| ABBOTSHIP | • abbotship n. The state, term, or office of an abbot; abbacy. • ABBOTSHIP n. the office of an abbot (the head of a monastery). |
| 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. |
| BASOPHILS | • basophils n. Plural of basophil. • BASOPHIL n. a basophil cell. |
| BIOGRAPHS | • biographs n. Plural of biograph. • BIOGRAPH v. to write a biography of. |
| BIOPLASMS | • bioplasms n. Plural of bioplasm. • BIOPLASM n. living matter. |
| BIOPLASTS | • bioplasts n. Plural of bioplast. • BIOPLAST n. a tiny mass of bioplasm, in itself a living unit and having formative power, as a living white blood corpuscle, also BIOBLAST. |
| EUPHOBIAS | • EUPHOBIA n. a fear of good news. |
| IMPOSABLE | • imposable adj. Capable of being imposed or laid on. • IMPOSABLE adj. capable of being imposed or laid on. |
| PANBROILS | • panbroils v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of panbroil. • pan-broils v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pan-broil. • PANBROIL v. to fry in a pan with little or no fat. |
| PINBOARDS | • pinboards n. Plural of pinboard. • PINBOARD n. a board for pinning notices, pictures, etc. on. |
| 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. |
| SAPROBIAL | • SAPROBIAL adj. of or like a saprobe, an organism living in foul water, also SAPROBIC. |
| 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. |
| SHIPBOARD | • shipboard adj. (Nautical) Occurring or existing on board a ship. • shipboard adj. (Figurative) casual or ephemeral (e.g. a shipboard romance). • shipboard n. The side of a ship. |
| SPOILABLE | • spoilable adj. Liable to spoil or go bad. • SPOILABLE adj. capable of being spoiled. |
| SPOONBAIT | • spoonbait n. (Fishing) A spoon (type of fishing lure). • SPOONBAIT n. a lure on a swivel, used in trolling for fish, also SPOONHOOK. |
| SUBTOPIAN | • subtopian adj. Of or pertaining to subtopia. • SUBTOPIAN adj. of or like subtopia, the suburbs of a city. |
| SUBTOPIAS | • subtopias n. Plural of subtopia. • SUBTOPIA n. the suburbs of a city. |