Arrestant
a substance that interrupts the normal development of an insect.
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- Arrested
to seize (a person) by legal authority or warrant; take into custody: The police arrested the burglar. to catch and hold; attract and fix; engage: The loud noise arrested our attention. to check the course of; stop; slow down: to arrest progress. Medicine/Medical. to control or stop the active progress of (a disease): The new […]
- Arrestee
a person who is under arrest. Contemporary Examples The arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring survey (ADAM) was terminated in March, and not one congressmen tried to save it. Gov’t Abandons Best Survey for Counting U.S. Drug Users Abby Haglage April 7, 2014
- Arrester
Also, arrestor. a person or thing that . Electricity, . Historical Examples Fig. 203 shows a device known as a “saw-tooth” arrester because of its metal plates being provided with teeth. Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 Kempster Miller If you use a loop antenna, of course, no arrester is needed. Letters of a […]
- Arresting
attracting or capable of attracting attention or interest; striking: an arresting smile. making or having made an : the arresting officer. to seize (a person) by legal authority or warrant; take into custody: The police arrested the burglar. to catch and hold; attract and fix; engage: The loud noise arrested our attention. to check the […]
- Arresting gear
any mechanism or device for bringing something to a stop, as an airplane landing on an aircraft carrier.