act: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of act
- interact«Word Popularity Bar5/5
interact
- verb act together or towards others or with others
- He should interact more with his colleagues
- verb act together or towards others or with others
- react5/5
react
- verb show a response or a reaction to something
respond.
- verb act against or in opposition to
oppose.
- She reacts negatively to everything I say
- verb show a response or a reaction to something
- impact5/5
impact
- noun the striking of one body against another
- noun a forceful consequence; a strong effect
wallop.
- the book had an important impact on my thinking
- the book packs a wallop
- noun the striking of one body against another
- contact5/5
contact
- noun close interaction
- they kept in daily contact
- they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings
- noun the act of touching physically
physical contact.
- her fingers came in contact with the light switch
- noun close interaction
- compact5/5
compact
- noun a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
powder compact.
- noun a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
covenant; concordat.
- noun a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
- contract5/5
contract
- noun a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
- noun (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
declaration.
- noun a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
- exact5/5
exact
- verb claim as due or just
demand.
- The bank demanded payment of the loan
- verb take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
claim; take.
- the accident claimed three lives
- The hard work took its toll on her
- verb claim as due or just
- attract5/5
attract
- verb direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
pull; pull in; draw in; draw.
- Her good looks attract the stares of many men
- The ad pulled in many potential customers
- This pianist pulls huge crowds
- The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers
- verb be attractive to
appeal.
- The idea of a vacation appeals to me
- The beautiful garden attracted many people
- verb direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
- extract5/5
extract
- noun a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
infusion.
- noun a passage selected from a larger work
excerption; selection; excerpt.
- he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings
- noun a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
- fact5/5
fact
- noun a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
- first you must collect all the facts of the case
- noun a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened
- he supported his argument with an impressive array of facts
- noun a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
- abstract5/5
abstract
- noun a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
abstraction.
- he loved her only in the abstract--not in person
- noun a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
precis; synopsis; outline.
- noun a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
- tract5/5
tract
- noun an extended area of land
piece of land; piece of ground; parcel of land; parcel.
- noun a system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose
- noun an extended area of land
- intact5/5
intact
- adjective satellite constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged
entire; integral.
- a local motion keepeth bodies integral"- Bacon
- was able to keep the collection entire during his lifetime
- fought to keep the union intact
- adjective satellite (of a woman) having the hymen unbroken
inviolate.
- she was intact, virginal
- adjective satellite constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged
- enact4/5
enact
- verb order by virtue of superior authority; decree
ordain.
- The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews
- the legislature enacted this law in 1985
- verb act out; represent or perform as if in a play
reenact; act out.
- She reenacted what had happened earlier that day
- verb order by virtue of superior authority; decree
- counteract4/5
counteract
- verb act in opposition to
antagonize; antagonise.
- verb oppose or check by a counteraction
countercheck.
- verb act in opposition to
- pact4/5
pact
- noun a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
accord; treaty.
- noun a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
- artifact4/5
artifact
- noun a man-made object taken as a whole
artefact.
- noun a man-made object taken as a whole
- subtract4/5
subtract
- verb make a subtraction
deduct; take off.
- subtract this amount from my paycheck
- verb take off or away
- this prefix was subtracted when the word was borrowed from French
- verb make a subtraction
- distract4/5
distract
- verb draw someone's attention away from something
deflect.
- The thief distracted the bystanders
- He deflected his competitors
- verb disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
perturb; disquiet; cark; trouble; disorder; unhinge.
- She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill
- verb draw someone's attention away from something
- tact4/5
tact
- noun consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense
tactfulness.
- noun consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense
- cataract4/5
cataract
- noun an eye disease that involves the clouding or opacification of the natural lens of the eye
- noun a large waterfall; violent rush of water over a precipice
- noun an eye disease that involves the clouding or opacification of the natural lens of the eye
- transact3/5
transact
- verb conduct business
- transact with foreign governments
- verb conduct business
- artefact3/5
artefact
- noun a man-made object taken as a whole
artifact.
- noun a man-made object taken as a whole
- retract3/5
retract
- verb formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
resile; abjure; forswear; recant.
- He retracted his earlier statements about his religion
- She abjured her beliefs
- verb pull away from a source of disgust or fear
shrink back.
- verb formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
- subcontract3/5
subcontract
- noun a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract
- verb arranged for contracted work to be done by others
farm out; job.
- noun a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract
- detract3/5
detract
- verb take away a part from; diminish
take away.
- His bad manners detract from his good character
- verb take away a part from; diminish
- reenact2/5
reenact
- verb enact or perform again
- They reenacted the battle of Princeton
- verb enact again
- Congress reenacted the law
- verb enact or perform again
- overreact2/5
overreact
- verb show an exaggerated response to something
- Don't overreact to the bad news--take it easy
- verb show an exaggerated response to something
- protract2/5
protract
- verb lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
prolong; draw out; extend.
- We prolonged our stay
- She extended her visit by another day
- The meeting was drawn out until midnight
- verb lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
- autodidact2/5
autodidact
- noun a person who has taught himself
- noun a person who has taught himself
- refract2/5
refract
- verb subject to refraction
- refract a light beam
- verb determine the refracting power of (a lens)
- verb subject to refraction
- inexact2/5
inexact
- adjective not exact
- adjective not exact
- bract2/5
bract
- noun a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence
- noun a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence
- noncontact2/5
noncontact
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- precontact2/5
- pontefract2/5
- bact2/5
bact
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- overact1/5
overact
- verb exaggerate one's acting
ham; overplay; ham it up.
- verb exaggerate one's acting
- playact1/5
playact
- verb perform on a stage or theater
play; roleplay; act.
- She acts in this play
- He acted in `Julius Caesar'
- I played in `A Christmas Carol'
- verb perform on a stage or theater
- diffract1/5
diffract
- verb undergo diffraction
- laser light diffracts electrons
- verb undergo diffraction
- redact1/5
redact
- noun someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication
rewriter; redactor; reviser; rewrite man.
- verb formulate in a particular style or language
put; frame; couch; cast.
- I wouldn't put it that way
- She cast her request in very polite language
- noun someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication
- subcompact1/5
subcompact
- noun a car smaller than a compact car
subcompact car.
- noun a car smaller than a compact car
- semiabstract1/5
semiabstract
- adjective satellite characterized by stylized but recognizable subject matter
- adjective satellite characterized by stylized but recognizable subject matter
- tesseract1/5
tesseract
- noun the four-dimensional analogue of a cube
- noun the four-dimensional analogue of a cube
- fract1/5
fract
To break; to violate. Obs. Shak.
- epact1/5
epact
(Chron.) The moon's age at the beginning of the calendar year, or the number of days by which the last new moon has preceded the beginning of the year.
- postcontact1/5
- nonimpact1/5
- precontract1/5
precontract
To contract, engage, or stipulate previously.
- recontact1/5
recontact
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- charact1/5
charact
A distinctive mark; a character; a letter or sign. Obs. See Character .In all his dressings, characts, titles, forms. Shak.
- stract1/5
stract
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- manufact1/5
manufact
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- nonabstract1/5
- underreact1/5
underreact
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- postimpact1/5
- substract1/5
substract
To subtract; to withdraw. Obs. Barrow.
- ultracompact1/5
- noncontract1/5
noncontract
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Suffixes of act
- action«Word Popularity Bar5/5
action
- noun something done (usually as opposed to something said)
- there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions
- noun the state of being active
activeness; activity.
- his sphere of activity
- he is out of action
- noun something done (usually as opposed to something said)
- activity5/5
activity
- noun any specific behavior
- they avoided all recreational activity
- noun the state of being active
action; activeness.
- his sphere of activity
- he is out of action
- noun any specific behavior
- activities5/5
activity
- noun any specific behavior
- they avoided all recreational activity
- noun the state of being active
action; activeness.
- his sphere of activity
- he is out of action
- noun any specific behavior
- actions5/5
action
- noun something done (usually as opposed to something said)
- there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions
- noun the state of being active
activeness; activity.
- his sphere of activity
- he is out of action
- noun something done (usually as opposed to something said)
- acts5/5
act
- noun a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
enactment.
- noun something that people do or cause to happen
deed; human activity; human action.
- noun a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
- acting5/5
acting
- noun the performance of a part or role in a drama
performing; playacting; playing.
- verb perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
move; act.
- think before you act
- We must move quickly
- The governor should act on the new energy bill
- The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel
- noun the performance of a part or role in a drama
- actors5/5
actor
- noun a theatrical performer
thespian; player; role player; histrion.
- noun a person who acts and gets things done
doer; worker.
- he's a principal actor in this affair
- when you want something done get a doer
- he's a miracle worker
- noun a theatrical performer
- acted5/5
act
- noun a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
enactment.
- noun something that people do or cause to happen
deed; human activity; human action.
- noun a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
- actor5/5
actor
- noun a theatrical performer
thespian; player; role player; histrion.
- noun a person who acts and gets things done
doer; worker.
- he's a principal actor in this affair
- when you want something done get a doer
- he's a miracle worker
- noun a theatrical performer
- activated5/5
activated
- adjective satellite (of sewage) treated with aeration and bacteria to aid decomposition
- verb put in motion or move to act
activate; touch off; trigger off; actuate; set off; trigger; spark off; spark; trip.
- trigger a reaction
- actuate the circuits
- adjective satellite (of sewage) treated with aeration and bacteria to aid decomposition
- active5/5
active
- noun chemical agent capable of activity
active agent.
- noun the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb
active voice.
- `The boy threw the ball' uses the active voice
- noun chemical agent capable of activity
- activation5/5
activation
- noun stimulation of activity in an organism or chemical
- noun the activity of causing to have energy and be active
energizing; activating.
- noun stimulation of activity in an organism or chemical
- actively5/5
actively
- adverb in an active manner
- he participated actively in the war
- adverb in an active manner
- actual5/5
actual
- adjective presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
existent.
- the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different
- actual and imagined conditions
- adjective satellite taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated
- we saw the actual wedding on television
- filmed the actual beating
- adjective presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
- activists5/5
activist
- noun a militant reformer
militant.
- adjective satellite advocating or engaged in activism
activistic.
- noun a militant reformer
- actually5/5
actually
- adverb in actual fact
really.
- to be nominally but not actually independent
- no one actually saw the shark
- large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt
- adverb used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly
in reality.
- you may actually be doing the right thing by walking out
- she actually spoke Latin
- they thought they made the rules but in reality they were only puppets
- people who seem stand-offish are in reality often simply nervous
- adverb in actual fact
- activate4/5
activate
- verb put in motion or move to act
touch off; trigger off; actuate; set off; trigger; spark off; spark; trip.
- trigger a reaction
- actuate the circuits
- verb make active or more active
- activate an old file
- verb put in motion or move to act
- activating4/5
activating
- noun the activity of causing to have energy and be active
energizing; activation.
- verb put in motion or move to act
activate; touch off; trigger off; actuate; set off; trigger; spark off; spark; trip.
- trigger a reaction
- actuate the circuits
- noun the activity of causing to have energy and be active
- activates4/5
activate
- verb put in motion or move to act
touch off; trigger off; actuate; set off; trigger; spark off; spark; trip.
- trigger a reaction
- actuate the circuits
- verb make active or more active
- activate an old file
- verb put in motion or move to act
- actress4/5
actress
- noun a female actor
- noun a female actor
- activist4/5
activist
- noun a militant reformer
militant.
- adjective satellite advocating or engaged in activism
activistic.
- noun a militant reformer
- activism4/5
activism
- noun a policy of taking direct and militant action to achieve a political or social goal
- noun a policy of taking direct and militant action to achieve a political or social goal
- actuality4/5
actuality
- noun the state of actually existing objectively
- a hope that progressed from possibility to actuality
- noun the state of actually existing objectively
- actin4/5
actin
- noun one of the proteins into which actomyosin can be split; can exist in either a globular or a fibrous form
- noun one of the proteins into which actomyosin can be split; can exist in either a globular or a fibrous form
- acta4/5
acta
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- actuated3/5
actuated
- adjective satellite moved to action
- a man actuated by unworthy desired
- verb put in motion or move to act
activate; touch off; trigger off; actuate; set off; trigger; spark off; spark; trip.
- trigger a reaction
- actuate the circuits
- adjective satellite moved to action
- actresses3/5
actress
- noun a female actor
- noun a female actor
- actuator3/5
actuator
- noun a mechanism that puts something into automatic action
- noun a mechanism that puts something into automatic action
- actuators3/5
actuator
- noun a mechanism that puts something into automatic action
- noun a mechanism that puts something into automatic action
- actualized3/5
actualize
- verb make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
substantiate; realize; realise; actualise.
- our ideas must be substantiated into actions
- verb represent or describe realistically
actualise.
- verb make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
- actualization3/5
actualization
- noun making real or giving the appearance of reality
realisation; actualisation; realization.
- noun making real or giving the appearance of reality
- actionable3/5
actionable
- adjective satellite affording grounds for legal action
- slander is an actionable offense
- adjective satellite affording grounds for legal action
- activator3/5
activator
- noun (biology) any agency bringing about activation; a molecule that increases the activity of an enzyme or a protein that increases the production of a gene product in DNA transcription
- noun (biology) any agency bringing about activation; a molecule that increases the activity of an enzyme or a protein that increases the production of a gene product in DNA transcription
- activators3/5
activator
- noun (biology) any agency bringing about activation; a molecule that increases the activity of an enzyme or a protein that increases the production of a gene product in DNA transcription
- noun (biology) any agency bringing about activation; a molecule that increases the activity of an enzyme or a protein that increases the production of a gene product in DNA transcription
- actuarial3/5
actuarial
- adjective of or relating to the work of an actuary
- adjective of or relating to the work of an actuary
- acth3/5
acth
- noun a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex
adrenocorticotrophic hormone; corticotropin; adrenocorticotropic hormone; adrenocorticotropin; adrenocorticotrophin; corticotrophin.
- noun a hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex
- acton3/5
acton
A stuffed jacket worn under the mail, or (later) a jacket plated with mail. Spelled also Obs. Halliwell. Sir W. Scott.hacqueton .
- actus3/5
actus
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- actuation2/5
actuation
- noun the act of propelling
propulsion.
- noun the act of propelling
- actuating2/5
actuating
- adjective satellite causing motion or action or change
activating.
- verb put in motion or move to act
activate; touch off; trigger off; actuate; set off; trigger; spark off; spark; trip.
- trigger a reaction
- actuate the circuits
- adjective satellite causing motion or action or change
- actuate2/5
actuate
- verb put in motion or move to act
activate; touch off; trigger off; set off; trigger; spark off; spark; trip.
- trigger a reaction
- actuate the circuits
- verb give an incentive for action
motivate; prompt; propel; incite; move.
- This moved me to sacrifice my career
- verb put in motion or move to act
- actuates2/5
actuate
- verb put in motion or move to act
activate; touch off; trigger off; set off; trigger; spark off; spark; trip.
- trigger a reaction
- actuate the circuits
- verb give an incentive for action
motivate; prompt; propel; incite; move.
- This moved me to sacrifice my career
- verb put in motion or move to act
- activations2/5
activation
- noun stimulation of activity in an organism or chemical
- noun the activity of causing to have energy and be active
energizing; activating.
- noun stimulation of activity in an organism or chemical
- actualize2/5
actualize
- verb make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
substantiate; realize; realise; actualise.
- our ideas must be substantiated into actions
- verb represent or describe realistically
actualise.
- verb make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
- actualizing2/5
actualize
- verb make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
substantiate; realize; realise; actualise.
- our ideas must be substantiated into actions
- verb represent or describe realistically
actualise.
- verb make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
- actives2/5
active
- noun chemical agent capable of activity
active agent.
- noun the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb
active voice.
- `The boy threw the ball' uses the active voice
- noun chemical agent capable of activity
- actualizes2/5
actualize
- verb make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
substantiate; realize; realise; actualise.
- our ideas must be substantiated into actions
- verb represent or describe realistically
actualise.
- verb make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
- actualised2/5
actualise
- verb make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
actualize; substantiate; realize; realise.
- our ideas must be substantiated into actions
- verb represent or describe realistically
actualize.
- verb make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
- actualities2/5
actuality
- noun the state of actually existing objectively
- a hope that progressed from possibility to actuality
- noun the state of actually existing objectively
- actualisation2/5
actualisation
- noun making real or giving the appearance of reality
realisation; actualization; realization.
- noun making real or giving the appearance of reality
- actinomycetes2/5
actinomycete
- noun any bacteria (some of which are pathogenic for humans and animals) belonging to the order Actinomycetales
- noun any bacteria (some of which are pathogenic for humans and animals) belonging to the order Actinomycetales
- actinides2/5
actinide
- noun any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103
actinoid; actinon.
- noun any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103
- actinide2/5
actinide
- noun any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103
actinoid; actinon.
- noun any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103
- actuary2/5
actuary
- noun someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums)
statistician.
- noun someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums)
- actuaries2/5
actuary
- noun someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums)
statistician.
- noun someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums)
- actium2/5
actium
- noun an ancient town on a promontory in western Greece
- noun the naval battle in which Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian's fleet under Agrippa in 31 BC
- noun an ancient town on a promontory in western Greece
- actinic2/5
actinic
- adjective relating to or exhibiting actinism
- adjective relating to or exhibiting actinism
- actinomyces2/5
actinomyces
- noun soil-inhabiting saprophytes and disease-producing plant and animal parasites
- noun soil-inhabiting saprophytes and disease-producing plant and animal parasites
- actinomycin2/5
actinomycin
- noun any of various red antibiotics isolated from soil bacteria
- noun any of various red antibiotics isolated from soil bacteria
- actinomycosis2/5
actinomycosis
- noun disease of cattle that can be transmitted to humans; results from infection with actinomycetes; characterized by hard swellings that exude pus through long sinuses
- noun disease of cattle that can be transmitted to humans; results from infection with actinomycetes; characterized by hard swellings that exude pus through long sinuses
- actu2/5
actu
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- activin2/5
activin
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- actuarially2/5
actuarial
- adjective of or relating to the work of an actuary
- adjective of or relating to the work of an actuary
- actaeon2/5
actaeon
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- actuals2/5
actual
- adjective presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
existent.
- the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different
- actual and imagined conditions
- adjective satellite taking place in reality; not pretended or imitated
- we saw the actual wedding on television
- filmed the actual beating
- adjective presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
- actos2/5
actos
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- activeness1/5
activeness
- noun the state of being active
action; activity.
- his sphere of activity
- he is out of action
- noun the trait of being active; moving or acting rapidly and energetically
activity.
- the level of activity declines with age
- noun the state of being active
- actings1/5
acting
- noun the performance of a part or role in a drama
performing; playacting; playing.
- verb perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
move; act.
- think before you act
- We must move quickly
- The governor should act on the new energy bill
- The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel
- noun the performance of a part or role in a drama
- actuations1/5
- actable1/5
actable
- adjective capable of being acted; suitable for the stage
- an actable scene
- adjective capable of being acted; suitable for the stage
- actualise1/5
actualise
- verb make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
actualize; substantiate; realize; realise.
- our ideas must be substantiated into actions
- verb represent or describe realistically
actualize.
- verb make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
- actualising1/5
actualise
- verb make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
actualize; substantiate; realize; realise.
- our ideas must be substantiated into actions
- verb represent or describe realistically
actualize.
- verb make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
- actiones1/5
action
- noun something done (usually as opposed to something said)
- there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions
- noun the state of being active
activeness; activity.
- his sphere of activity
- he is out of action
- noun something done (usually as opposed to something said)
- actioned1/5
action
- noun something done (usually as opposed to something said)
- there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions
- noun the state of being active
activeness; activity.
- his sphere of activity
- he is out of action
- noun something done (usually as opposed to something said)
- actualises1/5
actualise
- verb make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
actualize; substantiate; realize; realise.
- our ideas must be substantiated into actions
- verb represent or describe realistically
actualize.
- verb make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
- activistic1/5
activistic
- adjective satellite advocating or engaged in activism
activist.
- adjective satellite advocating or engaged in activism
- actioning1/5
action
- noun something done (usually as opposed to something said)
- there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions
- noun the state of being active
activeness; activity.
- his sphere of activity
- he is out of action
- noun something done (usually as opposed to something said)
- actinometry1/5
actinometry
- noun measuring the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (especially of the sun's rays)
- noun measuring the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (especially of the sun's rays)
- actinomycete1/5
actinomycete
- noun any bacteria (some of which are pathogenic for humans and animals) belonging to the order Actinomycetales
- noun any bacteria (some of which are pathogenic for humans and animals) belonging to the order Actinomycetales
- actualizations1/5
actualization
- noun making real or giving the appearance of reality
realisation; actualisation; realization.
- noun making real or giving the appearance of reality
- activisms1/5
activism
- noun a policy of taking direct and militant action to achieve a political or social goal
- noun a policy of taking direct and militant action to achieve a political or social goal
- actinal1/5
actinal
- adjective (of radiate organisms) located on the surface or end on which the mouth is situated
- adjective (of radiate organisms) located on the surface or end on which the mouth is situated
- actinomorphic1/5
actinomorphic
- adjective capable of division into symmetrical halves by any longitudinal plane passing through the axis
actinomorphous.
- adjective capable of division into symmetrical halves by any longitudinal plane passing through the axis
- actinometer1/5
actinometer
- noun an instrument for measuring the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (usually by the photochemical effect)
- noun an instrument for measuring the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (usually by the photochemical effect)
- activewear1/5
activewear
- noun attire worn for sport or for casual wear
sportswear; athletic wear.
- noun attire worn for sport or for casual wear
- actomyosin1/5
actomyosin
- noun a protein complex in muscle fibers; composed of myosin and actin; shortens when stimulated and causes muscle contractions
- noun a protein complex in muscle fibers; composed of myosin and actin; shortens when stimulated and causes muscle contractions
- actifed1/5
actifed
- noun trade name for a drug containing an antihistamine and a decongestant; used to treat upper respiratory conditions and minor allergies
- noun trade name for a drug containing an antihistamine and a decongestant; used to treat upper respiratory conditions and minor allergies
- actinium1/5
actinium
- noun a radioactive element of the actinide series; found in uranium ores
atomic number 89; Ac.
- noun a radioactive element of the actinide series; found in uranium ores
- actinolite1/5
actinolite
- noun a green mineral of the amphibole group; calcium magnesium iron silicate
- noun a green mineral of the amphibole group; calcium magnesium iron silicate
- activase1/5
activase
- noun a thrombolytic agent (trade name Activase) that causes fibrinolysis at the site of a blood clot; used in treating acute myocardial infarction
tissue plasminogen activator.
- noun a thrombolytic agent (trade name Activase) that causes fibrinolysis at the site of a blood clot; used in treating acute myocardial infarction
- actins1/5
actin
- noun one of the proteins into which actomyosin can be split; can exist in either a globular or a fibrous form
- noun one of the proteins into which actomyosin can be split; can exist in either a globular or a fibrous form
- actinia1/5
actinia
- noun any sea anemone or related animal
actiniarian; actinian.
- noun a genus of sea anemone common in rock pools
genus Actinia.
- noun any sea anemone or related animal
- actitis1/5
actitis
- noun a genus of Scolopacidae
genus Actitis.
- noun a genus of Scolopacidae
- actinidia1/5
actinidia
- noun small Asiatic woody vine bearing many-seeded fruit
genus Actinidia.
- noun small Asiatic woody vine bearing many-seeded fruit
- actaea1/5
actaea
- noun baneberry
genus Actaea.
- noun baneberry
- actinomycotic1/5
actinomycotic
- adjective of or related to actinomycosis infection
- adjective of or related to actinomycosis infection
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actional
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actualism
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- actg1/5
- actualist1/5
actualist
One who deals with or considers actually existing facts and conditions, rather than fancies or theories; -- opposed to idealist. J. Grote.
- actionability1/5
actionability
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- actionless1/5
actionless
Void of action.
- activins1/5
- actualistic1/5
- actons1/5
acton
A stuffed jacket worn under the mail, or (later) a jacket plated with mail. Spelled also Obs. Halliwell. Sir W. Scott.hacqueton .
- actionists1/5
actionist
(Com.) A shareholder in joint-stock company. Obs.
- actionist1/5
actionist
(Com.) A shareholder in joint-stock company. Obs.
- actory1/5
actory
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- actinopterygian1/5
actinopterygian
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Derived words of act
- enacted«Word Popularity Bar5/5
enact
- verb order by virtue of superior authority; decree
ordain.
- The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews
- the legislature enacted this law in 1985
- verb act out; represent or perform as if in a play
reenact; act out.
- She reenacted what had happened earlier that day
- verb order by virtue of superior authority; decree
- practice5/5
practice
- noun a customary way of operation or behavior
pattern.
- it is their practice to give annual raises
- they changed their dietary pattern
- noun systematic training by multiple repetitions
recitation; practice session; drill; exercise.
- practice makes perfect
- noun a customary way of operation or behavior
- character5/5
character
- noun an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
fictional character; fictitious character.
- she is the main character in the novel
- noun a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
lineament; quality.
- each town has a quality all its own
- the radical character of our demands
- noun an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
- practices5/5
practice
- noun a customary way of operation or behavior
pattern.
- it is their practice to give annual raises
- they changed their dietary pattern
- noun systematic training by multiple repetitions
recitation; practice session; drill; exercise.
- practice makes perfect
- noun a customary way of operation or behavior
- reaction5/5
reaction
- noun (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
chemical reaction.
- there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water
- noun an idea evoked by some experience
- his reaction to the news was to start planning what to do
- noun (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
- interaction5/5
interaction
- noun a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting
- noun (physics) the transfer of energy between elementary particles or between an elementary particle and a field or between fields; mediated by gauge bosons
fundamental interaction.
- noun a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting
- characters5/5
character
- noun an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
fictional character; fictitious character.
- she is the main character in the novel
- noun a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
lineament; quality.
- each town has a quality all its own
- the radical character of our demands
- noun an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
- interactions5/5
interaction
- noun a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting
- noun (physics) the transfer of energy between elementary particles or between an elementary particle and a field or between fields; mediated by gauge bosons
fundamental interaction.
- noun a mutual or reciprocal action; interacting
- reactions5/5
reaction
- noun (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
chemical reaction.
- there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water
- noun an idea evoked by some experience
- his reaction to the news was to start planning what to do
- noun (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
- satisfaction5/5
satisfaction
- noun the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
- the chef tasted the sauce with great satisfaction
- noun state of being gratified or satisfied
gratification.
- dull repetitious work gives no gratification
- to my immense gratification he arrived on time
- noun the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
- transactions5/5
transactions
- noun a written account of what transpired at a meeting
proceedings; minutes.
- noun the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)
dealing; transaction; dealings.
- no transactions are possible without him
- he has always been honest is his dealings with me
- noun a written account of what transpired at a meeting
- transaction5/5
transaction
- noun the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)
dealing; dealings.
- no transactions are possible without him
- he has always been honest is his dealings with me
- noun the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities)
- contacts5/5
contact
- noun close interaction
- they kept in daily contact
- they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings
- noun the act of touching physically
physical contact.
- her fingers came in contact with the light switch
- noun close interaction
- impacts5/5
impact
- noun the striking of one body against another
- noun a forceful consequence; a strong effect
wallop.
- the book had an important impact on my thinking
- the book packs a wallop
- noun the striking of one body against another
- interactive5/5
interactive
- adjective used especially of drugs or muscles that work together so the total effect is greater than the sum of the two (or more)
synergistic.
- adjective satellite capable of acting on or influencing each other
interactional.
- adjective used especially of drugs or muscles that work together so the total effect is greater than the sum of the two (or more)
- tactics5/5
tactics
- noun the branch of military science dealing with detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives set by strategy
- noun a plan for attaining a particular goal
maneuver; manoeuvre; tactic.
- noun the branch of military science dealing with detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives set by strategy
- characterization5/5
characterization
- noun a graphic or vivid verbal description
picture; delineation; characterisation; word picture; depiction; word-painting.
- too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures
- the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland
- the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters
- noun the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features
characterisation.
- the media's characterization of Al Gore as a nerd
- noun a graphic or vivid verbal description
- contractor5/5
contractor
- noun someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things
- noun the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps
declarer.
- noun someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things
- practiced5/5
practiced
- adjective satellite having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
good; expert; skillful; proficient; adept; skilful.
- adept in handicrafts
- an adept juggler
- an expert job
- a good mechanic
- a practiced marksman
- a proficient engineer
- a lesser-known but no less skillful composer
- the effect was achieved by skillful retouching
- verb carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
practise; practice; exercise; do.
- practice law
- adjective satellite having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
- contracting5/5
contracting
- noun becoming infected
catching.
- catching cold is sometimes unavoidable
- the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic
- verb enter into a contractual arrangement
undertake; contract.
- noun becoming infected
- reactive5/5
reactive
- adjective participating readily in reactions
- sodium is a reactive metal
- free radicals are very reactive
- adjective satellite reacting to a stimulus
responsive.
- the skin of old persons is less reactive than that of younger persons
- adjective participating readily in reactions
- practical5/5
practical
- adjective concerned with actual use or practice
- he is a very practical person
- the idea had no practical application
- a practical knowledge of Japanese
- woodworking is a practical art
- adjective satellite guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
hardheaded; hard-nosed; pragmatic.
- a hardheaded appraisal of our position
- a hard-nosed labor leader
- completely practical in his approach to business
- not ideology but pragmatic politics
- adjective concerned with actual use or practice
- manufacturing5/5
manufacturing
- noun the act of making something (a product) from raw materials
manufacture; fabrication.
- the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals
- an improvement in the manufacture of explosives
- manufacturing is vital to Great Britain
- verb put together out of artificial or natural components or parts; He manufactured a popular cereal"
manufacture; fabricate; construct.
- the company fabricates plastic chairs
- They manufacture small toys
- noun the act of making something (a product) from raw materials
- contracts5/5
contract
- noun a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
- noun (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
declaration.
- noun a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
- factory5/5
factory
- noun a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
mill; manufactory; manufacturing plant.
- noun a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
- attracted5/5
attract
- verb direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
pull; pull in; draw in; draw.
- Her good looks attract the stares of many men
- The ad pulled in many potential customers
- This pianist pulls huge crowds
- The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers
- verb be attractive to
appeal.
- The idea of a vacation appeals to me
- The beautiful garden attracted many people
- verb direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
- fracture5/5
fracture
- noun breaking of hard tissue such as bone
break.
- it was a nasty fracture
- the break seems to have been caused by a fall
- noun (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
fault; geological fault; break; faulting; shift.
- they built it right over a geological fault
- he studied the faulting of the earth's crust
- noun breaking of hard tissue such as bone
- manufacture5/5
manufacture
- noun the organized action of making of goods and services for sale
industry.
- American industry is making increased use of computers to control production
- noun the act of making something (a product) from raw materials
manufacturing; fabrication.
- the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals
- an improvement in the manufacture of explosives
- manufacturing is vital to Great Britain
- noun the organized action of making of goods and services for sale
- attraction5/5
attraction
- noun the force by which one object attracts another
attractive force.
- noun an entertainment that is offered to the public
- noun the force by which one object attracts another
- manufactured5/5
manufactured
- adjective satellite produced in a large-scale industrial operation
- verb put together out of artificial or natural components or parts; He manufactured a popular cereal"
manufacture; fabricate; construct.
- the company fabricates plastic chairs
- They manufacture small toys
- adjective satellite produced in a large-scale industrial operation
- factories5/5
factory
- noun a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
mill; manufactory; manufacturing plant.
- noun a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
- extracted5/5
extract
- noun a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
infusion.
- noun a passage selected from a larger work
excerption; selection; excerpt.
- he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings
- noun a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
- fractures5/5
fracture
- noun breaking of hard tissue such as bone
break.
- it was a nasty fracture
- the break seems to have been caused by a fall
- noun (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
fault; geological fault; break; faulting; shift.
- they built it right over a geological fault
- he studied the faulting of the earth's crust
- noun breaking of hard tissue such as bone
- artifacts5/5
artifact
- noun a man-made object taken as a whole
artefact.
- noun a man-made object taken as a whole
- factors5/5
factor
- noun anything that contributes causally to a result
- a number of factors determined the outcome
- noun an abstract part of something
ingredient; constituent; component; element.
- jealousy was a component of his character
- two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony
- the grammatical elements of a sentence
- a key factor in her success
- humor: an effective ingredient of a speech
- noun anything that contributes causally to a result
- factor5/5
factor
- noun anything that contributes causally to a result
- a number of factors determined the outcome
- noun an abstract part of something
ingredient; constituent; component; element.
- jealousy was a component of his character
- two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony
- the grammatical elements of a sentence
- a key factor in her success
- humor: an effective ingredient of a speech
- noun anything that contributes causally to a result
- characteristics5/5
characteristic
- noun a prominent attribute or aspect of something
feature.
- the map showed roads and other features
- generosity is one of his best characteristics
- noun a distinguishing quality
- noun a prominent attribute or aspect of something
- facts5/5
fact
- noun a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
- first you must collect all the facts of the case
- noun a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened
- he supported his argument with an impressive array of facts
- noun a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
- characteristic5/5
characteristic
- noun a prominent attribute or aspect of something
feature.
- the map showed roads and other features
- generosity is one of his best characteristics
- noun a distinguishing quality
- noun a prominent attribute or aspect of something
- characterized5/5
characterize
- verb describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
qualify; characterise.
- You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist
- This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover
- verb be characteristic of
characterise.
- What characterizes a Venetian painting?
- verb describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
- attractive5/5
attractive
- adjective pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
- a remarkably attractive young man
- an attractive personality
- attractive clothes
- a book with attractive illustrations
- adjective satellite having power to arouse interest
- an attractive opportunity
- the job is attractive because of the pay
- adjective pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm
- fraction5/5
fraction
- noun a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process
- noun a small part or item forming a piece of a whole
- noun a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process
- bacteria5/5
bacteria
- noun (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants
bacterium.
- noun (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants
- practically5/5
practically
- adverb almost; nearly
- practically the first thing I saw when I got off the train
- he was practically the only guest at the party
- there was practically no garden at all
- adverb in a practical manner
- practically orientated institutions such as business schools
- a brilliant man but so practically inept that he needed help to cross the road safely
- adverb almost; nearly
- practitioners5/5
practitioner
- noun someone who practices a learned profession
practician.
- noun someone who practices a learned profession
- manufacturers5/5
manufacturer
- noun a business engaged in manufacturing some product
manufacturing business; maker.
- noun someone who manufactures something
producer.
- noun a business engaged in manufacturing some product
- manufacturer5/5
manufacturer
- noun a business engaged in manufacturing some product
manufacturing business; maker.
- noun someone who manufactures something
producer.
- noun a business engaged in manufacturing some product
- extraction5/5
extraction
- noun the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means
- noun properties attributable to your ancestry
origin; descent.
- he comes from good origins
- noun the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means
- practitioner5/5
practitioner
- noun someone who practices a learned profession
practician.
- noun someone who practices a learned profession
- characterize5/5
characterize
- verb describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
qualify; characterise.
- You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist
- This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover
- verb be characteristic of
characterise.
- What characterizes a Venetian painting?
- verb describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
- satisfactory5/5
satisfactory
- adjective giving satisfaction
- satisfactory living conditions
- his grades were satisfactory
- adjective satellite meeting requirements
acceptable.
