| BASOPHIL | • basophil n. (Cytology) Any cell that has granules stained by basic stains. • BASOPHIL adj. of white blood cells, having an affinity for basic stains, also BASOPHILE, BASOPHILIC. • BASOPHIL n. a basophil cell. |
| BIOGRAPH | • biograph n. (Rare) A biographical essay. • biograph n. An early device to show moving pictures on a screen. • biograph v. (Rare, transitive) To write a biography of. |
| BIOPLASM | • bioplasm n. (Biology) Any living matter, but especially germinal or forming matter; matter possessing reproductive… • BIOPLASM n. living matter. |
| BIOPLAST | • bioplast n. (Biology) a mass or cell of bioplasm that is a unit of living matter; an independently existing mass of living matter. • BIOPLAST n. a tiny mass of bioplasm, in itself a living unit and having formative power, as a living white blood corpuscle, also BIOBLAST. |
| BIOPLAYS | • BIOPLAY n. a play based on the life of a famous person, esp. one giving a popular treatment. |
| BIPAROUS | • biparous adj. Producing two offspring from one pregnancy; twinning. • BIPAROUS adj. producing offspring in twos. |
| COPAIBAS | • copaibas n. Plural of copaiba. • COPAIBA n. (Tupi) a transparent resin obtained from certain South American trees, also COPAIVA. |
| COPIABLE | • copiable adj. Able to be copied. • COPIABLE adj. capable of being copied, also COPYABLE. |
| EUPHOBIA | • euphobia n. Fear of hearing good news. • EUPHOBIA n. a fear of good news. |
| OPINABLE | • opinable adj. Capable of being opined or thought. • OPINABLE adj. able to be thought. |
| PAINTBOX | • paintbox n. A box used to hold an artist’s paints. • PAINTBOX n. a box containing paints. |
| PANBROIL | • panbroil v. (Cooking, transitive) To broil in a pan. • pan-broil v. (US) To cook over direct heat in an ungreased skillet. • PANBROIL v. to fry in a pan with little or no fat. |
| PARBOILS | • parboils v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of parboil. • PARBOIL v. to cook partially by boiling for a short time. |
| PIGBOATS | • pigboats n. Plural of pigboat. • PIGBOAT n. a submarine. |
| PINBOARD | • pinboard n. A notice board to which items can be pinned. • pinboard v. (Transitive) To attach to a pinboard. • PINBOARD n. a board for pinning notices, pictures, etc. on. |
| SAPROBIC | • saprobic adj. (Biology) Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a saprobe or saprobes; that feeds on dead or decaying organic matter. • saprobic adj. (Ecology) That contains dead or decaying organic material (and therefore also saprobes). • SAPROBIC adj. of or like a saprobe, an organism living in foul water, also SAPROBIAL. |
| SUBTOPIA | • subtopia n. Sprawling suburbs, collectively. • SUBTOPIA n. the suburbs of a city. |