| AMOEBOCYTE | • amoebocyte n. Any cell that has the form or motion of an amoeba. • amoebocyte n. A leukocyte, especially in an in vitro culture. • amœbocyte n. Obsolete form of amoebocyte. |
| BACKWOODSY | • backwoodsy adj. (US) Typical of something or someone from the backwoods. • BACKWOODSY adj. uncouth, rustic. |
| BIOECOLOGY | • bioecology n. The specifically biological aspects of ecology. • BIOECOLOGY n. the study of interaction of life in the environment. |
| BOBBYSOCKS | • bobbysocks n. Alternative form of bobby socks. • bobby␣socks n. Women’s ankle socks. • BOBBYSOCK n. an ankle-sock, esp. as worn by teenage girls. |
| BOYCOTTERS | • boycotters n. Plural of boycotter. • BOYCOTTER n. one who boycotts. |
| BOYCOTTING | • boycotting v. Present participle of boycott. • boycotting n. The act of something being boycotted. • BOYCOTT v. to refuse to have dealings with. |
| COLOURABLY | • colourably adv. Alternative form of colorably. • COLOURABLE adv. that can be coloured, also COLORABLE. |
| COWBOYINGS | • COWBOYING n. working as a cowboy. |
| CRYOPROBES | • cryoprobes n. Plural of cryoprobe. • CRYOPROBE n. a blunt chilled probe used to freeze tissue in cryosurgery. |
| CYNOPHOBIA | • cynophobia n. An irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines. • CYNOPHOBIA n. the morbid fear of dogs. |
| GYNOPHOBIC | • gynophobic adj. Having a fear of or aversion to women. • GYNOPHOBIC n. one who hates women. |
| HONEYCOMBS | • honeycombs n. Plural of honeycomb. • honeycombs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of honeycomb. • HONEYCOMB v. to make like a honeycomb. |
| MYCOBIONTS | • mycobionts n. Plural of mycobiont. • MYCOBIONT n. the fungal constituent of a lichen. |
| PHYCOBIONT | • phycobiont n. An algal photobiont. • PHYCOBIONT n. the algal constituent of a lichen. |
| PYROPHOBIC | • pyrophobic adj. Suffering from pyrophobia; afraid of fire. • pyrophobic n. A person who is afraid of fire. • PYROPHOBIC n. one having an irrational fear of fires. |
| SCHOOLBOYS | • schoolboys n. Plural of schoolboy. • SCHOOLBOY n. a boy who attends school. |
| SNOBOCRACY | • snobocracy n. Snobs, collectively; snobbish behaviour or attitudes. • SNOBOCRACY n. government by snobs. |
| SUBECONOMY | • subeconomy n. An economy that forms part of a larger economy. • SUBECONOMY n. the lower reaches of the economy. |
| WOOLLYBACK | • woollyback n. Alternative form of woolly back. • woolly␣back n. (Liverpudlian slang, now historical) A non-Liverpudlian person who travels to Liverpool, especially… • woolly␣back n. (Liverpudlian slang, derogatory) A person from the area surrounding Liverpool such as Skelmersdale… |