| BAPTISTRY | • baptistry n. (Christianity) A designated space within a church, or a separate room or building associated with a… • baptistry n. An indoor pool used for baptism by immersion. • BAPTISTRY n. a part of church reserved for performing baptisms, also BAPTISTERY. |
| BIOGRAPHY | • biography n. A person’s life story, especially one published. • biography n. The art of writing this kind of story. • biography v. (Transitive) To write a biography of. |
| BIOPIRACY | • biopiracy n. (Derogatory) The appropriation of indigenous biomedical knowledge, especially by patenting naturally… • BIOPIRACY n. the use of wild plants by international corporations to develop drugs without recompensing the countries from which they are taken. |
| BIPYRAMID | • bipyramid n. A dipyramid. • BIPYRAMID n. a crystal formed of two pyramids base to base. |
| HYPOBARIC | • hypobaric adj. Of, relating to, or utilizing less than normal air pressure. • HYPOBARIC adj. below normal pressure. |
| IMPROBITY | • improbity n. A lack of probity, honesty or integrity. • IMPROBITY n. dishonesty. |
| POLYBRIDS | • POLYBRID n. a type of hybrid plant. |
| PREBUYING | • prebuying v. Present participle of prebuy. • PREBUY v. to buy in advance. |
| PRESBYTIC | • presbytic adj. Presbyopic. • PRESBYTIC adj. relating to an old man. |
| PROBINGLY | • probingly adv. In a probing way. • PROBINGLY adv. PROBING. |
| PYROBORIC | • pyroboric adj. Of or relating to pyroboric acid or its derivatives. • PYROBORIC adj. as in pyroboric acid. |
| SAPROBITY | • saprobity n. (Ecology) A measure of the amount of decaying organic material in an environment such as a river. • SAPROBITY n. the state of being a saprobe. |
| SUPERBITY | • superbity n. The quality of being superb. • SUPERBITY n. haughtiness, arrogance. |
| UPBRAYING | • upbraying v. Present participle of upbray. • UPBRAY v. (Spenser) to upbraid. |