| ANTITHROMBIN | • antithrombin n. A small molecule that inactivates several enzymes of the coagulation system. • ANTITHROMBIN n. a substance in blood preventing coagulation of blood. |
| BACHELORISMS | • bachelorisms n. Plural of bachelorism. • BACHELORISM n. the state of being a bachelor. |
| BATHOCHROMIC | • bathochromic adj. (Physics) Of a change in the position of a spectral band, to a lower frequency. • BATHOCHROMIC adj. denoting or relating to a shift to a longer wavelength in the absorption spectrum of a compound. |
| BATHOMETRIES | • BATHOMETRY n. measurement of the depth of water. |
| BEHAVIORISMS | • behaviorisms n. Plural of behaviorism. • BEHAVIORISM n. (US) the psychological theory that behaviour is governed by conditioning rather than internal processes and that by changing behaviour patterns it is possible to treat psychological disorders, also BEHAVIOURISM. |
| BEHAVIOURISM | • behaviourism n. (British spelling) Standard spelling of behaviorism. • BEHAVIOURISM n. the psychological theory that behaviour is governed by conditioning rather than internal processes and that by changing behaviour patterns it is possible to treat psychological disorders, also BEHAVIORISM. |
| CHIMNEYBOARD | • CHIMNEYBOARD n. a board blocking up a fireplace. |
| CHLORAMBUCIL | • chlorambucil n. A particular drug used in chemotherapy. • CHLORAMBUCIL n. an oral drug used to treat some cancers, e.g. cancer of the ovary and leukaemia. |
| CHORIAMBUSES | • choriambuses n. Plural of choriambus. • CHORIAMBUS n. a metrical foot comprising a trochee and an iambus, also CHORIAMB, CHORIAMBIC. |
| DROMOPHOBIAS | • DROMOPHOBIA n. a fear of crossing streets. |
| HARMONISABLE | • harmonisable adj. Alternative form of harmonizable. • HARMONISABLE adj. that can be harmonised, also HARMONIZABLE. |
| HARMONIZABLE | • harmonizable adj. That can be harmonized. • HARMONIZABLE adj. capable of being harmonized, also HARMONISABLE. |
| IAMBOGRAPHER | • iambographer n. A poet who writes iambic verse. • IAMBOGRAPHER n. one who writes in iambics. |
| MARIMBAPHONE | • marimbaphone n. (Obsolete, music) A kind of percussion idiophone, like the marimba, but with either wooden or steel… • MARIMBAPHONE n. a marimba. |
| MICROHABITAT | • microhabitat n. A specific habitat, typically extremely small, such as a cave corner or a cardboard box. • MICROHABITAT n. the microenvironment in which an organism lives. |
| MISBEHAVIORS | • misbehaviors n. Plural of misbehavior. • MISBEHAVIOR n. bad behaviour, also MISBEHAVIOUR. |
| MISBEHAVIOUR | • misbehaviour n. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of misbehavior. • MISBEHAVIOUR n. bad behaviour, also MISBEHAVIOR. |
| MOUCHARABIES | • moucharabies n. Plural of moucharaby. • MOUCHARABY n. (Arabic) in North Africa, an external balcony enclosed with latticework. |
| SUBHARMONICS | • subharmonics n. Plural of subharmonic. • SUBHARMONIC n. a tone below a harmonic. |
| THERMOLABILE | • thermolabile adj. (Biochemistry) Subject to destruction/decomposition or change in response to heat. • THERMOLABILE adj. easily decomposed by heat. |