| AMBROTYPE | • ambrotype n. (Photography, historical) An early type of photograph in which a glass negative appears positive when… • AMBROTYPE n. a picture taken on a plate of prepared glass, in which the lights are represented in silver, and the shades are produced by a dark background visible through the un-silvered portions of the glass. |
| AMEBOCYTE | • amebocyte n. Alternative spelling of amoebocyte. • AMEBOCYTE n. a cell, like a leukocyte, having amoeboid form, also AMOEBOCYTE. |
| BAROMETRY | • barometry n. The art or process of making barometrical measurements. • BAROMETRY n. the art or process of making barometrical measurements. |
| BIMETHYLS | • BIMETHYL n. ethane. |
| BOLOMETRY | • bolometry n. The use of a bolometer. • BOLOMETRY n. measurement by a bolometer, an instrument for measuring radiant energy or infrared light. |
| EMBAYMENT | • embayment n. A bay. (the water) • embayment n. The shoreline of a bay, an indentation in a shoreline. (the land, not the water) • embayment n. A topographical feature that used to be a bay, like the Mississippi embayment. |
| EMBRYOTIC | • embryotic adj. Embryonic. • EMBRYOTIC adj. of or pertaining to an embryo. |
| ESTIMABLY | • estimably adv. In an estimable manner; deserving of esteem. • ESTIMABLE adv. worthy of regard. |
| LAMBENTLY | • lambently adv. In a lambent manner, brightly. • LAMBENT adv. flickering like a flame. |
| LOBECTOMY | • lobectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical removal of a lobe from an organ such as the lung or the brain. • LOBECTOMY n. the surgical excision of a lobe. |
| MEBIBYTES | • mebibytes n. Plural of mebibyte. • MEBIBYTE n. 2 to the power of 20 bytes. |
| MEGABYTES | • megabytes n. Plural of megabyte. • MEGABYTE n. 1,048,576 bytes. |
| MOLYBDATE | • molybdate n. (Chemistry) The anion MoO42-. • molybdate n. (Chemistry) Any salt of molybdic acid. • MOLYBDATE n. a salt of molybdic acid. |
| MONEYBELT | • moneybelt n. Alternative form of money belt. • money␣belt n. A belt concealed under clothing, having a pocket for money or other documents. • MONEYBELT n. a belt for carrying money. |
| SUBSYSTEM | • subsystem n. Alternative spelling of sub-system. • sub-system n. A group of related components that are part of a larger system. • SUBSYSTEM n. part of a system. |
| SYMBIOTES | • symbiotes n. Plural of symbiote. • SYMBIOTE n. (Greek) an organism living in close association with another, also SYMBIONT, SYMBION, SYMBIOT. |
| TUBECTOMY | • tubectomy n. (Surgery) salpingectomy. • TUBECTOMY n. the surgical cutting or removal of the Fallopian tubes. |
| YTTERBIUM | • ytterbium n. A metallic chemical element (symbol Yb) with an atomic number of 70. • ytterbium n. A single atom of this element. • YTTERBIUM n. (Swedish) a rare element of the boron group. |