| ABBOTSHIP | • abbotship n. The state, term, or office of an abbot; abbacy. • ABBOTSHIP n. the office of an abbot (the head of a monastery). |
| ABRUPTION | • abruption n. (Archaic) A sudden termination or interruption. • abruption n. A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies. • ABRUPTION n. a sudden, violent separation. |
| BALLPOINT | • ballpoint n. (Colloquial) A ballpoint pen. • ballpoint n. (Sewing) A kind of needle with a rounded tip. • BALLPOINT n. a type of pen. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| PROBATING | • probating v. Present participle of probate. • PROBATE v. to establish the validity of a will. |
| PROBATION | • probation n. A period of time when a person occupies a position only conditionally and may easily be removed for poor performance. • probation n. (Law) A type of sentence where convicted criminals are allowed to continue living in the community but… • probation n. A testing period of time. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |