| BISPHOSPHONATE | • bisphosphonate n. (Chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds having two phosphate groups attached to a single carbon atom. • bisphosphonate n. (Medicine) Any of several pharmaceuticals having this structure; they are inhibitors of bone resorption… • BISPHOSPHONATE n. any of a family of drugs primarily used to prevent and treat osteoporosis. |
| BRACHYCEPHALIC | • brachycephalic adj. (Of a person or animal) Having a head that is short from front to back (relative to its width from left to right). • brachycephalic n. A brachycephalic person or creature. • BRACHYCEPHALIC adj. short-headed, esp. having a skull whose breadth is 80 per cent or more of its length. |
| BRACHYGRAPHIES | • brachygraphies n. Plural of brachygraphy. • BRACHYGRAPHY n. certain old systems of shorthand. |
| ERYTHROPHOBIAS | • ERYTHROPHOBIA n. an aversion to the color red; an extreme fear of blushing. |
| HABERDASHERIES | • haberdasheries n. Plural of haberdashery. • HABERDASHERY n. a shop selling small sewing articles. |
| HATCHABILITIES | • HATCHABILITY n. the capacity for being hatched. |
| MOUTHBREATHERS | • mouthbreathers n. Plural of mouthbreather. • mouth-breathers n. Plural of mouth-breather an alternative spelling of mouth breather. • mouth␣breathers n. Plural of mouth breather. |
| PHLEBOGRAPHIES | • phlebographies n. Plural of phlebography. • PHLEBOGRAPHY n. radiography of a vein after injection of a contrast medium, aka venography. |
| RHOMBENCEPHALA | • rhombencephala n. Plural of rhombencephalon. • RHOMBENCEPHALON n. the hindbrain. |
| THOROUGHBASSES | • thoroughbasses n. Plural of thoroughbass. • THOROUGHBASS n. esp. in baroque music, a bass part underlying a piece. |
| THOROUGHBRACED | • THOROUGHBRACED adj. fitted with a thoroughbrace. |
| THOROUGHBRACES | • thoroughbraces n. Plural of thoroughbrace. • THOROUGHBRACE n. any of several leather straps supporting the body of a carriage and serving as springs. |