| MATCHBOOKS | • matchbooks n. Plural of matchbook. • MATCHBOOK n. a book of matches. |
| HOMOBLASTIC | • homoblastic adj. (Biology) Developing from a single type of tissue. • homoblastic adj. (Botany) Having leaves whose shape changes very little with the plant’s or shoot’s age. • HOMOBLASTIC adj. derived from similar cells; showing direct embryonic development. |
| BACHELORDOMS | • BACHELORDOM n. the state of being a bachelor. |
| BATHOCHROMES | • BATHOCHROME n. a shift to a longer wavelength in the absorption spectrum of a compound. |
| BRONCHOSPASM | • bronchospasm n. (Medicine) difficulty in breathing due to a contraction of smooth muscle in the walls of the bronchi and bronchioles. • BRONCHOSPASM n. constriction of the air passages of the lung (as in asthma) by spasmodic contraction of the bronchial muscles. |
| AICHMOPHOBIAS | • AICHMOPHOBIA n. an irrational fear of sharp or pointed objects. |
| BRONCHOSPASMS | • bronchospasms n. Plural of bronchospasm. • BRONCHOSPASM n. constriction of the air passages of the lung (as in asthma) by spasmodic contraction of the bronchial muscles. |
| THROMBOPLASTIC | • thromboplastic adj. Causing or accelerating the formation of blood clots. • THROMBOPLASTIC adj. initiating or accelerating the clotting of blood. |
| ANTITHROMBOTICS | • antithrombotics n. Plural of antithrombotic. • ANTITHROMBOTIC n. a drug effective against thrombosis. |
| BIOGEOCHEMICALS | • biogeochemicals n. Plural of biogeochemical. • BIOGEOCHEMICALS n. the science of plants and animals in relation to chemicals in the soil. |
| COMPUTERPHOBIAS | • computerphobias n. Plural of computerphobia. • COMPUTERPHOBIA n. a morbid fear of computers. |
| HISTOCOMPATIBLE | • histocompatible adj. (Of two individuals) Having compatible antigens, and thus being able to transplant organs. • HISTOCOMPATIBLE adj. referring to the degree of similarity between the histocompatibility antigens of two individuals, which determines whether an organ transplant will be tolerated. |
| MICROBAROGRAPHS | • microbarographs n. Plural of microbarograph. • MICROBAROGRAPH n. an instrument for recording minute changes in atmospheric pressure. |