| AMPHIBIOUS | • amphibious adj. Capable of functioning on land or in water. • amphibious adj. Occurring on both land and water. • AMPHIBIOUS adj. adapted for both land and water. |
| AMPHIBOLIC | • amphibolic adj. Of, pertaining to or exhibiting amphiboly; ambiguous; equivocal. • amphibolic adj. (Geology) Of, resembling or containing the mineral amphibole. • AMPHIBOLIC adj. able to turn both backwards and forwards; double-jointed. |
| BAROPHILIC | • barophilic adj. Of or relating to a barophile. • barophilic adj. Thriving under high barometric pressure. • BAROPHILIC adj. of bacteria, able to tolerate or growing best in conditions of high atmospheric pressure, also BAROPHILE. |
| BASOPHILIA | • basophilia n. The condition of being basophilic. • basophilia n. (Hematology) A condition where the quantity of basophils (basophil granulocytes) is abnormally elevated. • BASOPHILIA n. of white blood cells, the state of having an affinity for stains. |
| BASOPHILIC | • basophilic adj. Easily stained with basic dyes, such as haematoxylin. • BASOPHILIC adj. of white blood cells, having an affinity for stains, also BASOPHIL, BASOPHILE. |
| BIOGRAPHIC | • biographic adj. Biographical. • BIOGRAPHIC adj. relating to biography, also BIOGRAPHICAL. |
| BIOPHILIAS | • BIOPHILIA n. innate love for the natural world, supposed to be felt by all mankind. |
| BIOPIRATES | • biopirates n. Plural of biopirate. • BIOPIRATE n. one who practises biopiracy. |
| BIOPLASMIC | • bioplasmic adj. Pertaining to, or consisting of, bioplasm. • BIOPLASMIC adj. pertaining to, or consisting of, bioplasm. |
| BIOPLASTIC | • bioplastic n. Any form of synthetic polymer, similar to normal plastic, made from renewable biomass sources such as… • BIOPLASTIC n. a plastic that is made from organic matter rather than oil. |
| BIOPRIVACY | • BIOPRIVACY n. the state of freedom from others having unauthorized access to biometric data about oneself. |
| BIPOLARISE | • bipolarise v. Alternative form of bipolarize. • BIPOLARISE v. to make bipolar, also BIPOLARIZE. |
| BIPOLARITY | • bipolarity n. The state of being bipolar. • BIPOLARITY n. the state of being bipolar. |
| BIPOLARIZE | • bipolarize v. To make bipolar. • BIPOLARIZE v. to make bipolar, also BIPOLARISE. |
| PARABIOSIS | • parabiosis n. (Physiology) The (natural or surgical) union of parts of two organisms, especially in such a way as… • parabiosis n. The fusion of two embryos to form conjoined twins. • parabiosis n. A transient physiological state of suspension of obvious vital activities such as to enable an organism… |
| PARABIOTIC | • parabiotic adj. Relating to parabiosis. • PARABIOTIC adj. relating to parabiosis. |
| PARBOILING | • parboiling v. Present participle of parboil. • parboiling n. The act by which something is parboiled. • PARBOIL v. to cook partially by boiling for a short time. |
| POTABILITY | • potability n. The quality of being potable. • POTABILITY n. the state of being potable. |
| SITOPHOBIA | • sitophobia n. (Pathology) A morbid or insane dread of eating. An aversion to food. • SITOPHOBIA n. a morbid aversion to food, also SITIOPHOBIA. |
| TOXIPHOBIA | • toxiphobia n. Alternative form of toxicophobia. • TOXIPHOBIA n. the morbid fear of poisoning, also TOXICOPHOBIA. |