| 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. |
| BAPTISERS | • BAPTISER n. one who baptizes, also BAPTIZER. |
| BAPTISTRY | • baptistry n. (Christianity) A designated space within a church, or a separate room or building associated with a… • baptistry n. An indoor pool used for baptism by immersion. • BAPTISTRY n. a part of church reserved for performing baptisms, also BAPTISTERY. |
| BAPTIZERS | • baptizers n. Plural of baptizer. • BAPTIZER n. one who baptizes, also BAPTISER. |
| 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. |
| BIPARTITE | • bipartite adj. Having two parts. • bipartite adj. (Of an agreement or contract) Having two participants; joint. • bipartite adj. (Botany, of leaves) Divided into two at the base. |
| BREASTPIN | • breastpin n. An ornamental pin attached to clothing in a person’s upper chest area; a brooch. • BREASTPIN n. an ornamental pin for the breast. |
| PERIBLAST | • periblast n. (Biology) The protoplasmic matter which surrounds the entoblast, or cell nucleus, and undergoes segmentation. • PERIBLAST n. in meroblastic eggs, the margin of the blastoderm merging with the surrounding yolk. |
| PREOBTAIN | • preobtain v. (Transitive) To obtain beforehand. • PREOBTAIN v. to obtain in advance. |
| PRINTABLE | • printable adj. Worthy or capable of being printed. • printable adj. (Computing) Of a text character: having a visual representation, unlike the control characters. • printable n. A digital image meant to be printed on paper. |
| 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. |
| REBAPTISE | • rebaptise v. Alternative form of rebaptize. • REBAPTISE v. to baptize again or a second time, also REBAPTIZE. |
| REBAPTISM | • rebaptism n. A second or subsequent baptism; the act or ceremony of rebaptizing. • REBAPTISM n. a second baptism. |
| REBAPTIZE | • rebaptize v. (Transitive) To baptize again. • rebaptize v. (Transitive) To rename. • REBAPTIZE v. to baptize again or a second time, also REBAPTISE. |
| 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. |
| STEPBAIRN | • stepbairn n. (UK dialectal, chiefly Scotland) A stepchild. • STEPBAIRN n. (Scots) a stepchild. |