| ABIOGENIST | • abiogenist n. (Biology) One who believes that life can be produced independently of antecedent life. • ABIOGENIST n. a believer in abiogenesis, the supposed spontaneous origination of living organisms directly from lifeless matter. |
| ABORTICIDE | • aborticide n. The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide. • aborticide n. An agent responsible for an abortion (the destruction of a fetus); abortifacient. • ABORTICIDE n. the killing of a fetus; abortion. |
| AEROBICIST | • AEROBICIST n. one who practises aerobics. |
| AEROBIOTIC | • aerobiotic adj. Of or pertaining to aerobiosis. • AEROBIOTIC adj. related to, or of the nature of, aerobes; as, aerobiotic plants, which live only when supplied with free oxygen. |
| AMBITIONED | • ambitioned adj. Having ambition. • AMBITION v. to seek with eagerness. |
| ANTIBIOSES | • antibioses n. Plural of antibiosis. • ANTIBIOSIS n. a state of mutual antagonism between associated organisms. |
| ANTIBODIES | • antibodies n. Plural of antibody. • ANTIBODY n. a body substance that produces immunity against toxins. |
| BACTERIOID | • bacterioid adj. (Rare) Resembling a bacterium. • BACTERIOID n. a swollen bacterium living symbiotically in the root-nodules of beans and other plants, also BACTEROID. |
| BIOETHICAL | • bioethical adj. Of or pertaining to bioethics. • BIOETHICAL adj. relating to bioethics, the study of the ethical problems produced by medical research. |
| BIOPIRATES | • biopirates n. Plural of biopirate. • BIOPIRATE n. one who practises biopiracy. |
| DELIBATION | • delibation n. (Obsolete) Act of tasting; a slight trial. • DELIBATION n. the act of tasting; a slight trial. |
| ICEBOATING | • iceboating n. The act of travelling in a iceboat. • ICEBOATING n. the sport of using an iceboat. |
| LIBERATION | • liberation n. The act of liberating or the state of being liberated. • liberation n. The achievement of equal rights and status. • LIBERATION n. the act of liberating. |
| NOBILITATE | • nobilitate v. (Obsolete) To make noble; to ennoble; to exalt. • NOBILITATE v. to ennoble. |
| NOTIFIABLE | • notifiable adj. That may be notified. • notifiable adj. (Medicine, of a disease) About which the authorities must be notified. • NOTIFIABLE adj. of a diseased, required by law to be reported to official health authorities. |
| OBITUARIES | • obituaries n. Plural of obituary. • OBITUARY n. a published notice of death. |
| OBLIGATIVE | • obligative adj. Synonym of obligatory. • OBLIGATIVE adj. causing obligation. |
| TABLOIDIER | • TABLOIDY adj. like a tabloid newspaper. |