. • POSTPUBESCENT n. someone of an age after pubescence. |
TENEBROSITIES | • TENEBROSITY n. darkness. |
UNCONTESTABLE | • uncontestable adj. Not contestable. • UNCONTESTABLE adj. not contestable. |
UNFORGETTABLE | • unforgettable adj. Very difficult or impossible to forget. • UNFORGETTABLE adj. incapable of being forgotten. |
VERTEBRATIONS | • VERTEBRATION n. division into vertebrae. |