- the step makes a satisfactory seat
- adjective giving satisfaction
- bacterial5/5
bacterial
- adjective relating to or caused by bacteria
- bacterial infection
- adjective relating to or caused by bacteria
- contraction5/5
contraction
- noun (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
muscular contraction; muscle contraction.
- noun the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
condensation; compression.
- the contraction of a gas on cooling
- noun (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
- exactly5/5
exactly
- adverb indicating exactness or preciseness
precisely; just.
- he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do
- it was just as he said--the jewel was gone
- it has just enough salt
- adverb just as it should be
on the nose; on the dot; precisely; on the button.
- `Precisely, my lord,' he said
- adverb indicating exactness or preciseness
- interacting4/5
interact
- verb act together or towards others or with others
- He should interact more with his colleagues
- verb act together or towards others or with others
- enactment4/5
enactment
- noun the passing of a law by a legislative body
passage.
- noun a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
act.
- noun the passing of a law by a legislative body
- reacted4/5
react
- verb show a response or a reaction to something
respond.
- verb act against or in opposition to
oppose.
- She reacts negatively to everything I say
- verb show a response or a reaction to something
- reacting4/5
react
- verb show a response or a reaction to something
respond.
- verb act against or in opposition to
oppose.
- She reacts negatively to everything I say
- verb show a response or a reaction to something
- practicable4/5
practicable
- adjective satellite usable for a specific purpose
operable.
- an operable plan
- a practicable solution
- adjective satellite capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are
viable; executable; workable; feasible.
- adjective satellite usable for a specific purpose
- interacts4/5
interact
- verb act together or towards others or with others
- He should interact more with his colleagues
- verb act together or towards others or with others
- reacts4/5
react
- verb show a response or a reaction to something
respond.
- verb act against or in opposition to
oppose.
- She reacts negatively to everything I say
- verb show a response or a reaction to something
- practicing4/5
practice
- noun a customary way of operation or behavior
pattern.
- it is their practice to give annual raises
- they changed their dietary pattern
- noun systematic training by multiple repetitions
recitation; practice session; drill; exercise.
- practice makes perfect
- noun a customary way of operation or behavior
- contractors4/5
contractor
- noun someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things
- noun the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps
declarer.
- noun someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things
- practised4/5
practised
- adjective satellite skillful after much practice
practiced.
- verb engage in a rehearsal (of)
practise; practice; rehearse.
- adjective satellite skillful after much practice
- practise4/5
practise
- verb engage in a rehearsal (of)
practice; rehearse.
- verb carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
practice; exercise; do.
- practice law
- verb engage in a rehearsal (of)
- inactive4/5
inactive
- adjective satellite (chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert
- desired amounts of inactive chlorine
- adjective (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly
- adjective satellite (chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert
- tactic4/5
tactic
- noun a plan for attaining a particular goal
maneuver; manoeuvre; tactics.
- noun a plan for attaining a particular goal
- impacted4/5
impacted
- adjective satellite wedged or packed in together
wedged.
- an impacted tooth
- verb press or wedge together; pack together
impact.
- adjective satellite wedged or packed in together
- practising4/5
practise
- verb engage in a rehearsal (of)
practice; rehearse.
- verb carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
practice; exercise; do.
- practice law
- verb engage in a rehearsal (of)
- abstraction4/5
abstraction
- noun a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
abstract.
- he loved her only in the abstract--not in person
- noun the act of withdrawing or removing something
- noun a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
- contracted4/5
contracted
- adjective reduced in size or pulled together
- the contracted pupils of her eyes
- verb enter into a contractual arrangement
undertake; contract.
- adjective reduced in size or pulled together
- extracts4/5
extract
- noun a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
infusion.
- noun a passage selected from a larger work
excerption; selection; excerpt.
- he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings
- noun a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
- tactical4/5
tactical
- adjective of or pertaining to tactic or tactics
- a tactical error
- adjective of or pertaining to tactic or tactics
- attractions4/5
attraction
- noun the force by which one object attracts another
attractive force.
- noun an entertainment that is offered to the public
- noun the force by which one object attracts another
- contacted4/5
contact
- noun close interaction
- they kept in daily contact
- they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings
- noun the act of touching physically
physical contact.
- her fingers came in contact with the light switch
- noun close interaction
- attracting4/5
attract
- verb direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
pull; pull in; draw in; draw.
- Her good looks attract the stares of many men
- The ad pulled in many potential customers
- This pianist pulls huge crowds
- The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers
- verb be attractive to
appeal.
- The idea of a vacation appeals to me
- The beautiful garden attracted many people
- verb direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
- proactive4/5
proactive
- adjective descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequently
- proactive inhibition
- proactive interference
- adjective satellite (of a policy or person or action) controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond to it after it happens
- adjective descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequently
- manufactures4/5
manufacture
- noun the organized action of making of goods and services for sale
industry.
- American industry is making increased use of computers to control production
- noun the act of making something (a product) from raw materials
manufacturing; fabrication.
- the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals
- an improvement in the manufacture of explosives
- manufacturing is vital to Great Britain
- noun the organized action of making of goods and services for sale
- protracted4/5
protracted
- adjective satellite relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
lengthy; extended; prolonged; drawn-out.
- a drawn-out argument
- an extended discussion
- a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law
- a prolonged and bitter struggle
- protracted negotiations
- verb lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
prolong; protract; draw out; extend.
- We prolonged our stay
- She extended her visit by another day
- The meeting was drawn out until midnight
- adjective satellite relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
- attracts4/5
attract
- verb direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
pull; pull in; draw in; draw.
- Her good looks attract the stares of many men
- The ad pulled in many potential customers
- This pianist pulls huge crowds
- The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers
- verb be attractive to
appeal.
- The idea of a vacation appeals to me
- The beautiful garden attracted many people
- verb direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
- traction4/5
traction
- noun the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)
grip; adhesive friction.
- noun (orthopedics) the act of pulling on a bone or limb (as in a fracture) to relieve pressure or align parts in a special way during healing
- his leg was in traction for several days
- noun the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)
- artefacts4/5
artefact
- noun a man-made object taken as a whole
artifact.
- noun a man-made object taken as a whole
- reactivity4/5
reactivity
- noun responsive to stimulation
responsiveness.
- noun ready susceptibility to chemical change
- noun responsive to stimulation
- extracting4/5
extract
- noun a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
infusion.
- noun a passage selected from a larger work
excerption; selection; excerpt.
- he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings
- noun a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
- fractured4/5
fracture
- noun breaking of hard tissue such as bone
break.
- it was a nasty fracture
- the break seems to have been caused by a fall
- noun (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
fault; geological fault; break; faulting; shift.
- they built it right over a geological fault
- he studied the faulting of the earth's crust
- noun breaking of hard tissue such as bone
- malpractice4/5
malpractice
- noun professional wrongdoing that results in injury or damage
- the widow sued his surgeon for malpractice
- noun a wrongful act that the actor had no right to do; improper professional conduct
- he charged them with electoral malpractices
- noun professional wrongdoing that results in injury or damage
- didactic4/5
didactic
- adjective satellite instructive (especially excessively)
didactical.
- adjective satellite instructive (especially excessively)
- abstractions4/5
abstraction
- noun a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
abstract.
- he loved her only in the abstract--not in person
- noun the act of withdrawing or removing something
- noun a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
- contacting4/5
contact
- noun close interaction
- they kept in daily contact
- they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings
- noun the act of touching physically
physical contact.
- her fingers came in contact with the light switch
- noun close interaction
- factual4/5
factual
- adjective satellite existing in act or fact
actual.
- rocks and trees...the actual world
- actual heroism
- the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced
- adjective of or relating to or characterized by facts
- factual considerations
- adjective satellite existing in act or fact
- contractual4/5
contractual
- adjective relating to or part of a binding legal agreement
- contractual obligations
- adjective relating to or part of a binding legal agreement
- fractions4/5
fraction
- noun a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process
- noun a small part or item forming a piece of a whole
- noun a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process
- reactor4/5
reactor
- noun an electrical device used to introduce reactance into a circuit
- noun (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements
nuclear reactor.
- noun an electrical device used to introduce reactance into a circuit
- characterised4/5
characterise
- verb be characteristic of
characterize.
- What characterizes a Venetian painting?
- verb describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
characterize; qualify.
- You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist
- This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover
- verb be characteristic of
- tracts4/5
tract
- noun an extended area of land
piece of land; piece of ground; parcel of land; parcel.
- noun a system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose
- noun an extended area of land
- distracted4/5
distracted
- adjective satellite having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety
distrait.
- verb draw someone's attention away from something
deflect; distract.
- The thief distracted the bystanders
- He deflected his competitors
- adjective satellite having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety
- factions4/5
faction
- noun a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
junto; camarilla; cabal.
- noun a dissenting clique
sect.
- noun a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
- faction4/5
faction
- noun a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
junto; camarilla; cabal.
- noun a dissenting clique
sect.
- noun a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
- distraction4/5
distraction
- noun mental turmoil
- he drives me to distraction
- noun an obstacle to attention
- noun mental turmoil
- characterizes4/5
characterize
- verb describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
qualify; characterise.
- You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist
- This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover
- verb be characteristic of
characterise.
- What characterizes a Venetian painting?
- verb describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
- abstracts4/5
abstract
- noun a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
abstraction.
- he loved her only in the abstract--not in person
- noun a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
precis; synopsis; outline.
- noun a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
- refractory4/5
refractory
- noun lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace
furnace lining.
- adjective satellite not responding to treatment
stubborn.
- a stubborn infection
- a refractory case of acne
- stubborn rust stains
- noun lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace
- attractiveness4/5
attractiveness
- noun the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts
attraction.
- her personality held a strange attraction for him
- noun sexual allure
- noun the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts
- fractional4/5
fractional
- adjective constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety
- a fractional share of the vote
- a partial dose
- adjective constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety
- characterizing4/5
characterize
- verb describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
qualify; characterise.
- You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist
- This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover
- verb be characteristic of
characterise.
- What characterizes a Venetian painting?
- verb describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
- reactors4/5
reactor
- noun an electrical device used to introduce reactance into a circuit
- noun (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements
nuclear reactor.
- noun an electrical device used to introduce reactance into a circuit
- impractical4/5
impractical
- adjective not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters
- refloating the ship proved impractical because of the expense
- he is intelligent but too impractical for commercial work
- an impractical solution
- adjective satellite not practical or realizable; speculative
airy; windy; visionary; Laputan.
- airy theories about socioeconomic improvement
- visionary schemes for getting rich
- adjective not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters
- refraction4/5
refraction
- noun the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another
- noun the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
deflexion; deflection.
- noun the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another
- distractions4/5
distraction
- noun mental turmoil
- he drives me to distraction
- noun an obstacle to attention
- noun mental turmoil
- subtracting4/5
subtract
- verb make a subtraction
deduct; take off.
- subtract this amount from my paycheck
- verb take off or away
- this prefix was subtracted when the word was borrowed from French
- verb make a subtraction
- diffraction4/5
diffraction
- noun when light passes sharp edges or goes through narrow slits the rays are deflected and produce fringes of light and dark bands
- noun when light passes sharp edges or goes through narrow slits the rays are deflected and produce fringes of light and dark bands
- contractions4/5
contraction
- noun (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
muscular contraction; muscle contraction.
- noun the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
condensation; compression.
- the contraction of a gas on cooling
- noun (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
- refractive4/5
refractive
- adjective of or relating to or capable of refraction
refractile.
- the refractive characteristics of the eye
- adjective satellite capable of changing the direction (of a light or sound wave)
deflective.
- adjective of or relating to or capable of refraction
- subtraction4/5
subtraction
- noun an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated
minus.
- the subtraction of three from four leaves one
- four minus three equals one
- noun the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)
deduction.
- he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks
- noun an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated
- surfactant4/5
surfactant
- noun a chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved
surface-active agent; wetter; wetting agent.
- noun a chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved
- reactionary4/5
reactionary
- noun an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism
extreme right-winger; ultraconservative.
- adjective satellite extremely conservative
reactionist; far-right.
- noun an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism
- tactile4/5
tactile
- adjective of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch
tactual; haptic.
- haptic data
- a tactile reflex
- adjective satellite producing a sensation of touch
tactual.
- tactile qualities
- the tactual luxury of stroking silky human hair
- adjective of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch
- intractable4/5
intractable
- adjective not tractable; difficult to manage or mold
- an intractable disposition
- intractable pain
- the most intractable issue of our era
- intractable metal
- adjective not tractable; difficult to manage or mold
- syntactic4/5
syntactic
- adjective of or relating to or conforming to the rules of syntax
syntactical.
- the syntactic rules of a language
- adjective of or relating to or conforming to the rules of syntax
- dissatisfaction4/5
dissatisfaction
- noun the feeling of being displeased and discontent
- he was never slow to express his dissatisfaction with the service he received
- noun the feeling of being displeased and discontent
- unsatisfactory4/5
unsatisfactory
- adjective not giving satisfaction
- shops should take back unsatisfactory goods
- her performance proved to be unsatisfactory
- life is becoming increasingly unsatifactory
- our discussion was very unsatisfactory
- adjective not giving satisfaction
- tractor4/5
tractor
- noun a wheeled vehicle with large wheels; used in farming and other applications
- noun a truck that has a cab but no body; used for pulling large trailers or vans
- noun a wheeled vehicle with large wheels; used in farming and other applications
- satisfactorily4/5
satisfactorily
- adverb in a satisfactory manner
- adverb in a satisfactory manner
- characteristically4/5
characteristically
- adverb in characteristic manner
- he arrived characteristically late
- adverb in characteristic manner
- olfactory4/5
olfactory
- adjective of or relating to olfaction
olfactive.
- adjective of or relating to olfaction
- hyperactivity4/5
hyperactivity
- noun a condition characterized by excessive restlessness and movement
- noun a condition characterized by excessive restlessness and movement
- radioactive4/5
radioactive
- adjective exhibiting or caused by radioactivity
- radioactive isotope
- radioactive decay
- radioactive fallout
- adjective exhibiting or caused by radioactivity
- facto4/5
facto
(Law) In fact; by the act or fact.
- transactional4/5
transactional
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- enacting3/5
enact
- verb order by virtue of superior authority; decree
ordain.
- The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews
- the legislature enacted this law in 1985
- verb act out; represent or perform as if in a play
reenact; act out.
- She reenacted what had happened earlier that day
- verb order by virtue of superior authority; decree
- inactivity3/5
inactivity
- noun the state of being inactive
inactiveness; inaction.
- noun a disposition to remain inactive or inert
inertia; inactiveness.
- he had to overcome his inertia and get back to work
- noun the state of being inactive
- interacted3/5
interact
- verb act together or towards others or with others
- He should interact more with his colleagues
- verb act together or towards others or with others
- enactments3/5
enactment
- noun the passing of a law by a legislative body
passage.
- noun a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
act.
- noun the passing of a law by a legislative body
- enacts3/5
enact
- verb order by virtue of superior authority; decree
ordain.
- The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews
- the legislature enacted this law in 1985
- verb act out; represent or perform as if in a play
reenact; act out.
- She reenacted what had happened earlier that day
- verb order by virtue of superior authority; decree
- counteracting3/5
counteract
- verb act in opposition to
antagonize; antagonise.
- verb oppose or check by a counteraction
countercheck.
- verb act in opposition to
- interactional3/5
interactional
- adjective satellite capable of acting on or influencing each other
interactive.
- adjective satellite capable of acting on or influencing each other
- compacted3/5
compact
- noun a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
powder compact.
- noun a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
covenant; concordat.
- noun a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
- impacting3/5
impact
- noun the striking of one body against another
- noun a forceful consequence; a strong effect
wallop.
- the book had an important impact on my thinking
- the book packs a wallop
- noun the striking of one body against another
- characterizations3/5
characterization
- noun a graphic or vivid verbal description
picture; delineation; characterisation; word picture; depiction; word-painting.
- too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures
- the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland
- the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters
- noun the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features
characterisation.
- the media's characterization of Al Gore as a nerd
- noun a graphic or vivid verbal description
- satisfactions3/5
satisfaction
- noun the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
- the chef tasted the sauce with great satisfaction
- noun state of being gratified or satisfied
gratification.
- dull repetitious work gives no gratification
- to my immense gratification he arrived on time
- noun the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
- transacted3/5
transact
- verb conduct business
- transact with foreign governments
- verb conduct business
- exacting3/5
exacting
- adjective having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures
fastidious.
- fastidious microorganisms
- certain highly specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their requirements
- verb claim as due or just
exact; demand.
- The bank demanded payment of the loan
- adjective having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures
- inaction3/5
inaction
- noun the state of being inactive
inactivity; inactiveness.
- noun the state of being inactive
- characterisation3/5
characterisation
- noun a graphic or vivid verbal description
picture; delineation; characterization; word picture; depiction; word-painting.
- too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures
- the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland
- the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters
- noun the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features
characterization.
- the media's characterization of Al Gore as a nerd
- noun a graphic or vivid verbal description
- compaction3/5
compaction
- noun an increase in the density of something
densification; concretion; compression.
- noun the act of crushing
crush; crunch.
- noun an increase in the density of something
- practicality3/5
practicality
- noun concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities
- noun concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities
- retracted3/5
retracted
- adjective satellite drawn back and in
- a cat with retracted claws
- verb formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
retract; resile; abjure; forswear; recant.
- He retracted his earlier statements about his religion
- She abjured her beliefs
- adjective satellite drawn back and in
- exacted3/5
exact
- verb claim as due or just
demand.
- The bank demanded payment of the loan
- verb take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
claim; take.
- the accident claimed three lives
- The hard work took its toll on her
- verb claim as due or just
- subcontracting3/5
subcontract
- noun a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract
- verb arranged for contracted work to be done by others
farm out; job.
- noun a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract
- infractions3/5
infraction
- noun a crime less serious than a felony
violation; infringement; misdemeanor; misdemeanour.
- noun a crime less serious than a felony
- redaction3/5
redaction
- noun putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form
editing.
- noun the act of putting something in writing
- noun putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form
- infraction3/5
infraction
- noun a crime less serious than a felony
violation; infringement; misdemeanor; misdemeanour.
- noun a crime less serious than a felony
- fracturing3/5
fracture
- noun breaking of hard tissue such as bone
break.
- it was a nasty fracture
- the break seems to have been caused by a fall
- noun (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
fault; geological fault; break; faulting; shift.
- they built it right over a geological fault
- he studied the faulting of the earth's crust
- noun breaking of hard tissue such as bone
- pacts3/5
pact
- noun a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
accord; treaty.
- noun a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
- practicalities3/5
practicality
- noun concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities
- noun concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities
- fractal3/5
fractal
- noun (mathematics) a geometric pattern that is repeated at every scale and so cannot be represented by classical geometry
- noun (mathematics) a geometric pattern that is repeated at every scale and so cannot be represented by classical geometry
- prophylactic3/5
prophylactic
- noun remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
preventive; preventative.
- the doctor recommended several preventatives
- noun contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
rubber; safe; safety; condom.
- noun remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
- inactivation3/5
inactivation
- noun the process of rendering inactive
- the gene inactivation system
- thermal inactivation of serum samples
- noun breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)
deactivation.
- noun the process of rendering inactive
- bacterium3/5
bacterium
- noun (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants
bacteria.
- noun (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants
- distracting3/5
distract
- verb draw someone's attention away from something
deflect.
- The thief distracted the bystanders
- He deflected his competitors
- verb disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
perturb; disquiet; cark; trouble; disorder; unhinge.
- She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill
- verb draw someone's attention away from something
- abstracted3/5
abstracted
- adjective satellite lost in thought; showing preoccupation
absent; scatty; absentminded.
- an absent stare
- an absentminded professor
- the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence
- verb consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
abstract.
- adjective satellite lost in thought; showing preoccupation
- subtracted3/5
subtract
- verb make a subtraction
deduct; take off.
- subtract this amount from my paycheck
- verb take off or away
- this prefix was subtracted when the word was borrowed from French
- verb make a subtraction
- lactation3/5
lactation
- noun the period following birth during which milk is secreted
- lactation normally continues until weaning
- noun the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands
- noun the period following birth during which milk is secreted
- benefactor3/5
benefactor
- noun a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)
helper.
- noun a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)
- galactic3/5
galactic
- adjective of or relating to a galaxy (especially our galaxy the Milky Way)
- the galactic plane
- adjective satellite inconceivably large
astronomical; astronomic.
- adjective of or relating to a galaxy (especially our galaxy the Milky Way)
- retraction3/5
retraction
- noun a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
recantation; abjuration.
- noun the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back
- the retraction of the landing gear
- retraction of the foreskin
- noun a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
- subcontractor3/5
subcontractor
- noun someone who enters into a subcontract with the primary contractor
- noun someone who enters into a subcontract with the primary contractor
- subcontractors3/5
subcontractor
- noun someone who enters into a subcontract with the primary contractor
- noun someone who enters into a subcontract with the primary contractor
- characterise3/5
characterise
- verb be characteristic of
characterize.
- What characterizes a Venetian painting?
- verb describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
characterize; qualify.
- You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist
- This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover
- verb be characteristic of
- factored3/5
factor
- noun anything that contributes causally to a result
- a number of factors determined the outcome
- noun an abstract part of something
ingredient; constituent; component; element.
- jealousy was a component of his character
- two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony
- the grammatical elements of a sentence
- a key factor in her success
- humor: an effective ingredient of a speech
- noun anything that contributes causally to a result
- retroactive3/5
retroactive
- adjective descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on the effects of events or stimuli or process that occurred previously
- adjective satellite affecting things past
retro; ex post facto.
- retroactive tax increase
- an ex-post-facto law
- retro pay
- adjective descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on the effects of events or stimuli or process that occurred previously
- inactivated3/5
inactivate
- verb release from military service or remove from the active list of military service
demobilise; demobilize.
- verb make inactive
deactivate.
- they deactivated the file
- verb release from military service or remove from the active list of military service
- factoring3/5
factoring
- noun (mathematics) the resolution of an entity into factors such that when multiplied together they give the original entity
factorisation; factorization.
- verb resolve into factors
factor in; factor out; factor.
- a quantum computer can factor the number 15
- noun (mathematics) the resolution of an entity into factors such that when multiplied together they give the original entity
- benefactors3/5
benefactor
- noun a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)
helper.
- noun a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)
- attractor3/5
attractor
- noun an entertainer who attracts large audiences
attraction; draw; drawing card; attracter.
- he was the biggest drawing card they had
- noun (physics) a point in the ideal multidimensional phase space that is used to describe a system toward which the system tends to evolve regardless of the starting conditions of the system
attracter.
- noun an entertainer who attracts large audiences
- refracted3/5
refract
- verb subject to refraction
- refract a light beam
- verb determine the refracting power of (a lens)
- verb subject to refraction
- characterises3/5
characterise
- verb be characteristic of
characterize.
- What characterizes a Venetian painting?
- verb describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
characterize; qualify.
- You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist
- This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover
- verb be characteristic of
- tractable3/5
tractable
- adjective easily managed (controlled or taught or molded)
manipulable.
- tractable young minds
- the natives...being...of an intelligent tractable disposition"- Samuel Butler
- adjective satellite readily reacting to suggestions and influences
amenable.
- a responsive student
- adjective easily managed (controlled or taught or molded)
- abstracting3/5
abstract
- noun a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
abstraction.
- he loved her only in the abstract--not in person
- noun a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
precis; synopsis; outline.
- noun a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
- factorization3/5
factorization
- noun (mathematics) the resolution of an entity into factors such that when multiplied together they give the original entity
factorisation; factoring.
- noun (mathematics) the resolution of an entity into factors such that when multiplied together they give the original entity
- lactate3/5
lactate
- noun a salt or ester of lactic acid
- verb give suck to
wet-nurse; suckle; breastfeed; give suck; suck; nurse.
- The wetnurse suckled the infant
- You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places
- noun a salt or ester of lactic acid
- unattractive3/5
unattractive
- adjective lacking beauty or charm
- as unattractive as most mining regions
- adjective satellite lacking power to arouse interest
- being unemployed is a most unattractive prospect
- adjective lacking beauty or charm
- surfactants3/5
surfactant
- noun a chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved
surface-active agent; wetter; wetting agent.
- noun a chemical agent capable of reducing the surface tension of a liquid in which it is dissolved
- impracticable3/5
impracticable
- adjective satellite not capable of being carried out or put into practice
unfeasible; unworkable; infeasible.
- refloating the sunken ship proved impracticable because of its fragility
- a suggested reform that was unfeasible in the prevailing circumstances
- adjective satellite not capable of being carried out or put into practice
- fractionation3/5
fractionation
- noun a process that uses heat to separate a substance into its components
fractional process.
- noun separation into portions
- noun a process that uses heat to separate a substance into its components
- reactants3/5
reactant
- noun a chemical substance that is present at the start of a chemical reaction
- noun a chemical substance that is present at the start of a chemical reaction
- detractors3/5
detractor
- noun one who disparages or belittles the worth of something
depreciator; knocker; disparager.
- noun one who disparages or belittles the worth of something
- antibacterial3/5
antibacterial
- noun any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth
antibacterial drug; bactericide.
- adjective destroying bacteria or inhibiting their growth
- noun any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth
- chiropractic3/5
chiropractic
- noun a method of treatment that manipulates body structures (especially the spine) to relieve low back pain or even headache or high blood pressure
- noun a method of treatment that manipulates body structures (especially the spine) to relieve low back pain or even headache or high blood pressure
- counterfactual3/5
counterfactual
- adjective satellite going counter to the facts (usually as a hypothesis)
contrary to fact.
- adjective satellite going counter to the facts (usually as a hypothesis)
- reactant3/5
reactant
- noun a chemical substance that is present at the start of a chemical reaction
- noun a chemical substance that is present at the start of a chemical reaction
- hyperactive3/5
hyperactive
- adjective satellite more active than normal
overactive.
- a hyperactive child
- adjective satellite more active than normal
- climactic3/5
climactic
- adjective consisting of or causing a climax
- a climactic development
- adjective consisting of or causing a climax
- reactance3/5
reactance
- noun opposition to the flow of electric current resulting from inductance and capacitance (rather than resistance)
- noun opposition to the flow of electric current resulting from inductance and capacitance (rather than resistance)
- contractility3/5
contractility
- noun the capability or quality of shrinking or contracting, especially by muscle fibers and even some other forms of living matter
- noun the capability or quality of shrinking or contracting, especially by muscle fibers and even some other forms of living matter
- tactful3/5
tactful
- adjective having or showing a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others
- she was tactful enough not to shatter his illusion
- a tactful remark eased her embarrassment
- adjective satellite showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with people
kid-glove.
- by diplomatic conduct he avoided antagonizing anyone
- a tactful way of correcting someone
- the agency got the kid-glove treatment on Capitol Hill
- adjective having or showing a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others
- contracture3/5
contracture
- noun an abnormal and usually permanent contraction of a muscle
- noun an abnormal and usually permanent contraction of a muscle
- cofactor3/5
cofactor
- noun a substance (as a coenzyme) that must join with another to produce a given result
- noun a substance (as a coenzyme) that must join with another to produce a given result
- liquefaction3/5
liquefaction
- noun the conversion of a solid or a gas into a liquid
- noun the conversion of a solid or a gas into a liquid
- factually3/5
factually
- adverb as a fact or based on fact
- they learn much, factually, about the problems of retirement and provision for old age, and, psychologically, in the sharing of their thoughts on retirement
- adverb as a fact or based on fact
- lactating3/5
lactating
- adjective producing or secreting milk
wet.
- a wet nurse
- a wet cow
- lactating cows
- verb give suck to
wet-nurse; suckle; breastfeed; give suck; lactate; suck; nurse.
- The wetnurse suckled the infant
- You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places
- adjective producing or secreting milk
- bacteremia3/5
bacteremia
- noun transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood
bacteriemia; bacteriaemia.
- noun transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood
- lactic3/5
lactic
- adjective of or relating to or obtained from milk (especially sour milk or whey)
- lactic acid
- lactic fermentation
- adjective of or relating to or obtained from milk (especially sour milk or whey)
- tractors3/5
tractor
- noun a wheeled vehicle with large wheels; used in farming and other applications
- noun a truck that has a cab but no body; used for pulling large trailers or vans
- noun a wheeled vehicle with large wheels; used in farming and other applications
- radioactivity3/5
radioactivity
- noun the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay
radiation.
- noun the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay
- factorial3/5
factorial
- noun the product of all the integers up to and including a given integer
- 1, 2, 6, 24, and 120 are factorials
- adjective of or relating to factorials
- noun the product of all the integers up to and including a given integer
- prolactin3/5
prolactin
- noun gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition
lactogenic hormone; luteotropin.
- noun gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition
- contractile3/5
contractile
- adjective satellite capable of contracting or being contracted
- the contractile wings of an insect
- adjective satellite capable of contracting or being contracted
- mycobacterium3/5
mycobacterium
- noun rod-shaped bacteria some saprophytic or causing diseases
mycobacteria.
- noun rod-shaped bacteria some saprophytic or causing diseases
- cyanobacteria3/5
cyanobacteria
- noun predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms containing a blue pigment in addition to chlorophyll; occur singly or in colonies in diverse habitats; important as phytoplankton
blue-green algae.
- noun predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms containing a blue pigment in addition to chlorophyll; occur singly or in colonies in diverse habitats; important as phytoplankton
- exactness3/5
exactness
- noun the quality of being exact
exactitude.
- he demanded exactness in all details
- a man of great exactitude
- noun the quality of being exact
- abstractly3/5
abstractly
- adverb in abstract terms
- adverb in abstract terms
- bacteriophage3/5
bacteriophage
- noun a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria
phage.
- phage uses the bacterium's machinery and energy to produce more phage until the bacterium is destroyed and phage is released to invade surrounding bacteria
- noun a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria
- uncharacteristic3/5
uncharacteristic
- adjective distinctive and not typical
- a book uncharacteristic of its author
- adjective distinctive and not typical
- syntactical3/5
syntactical
- adjective of or relating to or conforming to the rules of syntax
syntactic.
- the syntactic rules of a language
- adjective of or relating to or conforming to the rules of syntax
- tactfully3/5
tactfully
- adverb showing tact or tactfulness; in a tactful manner
- he stepped tactfully in to prevent trouble
- adverb showing tact or tactfulness; in a tactful manner
- lactobacillus3/5
lactobacillus
- noun a Gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium that produces lactic acid (especially in milk)
- noun a Gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium that produces lactic acid (especially in milk)
- cactus3/5
cactus
- noun any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines
- noun any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines
- cataracts3/5
cataract
- noun an eye disease that involves the clouding or opacification of the natural lens of the eye
- noun a large waterfall; violent rush of water over a precipice
- noun an eye disease that involves the clouding or opacification of the natural lens of the eye
- syntactically3/5
syntactically
- adverb with respect to syntax
- syntactically ill-formed
- adverb with respect to syntax
- multifactorial3/5
multifactorial
- adjective satellite involving or depending on several factors or causes (especially pertaining to a condition or disease resulting from the interaction of many genes)
- adjective satellite involving or depending on several factors or causes (especially pertaining to a condition or disease resulting from the interaction of many genes)
- uncharacteristically3/5
uncharacteristically
- adverb in uncharacteristic manner
- he was uncharacteristically cool
- adverb in uncharacteristic manner
- retroactively3/5
retroactively
- adverb after the fact
- he will get paid retroactively
- adverb after the fact
- cacti3/5
cactus
- noun any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines
- noun any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines
- galactose3/5
galactose
- noun a simple sugar found in lactose
brain sugar.
- noun a simple sugar found in lactose
- psychoactive3/5
psychoactive
- adjective affecting the mind or mood or other mental processes
psychotropic.
- psychoactive drugs
- adjective affecting the mind or mood or other mental processes
- lactose3/5
lactose
- noun a sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milk
milk sugar.
- cow's milk contains about 4.7% lactose
- noun a sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milk
- interactivity3/5
interactivity
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- factional3/5
factional
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- reactivation3/5
reactivation
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- proactively3/5
proactive
- adjective descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequently
- proactive inhibition
- proactive interference
- adjective satellite (of a policy or person or action) controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond to it after it happens
- adjective descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequently
- extractive3/5
extractive
Capable of being extracted. "Thirty grains of extractive matter." Kirwan.
- factionalism3/5
factionalism
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- bacteriol3/5
bacteriol
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- interactively3/5
interactive
- adjective used especially of drugs or muscles that work together so the total effect is greater than the sum of the two (or more)
synergistic.
- adjective satellite capable of acting on or influencing each other
interactional.
- adjective used especially of drugs or muscles that work together so the total effect is greater than the sum of the two (or more)
- stereotactic3/5
stereotactic
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- bioactive3/5
- campylobacter3/5
campylobacter
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- counteracted2/5
counteract
- verb act in opposition to
antagonize; antagonise.
- verb oppose or check by a counteraction
countercheck.
- verb act in opposition to
- reenacted2/5
reenact
- verb enact or perform again
- They reenacted the battle of Princeton
- verb enact again
- Congress reenacted the law
- verb enact or perform again
- counteracts2/5
counteract
- verb act in opposition to
antagonize; antagonise.
- verb oppose or check by a counteraction
countercheck.
- verb act in opposition to
- reenacting2/5
reenact
- verb enact or perform again
- They reenacted the battle of Princeton
- verb enact again
- Congress reenacted the law
- verb enact or perform again
- playacting2/5
playacting
- noun the performance of a part or role in a drama
acting; performing; playing.
- verb perform on a stage or theater
play; playact; roleplay; act.
- She acts in this play
- He acted in `Julius Caesar'
- I played in `A Christmas Carol'
- noun the performance of a part or role in a drama
- reenacts2/5
reenact
- verb enact or perform again
- They reenacted the battle of Princeton
- verb enact again
- Congress reenacted the law
- verb enact or perform again
- reenactment2/5
reenactment
- noun performing a role in an event that occurred at an earlier time
- the reenactment of the battle of Princeton
- noun performing a role in an event that occurred at an earlier time
- compacts2/5
compact
- noun a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
powder compact.
- noun a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
covenant; concordat.
- noun a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
- practises2/5
practise
- verb engage in a rehearsal (of)
practice; rehearse.
- verb carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
practice; exercise; do.
- practice law
- verb engage in a rehearsal (of)
- transacting2/5
transact
- verb conduct business
- transact with foreign governments
- verb conduct business
- practicability2/5
practicability
- noun the quality of being usable
practicableness.
- noun the quality of being usable
- compacting2/5
compact
- noun a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
powder compact.
- noun a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
covenant; concordat.
- noun a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
- overreacting2/5
overreact
- verb show an exaggerated response to something
- Don't overreact to the bad news--take it easy
- verb show an exaggerated response to something
- stupefaction2/5
stupefaction
- noun a feeling of stupefied astonishment
- noun marginal consciousness
semiconsciousness; grogginess; stupor.
- his grogginess was caused as much by exhaustion as by the blows
- someone stole his wallet while he was in a drunken stupor
- noun a feeling of stupefied astonishment
- reenactments2/5
reenactment
- noun performing a role in an event that occurred at an earlier time
- the reenactment of the battle of Princeton
- noun performing a role in an event that occurred at an earlier time
- overreacted2/5
overreact
- verb show an exaggerated response to something
- Don't overreact to the bad news--take it easy
- verb show an exaggerated response to something
- protraction2/5
protraction
- noun the consequence of being lengthened in duration
continuation; lengthiness; prolongation.
