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Obstructor
- noun - any structure that makes progress difficult
- someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take
Obstruents
- noun - a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth
Oestradiol
- noun - the most powerful female hormone that occurs naturally; synthesized and used to treat estrogen deficiency and breast cancer
Oestrogens
- noun - a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics
Postremote
- - More remote in subsequent time or order.
Restrained
- verb - cool and formal in manner
- hold back
- keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool"
- marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes; "moderate in his demands"; "restrained in his response"
- not showy or obtrusive;
- place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
- prudent; "guarded optimism"
- to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"; "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"; "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"
- to compel or deter by or as if by threats
- under restraint
Restrainer
- noun - a chemical that is added to a photographic developer in order to retard development and reduce the amount of fog on a film
- a person who directs and restrains
Restraints
- noun - a device that retards something's motion; "the car did not have proper restraints fitted"
- a rule or condition that limits freedom; "legal restraints"; "restraints imposed on imports"
- discipline in personal and social activities; "he was a model of polite restraint"; "she never lost control of herself"
- lack of ornamentation; "the room was simply decorated with great restraint"
- the act of controlling by restraining someone or something; "the unlawful restraint of trade"
- the state of being physically constrained; "dogs should be kept under restraint"
Restricted
- verb - make more specific; "qualify these remarks"
- place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"
- place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"
- place under restrictions; limit access to; "This substance is controlled"
- restricted in meaning; (as e.g. `man' in `a tall man')
- subject to restriction or subjected to restriction; "of restricted importance"
- the lowest level of official classification for documents
Rostrifera
- - A division of pectinibranchiate gastropods, having the head prolonged into a snout which is not retractile.