obturate /obˈtū-rāt/

To stop up

obturāˈtion noun

1. Stopping up
2. Stopping of a hole to prevent the escape of gas (gunnery)

obˈturātor noun

1. A structure or device that closes a cavity
2. The structures closing a large opening in the hip bone (anatomy)

• recumbencies
• recumbency
• recumbent
• recumbent fold
• recumbent folds
• recumbently
• recuperable
• recuperate
• recuperated
• recuperates
• recuperating
• recuperation
• recuperations
• recuperative
• protactinium
• protactiniums
• protagonist
• protagonists
• protamine
• protamines
• protandries
• protandrous
• protandry
• protanomalies
• protanomalous