- noun the act of prolonging something
lengthening; perpetuation; prolongation.
- there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks
- noun the consequence of being lengthened in duration
- didactics2/5
didactics
- noun the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
instruction; educational activity; teaching; pedagogy; education.
- he received no formal education
- our instruction was carefully programmed
- good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded
- noun the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
- transacts2/5
transact
- verb conduct business
- transact with foreign governments
- verb conduct business
- exactions2/5
exaction
- noun act of demanding or levying by force or authority
- exaction of tribute
- exaction of various dues and fees
- noun act of demanding or levying by force or authority
- manufactory2/5
manufactory
- noun a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
mill; factory; manufacturing plant.
- noun a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
- manufactories2/5
manufactory
- noun a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
mill; factory; manufacturing plant.
- noun a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
- exacts2/5
exact
- verb claim as due or just
demand.
- The bank demanded payment of the loan
- verb take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
claim; take.
- the accident claimed three lives
- The hard work took its toll on her
- verb claim as due or just
- factious2/5
factious
- adjective satellite dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)
divisive; dissentious.
- adjective satellite dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)
- overreaction2/5
overreaction
- noun an excessive reaction; a reaction with inappropriate emotional behavior
- noun an excessive reaction; a reaction with inappropriate emotional behavior
- retracting2/5
retract
- verb formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
resile; abjure; forswear; recant.
- He retracted his earlier statements about his religion
- She abjured her beliefs
- verb pull away from a source of disgust or fear
shrink back.
- verb formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
- subcontracted2/5
subcontract
- noun a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract
- verb arranged for contracted work to be done by others
farm out; job.
- noun a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract
- benefactions2/5
benefaction
- noun a contribution of money or assistance
- noun an act intending or showing kindness and good will
benevolence.
- noun a contribution of money or assistance
- tactician2/5
tactician
- noun a person who is skilled at planning tactics
- noun a person who is skilled at planning tactics
- exaction2/5
exaction
- noun act of demanding or levying by force or authority
- exaction of tribute
- exaction of various dues and fees
- noun act of demanding or levying by force or authority
- benefaction2/5
benefaction
- noun a contribution of money or assistance
- noun an act intending or showing kindness and good will
benevolence.
- noun a contribution of money or assistance
- retracts2/5
retract
- verb formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
resile; abjure; forswear; recant.
- He retracted his earlier statements about his religion
- She abjured her beliefs
- verb pull away from a source of disgust or fear
shrink back.
- verb formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
- malpractices2/5
malpractice
- noun professional wrongdoing that results in injury or damage
- the widow sued his surgeon for malpractice
- noun a wrongful act that the actor had no right to do; improper professional conduct
- he charged them with electoral malpractices
- noun professional wrongdoing that results in injury or damage
- subcontracts2/5
subcontract
- noun a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract
- verb arranged for contracted work to be done by others
farm out; job.
- noun a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract
- characterisations2/5
characterisation
- noun a graphic or vivid verbal description
picture; delineation; characterization; word picture; depiction; word-painting.
- too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures
- the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland
- the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters
- noun the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features
characterization.
- the media's characterization of Al Gore as a nerd
- noun a graphic or vivid verbal description
- tractions2/5
traction
- noun the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)
grip; adhesive friction.
- noun (orthopedics) the act of pulling on a bone or limb (as in a fracture) to relieve pressure or align parts in a special way during healing
- his leg was in traction for several days
- noun the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)
- phylacteries2/5
phylactery
- noun (Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin); traditionally worn (on the forehead and the left arm) by Jewish men during morning prayer
tefillin.
- noun (Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin); traditionally worn (on the forehead and the left arm) by Jewish men during morning prayer
- inactions2/5
inaction
- noun the state of being inactive
inactivity; inactiveness.
- noun the state of being inactive
- reactivities2/5
reactivity
- noun responsive to stimulation
responsiveness.
- noun ready susceptibility to chemical change
- noun responsive to stimulation
- redactions2/5
redaction
- noun putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form
editing.
- noun the act of putting something in writing
- noun putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form
- bacteriology2/5
bacteriology
- noun the branch of medical science that studies bacteria in relation to disease
- noun the branch of medical science that studies bacteria in relation to disease
- deactivation2/5
deactivation
- noun breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)
inactivation.
- noun the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb)
defusing.
- noun breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)
- attractors2/5
attractor
- noun an entertainer who attracts large audiences
attraction; draw; drawing card; attracter.
- he was the biggest drawing card they had
- noun (physics) a point in the ideal multidimensional phase space that is used to describe a system toward which the system tends to evolve regardless of the starting conditions of the system
attracter.
- noun an entertainer who attracts large audiences
- impaction2/5
impaction
- noun the condition of being pressed closely together and firmly fixed
- noun a disorder in which feces are impacted in the lower colon
- noun the condition of being pressed closely together and firmly fixed
- diffracted2/5
diffract
- verb undergo diffraction
- laser light diffracts electrons
- verb undergo diffraction
- extractions2/5
extraction
- noun the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means
- noun properties attributable to your ancestry
origin; descent.
- he comes from good origins
- noun the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means
- fractals2/5
fractal
- noun (mathematics) a geometric pattern that is repeated at every scale and so cannot be represented by classical geometry
- noun (mathematics) a geometric pattern that is repeated at every scale and so cannot be represented by classical geometry
- extractor2/5
extractor
- noun an instrument for extracting tight-fitting components
- noun an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension
centrifuge; separator.
- noun an instrument for extracting tight-fitting components
- inactivate2/5
inactivate
- verb release from military service or remove from the active list of military service
demobilise; demobilize.
- verb make inactive
deactivate.
- they deactivated the file
- verb release from military service or remove from the active list of military service
- fractionated2/5
fractionate
- verb separate into constituents or fractions containing concentrated constituents
- verb obtain by a fractional process
- verb separate into constituents or fractions containing concentrated constituents
- deactivated2/5
deactivate
- verb remove from active military status or reassign
- The men were deactivated after five years of service
- verb make inactive
inactivate.
- they deactivated the file
- verb remove from active military status or reassign
- characterising2/5
characterise
- verb be characteristic of
characterize.
- What characterizes a Venetian painting?
- verb describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
characterize; qualify.
- You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist
- This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover
- verb be characteristic of
- retractor2/5
retractor
- noun surgical instrument that holds back the edges of a surgical incision
- noun surgical instrument that holds back the edges of a surgical incision
- distracts2/5
distract
- verb draw someone's attention away from something
deflect.
- The thief distracted the bystanders
- He deflected his competitors
- verb disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
perturb; disquiet; cark; trouble; disorder; unhinge.
- She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill
- verb draw someone's attention away from something
- tactically2/5
tactically
- adverb with regard to tactics
- the tactically useful province is still firmly in the rebels' hands
- adverb with regard to tactics
- deactivate2/5
deactivate
- verb remove from active military status or reassign
- The men were deactivated after five years of service
- verb make inactive
inactivate.
- they deactivated the file
- verb remove from active military status or reassign
- extractable2/5
extractable
- adjective satellite capable of being extracted
extractible.
- adjective satellite capable of being extracted
- refracting2/5
refract
- verb subject to refraction
- refract a light beam
- verb determine the refracting power of (a lens)
- verb subject to refraction
- subtracts2/5
subtract
- verb make a subtraction
deduct; take off.
- subtract this amount from my paycheck
- verb take off or away
- this prefix was subtracted when the word was borrowed from French
- verb make a subtraction
- overactivity2/5
overactivity
- noun excessive activity
- overactivity of the sebaceous glands causes the skin to become oily
- noun excessive activity
- inactivating2/5
inactivate
- verb release from military service or remove from the active list of military service
demobilise; demobilize.
- verb make inactive
deactivate.
- they deactivated the file
- verb release from military service or remove from the active list of military service
- malefactors2/5
malefactor
- noun someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
crook; outlaw; criminal; felon.
- noun someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
- artifactual2/5
artifactual
- adjective of or relating to artifacts
artefactual.
- adjective of or relating to artifacts
- intergalactic2/5
intergalactic
- adjective between or among galaxies
- intergalactic space
- adjective between or among galaxies
- intractability2/5
intractability
- noun the trait of being hard to influence or control
intractableness.
- noun the trait of being hard to influence or control
- inactivates2/5
inactivate
- verb release from military service or remove from the active list of military service
demobilise; demobilize.
- verb make inactive
deactivate.
- they deactivated the file
- verb release from military service or remove from the active list of military service
- redacted2/5
redact
- noun someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication
rewriter; redactor; reviser; rewrite man.
- verb formulate in a particular style or language
put; frame; couch; cast.
- I wouldn't put it that way
- She cast her request in very polite language
- noun someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication
- retractors2/5
retractor
- noun surgical instrument that holds back the edges of a surgical incision
- noun surgical instrument that holds back the edges of a surgical incision
- didacticism2/5
didacticism
- noun communication that is suitable for or intended to be instructive
- the didacticism expected in books for the young
- the didacticism of the 19th century gave birth to many great museums
- noun communication that is suitable for or intended to be instructive
- malefactor2/5
malefactor
- noun someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
crook; outlaw; criminal; felon.
- noun someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
- retractions2/5
retraction
- noun a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
recantation; abjuration.
- noun the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back
- the retraction of the landing gear
- retraction of the foreskin
- noun a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
- extragalactic2/5
extragalactic
- adjective outside or beyond a galaxy
- extragalactic nebula
- adjective outside or beyond a galaxy
- refractions2/5
refraction
- noun the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another
- noun the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
deflexion; deflection.
- noun the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another
- detraction2/5
detraction
- noun a petty disparagement
petty criticism.
- noun the act of discrediting or detracting from someone's reputation (especially by slander)
- let it be no detraction from his merits to say he is plainspoken
- noun a petty disparagement
- tractability2/5
tractability
- noun the trait of being easily persuaded
flexibility; tractableness.
- noun the trait of being easily persuaded
- deactivating2/5
deactivate
- verb remove from active military status or reassign
- The men were deactivated after five years of service
- verb make inactive
inactivate.
- they deactivated the file
- verb remove from active military status or reassign
- extractors2/5
extractor
- noun an instrument for extracting tight-fitting components
- noun an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension
centrifuge; separator.
- noun an instrument for extracting tight-fitting components
- unreactive2/5
unreactive
- adjective (chemistry) not reacting chemically
- adjective satellite not tending to react to stimulation
- adjective (chemistry) not reacting chemically
- artefactual2/5
artefactual
- adjective of or relating to artifacts
artifactual.
- adjective of or relating to artifacts
- characterless2/5
characterless
- adjective satellite lacking distinct or individual characteristics; dull and uninteresting
nondescript.
- women dressed in nondescript clothes
- a nondescript novel
- adjective satellite lacking distinct or individual characteristics; dull and uninteresting
- refracts2/5
refract
- verb subject to refraction
- refract a light beam
- verb determine the refracting power of (a lens)
- verb subject to refraction
- contractures2/5
contracture
- noun an abnormal and usually permanent contraction of a muscle
- noun an abnormal and usually permanent contraction of a muscle
- reactivated2/5
reactivate
- verb activate (an old file) anew
- verb activate (an old file) anew
- attractively2/5
attractively
- adverb in a beautiful manner
beautifully.
- her face was beautifully made up
- adverb in a beautiful manner
- compactness2/5
compactness
- noun the spatial property of being crowded together
concentration; tightness; denseness; density.
- noun the consistency of a compact solid
- noun the spatial property of being crowded together
- overactive2/5
overactive
- adjective satellite more active than normal
hyperactive.
- a hyperactive child
- adjective satellite more active than normal
- contractually2/5
contractually
- adverb by virtue of a contract
- they were contractually responsible
- adverb by virtue of a contract
- bactericidal2/5
bactericidal
- adjective satellite preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms
germicidal; disinfectant.
- adjective satellite preventing infection by inhibiting the growth or action of microorganisms
- fractious2/5
fractious
- adjective satellite stubbornly resistant to authority or control
refractory; recalcitrant.
- a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness
- a refractory child
- adjective satellite easily irritated or annoyed
peckish; nettlesome; testy; tetchy; petulant; cranky; techy; irritable; scratchy; pettish; peevish.
- an incorrigibly fractious young man
- not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
- adjective satellite stubbornly resistant to authority or control
- putrefaction2/5
putrefaction
- noun a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
rot.
- noun (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
rotting; rot; decomposition.
- noun a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
- factitious2/5
factitious
- adjective satellite not produced by natural forces
- brokers created a factitious demand for stocks
- adjective satellite not produced by natural forces
- subtractive2/5
subtractive
- adjective constituting or involving subtraction
- a subtractive correction
- adjective constituting or involving subtraction
- bacteriological2/5
bacteriological
- adjective of or relating to bacteriology
bacteriologic.
- adjective of or relating to bacteriology
- reactionaries2/5
reactionary
- noun an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism
extreme right-winger; ultraconservative.
- adjective satellite extremely conservative
reactionist; far-right.
- noun an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism
- cofactors2/5
cofactor
- noun a substance (as a coenzyme) that must join with another to produce a given result
- noun a substance (as a coenzyme) that must join with another to produce a given result
- detracts2/5
detract
- verb take away a part from; diminish
take away.
- His bad manners detract from his good character
- verb take away a part from; diminish
- chiropractor2/5
chiropractor
- noun a therapist who practices chiropractic
- noun a therapist who practices chiropractic
- chiropractors2/5
chiropractor
- noun a therapist who practices chiropractic
- noun a therapist who practices chiropractic
- reactivate2/5
reactivate
- verb activate (an old file) anew
- verb activate (an old file) anew
- olfaction2/5
olfaction
- noun the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
sense of smell; smell; olfactory modality.
- noun the faculty that enables us to distinguish scents
- compactly2/5
compactly
- adverb in a compact manner or state
- The children were packed compactly into the car
- adverb with concise and precise brevity; to the point
succinctly.
- Please state your case as succinctly as possible
- he wrote compactly but clearly
- adverb in a compact manner or state
- rarefaction2/5
rarefaction
- noun a decrease in the density of something
- a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium
- noun a decrease in the density of something
- tactless2/5
tactless
- adjective lacking or showing a lack of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others
untactful.
- in the circumstances it was tactless to ask her age
- adjective satellite revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse
inept.
- an inept remark
- it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable
- adjective lacking or showing a lack of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others
- redactor2/5
redactor
- noun someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication
redact; rewriter; reviser; rewrite man.
- noun someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication
- detracted2/5
detract
- verb take away a part from; diminish
take away.
- His bad manners detract from his good character
- verb take away a part from; diminish
- detracting2/5
detract
- verb take away a part from; diminish
take away.
- His bad manners detract from his good character
- verb take away a part from; diminish
- subtractions2/5
subtraction
- noun an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated
minus.
- the subtraction of three from four leaves one
- four minus three equals one
- noun the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)
deduction.
- he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks
- noun an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated
- abstractedly2/5
abstractedly
- adverb in an absentminded or preoccupied manner
inattentively; absently; absentmindedly.
- he read the letter absently
- adverb in an absentminded or preoccupied manner
- factuality2/5
factuality
- noun the quality of being actual or based on fact
factualness.
- the realm of factuality must be distinguished from the realm of imagination
- noun the quality of being actual or based on fact
- tactual2/5
tactual
- adjective of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch
tactile; haptic.
- haptic data
- a tactile reflex
- adjective satellite producing a sensation of touch
tactile.
- tactile qualities
- the tactual luxury of stroking silky human hair
- adjective of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch
- refractoriness2/5
refractoriness
- noun the trait of being unmanageable
recalcitrancy; unmanageableness; recalcitrance.
- noun the trait of being unmanageable
- anticlimactic2/5
anticlimactic
- adjective of or relating to a sudden change from an impressive to a ludicrous style
anticlimactical.
- adjective coming after the climax especially of a dramatic or narrative plot
- everything after the discovery of the murderer was anticlimactic
- adjective of or relating to a sudden change from an impressive to a ludicrous style
- tractarian2/5
tractarian
(Ch. of England) One of the writers of the Oxford tracts, called "Tracts for the Times," issued during the period 1833-1841, in which series of papers the sacramental system and authority of the Church, and the value of tradition, were brought into prominence. Also, a member of the High Church party, holding generally the principles of the Tractarian writers; a Puseyite.
- factotum2/5
factotum
- noun a servant employed to do a variety of jobs
- noun a servant employed to do a variety of jobs
- benefactress2/5
benefactress
- noun a woman benefactor
- noun a woman benefactor
- lactated2/5
lactate
- noun a salt or ester of lactic acid
- verb give suck to
wet-nurse; suckle; breastfeed; give suck; suck; nurse.
- The wetnurse suckled the infant
- You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places
- noun a salt or ester of lactic acid
- hypoactive2/5
hypoactive
- adjective satellite abnormally inactive
underactive.
- adjective satellite abnormally inactive
- eubacteria2/5
eubacteria
- noun a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella
eubacterium; true bacteria.
- noun a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella
- counteraction2/5
counteraction
- noun action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action
neutralization; neutralisation.
- noun action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action
- impracticality2/5
impracticality
- noun concerned with theoretical possibilities rather than actual use
- noun concerned with theoretical possibilities rather than actual use
- redactors2/5
redactor
- noun someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication
redact; rewriter; reviser; rewrite man.
- noun someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication
- bacteriologist2/5
bacteriologist
- noun a biologist who studies bacteria
- noun a biologist who studies bacteria
- reactivating2/5
reactivate
- verb activate (an old file) anew
- verb activate (an old file) anew
- underactive2/5
underactive
- adjective satellite abnormally inactive
hypoactive.
