| BOOTSTRAPPING | • bootstrapping v. Present participle of bootstrap. • bootstrapping n. The process by which something is bootstrapped. • BOOTSTRAP v. to prepare (a computer) for operation by causing an operating system to be loaded into its memory. |
| EXPROBRATIONS | • exprobrations n. Plural of exprobration. • EXPROBRATION n. the act of exprobrating, upbraiding. |
| MALABSORPTION | • malabsorption n. The state arising from abnormality in digestion or absorption of food nutrients across the gastrointestinal tract. • MALABSORPTION n. faulty absorption esp. of nutrient materials from the gastrointestinal tract. |
| NONABSORPTIVE | • nonabsorptive adj. Not absorptive. • NONABSORPTIVE adj. not absorptive. |
| ODONTOPHOBIAS | • odontophobias n. Plural of odontophobia. • ODONTOPHOBIA n. the fear of teeth. |
| OPISTHOBRANCH | • opisthobranch n. (Zoology) A gastropod with gills behind the heart, formerly thought to belong to a single group. • opisthobranch adj. (Of gills) Placed behind the heart. • opisthobranch adj. (Of a gastropod) Having gills placed behind the heart. |
| PALEOBOTANIES | • paleobotanies n. Plural of paleobotany. • PALEOBOTANY n. the study of fossil plants, also PALAEOBOTANY. |
| PALEOBOTANIST | • paleobotanist n. A botanist who specializes in paleobotany; someone who studies plant fossils. • PALEOBOTANIST n. a student of paleobotany. |
| POSTEMBRYONAL | • postembryonal adj. Synonym of postembryonic. • POSTEMBRYONAL adj. subsequent to the embryonic stage of life or growth, also POSTEMBRYONIC. |
| POWERBOATINGS | • POWERBOATING n. the sport of driving a powerboat. |
| REABSORPTIONS | • reabsorptions n. Plural of reabsorption. • REABSORPTION n. the act of reabsorbing. |
| SATANOPHOBIAS | • SATANOPHOBIA n. fear of the devil. |
| SPONGIOBLASTS | • spongioblasts n. Plural of spongioblast. • SPONGIOBLAST n. any of numerous columnar epithelial cells in the brain and spinal cord that develop into neuroglia. |
| SUBPOPULATION | • subpopulation n. A subdivision of a population. • SUBPOPULATION n. an identifiable fraction or subdivision of a population. |
| TABLESPOONFUL | • tablespoonful n. The capacity of a tablespoon (table implement). • tablespoonful n. A tablespoon (measure of volume). • TABLESPOONFUL n. the contents of a tablespoon. |
| TECHNOPHOBIAS | • technophobias n. Plural of technophobia. • TECHNOPHOBIA n. fear of technology. |