| ASTROBIOLOGY | • astrobiology n. (Sciences) The study of life anywhere in the universe, including the Earth. • ASTROBIOLOGY n. exobiology. |
| BACTERIOLOGY | • bacteriology n. (Biology, microbiology) The scientific study of bacteria, especially in relation to disease and agriculture. • BACTERIOLOGY n. the scientific study of bacteria. |
| BATTLEGROUND | • battleground n. A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought. • battleground n. (Figurative) Any place or situation of dispute or contention. • battleground n. (Figurative) Any subject of dispute or contention. |
| BERTILLONAGE | • bertillonage n. (Historical) An early form of biometric identification used on criminals by the French police, making… • bertillonage n. (By extension) A similar form of identification of used on racing greyhounds. • BERTILLONAGE n. (French) a system of criminal identification by detailed measurements. |
| BREASTPLOUGH | • breastplough n. A kind of plough, worked by handles near the worker’s breast, and in some types by pushing with the… • BREASTPLOUGH n. a kind of spade for cutting turf, with a crossbar against which the breast is pressed. |
| FORGEABILITY | • forgeability n. (Metallurgy) The quality or degree of being forgeable. • FORGEABILITY n. the state of being forgeable. |
| GARBOLOGISTS | • garbologists n. Plural of garbologist. • GARBOLOGIST n. a person who studies a society's waste materials. |
| INTERROGABLE | • interrogable adj. That can be interrogated; that can respond to a query. • INTERROGABLE adj. that can be interrogated. |
| MORTGAGEABLE | • mortgageable adj. That can be mortgaged. • MORTGAGEABLE adj. that can be mortgaged. |
| OBLIGATORILY | • obligatorily adv. In an obligatory manner. • OBLIGATORY adv. binding in law or conscience. |
| OBLITERATING | • obliterating v. Present participle of obliterate. • OBLITERATE v. to erase or blot out. |
| RENEGOTIABLE | • renegotiable adj. Able to be renegotiated. • RENEGOTIABLE adj. subject to renegotiation. |
| STROBILATING | • strobilating v. Present participle of strobilate. • STROBILATE v. to undergo strobilation. |
| TRIBOLOGICAL | • tribological adj. Of or pertaining to tribology. • TRIBOLOGICAL adj. relating to tribology. |
| URBANOLOGIST | • urbanologist n. A sociologist who studies the problems of living in cities and towns. • URBANOLOGIST n. one who studies towns. |