| ANTIBOYCOTT | • antiboycott adj. Opposing or countering a boycott or boycotts. • ANTIBOYCOTT adj. opposed to boycott. |
| ANTIOBESITY | • antiobesity adj. (Pharmacology, nutrition, of a drug, etc.) Serving to counter obesity. • anti-obesity adj. Alternative spelling of antiobesity. • ANTIOBESITY adj. opposed to obesity. |
| ASTROBOTANY | • astrobotany n. Synonym of xenobotany. • ASTROBOTANY n. the branch of botany that investigates the possibility that plants grow on other planets. |
| BAYONETTING | • bayonetting v. (Britain) present participle of bayonet. • bayonetting n. A stabbing with a bayonet. • bayonetting n. Overlap of fracture fragments in a longbone fracture resulting in shortening of the extremity. |
| BIOACTIVITY | • bioactivity n. (Biology, medicine) Biologic activity, such as biochemical or immunologic reactivity: the biologic effect… • BIOACTIVITY n. the state of being bioactive. |
| BIOCATALYST | • biocatalyst n. (Biochemistry) A biochemical catalyst; normally an enzyme. • BIOCATALYST n. a substance, e.g. an enzyme, that produces or speeds up a biochemical reaction. |
| BLASTOCYSTS | • blastocysts n. Plural of blastocyst. • BLASTOCYST n. a mammalian blastula in which some differentiation of cells has occurred. |
| BUTYLATIONS | • butylations n. Plural of butylation. • BUTYLATION n. combination with the butyl group. |
| CONTESTABLY | • contestably adv. Such that it can be contested or challenged. • CONTESTABLE adv. able to be contested. |
| ERYTHORBATE | • erythorbate n. (Organic chemistry) any salt or ester of erythorbic acid. • ERYTHORBATE n. a salt of erythorbic acid that is used in foods as an antioxidant. |
| ETHNOBOTANY | • ethnobotany n. (Botany, sociology) The scientific study of the relationships between people and plants. • ethnobotany n. (Pharmacology) The scientific study of traditional medicinal plants used by various ethnic groups. • ETHNOBOTANY n. the plant lore of indigenous cultures. |
| OBSTINATELY | • obstinately adv. In an obstinate manner. • OBSTINATE adv. stubborn. |
| PORTABILITY | • portability n. The quality of being portable. • portability n. (Software) The ability of a program (or software system) to execute properly on multiple hardware platforms. • portability n. The ability of an employee to move between different social security schemes without losing their contributions. |
| QUOTABILITY | • quotability n. The degree to which a person, literature, or a speech is useful or relevant for being quoted. • QUOTABILITY n. the ability to be quoted. |
| RUBYTHROATS | • rubythroats n. Plural of rubythroat. • RUBYTHROAT n. any of numerous species of humming birds, in which the male has on the throat a brilliant patch of red feathers having metallic reflections. |