| AMPHIBOLE | • amphibole n. (Mineralogy) Any of a large group of structurally similar hydrated double silicate minerals, containing… • AMPHIBOLE n. any mineral of a group of dark-coloured, rock-forming silicates. |
| BAROPHILE | • barophile n. An organism that lives and thrives under high barometric pressure; a form of extremophile. • BAROPHILE n. a bacterium able to tolerate high atmospheric pressure. |
| BASOPHILE | • basophile n. Alternative form of basophil. • BASOPHILE adj. of white blood cells, having an affinity for basic stains, also BASOPHIL, BASOPHILIC. • BASOPHILE n. such a cell. |
| BETATOPIC | • BETATOPIC adj. of atoms, differing in proton number by one. |
| BIOPARENT | • bioparent n. Biological parent. • BIOPARENT n. a biological parent, not a stepparent. |
| BIOPIRATE | • biopirate n. (Derogatory) One who engages in biopiracy. • BIOPIRATE n. one who practises biopiracy. |
| BIOWEAPON | • bioweapon n. Any weapon designed to be used in biological warfare. • BIOWEAPON n. a biological weapon. |
| ECOPHOBIA | • ecophobia n. Fear of one’s home. • ecophobia n. A feeling of powerlessness to prevent cataclysmic environmental change, apocalypse, etc. • ECOPHOBIA n. fear of one's home surroundings. |
| EUPHOBIAS | • EUPHOBIA n. a fear of good news. |
| EUPHORBIA | • euphorbia n. Any plant of the genus Euphorbia, the spurges. • Euphorbia prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Euphorbiaceae – the spurges, with numerous flowering plant species… • EUPHORBIA n. any herb or shrub of the spurge family. |
| IMPOSABLE | • imposable adj. Capable of being imposed or laid on. • IMPOSABLE adj. capable of being imposed or laid on. |
| NEOPHOBIA | • neophobia n. The fear or hatred of novelty, new things, innovation, or unfamiliar places or situations. • NEOPHOBIA n. fear of novelty. |
| PARBOILED | • parboiled v. Simple past tense and past participle of parboil. • parboiled adj. Partially boiled. • PARBOIL v. to cook partially by boiling for a short time. |
| PIVOTABLE | • pivotable adj. Capable of being pivoted. • PIVOTABLE adj. that can be pivoted. |
| POINTABLE | • pointable adj. Capable of being pointed, or turned to face something. • POINTABLE adj. that can be pointed. |
| PREOBTAIN | • preobtain v. (Transitive) To obtain beforehand. • PREOBTAIN v. to obtain in advance. |
| PROBATIVE | • probative adj. (Law) Tending to prove a particular proposition or to persuade someone of the truth of an allegation. • PROBATIVE adj. testing, affording proof, also PROBATORY. |
| SPOILABLE | • spoilable adj. Liable to spoil or go bad. • SPOILABLE adj. capable of being spoiled. |