| AMPHIBRACHIC | • amphibrachic adj. Consisting of amphibrachs, metrical feet consisting of either a long syllable between two that are short… • AMPHIBRACHIC adj. of or like an amphibrach, a foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the first and last short. |
| BRACHYPRISMS | • BRACHYPRISM n. a prism parallel to the brachydiagonal. |
| BRINKMANSHIP | • brinkmanship n. (Chiefly politics) The pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink… • BRINKMANSHIP n. the art or practice of pushing a dangerous situation or confrontation to the limit of safety esp. to force a desired outcome, also BRINKSMANSHIP. |
| 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. |
| BRYOPHYLLUMS | • bryophyllums n. Plural of bryophyllum. • BRYOPHYLLUM n. another name for kalanchoe, a succulent plant. |
| CHROMOPHOBES | • chromophobes n. Plural of chromophobe. • CHROMOPHOBE n. a cell that does not take a stain easily. |
| DROMOPHOBIAS | • DROMOPHOBIA n. a fear of crossing streets. |
| EMBRYOPHYTES | • embryophytes n. Plural of embryophyte. • EMBRYOPHYTE n. any green photosynthetic organism which begins the development of the sporophyte generation within the archegonium. |
| HYPERBOLISMS | • hyperbolisms n. Plural of hyperbolism. • HYPERBOLISM n. use of hyperbole. |
| HYPERMUTABLE | • hypermutable adj. (Genetics) That mutates rapidly. • HYPERMUTABLE adj. excessively mutable. |
| IAMBOGRAPHER | • iambographer n. A poet who writes iambic verse. • IAMBOGRAPHER n. one who writes in iambics. |
| IMPERISHABLE | • imperishable adj. Not perishable; not subject to decay; enduring permanently. • imperishable n. (In the plural) something that does not perish, or keeps for a long time. • IMPERISHABLE adj. not perishable or subject to decay. |
| IMPERISHABLY | • imperishably adv. In an imperishable manner. • IMPERISHABLE adv. not perishable or subject to decay. |
| MARIMBAPHONE | • marimbaphone n. (Obsolete, music) A kind of percussion idiophone, like the marimba, but with either wooden or steel… • MARIMBAPHONE n. a marimba. |
| OMBROPHILOUS | • ombrophilous adj. (Biology) Capable of thriving in areas of heavy rainfall. • OMBROPHILOUS adj. capable of withstanding long periods of rain. |
| OMBROPHOBOUS | • ombrophobous adj. Synonym of ombrophobic. • OMBROPHOBOUS adj. of or like an ombrophobe, a plant thriving only in desert conditions. |
| PHOTOBOMBERS | • photobombers n. Plural of photobomber. |
| PROTHROMBINS | • prothrombins n. Plural of prothrombin. • PROTHROMBIN n. a protein-like substance present in blood plasma. |
| PULMOBRANCHS | • PULMOBRANCH n. a lung-book. |