| ABSORBENCY | • absorbency n. (Obsolete) The action of absorbing. • absorbency n. The quality of being absorbent. • absorbency n. (Physics) The ratio of the absorbance or optical density of a substance to that of a similar body of pure solvent. |
| AMEBOCYTES | • amebocytes n. Plural of amebocyte, an alternative spelling of amoebocyte. • AMEBOCYTE n. a cell, like a leukocyte, having amoeboid form, also AMOEBOCYTE. |
| BLEOMYCINS | • bleomycins n. Plural of bleomycin. • BLEOMYCIN n. a glycopeptide antibiotic drug used in the treatment of cancer and Hodgkins Disease. |
| BODYCHECKS | • bodychecks n. Plural of bodycheck. • bodychecks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bodycheck. • body-checks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of body-check. |
| BOYCOTTERS | • boycotters n. Plural of boycotter. • BOYCOTTER n. one who boycotts. |
| BUOYANCIES | • buoyancies n. Plural of buoyancy. • BUOYANCY n. the tendency to float, also BUOYANCE. |
| BYSSACEOUS | • byssaceous adj. Like byssus; consisting of fine fibres or threads. • BYSSACEOUS adj. composed of a mass of fine threads; delicately filamentous, also BYSSOID. |
| CORYBANTES | • Corybantes n. Plural of Corybant. • CORYBANT n. (Greek) one of the priests of Cybele in Phrygia, whose rites were accompanied by wild music, dancing, etc. |
| CRYOCABLES | • CRYOCABLE n. a highly conducting electric cable cooled with a refrigerant. |
| CRYOPROBES | • cryoprobes n. Plural of cryoprobe. • CRYOPROBE n. a blunt chilled probe used to freeze tissue in cryosurgery. |
| CUBBYHOLES | • cubbyholes n. Plural of cubbyhole. • cubbyholes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cubbyhole. • cubby␣holes n. Plural of cubby hole. |
| CYBERPORNS | • CYBERPORN n. pornography on the Internet. |
| FIBROCYTES | • fibrocytes n. Plural of fibrocyte. • FIBROCYTE n. a normally inactive fibroblast which proliferates following tissue damage. |
| HONEYCOMBS | • honeycombs n. Plural of honeycomb. • honeycombs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of honeycomb. • HONEYCOMB v. to make like a honeycomb. |
| OBSERVANCY | • observancy n. Obsolete form of observance. • OBSERVANCY n. the keeping of a customary practice, rite, or ceremony, also OBSERVANCE. |
| PRESBYOPIC | • presbyopic adj. Affected by or pertaining to presbyopia. • presbyopic n. An individual who has presbyopia. • PRESBYOPIC adj. affected by presbyopia. |
| SUBECONOMY | • subeconomy n. An economy that forms part of a larger economy. • SUBECONOMY n. the lower reaches of the economy. |
| SUBPOTENCY | • subpotency n. The quality of being subpotent. • SUBPOTENCY n. the state (in a drug) of being subpotent, having less than normal potency. |
| SUBSOCIETY | • subsociety n. A society making up part of a larger society. • SUBSOCIETY n. a subdivision of a society. |