| ABRUPTIONS | • abruptions n. Plural of abruption. • ABRUPTION n. a sudden, violent separation. |
| ABSORPTION | • absorption n. The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as… • absorption n. Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind. • absorption n. Mental assimilation. |
| ABSORPTIVE | • absorptive adj. Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent. • absorptive n. Any substance that absorbs. • ABSORPTIVE adj. capable of absorbing. |
| AMBROTYPES | • ambrotypes n. Plural of ambrotype. • AMBROTYPE n. a picture taken on a plate of prepared glass, in which the lights are represented in silver, and the shades are produced by a dark background visible through the un-silvered portions of the glass. |
| APPROBATES | • approbates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of approbate. • APPROBATE v. to approve expressly or formally. |
| BEANSPROUT | • beansprout n. Alternative form of bean sprout. • bean␣sprout n. (Chiefly in the plural) A sprout of the mung bean. • bean␣sprout n. (Chiefly in the plural) A sprout of the soybean. |
| BIOPARENTS | • bioparents n. Plural of bioparent. • BIOPARENT n. a biological parent, not a stepparent. |
| BIOPIRATES | • biopirates n. Plural of biopirate. • BIOPIRATE n. one who practises biopiracy. |
| BLASTOPORE | • blastopore n. (Embryology) The opening into the archenteron. • BLASTOPORE n. the opening of the archenteron in the gastrula that develops into the anus of some animals, also BLASTOPOR. |
| BLASTOPORS | • BLASTOPOR n. the opening of the archenteron in the gastrula that develops into the anus of some animals, also BLASTOPORE. |
| BOOTSTRAPS | • bootstraps n. Plural of bootstrap. • BOOTSTRAP v. to prepare (a computer) for operation by causing an operating system to be loaded into its memory. |
| GASTROPUBS | • gastropubs n. Plural of gastropub. • GASTROPUB n. a pub that specializes in providing food and wine of a standard more typical of a fine restaurant than a traditional pub. |
| PARABOLIST | • parabolist n. A narrator of parables. • PARABOLIST n. a teller of parables. |
| PASTEBOARD | • pasteboard n. (Usually uncountable) Card stock. • pasteboard n. (Computing, countable) A widget allowing multiple users to paste and share text or other items. • pasteboard n. (Slang, obsolete) A person’s visiting card. |
| PERBORATES | • perborates n. Plural of perborate. • PERBORATE n. a salt that is a compound of a borate with perchloric acid. |
| POWERBOATS | • powerboats n. Plural of powerboat. • POWERBOAT n. a boat propelled by an inboard or outboard motor. |
| PREOBTAINS | • preobtains v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preobtain. • PREOBTAIN v. to obtain in advance. |
| PROBATIONS | • probations n. Plural of probation. • PROBATION n. the act of proving; also, that which proves anything; proof. |
| REPROBATES | • reprobates n. Plural of reprobate. • reprobates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reprobate. • REPROBATE v. to disapprove of. |
| SAPROBIONT | • saprobiont n. Synonym of saprobe. • SAPROBIONT n. any organism, esp. a fungus or bacterium, that lives and feeds on dead organic matter, also SAPROTROPH. |