BALLOTTEMENT | • ballottement n. (Medicine) A method of diagnosing pregnancy, in which the uterus is pushed with a finger to feel whether… • ballottement n. (Medicine) An increased amount of fluid in the suprapatellar pouch of the knee. • 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. |
BATTOLOGICAL | • battological adj. Exhibiting or relating to battology. • BATTOLOGICAL adj. pertaining to battology, unnecessarily repetitive writing or speaking. |
BELLYBUTTONS | • bellybuttons n. Plural of bellybutton. • belly-buttons n. Plural of belly-button. • belly␣buttons n. Plural of belly button. |
BIOSATELLITE | • biosatellite n. An artificial satellite that is designed to carry humans or other organisms. • BIOSATELLITE n. an artificial satellite containing living organisms to be studied during flight. |
BLASTULATION | • blastulation n. (Biology) The process of forming blastocoels and blastulas. • BLASTULATION n. the act of forming a blastula. |
BLOODLETTERS | • bloodletters n. Plural of bloodletter. • BLOODLETTER n. one who lets blood. |
BLOODLETTING | • bloodletting n. (Historical, medicine) The archaic practice of treating illness by removing some blood, believed to… • bloodletting n. (By extension) The diminishment of any resource with the hope that this will lead to a positive effect. • bloodletting n. A circumstance, such as a battle, where a large amount of blood is likely to be spilled through violence. |
BOTTOMLESSLY | • bottomlessly adv. In a bottomless manner. • BOTTOMLESS adv. having no bottom. |
FLOATABILITY | • floatability n. The condition of being floatable. • FLOATABILITY n. the quality of being floatable. |
FOOTBALLISTS | • footballists n. Plural of footballist. • FOOTBALLIST n. one who plays football, also FOOTBALLER. |
STILBESTROLS | • stilbestrols n. Plural of stilbestrol. • STILBESTROL n. (US) a synthetic oestrogen, also STILBOESTROL. |
STILBOESTROL | • stilboestrol n. (Pharmacology) UK spelling of stilbestrol. • STILBOESTROL n. a synthetic oestrogen, also STILBESTROL. |
SUBLITTORALS | • sublittorals n. Plural of sublittoral. • SUBLITTORAL n. the area lying between the shoreline and the edge of the continental shelf. |
SUBTOTALLING | • subtotalling v. Present participle of subtotal. • SUBTOTAL v. to total a portion of. |
THROTTLEABLE | • throttleable adj. Capable of being throttled. • THROTTLEABLE adj. capable of having the thrust varied. |
TOLERABILITY | • tolerability n. The quality or state of being tolerable. • TOLERABILITY n. the state of being tolerable. |