- adjective satellite abnormally inactive
- tractarians2/5
tractarian
- noun a follower of Tractarianism and supporter of the Oxford movement (which was expounded in pamphlets called `Tracts for the Times')
- noun a follower of Tractarianism and supporter of the Oxford movement (which was expounded in pamphlets called `Tracts for the Times')
- anaphylactic2/5
anaphylactic
- adjective related to the hypersensitivity known as anaphylaxis
- anaphylactic shock
- adjective related to the hypersensitivity known as anaphylaxis
- exactitude2/5
exactitude
- noun the quality of being exact
exactness.
- he demanded exactness in all details
- a man of great exactitude
- noun the quality of being exact
- mycobacteria2/5
mycobacteria
- noun rod-shaped bacteria some saprophytic or causing diseases
mycobacterium.
- noun rod-shaped bacteria some saprophytic or causing diseases
mycobacterium.
- noun rod-shaped bacteria some saprophytic or causing diseases
- spironolactone2/5
spironolactone
- noun a synthetic corticosteroid (trade name Aldactone) used to treat hypertension
Aldactone.
- noun a synthetic corticosteroid (trade name Aldactone) used to treat hypertension
- bracts2/5
bract
- noun a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence
- noun a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence
- distractedly2/5
distractedly
- adverb in a distracted manner
- `Come in,' he said distractedly
- adverb in a distracted manner
- climacteric2/5
climacteric
- noun a period in a man's life corresponding to menopause
- noun the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends
change of life; menopause.
- noun a period in a man's life corresponding to menopause
- bacteriophages2/5
bacteriophage
- noun a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria
phage.
- phage uses the bacterium's machinery and energy to produce more phage until the bacterium is destroyed and phage is released to invade surrounding bacteria
- noun a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria
- lactobacilli2/5
lactobacillus
- noun a Gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium that produces lactic acid (especially in milk)
- noun a Gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium that produces lactic acid (especially in milk)
- impracticability2/5
impracticability
- noun the quality of not being usable
impracticableness.
- noun the quality of not being usable
- abstractness2/5
abstractness
- noun the quality of being considered apart from a specific instance or object
- noun the quality of being considered apart from a specific instance or object
- corynebacterium2/5
corynebacterium
- noun any species of the genus Corynebacterium
- noun any species of the genus Corynebacterium
- bacteriostatic2/5
bacteriostatic
- adjective of or relating to or causing bacteriostasis
- adjective of or relating to or causing bacteriostasis
- dissatisfactions2/5
dissatisfaction
- noun the feeling of being displeased and discontent
- he was never slow to express his dissatisfaction with the service he received
- noun the feeling of being displeased and discontent
- tractive2/5
tractive
- adjective exerting traction and serving to pull
- adjective exerting traction and serving to pull
- refractories2/5
refractory
- noun lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace
furnace lining.
- adjective satellite not responding to treatment
stubborn.
- a stubborn infection
- a refractory case of acne
- stubborn rust stains
- noun lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace
- polydactyly2/5
polydactyly
- noun birth defect characterized by the presence of more than the normal number of fingers or toes
hyperdactyly.
- noun birth defect characterized by the presence of more than the normal number of fingers or toes
- syndactyly2/5
syndactyly
- noun birth defect in which there is partial or total webbing connecting two or more fingers or toes
syndactylism.
- noun birth defect in which there is partial or total webbing connecting two or more fingers or toes
- unpractised2/5
unpractised
- adjective satellite not having had extensive practice
unversed; unpracticed.
- adjective satellite not having had extensive practice
- archaebacteria2/5
archaebacteria
- noun considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae
archaebacterium; archeobacteria; archaeobacteria.
- noun considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae
- agrobacterium2/5
agrobacterium
- noun small motile bacterial rods that can reduce nitrates and cause galls on plant stems
genus Agrobacterium.
- noun small motile bacterial rods that can reduce nitrates and cause galls on plant stems
- cyanobacterial2/5
cyanobacterial
- adjective relating to or caused by photosynthetic bacteria of the class Cyanobacteria
cyanophyte.
- adjective relating to or caused by photosynthetic bacteria of the class Cyanobacteria
- protractor2/5
protractor
- noun drafting instrument used to draw or measure angles
- noun drafting instrument used to draw or measure angles
- lactase2/5
lactase
- noun any of a group of enzymes (trade name Lactaid) that hydrolyze lactose to glucose and galactose
Lactaid.
- noun any of a group of enzymes (trade name Lactaid) that hydrolyze lactose to glucose and galactose
- stalactites2/5
stalactite
- noun a cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave
- noun a cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave
- bacteroides2/5
bacteroides
- noun type genus of Bacteroidaceae; genus of Gram-negative rodlike anaerobic bacteria producing no endospores and no pigment and living in the gut of man and animals
genus Bacteroides.
- noun type genus of Bacteroidaceae; genus of Gram-negative rodlike anaerobic bacteria producing no endospores and no pigment and living in the gut of man and animals
- enterobacteriaceae2/5
enterobacteriaceae
- noun a large family of Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales
family Enterobacteriaceae.
- noun a large family of Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales
- stalactite2/5
stalactite
- noun a cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave
- noun a cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave
- radioactively2/5
radioactively
- adverb in a radioactive manner
- radioactively labeled
- adverb in a radioactive manner
- galactosemia2/5
galactosemia
- noun a genetic disease (autosomal recessive) in which an enzyme needed to metabolize galactose is deficient or absent; typically develops shortly after birth
- noun a genetic disease (autosomal recessive) in which an enzyme needed to metabolize galactose is deficient or absent; typically develops shortly after birth
- lactalbumin2/5
lactalbumin
- noun albumin occurring in milk
- noun albumin occurring in milk
- retractable2/5
retractable
- adjective satellite capable of being retracted
- retractable landing gear
- adjective satellite capable of being retracted
- nonradioactive2/5
nonradioactive
- adjective not radioactive
- adjective not radioactive
- practicum2/5
practicum
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- tractate2/5
tractate
A treatise; a tract; an essay. Agreeing in substance with Augustin's, from whose fourteenth Tractate on St. John the words are translated. Hare.
- immunoreactivity2/5
- bioreactor2/5
bioreactor
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- interactionist2/5
interactionist
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- vasoactive2/5
- interactionism2/5
- galactosidase2/5
- refactoring2/5
refactoring
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- chemotactic2/5
- immunoreactive2/5
immunoreactive
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- mycobacterial2/5
mycobacterial
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- lactam2/5
lactam
(Chem.) One of a series of anhydrides of an amido type, analogous to the lactones, as oxindol.
- facticity2/5
- counterfactuals2/5
counterfactual
- adjective satellite going counter to the facts (usually as a hypothesis)
contrary to fact.
- adjective satellite going counter to the facts (usually as a hypothesis)
- factum2/5
factum
(Law) A man's own act and deed ; particularly:(a) (Civil Law) Anything stated and made certain .(b) (Testamentary Law) The due execution of a will, including everything necessary to its validity.
- diffractive2/5
diffractive
That produces diffraction.
- bioreactors2/5
bioreactors
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- nonreactive2/5
nonreactive
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- photorefractive2/5
- distractibility2/5
distractibility
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- transactivation2/5
- bacteriuria2/5
- lactone2/5
lactone
(Chem.) One of a series of organic compounds, regarded as anhydrides of certain hydroxy acids. In general, they are colorless liquids, having a weak aromatic odor. They are so called because the typical lactone is derived from lactic acid.
- contactor2/5
contactor
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- bactria2/5
bactria
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- redactional2/5
redactional
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- multifactor2/5
multifactor
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- contractionary2/5
- bioactivity2/5
bioactivity
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- chemoattractant2/5
chemoattractant
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- interactants2/5
- fractionally2/5
fractional
- adjective constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety
- a fractional share of the vote
- a partial dose
- adjective constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety
- impactor2/5
impactor
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- tractates2/5
tractate
A treatise; a tract; an essay. Agreeing in substance with Augustin's, from whose fourteenth Tractate on St. John the words are translated. Hare.
- cyanobacterium2/5
- bactrian2/5
bactrian
Of or pertaining to Bactria in Asia. --n. A native of Bactria.
- diffractometer2/5
diffractometer
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- retroactivity2/5
retroactivity
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- prophylactically2/5
prophylactical
(Med.) A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a preventive.
- lactide2/5
lactide
(Chem.) A white, crystalline substance, obtained from also, by extension, any similar substance.
- lactones2/5
lactone
(Chem.) One of a series of organic compounds, regarded as anhydrides of certain hydroxy acids. In general, they are colorless liquids, having a weak aromatic odor. They are so called because the typical lactone is derived from lactic acid.
- varactor2/5
varactor
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- unpractical2/5
unpractical
Not practical; impractical. "Unpractical questions." H. James.I like him none the less for being unpractical. Lowell.
- refractor2/5
refractor
Anything that refracts ; specifically:(Opt.) A refracting telescope, in which the image to be viewed is formed by the refraction of light in passing through a convex lens .
- factfinder2/5
factfinder
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- interactionists2/5
- characterological2/5
characterological
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- isotactic2/5
- attractant2/5
attractant
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- bacteriorhodopsin2/5
bacteriorhodopsin
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- contactors2/5
- factive2/5
factive
Making; having power to make. Obs. "You are . . . factive, not destructive." Bacon.
- lactams2/5
lactam
(Chem.) One of a series of anhydrides of an amido type, analogous to the lactones, as oxindol.
- reactively2/5
reactive
- adjective participating readily in reactions
- sodium is a reactive metal
- free radicals are very reactive
- adjective satellite reacting to a stimulus
responsive.
- the skin of old persons is less reactive than that of younger persons
- adjective participating readily in reactions
- nonaction2/5
nonaction
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- anaphylactoid2/5
- compactor2/5
compactor
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- galactorrhea2/5
- phonotactic2/5
phonotactic
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- lactoglobulin2/5
- hyperreactivity2/5
- bacteriocins2/5
- paratactic2/5
paratactic
(Gram.) Of pertaining to, or characterized by, parataxis.
- distracters2/5
distracter
One who, or that which, distracts away.
- lacto2/5
lacto
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- nonmanufacturing2/5
nonmanufacturing
Not carrying on manufactures.
- attractants2/5
attractants
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- pacta2/5
pacta
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- noninteractive2/5
- uncharacterized2/5
- bacteraemia2/5
- bacteriocin2/5
bacteriocin
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- remanufacturing2/5
remanufacturing
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- tractus2/5
tractus
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- enactive2/5
enactive
Having power to enact or establish as a law. Abp. Bramhall.
- noninteracting2/5
- azotobacter2/5
- overacting1/5
overacting
- noun poor acting by a ham actor
hamming.
- verb exaggerate one's acting
ham; overplay; overact; ham it up.
- noun poor acting by a ham actor
- overacted1/5
overact
- verb exaggerate one's acting
ham; overplay; ham it up.
- verb exaggerate one's acting
- practicably1/5
practicably
- adverb in a practicable manner; so as to be feasible
feasibly.
- adverb in a practicable manner; so as to be feasible
- overreacts1/5
overreact
- verb show an exaggerated response to something
- Don't overreact to the bad news--take it easy
- verb show an exaggerated response to something
- coaction1/5
coaction
- noun act of working jointly
collaboration.
- they worked either in collaboration or independently
- noun act of working jointly
- reenactor1/5
reenactor
- noun a person who enacts a role in an event that occurred earlier
- noun a person who enacts a role in an event that occurred earlier
- jactitation1/5
jactitation
- noun speaking of yourself in superlatives
self-praise; boasting; boast.
- noun (law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law)
- noun speaking of yourself in superlatives
- didactical1/5
didactical
- adjective satellite instructive (especially excessively)
didactic.
- adjective satellite instructive (especially excessively)
- tacticians1/5
tactician
- noun a person who is skilled at planning tactics
- noun a person who is skilled at planning tactics
- entr'acte1/5
entr'acte
- noun the interlude between two acts of a play
- noun a brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the sections of a longer performance
intermezzo; interlude.
- noun the interlude between two acts of a play
- transactors1/5
transactor
- noun someone who conducts or carries on business or negotiations
- noun someone who conducts or carries on business or negotiations
- overreactions1/5
overreaction
- noun an excessive reaction; a reaction with inappropriate emotional behavior
- noun an excessive reaction; a reaction with inappropriate emotional behavior
- counteractive1/5
counteractive
- adjective satellite opposing or neutralizing or mitigating an effect by contrary action
- adjective satellite opposing or neutralizing or mitigating an effect by contrary action
- protracting1/5
protract
- verb lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
prolong; draw out; extend.
- We prolonged our stay
- She extended her visit by another day
- The meeting was drawn out until midnight
- verb lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
- transactor1/5
transactor
- noun someone who conducts or carries on business or negotiations
- noun someone who conducts or carries on business or negotiations
- phylactery1/5
phylactery
- noun (Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin); traditionally worn (on the forehead and the left arm) by Jewish men during morning prayer
tefillin.
- noun (Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin); traditionally worn (on the forehead and the left arm) by Jewish men during morning prayer
- autodidacts1/5
autodidact
- noun a person who has taught himself
- noun a person who has taught himself
- entr'actes1/5
entr'acte
- noun the interlude between two acts of a play
- noun a brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the sections of a longer performance
intermezzo; interlude.
- noun the interlude between two acts of a play
- protracts1/5
protract
- verb lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
prolong; draw out; extend.
- We prolonged our stay
- She extended her visit by another day
- The meeting was drawn out until midnight
- verb lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
- diffracting1/5
diffract
- verb undergo diffraction
- laser light diffracts electrons
- verb undergo diffraction
- factoid1/5
factoid
- noun something resembling a fact; unverified (often invented) information that is given credibility because it appeared in print
- noun a brief (usually one sentence and usually trivial) news item
- noun something resembling a fact; unverified (often invented) information that is given credibility because it appeared in print
- fractionating1/5
fractionate
- verb separate into constituents or fractions containing concentrated constituents
- verb obtain by a fractional process
- verb separate into constituents or fractions containing concentrated constituents
- deactivates1/5
deactivate
- verb remove from active military status or reassign
- The men were deactivated after five years of service
- verb make inactive
inactivate.
- they deactivated the file
- verb remove from active military status or reassign
- didactically1/5
didactically
- adverb in a didactic manner
pedagogically.
- this is a didactically sound method
- adverb in a didactic manner
- intactness1/5
intactness
- noun the state of being unimpaired
- noun the state of being unimpaired
- factoids1/5
factoid
- noun something resembling a fact; unverified (often invented) information that is given credibility because it appeared in print
- noun a brief (usually one sentence and usually trivial) news item
- noun something resembling a fact; unverified (often invented) information that is given credibility because it appeared in print
- factorizations1/5
factorization
- noun (mathematics) the resolution of an entity into factors such that when multiplied together they give the original entity
factorisation; factoring.
- noun (mathematics) the resolution of an entity into factors such that when multiplied together they give the original entity
- fractionate1/5
fractionate
- verb separate into constituents or fractions containing concentrated constituents
- verb obtain by a fractional process
- verb separate into constituents or fractions containing concentrated constituents
- factorisation1/5
factorisation
- noun (mathematics) the resolution of an entity into factors such that when multiplied together they give the original entity
factoring; factorization.
- noun (mathematics) the resolution of an entity into factors such that when multiplied together they give the original entity
- abstractionist1/5
abstractionist
- noun a painter of abstract pictures
abstract artist.
- adjective satellite not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature
abstract; nonfigurative; nonobjective.
- a large abstract painting
- noun a painter of abstract pictures
- abstractor1/5
abstractor
- noun one who makes abstracts or summarizes information
abstracter.
- noun one who makes abstracts or summarizes information
- impactions1/5
impaction
- noun the condition of being pressed closely together and firmly fixed
- noun a disorder in which feces are impacted in the lower colon
- noun the condition of being pressed closely together and firmly fixed
- abstractors1/5
abstractor
- noun one who makes abstracts or summarizes information
abstracter.
- noun one who makes abstracts or summarizes information
- autodidactic1/5
autodidactic
- adjective relating to or having the characteristics of an autodidact
- adjective relating to or having the characteristics of an autodidact
- abstractionists1/5
abstractionist
- noun a painter of abstract pictures
abstract artist.
- adjective satellite not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature
abstract; nonfigurative; nonobjective.
- a large abstract painting
- noun a painter of abstract pictures
- diffracts1/5
diffract
- verb undergo diffraction
- laser light diffracts electrons
- verb undergo diffraction
- detractions1/5
detraction
- noun a petty disparagement
petty criticism.
- noun the act of discrediting or detracting from someone's reputation (especially by slander)
- let it be no detraction from his merits to say he is plainspoken
- noun a petty disparagement
- redacting1/5
redact
- noun someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication
rewriter; redactor; reviser; rewrite man.
- verb formulate in a particular style or language
put; frame; couch; cast.
- I wouldn't put it that way
- She cast her request in very polite language
- noun someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication
- fractioned1/5
fraction
- noun a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process
- noun a small part or item forming a piece of a whole
- noun a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process
- lactations1/5
lactation
- noun the period following birth during which milk is secreted
- lactation normally continues until weaning
- noun the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands
- noun the period following birth during which milk is secreted
- fractioning1/5
fraction
- noun a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process
- noun a small part or item forming a piece of a whole
- noun a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process
- bacterias1/5
bacteria
- noun (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants
bacterium.
- noun (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants
- deactivations1/5
deactivation
- noun breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)
inactivation.
- noun the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb)
defusing.
- noun breaking up a military unit (by transfers or discharges)
- fractionates1/5
fractionate
- verb separate into constituents or fractions containing concentrated constituents
- verb obtain by a fractional process
- verb separate into constituents or fractions containing concentrated constituents
- abstracter1/5
abstracter
- noun one who makes abstracts or summarizes information
abstractor.
