| ANAEROBIOTIC | • anaerobiotic adj. (Anatomy) Resembling or relating to anaerobes. • ANAEROBIOTIC adj. living in the absence of free oxygen, also ANAEROBIC. |
| BACTERIOLOGY | • bacteriology n. (Biology, microbiology) The scientific study of bacteria, especially in relation to disease and agriculture. • BACTERIOLOGY n. the scientific study of bacteria. |
| 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. |
| BOROSILICATE | • borosilicate n. (Inorganic chemistry) Any of various minerals whose structure is formally that of a dual salt of boric… • BOROSILICATE n. a salt of boric and silicic acids, used in making heat- and chemical-resistant glass. |
| CARBONATIONS | • carbonations n. Plural of carbonation. • CARBONATION n. impregnation with carbon dioxide. |
| CEREBROTONIA | • cerebrotonia n. In the somatotype theories of William Herbert Sheldon, an intellectual personality type characterised… • CEREBROTONIA n. the temperament associated with ectomorphic body type characterized by introversion and hypersensitivity. |
| COLORABILITY | • colorability n. The state or condition of being colorable. • colorability n. (Chemistry) The ability of a colorless photochromic material to develop color. • COLORABILITY n. the quality of being colorable, also COLOURABILITY. |
| CONURBATIONS | • conurbations n. Plural of conurbation. • CONURBATION n. an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities. |
| EMBROCATIONS | • embrocations n. Plural of embrocation. • EMBROCATION n. a liquid medication rubbed on the skin. |
| MACROBIOTICS | • macrobiotics n. The art of prolonging life. • MACROBIOTICS n. the art or science of prolonging life; a cult partly concerned with diet, foods regarded as pure being vegetable substances grown and prepared without chemicals or processing. |
| METABOTROPIC | • metabotropic adj. Describing a neurotransmitter or cell receptor whose action is mediated by metabolic functions (e.g… • METABOTROPIC adj. describing a neurotransmitter or cell receptor whose action is mediated by metabolic functions (e.g. enzyme activation). |
| MOBOCRATICAL | • mobocratical adj. Of or pertaining to mobocracy. • MOBOCRATICAL adj. relating to mobocracy, government by mobs or crowds, also MOBOCRATIC. |
| NOTICEBOARDS | • noticeboards n. Plural of noticeboard. • notice␣boards n. Plural of notice board. • NOTICEBOARD n. a board for the display of notices. |
| OBSCURATIONS | • obscurations n. Plural of obscuration. • OBSCURATION n. the act of obscuring. |
| OBSECRATIONS | • obsecrations n. Plural of obsecration. • OBSECRATION n. an entreaty. |
| TRIBOLOGICAL | • tribological adj. Of or pertaining to tribology. • TRIBOLOGICAL adj. relating to tribology. |