| ABIOTROPHIC | • abiotrophic adj. (Medicine) Relating to or involving abiotrophy; relating to or involving the functional loss of an organ… • ABIOTROPHIC adj. relating to abiotrophy, bodily or mental loss of function or degeneration for reasons unknown. |
| ABSORPTANCE | • absorptance n. (Optics, physics) Absorbed radiation and incident radiation in a ratio format; a measurement that shows… • ABSORPTANCE n. the ratio of the radiant flux absorbed by a body to that incident on it. |
| AMBOCEPTORS | • amboceptors n. Plural of amboceptor. • AMBOCEPTOR n. in immunization, an antibody acting as a double receptor. |
| ASTRAPHOBIC | • astraphobic adj. (Rare) Morbidly afraid of thunderstorms. • ASTRAPHOBIC adj. suffering from astraphobia, a morbid fear of thunder and lightning, also ASTROPHOBIC. |
| ASTROPHOBIC | • ASTROPHOBIC adj. suffering from astrophobia, a morbid fear of thunder and lightning, also ASTRAPHOBIC. |
| BAROCEPTORS | • baroceptors n. Plural of baroceptor. • BAROCEPTOR n. a sensory receptor sensitive to a pressure stimulus. |
| BICORPORATE | • bicorporate adj. (Heraldry) Having two bodies. • BICORPORATE adj. double-bodied, as the head of a lion to which two bodies are attached. |
| BLASTOPORIC | • blastoporic adj. (Biology) Pertaining to a blastopore; blastoporal. • BLASTOPORIC adj. relating to a blastospore. |
| CHAMBERPOTS | • chamberpots n. Plural of chamberpot. • chamber␣pots n. Plural of chamber pot. • CHAMBERPOT n. a container for urine etc. |
| PATCHBOARDS | • patchboards n. Plural of patchboard. • PATCHBOARD n. a panel with multiple electrical terminals. |
| PROBLEMATIC | • problematic adj. Posing a problem; having or suffering from problem(s)… • problematic adj. (Logic, dated) Only affirming the possibility that a predicate be actualised. • problematic n. (Chiefly in the plural) A problem or difficulty in a particular field of study. |
| PROJECTABLE | • projectable adj. Able to be projected. • projectable adj. (Mathematics) Able to form a projection. • PROJECTABLE adj. that can be projected. |
| PROTECTABLE | • protectable adj. Able to be protected. |
| SAPROBIOTIC | • saprobiotic adj. (Biology) Relating to saprobes, or to saprobiosis. • SAPROBIOTIC adj. feeding on dead or decaying plants or animals. |
| SUBTROPICAL | • subtropical adj. Pertaining to the regions of the Earth further from the equator than the tropical regions. • subtropical adj. (Meteorology, of a cyclone) Having some characteristics of a tropical cyclone but also some characteristics… • subtropical n. A subtropical plant. |
| TRANSPHOBIC | • transphobic adj. Exhibiting transphobia. • TRANSPHOBIC adj. showing intense hatred or fear of transgender people. |