- adjective existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment
abstract.
- abstract words like `truth' and `justice'
- noun one who makes abstracts or summarizes information
- infracted1/5
infract
- verb act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
go against; violate; break; offend; breach; transgress.
- offend all laws of humanity
- violate the basic laws or human civilization
- break a law
- break a promise
- verb act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
- reactances1/5
reactance
- noun opposition to the flow of electric current resulting from inductance and capacitance (rather than resistance)
- noun opposition to the flow of electric current resulting from inductance and capacitance (rather than resistance)
- dactyl1/5
dactyl
- noun a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables
- noun a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates
digit.
- noun a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables
- refractometer1/5
refractometer
- noun measuring instrument for measuring the refractive index of a substance
- noun measuring instrument for measuring the refractive index of a substance
- antibacterials1/5
antibacterial
- noun any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth
antibacterial drug; bactericide.
- adjective destroying bacteria or inhibiting their growth
- noun any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth
- abstractive1/5
abstractive
- adjective satellite of an abstracting nature or having the power of abstracting
- abstractive analysis
- adjective satellite of an abstracting nature or having the power of abstracting
- bacteriologic1/5
bacteriologic
- adjective of or relating to bacteriology
bacteriological.
- adjective of or relating to bacteriology
- detractor1/5
detractor
- noun one who disparages or belittles the worth of something
depreciator; knocker; disparager.
- noun one who disparages or belittles the worth of something
- factorized1/5
factorize
- verb resolve (a polynomial) into factors
factorise.
- verb resolve (a polynomial) into factors
- abreaction1/5
abreaction
- noun (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions
catharsis; katharsis.
- noun (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions
- reactivates1/5
reactivate
- verb activate (an old file) anew
- verb activate (an old file) anew
- lactogen1/5
lactogen
- noun any agent that enhances milk production
- noun any agent that enhances milk production
- petrifaction1/5
petrifaction
- noun the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape
petrification.
- noun a rock created by petrifaction; an organic object infiltrated with mineral matter and preserved in its original form
- noun the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape
- prophylactics1/5
prophylactic
- noun remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
preventive; preventative.
- the doctor recommended several preventatives
- noun contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
rubber; safe; safety; condom.
- noun remedy that prevents or slows the course of an illness or disease
- bacteriologists1/5
bacteriologist
- noun a biologist who studies bacteria
- noun a biologist who studies bacteria
- bacteriochlorophyll1/5
bacteriochlorophyll
- noun a substance in photosensitive bacteria that is related to but different from chlorophyll of higher plants
- noun a substance in photosensitive bacteria that is related to but different from chlorophyll of higher plants
- dactyls1/5
dactyl
- noun a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables
- noun a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates
digit.
- noun a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables
- fractionations1/5
fractionation
- noun a process that uses heat to separate a substance into its components
fractional process.
- noun separation into portions
- noun a process that uses heat to separate a substance into its components
- refractile1/5
refractile
- adjective of or relating to or capable of refraction
refractive.
- the refractive characteristics of the eye
- adjective of or relating to or capable of refraction
- tractarianism1/5
tractarianism
(Ch. of England) The principles of the Tractarians, or of those persons accepting the teachings of the "Tracts for the Times."
- unsatisfactoriness1/5
unsatisfactoriness
- noun the quality of being inadequate or unsuitable
- noun the quality of being inadequate or unsuitable
- bactericide1/5
bactericide
- noun any chemical agent that destroys bacteria
bacteriacide.
- noun any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth
antibacterial drug; antibacterial.
- noun any chemical agent that destroys bacteria
- eubacterium1/5
eubacterium
- noun a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella
eubacteria; true bacteria.
- noun a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella
- abstractionism1/5
abstractionism
- noun an abstract genre of art; artistic content depends on internal form rather than pictorial representation
abstract art.
- noun a representation having no reference to concrete objects or specific examples
unrealism.
- noun an abstract genre of art; artistic content depends on internal form rather than pictorial representation
- diffractions1/5
diffraction
- noun when light passes sharp edges or goes through narrow slits the rays are deflected and produce fringes of light and dark bands
- noun when light passes sharp edges or goes through narrow slits the rays are deflected and produce fringes of light and dark bands
- exacta1/5
exacta
- noun a bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order
perfecta.
- noun a bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order
- factorize1/5
factorize
- verb resolve (a polynomial) into factors
factorise.
- verb resolve (a polynomial) into factors
- rarefactions1/5
rarefaction
- noun a decrease in the density of something
- a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium
- noun a decrease in the density of something
- bacteroids1/5
bacteroid
- noun a rodlike bacterium (especially any of the rod-shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants)
- adjective resembling bacteria
bacteroidal; bacterioid; bacterioidal.
- noun a rodlike bacterium (especially any of the rod-shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants)
- satisfactoriness1/5
satisfactoriness
- noun the quality of giving satisfaction sufficient to meet a demand or requirement
- noun the quality of giving satisfaction sufficient to meet a demand or requirement
- counteractions1/5
counteraction
- noun action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action
neutralization; neutralisation.
- noun action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action
- fractiousness1/5
fractiousness
- noun the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline
unruliness; willfulness; wilfulness.
- noun the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline
- subtracter1/5
subtracter
- noun a person who subtracts numbers
- noun a machine that subtracts numbers
- noun a person who subtracts numbers
- bacteremias1/5
bacteremia
- noun transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood
bacteriemia; bacteriaemia.
- noun transient presence of bacteria (or other microorganisms) in the blood
- bactericides1/5
bactericide
- noun any chemical agent that destroys bacteria
bacteriacide.
- noun any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth
antibacterial drug; antibacterial.
- noun any chemical agent that destroys bacteria
- factorise1/5
factorise
- verb resolve (a polynomial) into factors
factorize.
- verb resolve (a polynomial) into factors
- exactas1/5
exacta
- noun a bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order
perfecta.
- noun a bet that you can pick the first and second finishers in the right order
- petrifactions1/5
petrifaction
- noun the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape
petrification.
- noun a rock created by petrifaction; an organic object infiltrated with mineral matter and preserved in its original form
- noun the process of turning some plant material into stone by infiltration with water carrying mineral particles without changing the original shape
- factorizing1/5
factorize
- verb resolve (a polynomial) into factors
factorise.
- verb resolve (a polynomial) into factors
- counterfactuality1/5
counterfactuality
- noun the quality of being contrary to fact
- noun the quality of being contrary to fact
- exactest1/5
exact
- verb claim as due or just
demand.
- The bank demanded payment of the loan
- verb take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
claim; take.
- the accident claimed three lives
- The hard work took its toll on her
- verb claim as due or just
- tumefaction1/5
tumefaction
- noun the process of tumefying; the organic process whereby tissue becomes swollen by the accumulation of fluid within it
- noun the process of tumefying; the organic process whereby tissue becomes swollen by the accumulation of fluid within it
- refracture1/5
refracture
- verb break (a bone) that was previously broken but mended in an abnormal way
- The surgeon had to refracture her wrist
- verb break (a bone) that was previously broken but mended in an abnormal way
- factorised1/5
factorise
- verb resolve (a polynomial) into factors
factorize.
- verb resolve (a polynomial) into factors
- charactered1/5
character
- noun an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
fictional character; fictitious character.
- she is the main character in the novel
- noun a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something
lineament; quality.
- each town has a quality all its own
- the radical character of our demands
- noun an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
- factorizes1/5
factorize
- verb resolve (a polynomial) into factors
factorise.
- verb resolve (a polynomial) into factors
- lactates1/5
lactate
- noun a salt or ester of lactic acid
- verb give suck to
wet-nurse; suckle; breastfeed; give suck; suck; nurse.
- The wetnurse suckled the infant
- You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places
- noun a salt or ester of lactic acid
- impracticalities1/5
impracticality
- noun concerned with theoretical possibilities rather than actual use
- noun concerned with theoretical possibilities rather than actual use
- bacteriochlorophylls1/5
bacteriochlorophyll
- noun a substance in photosensitive bacteria that is related to but different from chlorophyll of higher plants
- noun a substance in photosensitive bacteria that is related to but different from chlorophyll of higher plants
- abstractedness1/5
abstractedness
- noun preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else
abstraction.
- noun preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else
- agalactia1/5
agalactia
- noun a condition in which milk is not secreted in the mother's breasts after her child has been delivered
agalactosis.
- noun a condition in which milk is not secreted in the mother's breasts after her child has been delivered
- calymmatobacterium1/5
calymmatobacterium
- noun a genus of bacterial rods containing only the one species that causes granuloma inguinale
genus Calymmatobacterium.
- noun a genus of bacterial rods containing only the one species that causes granuloma inguinale
- bacteroid1/5
bacteroid
- noun a rodlike bacterium (especially any of the rod-shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants)
- adjective resembling bacteria
bacteroidal; bacterioid; bacterioidal.
- noun a rodlike bacterium (especially any of the rod-shaped or branched bacteria in the root nodules of nitrogen-fixing plants)
- factorising1/5
factorise
- verb resolve (a polynomial) into factors
factorize.
- verb resolve (a polynomial) into factors
- refractometers1/5
refractometer
- noun measuring instrument for measuring the refractive index of a substance
- noun measuring instrument for measuring the refractive index of a substance
- exacter1/5
exact
- verb claim as due or just
demand.
- The bank demanded payment of the loan
- verb take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
claim; take.
- the accident claimed three lives
- The hard work took its toll on her
- verb claim as due or just
- galactagogue1/5
galactagogue
- noun agent that induces milk secretion
- noun agent that induces milk secretion
- factotums1/5
factotum
- noun a servant employed to do a variety of jobs
- noun a servant employed to do a variety of jobs
- factualness1/5
factualness
- noun the quality of being actual or based on fact
factuality.
- the realm of factuality must be distinguished from the realm of imagination
- noun the quality of being actual or based on fact
- bacteriolysis1/5
bacteriolysis
- noun dissolution or destruction of bacteria
- noun dissolution or destruction of bacteria
- chiropractics1/5
chiropractic
- noun a method of treatment that manipulates body structures (especially the spine) to relieve low back pain or even headache or high blood pressure
- noun a method of treatment that manipulates body structures (especially the spine) to relieve low back pain or even headache or high blood pressure
- abreactions1/5
abreaction
- noun (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions
catharsis; katharsis.
- noun (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions
- dactylic1/5
dactylic
- adjective of or consisting of dactyls
- dactylic meter
- adjective of or consisting of dactyls
- refractivity1/5
refractivity
- noun the physical property of a medium as determined by its index of refraction
refractiveness.
- noun the physical property of a medium as determined by its index of refraction
- tactility1/5
tactility
- noun the faculty of perceiving (via the skin) pressure or heat or pain
touch perception; tactual sensation; skin perceptiveness.
- noun the faculty of perceiving (via the skin) pressure or heat or pain
- factorials1/5
factorial
- noun the product of all the integers up to and including a given integer
- 1, 2, 6, 24, and 120 are factorials
- adjective of or relating to factorials
- noun the product of all the integers up to and including a given integer
- tacts1/5
tact
- noun consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense
tactfulness.
- noun consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense
- unpracticed1/5
unpracticed
- adjective satellite not having had extensive practice
unversed; unpractised.
- adjective satellite not having had extensive practice
- unattractiveness1/5
unattractiveness
- noun an ugliness of appearance that is not appealing to viewers
- noun an ugliness of appearance that is not appealing to viewers
- putrefactive1/5
putrefactive
- adjective satellite causing or promoting bacterial putrefaction
putrefacient.
- adjective satellite causing or promoting bacterial putrefaction
- bacterially1/5
bacterially
- adverb by bacteria
- spreads bacterially
- adverb by bacteria
- bacteremic1/5
bacteremic
- adjective of or relating to or having bacteremia
- adjective of or relating to or having bacteremia
- tactlessness1/5
tactlessness
- noun the quality of lacking tact
- noun the quality of lacking tact
- artiodactyls1/5
artiodactyl
- noun placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot
artiodactyl mammal; even-toed ungulate.
- adjective of or relating to or belonging to mammals of the order Artiodactyla
even-toed; artiodactylous.
- noun placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot
- enterobacteria1/5
enterobacteria
- noun rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals
enterics; enteric bacteria; entric.
- noun rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals
- lacteals1/5
lacteal
- noun any of the lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct
- adjective relating to or consisting of or producing or resembling milk
- lacteal fluids
- lacteal organs
- noun any of the lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct
- aldactone1/5
aldactone
- noun a synthetic corticosteroid (trade name Aldactone) used to treat hypertension
spironolactone.
- noun a synthetic corticosteroid (trade name Aldactone) used to treat hypertension
- intractably1/5
intractably
- adverb in an intractable manner
- adverb in an intractable manner
- lacteal1/5
lacteal
- noun any of the lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct
- adjective relating to or consisting of or producing or resembling milk
- lacteal fluids
- lacteal organs
- noun any of the lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct
- tactlessly1/5
tactlessly
- adverb without tact; in a tactless manner
- at the moment of the murder, he is standing in front of television cameras and talking tactlessly
- adverb without tact; in a tactless manner
- inexactness1/5
inexactness
- noun the quality of being inaccurate and having errors
inexactitude.
- noun the quality of being inaccurate and having errors
- brachydactyly1/5
brachydactyly
- noun abnormal shortness of fingers and toes
brachydactylia.
- noun abnormal shortness of fingers and toes
- tactfulness1/5
tactfulness
- noun consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense
tact.
- noun consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense
- inexactitude1/5
inexactitude
- noun the quality of being inaccurate and having errors
inexactness.
- noun the quality of being inaccurate and having errors
- protactinium1/5
protactinium
- noun a short-lived radioactive metallic element formed from uranium and disintegrating into actinium and then into lead
protoactinium; atomic number 91; Pa.
- noun a short-lived radioactive metallic element formed from uranium and disintegrating into actinium and then into lead
- unattractively1/5
unattractively
- adverb in an unattractive manner
- she was unattractively dressed last night
- adverb in an unattractive manner
- clinodactyly1/5
clinodactyly
- noun a congenital defect in which one or more toes or fingers are abnormally positioned
- noun a congenital defect in which one or more toes or fingers are abnormally positioned
- myxobacteria1/5
myxobacteria
- noun bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste
myxobacterium; myxobacter; gliding bacteria; slime bacteria.
- noun bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste
- artiodactyl1/5
artiodactyl
- noun placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot
artiodactyl mammal; even-toed ungulate.
- adjective of or relating to or belonging to mammals of the order Artiodactyla
even-toed; artiodactylous.
- noun placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot
- lactogenic1/5
lactogenic
- adjective inducing lactation
- adjective inducing lactation
- inexactly1/5
inexactly
- adverb in an imprecise manner
imprecisely.
- he expressed himself imprecisely
- adverb in an imprecise manner
- ectrodactyly1/5
ectrodactyly
- noun congenital abnormality involving the absence of some fingers or toes
- noun congenital abnormality involving the absence of some fingers or toes
- periactin1/5
periactin
- noun an antihistamine (trade name Periactin) used to treat some allergic reactions
cyproheptadine.
- noun an antihistamine (trade name Periactin) used to treat some allergic reactions
- tactually1/5
tactually
- adverb by touch
haptically.
- he perceives shapes tactually
- adverb by touch
- archaebacterium1/5
archaebacterium
- noun considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae
archaebacteria; archeobacteria; archaeobacteria.
- noun considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae
- dissatisfactory1/5
dissatisfactory
- adjective satellite not up to expectations
disappointing; unsatisfying.
- a disappointing performance from one who had seemed so promising
- adjective satellite not up to expectations
- cataphracts1/5
cataphract
- noun armor that protects the wearer's whole body
body armor; body armour; coat of mail; suit of armor; suit of armour.
- noun armor that protects the wearer's whole body
- reactionism1/5
reactionism
- noun the political orientation of reactionaries
- noun the political orientation of reactionaries
- radioactivities1/5
radioactivity
- noun the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay
radiation.
- noun the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay
- bacteriolytic1/5
bacteriolytic
- adjective of or relating to or causing bacteriolysis
- adjective of or relating to or causing bacteriolysis
- impracticably1/5
impracticably
- adverb to an impracticable degree
- this is still impracticably high
- adverb to an impracticable degree
- inexactitudes1/5
inexactitude
- noun the quality of being inaccurate and having errors
inexactness.
- noun the quality of being inaccurate and having errors
- unsatisfactorily1/5
unsatisfactorily
- adverb in an unsatisfactory manner
- He performed unsatisfactorily as a manager
- adverb in an unsatisfactory manner
- cactuses1/5
cactus
- noun any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines
- noun any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines
- atactic1/5
atactic
- adjective lacking motor coordination; marked or caused by ataxia
ataxic.
- adjective lacking motor coordination; marked or caused by ataxia
- artiodactyla1/5
artiodactyla
(Zoöl.) One of the divisions of the ungulate animals. The functional toes of the hind foot are even in number, and the third digit of each foot (corresponding to the middle finger in man) is asymmetrical and paired with the fourth digit, as in the hog, the sheep, and the ox; -- opposed to Perissodactyla.
- nitrobacter1/5
nitrobacter
- noun rod-shaped soil bacteria
genus Nitrobacter.
- noun rod-shaped soil bacteria
- protractors1/5
protractor
- noun drafting instrument used to draw or measure angles
- noun drafting instrument used to draw or measure angles
- dactylis1/5
dactylis
- noun a monocotyledonous grass of the family Gramineae (has only one species)
genus Dactylis.
- noun a monocotyledonous grass of the family Gramineae (has only one species)
- bracteate1/5
bracteate
- adjective having bracts
bracted.
- adjective having bracts
- eleutherodactylus1/5
eleutherodactylus
- noun completely terrestrial robber frogs
genus Eleutherodactylus.
