| AMBLYOPIA | • amblyopia n. Dimness or blurring of the eyesight due to a fault in transmission of signals to the brain from an otherwise… • amblyopia n. A disorder of visual development in which the brain partially or wholly ignores input from one or both eyes. • AMBLYOPIA n. impaired sight without any apparent damage to the eye. |
| AMBLYOPIC | • amblyopic adj. Of, relating to, or suffering from amblyopia. • AMBLYOPIC adj. of or pertaining to amblyopia, partial loss of sight not due to disease of eye. |
| AMPHIBOLY | • amphiboly n. (Grammar) An ambiguous grammatical construction. • AMPHIBOLY n. a grammatically ambiguous phrase or sentence, also AMPHIBOLOGY. |
| BAPTISTRY | • baptistry n. (Christianity) A designated space within a church, or a separate room or building associated with a… • baptistry n. An indoor pool used for baptism by immersion. • BAPTISTRY n. a part of church reserved for performing baptisms, also BAPTISTERY. |
| BIOGRAPHY | • biography n. A person’s life story, especially one published. • biography n. The art of writing this kind of story. • biography v. (Transitive) To write a biography of. |
| BIOPIRACY | • biopiracy n. (Derogatory) The appropriation of indigenous biomedical knowledge, especially by patenting naturally… • BIOPIRACY n. the use of wild plants by international corporations to develop drugs without recompensing the countries from which they are taken. |
| BIPEDALLY | • bipedally adv. In the manner of an animal that walks on two feet, two legs. • BIPEDAL adv. having two feet. |
| BIPYRAMID | • bipyramid n. A dipyramid. • BIPYRAMID n. a crystal formed of two pyramids base to base. |
| BYPASSING | • bypassing v. Present participle of bypass. • BYPASS v. to avoid by going around. |
| HYPOBARIC | • hypobaric adj. Of, relating to, or utilizing less than normal air pressure. • HYPOBARIC adj. below normal pressure. |
| IMPUTABLY | • imputably adv. In an imputable manner; by imputation. • IMPUTABLE adv. that can be imputed. |
| INCAPABLY | • incapably adv. In an incapable manner. • INCAPABLE adv. not capable. |
| PIGGYBACK | • piggyback adj. On somebody’s back or shoulders. • piggyback adj. Pertaining to transportation of goods where one transportation unit is carried on the back of something… • piggyback adj. Attached or appended to something larger or more important. |
| PLAUSIBLY | • plausibly adv. (Manner) In a plausible manner. • plausibly adv. (Modal) Probably; not falsifiably, based on available facts and general knowledge. • PLAUSIBLE adv. superficially pleasing or persuasive. |
| PLAYBILLS | • playbills n. Plural of playbill. • PLAYBILL n. the programme for a theatrical performance. |
| POLYBASIC | • polybasic adj. (Chemistry, of an acid) containing two or more replaceable hydrogen atoms; see also polyprotic. • polybasic adj. (Chemistry, of a salt) having two or more atoms of a univalent metal. • polybasic adj. (Chemistry, of a base) Having two or more basic groups; see also polybase and polyprotic. |
| SAPROBITY | • saprobity n. (Ecology) A measure of the amount of decaying organic material in an environment such as a river. • SAPROBITY n. the state of being a saprobe. |
| UNPLIABLY | • unpliably adv. In an unpliable manner. • UNPLIABLE adv. not pliable. |
| UPBRAYING | • upbraying v. Present participle of upbray. • UPBRAY v. (Spenser) to upbraid. |