| BACKDROPPING | • backdropping v. Present participle of backdrop. • BACKDROP v. to create a background for a stage. |
| BASIDIOCARPS | • basidiocarps n. Plural of basidiocarp. • BASIDIOCARP n. the fruiting body of basidiomycetous fungi; the mushroom of agarics. |
| BIOPESTICIDE | • biopesticide n. Any naturally-occurring (rather than synthetic) pesticide. • BIOPESTICIDE n. a biological pesticide. |
| BRANCHIOPODS | • branchiopods n. Plural of branchiopod. • BRANCHIOPOD n. any of a subclass of Crustacea with numerous flattened, leaf-shaped, lobed swimming-feet. |
| CLAPBOARDING | • clapboarding v. Present participle of clapboard. • CLAPBOARD v. to cover with clapboard. |
| CLAPPERBOARD | • clapperboard n. (Film) A device used in film production, having hinged boards that are brought together with a clap… • clapper␣board n. (Film) Alternative form of clapperboard. • CLAPPERBOARD n. a hinged board (or a set of hinged boards) clapped together in front of the camera before or after shooting a piece of film, to help synchronize sound and vision. |
| COMPOUNDABLE | • compoundable adj. That can be compounded. • COMPOUNDABLE adj. that can be compounded. |
| DECOMPOSABLE | • decomposable adj. Able to be decomposed. • DECOMPOSABLE adj. that can be decomposed. |
| DIPLOBIONTIC | • diplobiontic adj. (Botany) Describing a plant or fungus where both the haploid and diploid phases are represented by a… • DIPLOBIONTIC adj. of or like a diplobiont, an organism that has both haploid and diploid individuals in its life cycle. |
| DIPLOBLASTIC | • diploblastic adj. (Biology) Having two embryonic germ layers (the ectoderm and the endoderm). • DIPLOBLASTIC adj. having ectoderm and endoderm but no mesoderm, as in coelenterates. |
| OBCOMPRESSED | • obcompressed adj. Compressed or flattened anteroposteriorly, or in a way opposite to the usual one. • OBCOMPRESSED adj. flattened from front to back. |
| PROBOSCIDEAN | • proboscidean n. Any of various large, herbivorous mammals, of the order Proboscidea, that have a trunk; the elephants. • PROBOSCIDEAN n. any of an order of large mammals comprising the elephants and extinct related forms, also PROBOSCIDIAN. |
| PROBOSCIDIAN | • proboscidian adj. Alternative spelling of proboscidean. • proboscidian n. Alternative spelling of proboscidean. • PROBOSCIDIAN n. any of an order of large mammals comprising the elephants and extinct related forms, also PROBOSCIDEAN. |
| REPRODUCIBLE | • reproducible adj. (Of a measurement, experiment etc) Capable of being reproduced at a different time or place and by different people. • reproducible n. Something that can be reproduced. • REPRODUCIBLE adj. that can be reproduced. |
| REPRODUCIBLY | • reproducibly adv. In a reproducible manner; in a manner that can be copied. • REPRODUCIBLE adv. that can be reproduced. |
| SCRAPERBOARD | • scraperboard n. (Art) scratchboard. • SCRAPERBOARD n. a clay-surface board on which drawings can be made by scraping tints off as well as applying them. |