| AUTOBIOGRAPHER | • autobiographer n. One who writes his or her own life or biography. • AUTOBIOGRAPHER n. one who writes autobiographies. |
| BACTERIOPHAGES | • bacteriophages n. Plural of bacteriophage. • BACTERIOPHAGE n. a bacterium that eats other bacteria. |
| BACTERIOPHAGIC | • bacteriophagic adj. Of or pertaining to a bacteriophage. • BACTERIOPHAGIC adj. of or like a bacteriophage, a bacterium that eats other bacteria, also BACTERIOPHAGOUS. |
| BLEPHAROPLASTS | • blepharoplasts n. Plural of blepharoplast. • BLEPHAROPLAST n. a basal body esp. of a flagellated cell. |
| BLEPHAROPLASTY | • blepharoplasty n. (Surgery) Plastic surgery on the eyelid to improve vision or for cosmetic reasons. • BLEPHAROPLASTY n. plastic surgery on the eyelid esp. to remove fatty or excess tissue. |
| CLAUSTROPHOBES | • claustrophobes n. Plural of claustrophobe. • CLAUSTROPHOBE n. one with a fear of confined spaces. |
| COMPUTERPHOBIA | • computerphobia n. Fear or irrational dislike of computers; cyberphobia. • COMPUTERPHOBIA n. a morbid fear of computers. |
| ERYTHROPHOBIAS | • ERYTHROPHOBIA n. an aversion to the color red; an extreme fear of blushing. |
| GERONTOPHOBIAS | • GERONTOPHOBIA n. a fear of old age or of growing old. |
| HYPERCATABOLIC | • hypercatabolic adj. Relating to, or exhibiting, hypercatabolism. |
| HYPERMETABOLIC | • hypermetabolic adj. Pertaining to hypermetabolism. • HYPERMETABOLIC adj. relating to hypermetabolism, the physiological state of increased rate of metabolic activity. |
| NEPHROBLASTOMA | • nephroblastoma n. (Oncology) A tumour affecting a kidney. • NEPHROBLASTOMA n. a tumour on the kidneys. |
| PHENOBARBITALS | • phenobarbitals n. Plural of phenobarbital. • PHENOBARBITAL n. a crystalline barbiturate used as a hypnotic, sedative, and anticonvulsant. |
| PHENOBARBITONE | • phenobarbitone n. (Pharmacology) A barbiturate drug used as a sedative. • PHENOBARBITONE n. a sedative and hypnotic drug used to treat epilepsy. |
| SUBATMOSPHERIC | • subatmospheric adj. Less than atmospheric (pressure). • SUBATMOSPHERIC adj. less or lower than that of the atmosphere. |
| SYMMETROPHOBIA | • symmetrophobia n. Aversion to symmetry. • SYMMETROPHOBIA n. fear of symmetry. |