- noun completely terrestrial robber frogs
- lactarius1/5
lactarius
- noun large genus of agarics that have white spore and contain a white or milky juice when cut or broken; includes both edible and poisonous species
genus Lactarius.
- noun large genus of agarics that have white spore and contain a white or milky juice when cut or broken; includes both edible and poisonous species
- perissodactyla1/5
perissodactyla
(Zoöl.) A division of ungulate mammals, including those that have an odd number of toes, as the horse, tapir, and rhinoceros; -- opposed to Artiodactyla.
- perissodactyls1/5
perissodactyl
- noun placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot
perissodactyl mammal; odd-toed ungulate.
- noun placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot
- dactylorhiza1/5
dactylorhiza
- noun genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Asia and North Africa
genus Dactylorhiza.
- noun genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Asia and North Africa
- epipactis1/5
epipactis
- noun genus of hardy orchids with leafy-bracted racemes of greenish or purplish irregular flowers
genus Epipactis.
- noun genus of hardy orchids with leafy-bracted racemes of greenish or purplish irregular flowers
- lactaid1/5
lactaid
- noun any of a group of enzymes (trade name Lactaid) that hydrolyze lactose to glucose and galactose
lactase.
- noun any of a group of enzymes (trade name Lactaid) that hydrolyze lactose to glucose and galactose
- bracteoles1/5
- leptodactylus1/5
leptodactylus
- noun type genus of the Leptodactylidae; in some classifications placed in the family Bufonidae
genus Leptodactylus.
- noun type genus of the Leptodactylidae; in some classifications placed in the family Bufonidae
- leptodactylidae1/5
leptodactylidae
- noun New World frogs; in some classifications essentially coextensive with the family Bufonidae
family Leptodactylidae.
- noun New World frogs; in some classifications essentially coextensive with the family Bufonidae
- aerobacter1/5
aerobacter
- noun aerobic bacteria widely distributed in nature
genus Aerobacter.
- noun aerobic bacteria widely distributed in nature
- unexacting1/5
unexacting
- adjective satellite not rigorous
- relaxed and unexacting standards
- adjective satellite not rigorous
- galactocele1/5
galactocele
- noun a cystic tumor containing milk or a milky substance (especially in the mammary glands)
- noun a cystic tumor containing milk or a milky substance (especially in the mammary glands)
- pterodactylus1/5
pterodactylus
- noun a reptile genus of Pterodactylidae
genus Pterodactylus.
- noun a reptile genus of Pterodactylidae
- lactuca1/5
lactuca
(Bot.) A genus of composite herbs, several of which are cultivated foe salad; lettuce.
- halobacterium1/5
halobacterium
- noun halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats
halobacter; halobacteria.
- noun halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats
- cactaceae1/5
cactaceae
- noun constituting the order Opuntiales
family Cactaceae; cactus family.
- noun constituting the order Opuntiales
- echinocactus1/5
echinocactus
- noun any cactus of the genus Echinocactus; strongly ribbed and very spiny; southwestern United States to Brazil
barrel cactus.
- noun any cactus of the genus Echinocactus; strongly ribbed and very spiny; southwestern United States to Brazil
- halobacteria1/5
halobacteria
- noun halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats
halobacter; halobacterium.
- noun halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats
- ferocactus1/5
ferocactus
- noun genus of nearly globular cacti of Mexico and southwestern United States: barrel cacti
genus Ferocactus.
- noun genus of nearly globular cacti of Mexico and southwestern United States: barrel cacti
- pterodactyl1/5
pterodactyl
- noun extinct flying reptile
- noun extinct flying reptile
- pterodactyls1/5
pterodactyl
- noun extinct flying reptile
- noun extinct flying reptile
- retractile1/5
retractile
- adjective capable of retraction; capable of being drawn back
- cats have retractile claws
- adjective capable of retraction; capable of being drawn back
- abactinal1/5
abactinal
- adjective (of radiate animals) located on the surface or end opposite to that on which the mouth is situated
- adjective (of radiate animals) located on the surface or end opposite to that on which the mouth is situated
- refactor1/5
refactor
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- undistracted1/5
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distractible
Capable of being drawn aside or distracted.
- malolactic1/5
- extractant1/5
extractant
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- distracter1/5
distract
- verb draw someone's attention away from something
deflect.
- The thief distracted the bystanders
- He deflected his competitors
- verb disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
perturb; disquiet; cark; trouble; disorder; unhinge.
- She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill
- verb draw someone's attention away from something
- propionibacterium1/5
propionibacterium
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- fractionalization1/5
fractionalization
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- neuroactive1/5
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- fusobacterium1/5
- syndiotactic1/5
- factsheet1/5
factsheet
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- extractives1/5
extractive
Capable of being extracted. "Thirty grains of extractive matter." Kirwan.
- lactational1/5
lactational
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- defacto1/5
defacto
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- benefactive1/5
benefactive
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- facture1/5
facture
The act or manner of making or doing anything; -- now used of a literary, musical, or pictorial production. Bacon.
- practicals1/5
practical
- adjective concerned with actual use or practice
- he is a very practical person
- the idea had no practical application
- a practical knowledge of Japanese
- woodworking is a practical art
- adjective satellite guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
hardheaded; hard-nosed; pragmatic.
- a hardheaded appraisal of our position
- a hard-nosed labor leader
- completely practical in his approach to business
- not ideology but pragmatic politics
- adjective concerned with actual use or practice
- prefactor1/5
prefactor
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- nonbacterial1/5
- contractive1/5
contractive
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- chemoattractants1/5
- lactiferous1/5
lactiferous
Bearing or containing milk or a milky fluid; as, the .lactiferous vessels, cells, or tissue of various vascular plants
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- caprolactam1/5
- photoactive1/5
- impactors1/5
impactors
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- characterful1/5
characterful
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- counterfactually1/5
counterfactual
- adjective satellite going counter to the facts (usually as a hypothesis)
contrary to fact.
- adjective satellite going counter to the facts (usually as a hypothesis)
- pactum1/5
pactum
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- subtractor1/5
- phonotactics1/5
- refractors1/5
refractor
Anything that refracts ; specifically:(Opt.) A refracting telescope, in which the image to be viewed is formed by the refraction of light in passing through a convex lens .
- compactification1/5
compactification
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- factsheets1/5
- contractus1/5
- acetobacter1/5
- extractants1/5
- factionalized1/5
- magnetotactic1/5
- remanufactured1/5
remanufactured
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- flavobacterium1/5
- contractible1/5
contractible
Capable of contraction. Small air bladders distable and contractible. Arbuthnot.
- nonactive1/5
nonactive
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- galactoside1/5
galactoside
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- diffractometry1/5
- refactored1/5
refactored
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- overaction1/5
overaction
Perormance to excess; exaggerated or excessive action.
- practico1/5
- varactors1/5
- enactors1/5
enactor
One who enacts a law; one who decrees or establishes as a law. Atterbury.
- dactylon1/5
dactylon
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- interactant1/5
interactant
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- galactosamine1/5
galactosamine
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- tracted1/5
tract
- noun an extended area of land
piece of land; piece of ground; parcel of land; parcel.
- noun a system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose
- noun an extended area of land
- noncontractual1/5
- extractability1/5
- galactosyl1/5
galactosyl
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- fractionator1/5
- tactus1/5
- microreaction1/5
- distractive1/5
distractive
Causing perplexity; distracting. "Distractive thoughts." Bp. Hall.
- taction1/5
taction
The act of touching; touch; contact; tangency. "External taction." Chesterfield.
- compactors1/5
compactors
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- hypoactivity1/5
- hypotactic1/5
- bactrians1/5
bactrian
Of or pertaining to Bactria in Asia. --n. A native of Bactria.
- underactivity1/5
- caracter1/5
charact
A distinctive mark; a character; a letter or sign. Obs. See Character .In all his dressings, characts, titles, forms. Shak.
- tractional1/5
tractional
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- characterizable1/5
- fractile1/5
fractile
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- compactified1/5
- subfractions1/5
subfractions
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- precontractual1/5
- campylobacteriosis1/5
campylobacteriosis
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- olfactometer1/5
olfactometer
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- distractingly1/5
distract
- verb draw someone's attention away from something
deflect.
- The thief distracted the bystanders
- He deflected his competitors
- verb disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
perturb; disquiet; cark; trouble; disorder; unhinge.
- She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill
- verb draw someone's attention away from something
- tacticity1/5
- fractography1/5
- mischaracterized1/5
mischaracterize
To characterize falsely or erroneously; to give a wrong character to. They totally mischaracterize the action. Eton.
- dactylitis1/5
dactylitis
(Med.) An inflammatory affection of the fingers. Gross.
- contactees1/5
- semiactive1/5
semiactive
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- retractation1/5
retractation
The act of retracting what has been said; recantation.
- practic1/5
- photoreaction1/5
photoreaction
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- factis1/5
- unmanufactured1/5
unmanufactured
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- contractu1/5
contractu
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- olfactometry1/5
olfactometry
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- photoactivation1/5
- fractionalized1/5
fractionalized
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- bacterid1/5
- nonpracticing1/5
nonpracticing
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- manufacturable1/5
manufacturable
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- dactylus1/5
dactylus
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- countertraction1/5
- fractality1/5
fractality
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- photoreactivation1/5
photoreactivation
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- uncontracted1/5
- cosurfactant1/5
cosurfactant
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- unactivated1/5
- butyrolactone1/5
- lactea1/5
lactea
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- bracteates1/5
- mischaracterization1/5
mischaracterization
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- impractically1/5
impractical
- adjective not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters
- refloating the ship proved impractical because of the expense
- he is intelligent but too impractical for commercial work
- an impractical solution
- adjective satellite not practical or realizable; speculative
airy; windy; visionary; Laputan.
- airy theories about socioeconomic improvement
- visionary schemes for getting rich
- adjective not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters
- untractable1/5
untractable
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- contactee1/5
contactee
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- enaction1/5
- uncompacted1/5
- contractional1/5
- characterology1/5
- phototactic1/5
- enactor1/5
enactor
One who enacts a law; one who decrees or establishes as a law. Atterbury.
- sclerodactyly1/5
- coactive1/5
coactive
Serving to compel or constrain; compulsory; restrictive. Any coactive power or the civil kind. Bp. Warburton.
- remanufacture1/5
remanufacture
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- dactylifera1/5
dactylifera
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- cataractous1/5
cataractous
Of the nature of a cataract in the eye; affected with cataract.
- campylobacters1/5
- diffractometers1/5
- parallactic1/5
parallactic
Of or pertaining to a parallax.
- bacteriocidal1/5
bacteriocidal
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- transactionally1/5
- corynebacteria1/5
- characteristical1/5
characteristical
Characteristic.
- artifactually1/5
artifactual
- adjective of or relating to artifacts
artefactual.
- adjective of or relating to artifacts
- contactable1/5
contactable
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- contractee1/5
contractee
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- overreactive1/5
- factorable1/5
factorable
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- hyperreactive1/5
- climactically1/5
climactically
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- galactosaemia1/5
- nonactivated1/5
- syntactics1/5
syntactic
- adjective of or relating to or conforming to the rules of syntax
syntactical.
- the syntactic rules of a language
- adjective of or relating to or conforming to the rules of syntax
- bracteata1/5
bracteata
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- practicums1/5
practicums
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- achromobacter1/5
- reactiveness1/5
- substraction1/5
substraction
Subtraction; deduction. Obs.
- unacted1/5
- tetractys1/5
- counterreaction1/5
- bacteriologically1/5
bacteriological
- adjective of or relating to bacteriology
bacteriologic.
- adjective of or relating to bacteriology
- recontracting1/5
recontracting
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- galactorrhoea1/5
- clactonian1/5
- bioactivities1/5
bioactivities
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- nonfactual1/5
nonfactual
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- practique1/5
- stereotactically1/5
- nonactual1/5
- photoreactions1/5
- compactifications1/5
compactifications
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- unfractured1/5
- tactilely1/5
tactile
- adjective of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch
tactual; haptic.
- haptic data
- a tactile reflex
- adjective satellite producing a sensation of touch
tactual.
- tactile qualities
- the tactual luxury of stroking silky human hair
- adjective of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch
- exactingly1/5
exacting
- adjective having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures
fastidious.
- fastidious microorganisms
- certain highly specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their requirements
- verb claim as due or just
exact; demand.
- The bank demanded payment of the loan
- adjective having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures
- contractibility1/5
contractibility
Capability of being contracted; quality of being contractible; Arbuthnot.as, the .contractibiliy and dilatability of air
- factualism1/5
factualism
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- tracting1/5
tract
- noun an extended area of land
piece of land; piece of ground; parcel of land; parcel.
- noun a system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose
- noun an extended area of land
- reactivations1/5
- immunoreaction1/5
- dactyloides1/5
dactyloides
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- refractometry1/5
refractometry
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- attractivity1/5
attractivity
The quality or degree of attractive power.
- unfactored1/5
- enterobacterial1/5
- contractant1/5
contractant
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- subfraction1/5
subfraction
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- nonfactor1/5
- factualist1/5
- paction1/5
paction
An agreement; a compact; a bargain. R. Sir W. Scott.
- practolol1/5
- propionibacteria1/5
- rédacteur1/5
- factitive1/5
factitive
Causing; causative.
- practiser1/5
practise
- verb engage in a rehearsal (of)
practice; rehearse.
- verb carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
practice; exercise; do.
- practice law
- verb engage in a rehearsal (of)
- mischaracterize1/5
mischaracterize
To characterize falsely or erroneously; to give a wrong character to. They totally mischaracterize the action. Eton.
- unextracted1/5
- mischaracterizes1/5
mischaracterize
To characterize falsely or erroneously; to give a wrong character to. They totally mischaracterize the action. Eton.
- interactiveness1/5
- factorially1/5
factorial
- noun the product of all the integers up to and including a given integer
- 1, 2, 6, 24, and 120 are factorials
- adjective of or relating to factorials
- noun the product of all the integers up to and including a given integer
- immunoreactivities1/5
immunoreactivities
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- retractive1/5
retractive
Serving to retract; of the nature of a retraction. --Re*tract"ive*ly , adv.
- recontacted1/5
recontacted
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- autoactivation1/5
- practisers1/5
- inactively1/5
inactive
- adjective satellite (chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert
- desired amounts of inactive chlorine
- adjective (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly
- adjective satellite (chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert
- galactan1/5
galactan
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- proaction1/5
- retroaction1/5
retroaction
Action returned, or action backward.
- tictactoe1/5
- nonactionable1/5
- contractural1/5
- bacterin1/5
bacterin
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- enactable1/5
- fractus1/5
- liquefactive1/5
liquefactive
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- practicer1/5
practice
- noun a customary way of operation or behavior
pattern.
- it is their practice to give annual raises
- they changed their dietary pattern
- noun systematic training by multiple repetitions
recitation; practice session; drill; exercise.
- practice makes perfect
- noun a customary way of operation or behavior
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factiousness
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- redacteur1/5
- preaction1/5
preaction
Previous action.
- multicharacter1/5
- substracting1/5
substract
To subtract; to withdraw. Obs. Barrow.
- unenacted1/5
- factures1/5
facture
The act or manner of making or doing anything; -- now used of a literary, musical, or pictorial production. Bacon.
- distractedness1/5
distractedness
A state of being distracted; distraction. Bp. Hall.
- subfactor1/5
subfactor
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- fractionalisation1/5
fractionalisation
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- substracted1/5
- factice1/5
- macrodactyly1/5
- reactionists1/5
reactionist
- adjective satellite extremely conservative
far-right; reactionary.
- adjective satellite extremely conservative
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mactans
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- reactional1/5
- retractations1/5
retractation
The act of retracting what has been said; recantation.
- premanufactured1/5
- semelfactive1/5
- characterologically1/5
characterologically
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- ventifacts1/5
- abstractable1/5
- deactivator1/5
deactivator
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- abreactive1/5
- unactive1/5
unactive
Inactive; listless. R.While other animals unactive range. Milton.
- lactometer1/5
lactometer
An instrument for estimating the purity or richness of milk, as a measuring glass, a specific gravity bulb, or other apparatus.
- photoinactivation1/5
photoinactivation
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- vasoactivity1/5
vasoactivity
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- exactor1/5
exactor
One who exacts or demands by authority or right; hence, an extortioner; also, one unreasonably severe in injunctions or demands. Jer. Taylor.
- impactive1/5
- tridactylus1/5
tridactylus
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- nonactors1/5
- underaction1/5
underaction
Subordinate action; a minor action incidental or subsidiary to the main story; an episode. The least episodes or underactions . . . are parts necessary or convenient to carry on the main design. Dryden.
- bracteatum1/5
bracteatum
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- anticlimactically1/5
anticlimactical
- adjective of or relating to a sudden change from an impressive to a ludicrous style
anticlimactic.
- adjective of or relating to a sudden change from an impressive to a ludicrous style
- bioreaction1/5
- abacterial1/5
- tactor1/5
tactor
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- pentadactyl1/5
pentadactyl
(Anat.) Having five digits to the hand or foot.
- precontracted1/5
precontract
To contract, engage, or stipulate previously.
- fusobacteria1/5
- olfactories1/5
olfactory
- adjective of or relating to olfaction
olfactive.
- adjective of or relating to olfaction
- uncontacted1/5
- deactivators1/5
deactivators
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- cosurfactants1/5
- paratactically1/5
- chemoprophylactic1/5
chemoprophylactic
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- factionalist1/5
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- stalactitic1/5
stalactitic
(Geol.) Of or pertaining to a stalactite; having the form or characters of a stalactite; stalactic.
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- distractable1/5
- practicers1/5
practicer
One who practices, or puts in practice; one who customarily performs certain acts. South.
- factitial1/5
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