| ACROPHOBES | • acrophobes n. Plural of acrophobe. • ACROPHOBE n. someone with an abnormal fear of heights. |
| AEROPHOBIC | • aerophobic adj. Having a fear of flying in aircraft. • aerophobic adj. Disliking or avoiding air. • AEROPHOBIC adj. having a morbid fear of draughts or of flying. |
| AMBOCEPTOR | • amboceptor n. (Obsolete) Synonym of hemolysin. • AMBOCEPTOR n. in immunization, an antibody acting as a double receptor. |
| BAROCEPTOR | • baroceptor n. Baroreceptor. • BAROCEPTOR n. a sensory receptor sensitive to a pressure stimulus. |
| BAROSCOPES | • baroscopes n. Plural of baroscope. • BAROSCOPE n. a weatherglass. |
| BIOSCOPIES | • bioscopies n. Plural of bioscopy. • BIOSCOPY n. a type of medical examination. |
| BORESCOPES | • borescopes n. Plural of borescope. • BORESCOPE n. an optical device, e.g. a prism, used to inspect an inaccessible space e.g. an engine cylinder. |
| CRYOPROBES | • cryoprobes n. Plural of cryoprobe. • CRYOPROBE n. a blunt chilled probe used to freeze tissue in cryosurgery. |
| ECOPHOBIAS | • ECOPHOBIA n. fear of one's home surroundings. |
| EUROPHOBIC | • Europhobic adj. Disliking Europe or the European Union. • EUROPHOBIC adj. suffering from europhobia, an irrational fear of Europe and things European. |
| MICROPROBE | • microprobe n. (Chemistry) An instrument used to determine the chemical composition at a point on a solid surface… • MICROPROBE n. a device that produces a very thin electron beam by which the chemical makeup of various compounds may be examined. |
| NECROPHOBE | • necrophobe n. A person who has a morbid fear of death. • NECROPHOBE n. an organism that eats dead matter. |
| POCKETBOOK | • pocketbook n. (US) a purse or handbag. • pocketbook n. (Dated) A wallet for paper money. • pocketbook n. (Figuratively) One’s personal budget or economic capacity - the amount one can afford. |
| PROVOCABLE | • provocable adj. That can be provoked. • PROVOCABLE adj. that can be provoked, also PROVOKABLE. |
| XENOPHOBIC | • xenophobic adj. Exhibiting or characterised by xenophobia, a fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners. • xenophobic n. A xenophobe. • XENOPHOBIC adj. being afraid of foreigners. |
| ZELOPHOBIC | • ZELOPHOBIC n. one who suffers from zelophobia, an irrational fear of jealousy. |