| AMOEBIFORM | • amoebiform adj. Alternative form of amebiform. • AMOEBIFORM adj. resembling an amoeba; changing in shape like an amoeba, also AMEBOID, AMOEBOID. |
| BIOMIMICRY | • biomimicry n. Biomimetics. • BIOMIMICRY n. the mimicry of one living organism by another. |
| BLAMESTORM | • blamestorm n. A process for determining the cause(s), human and otherwise, of the failure of something. • blamestorm v. To have a blamestorm, i.e., a session where a group discusses the cause(s), human and otherwise, of… • BLAMESTORM v. (of colleagues in a business, government, etc.) to meet in order to apportion blame for an error or failure. |
| BROMINISMS | • BROMINISM n. poisoning by an overdose of bromine, also BROMISM. |
| BROMOFORMS | • bromoforms n. Plural of bromoform. • BROMOFORM n. a bromine compound analogous to chloroform. |
| COMBRETUMS | • combretums n. Plural of combretum. • COMBRETUM n. (Latin) a member of a genus of tropical trees known for the beauty of their flowers. |
| CUMBERSOME | • cumbersome adj. Burdensome or hindering, as if a weight or drag; vexatious. • cumbersome adj. Not easily managed or handled; awkward; clumsy. • cumbersome adj. Hard, difficult, demanding to handle or get around with. |
| EMBOTHRIUM | • EMBOTHRIUM n. an evergreen shrub native to South America, widely cultivated as an ornamental for its scarlet flowers. |
| EMBRYOTOMY | • embryotomy n. (Medicine) The act of cutting a foetus into pieces within the womb, so that it can be removed. • EMBRYOTOMY n. the cutting a fetus into pieces within the womb, so as to effect its removal. |
| LUMBERSOME | • lumbersome adj. Marked or characterised by lumbering or awkwardness; cumbrous. • LUMBERSOME adj. lumbering. |
| MEMBRANOUS | • membranous adj. (Anatomy, zoology) Having the qualities of, or pertaining to, a membrane. • membranous adj. (Medicine) Accompanying the formation of a usually abnormal membrane or membranous layer. • membranous adj. Thin, pliable, and often transparent. |
| MEMORABILE | • memorabile n. Singular of memorabilia. • MEMORABILE n. something memorable. |
| MERBROMINS | • MERBROMIN n. a green crystalline mercurial compound used as an antiseptic and germicide. |
| MICROBEAMS | • microbeams n. Plural of microbeam. • MICROBEAM n. a beam of radiation of small cross-section. |
| MICROBIOME | • microbiome n. (Genetics) The genetic information (genomes) of a microbiota. • microbiome n. (Biology) A microbial biome, such as the community of microbes within the human gut. • MICROBIOME n. the microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, which inhabit the human body in a symbiotic relationship. |
| MUMBLECORE | • mumblecore n. (Film) An American independent film movement of the early twenty-first century, characterised by low-budget… |
| NONMEMBERS | • nonmembers n. Plural of nonmember. • non-members n. Plural of non-member. • NONMEMBER n. one who is not a member. |
| OMBROMETER | • ombrometer n. An instrument for measuring rainfall. • OMBROMETER n. a rain-gauge. |
| PROCAMBIUM | • procambium n. (Botany) A meristem that lies just inside the protoderm and develops into primary xylem and primary phloem. • PROCAMBIUM n. the young tissue of a fibrovascular bundle before its component cells have begun to be differentiated. |
| UMBILIFORM | • umbiliform adj. Shaped like an umbilicus. • UMBILIFORM adj. shaped like an umbilicus. |