| ACCOMMODABLE | • accommodable adj. That may be accommodated; suitable. • ACCOMMODABLE adj. that can be accommodated. |
| BACKCOURTMAN | • backcourtman n. (Basketball) A backcourt player. • BACKCOURTMAN n. a guard on a basketball team. |
| BIOCATALYTIC | • biocatalytic adj. Relating to, or employing biocatalysis. • BIOCATALYTIC adj. of or like a biocatalyst. |
| BOMBACACEOUS | • bombacaceous adj. (Botany) Belonging to the now disused family Bombacaceae (now the much-reduced subfamily Bombacoideae in Malvaceae). • BOMBACACEOUS adj. relating to the family Bombacaceae, silk-cotton trees. |
| CACTOBLASTES | • CACTOBLASTIS n. a moth introduced into Australia as a biological control for the prickly pear. |
| CACTOBLASTIS | • CACTOBLASTIS n. a moth introduced into Australia as a biological control for the prickly pear. |
| CANCERPHOBIA | • cancerphobia n. Inordinate dread of developing cancer. • CANCERPHOBIA n. fear of cancer, also CANCEROPHOBIA. |
| CARBONACEOUS | • carbonaceous adj. Of, relating to, rich in, or yielding carbon, or a compound of carbon. • CARBONACEOUS adj. coaly; containing much carbon. |
| CLAVICEMBALO | • clavicembalo n. (Music, now chiefly historical) A harpsichord. • CLAVICEMBALO n. (Italian) a harpsichord. |
| CONTRACTABLE | • contractable adj. Capable of being contracted (in various senses). • CONTRACTABLE adj. that can be contracted, also CONTRACTIBLE. |
| CONTRACTABLY | • CONTRACTABLE adv. that can be contracted, also CONTRACTIBLE. |
| LACTOBACILLI | • lactobacilli n. Plural of lactobacillus. • LACTOBACILLUS n. any of a genus of bacteria that produce lactic acid. |
| MICROBALANCE | • microbalance n. Any balance capable of weighing objects having a mass less than a milligram. • MICROBALANCE n. a balance designed to measure very small weights. |
| MOBOCRATICAL | • mobocratical adj. Of or pertaining to mobocracy. • MOBOCRATICAL adj. relating to mobocracy, government by mobs or crowds, also MOBOCRATIC. |
| MYCOBACTERIA | • mycobacteria n. Plural of mycobacterium. • MYCOBACTERIUM n. any of a genus of bacteria that includes the pathogens causing tuberculosis and leprosy. |
| SALTIMBOCCAS | • saltimboccas n. Plural of saltimbocca. • SALTIMBOCCA n. (Italian) an Italian dish of rolled slices of meat and ham, with cheese and herbs. |
| SCRATCHBOARD | • scratchboard n. (Art) A technique in which drawings are created using sharp knives and tools for etching into a thin… • SCRATCHBOARD n. a scraperboard. |