| BLOODTHIRSTY | • bloodthirsty adj. Thirsty for blood: inexorably violent or eager for bloodshed; murderous. • bloodthirsty adj. Of a book, film, etc.: depicting much violence; gory, violent. • bloodthirsty adj. (Humorous) Of a mosquito, tenaciously seeking to draw blood. |
| BODYCHECKING | • bodychecking v. Present participle of bodycheck. • body-checking v. Present participle of body-check. • body␣checking v. Present participle of body check. |
| BODYSNATCHER | • bodysnatcher n. Alternative spelling of body snatcher. • body-snatcher n. Alternative spelling of body snatcher. • body␣snatcher n. (Slang, humorous, derogatory, obsolete) One who makes arrests, such as a bailiff or policeman. |
| BOROHYDRIDES | • borohydrides n. Plural of borohydride. • BOROHYDRIDE n. a compound of boron and hydrogen, used as a reducing agent. |
| CARBOHYDRASE | • carbohydrase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of polysaccharides into simple sugars. • CARBOHYDRASE n. any of a group of enzymes (as amylase) that promote hydrolysis or synthesis of a carbohydrate (as a disaccharide). |
| CARBOHYDRATE | • carbohydrate n. (Organic chemistry, nutrition) A sugar, starch, or cellulose that is a food source of energy for an animal or plant. • carbohydrate n. (Colloquial, by extension, metonymically) Any food rich in starch or other carbohydrates. • CARBOHYDRATE n. a compound of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen; extended to similar compounds, the sugars and starches which form the main source of energy in food. |
| CHIMNEYBOARD | • CHIMNEYBOARD n. a board blocking up a fireplace. |
| DISHONORABLY | • dishonorably adv. In a dishonorable manner. • DISHONORABLE adv. lacking honor, also DISHONOURABLE. |
| HEBDOMADALLY | • hebdomadally adv. In periods of seven days; weekly. • HEBDOMADAL adv. occurring, appearing, or done every seven days; weekly. |
| HOBBLEDEHOYS | • hobbledehoys n. Plural of hobbledehoy. • HOBBLEDEHOY n. an awkward young fellow. |
| HYDROBIOLOGY | • hydrobiology n. (Biology) The study of the biology of the organisms that inhabit bodies of water. • HYDROBIOLOGY n. the study of aquatic organisms. |
| HYDROCARBONS | • hydrocarbons n. Plural of hydrocarbon. • HYDROCARBON n. a compound of hydrogen and carbon with nothing else, occurring notably in oil, natural gas and coal. |
| HYDROLYSABLE | • hydrolysable adj. Alternative spelling of hydrolyzable. • HYDROLYSABLE adj. that can be hydrolysed, also HYDROLYZABLE. |
| HYDROLYZABLE | • hydrolyzable adj. Able to be hydrolyzed. • HYDROLYZABLE adj. that can be hydrolyzed, also HYDROLYSABLE. |
| HYDROPHOBIAS | • hydrophobias n. Plural of hydrophobia. • HYDROPHOBIA n. the morbid fear of water, as in rabies victims. |
| HYDROPHOBOUS | • hydrophobous adj. Hydrophobic. • HYDROPHOBOUS adj. (obsolete) water-repellent. |
| HYPERBOLISED | • hyperbolised v. Simple past tense and past participle of hyperbolise. • HYPERBOLISE v. to indulge in hyperbole, also HYPERBOLIZE. |
| HYPERBOLIZED | • hyperbolized v. Simple past tense and past participle of hyperbolize. • HYPERBOLIZE v. to indulge in hyperbole, also HYPERBOLISE. |
| HYPERBOLOIDS | • hyperboloids n. Plural of hyperboloid. • HYPERBOLOID n. a solid figure in which some of the plane sections are hyperbolas. |
| RHABDOMYOMAS | • rhabdomyomas n. Plural of rhabdomyoma. • RHABDOMYOMA n. a tumour of striated muscle. |