| BAROPHILIC | • barophilic adj. Of or relating to a barophile. • barophilic adj. Thriving under high barometric pressure. • BAROPHILIC adj. of bacteria, able to tolerate or growing best in conditions of high atmospheric pressure, also BAROPHILE. |
| BICHLORIDE | • bichloride n. (Chemistry) A dichloride. • BICHLORIDE n. a compound in which two atoms of chlorine are combined with another atom or group, also DICHLORIDE. |
| BLACKTHORN | • blackthorn n. A large shrub or small tree, Prunus spinosa, that is native to Europe, western Asia, and north Africa… • blackthorn n. A stick or staff taken from this tree. • Blackthorn prop.n. A village and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP6219). |
| BRACHYLOGY | • brachylogy n. Concise speech; laconism. • brachylogy n. (Rhetoric) Any of several forms of omission of words, including the omission of an understood part of… • BRACHYLOGY n. brevity of diction, abbreviated or condensed expression. |
| BROADCLOTH | • broadcloth n. A dense, plain woven cloth, usually made of cotton or a cotton blend. • broadcloth n. (Historical) A fine smooth-faced woolen cloth for men’s garments, usually of double width (i.e., a yard… • BROADCLOTH n. dense twilled wool or worsted fabric. |
| BRONCHIOLE | • bronchiole n. (Anatomy) Any of the small cartilage-less branches of a bronchus. • BRONCHIOLE n. a minute bronchial tube. |
| CARBACHOLS | • carbachols n. Plural of carbachol. • CARBACHOL n. a synthetic drug used to disperse fluids, e.g. urine, retained in the body. |
| CHALKBOARD | • chalkboard n. A slate or enamel board for writing on with chalk; a predecessor to a whiteboard. • chalkboard v. To write or draw on a chalkboard. • CHALKBOARD n. a blackboard. |
| CHALKBROOD | • chalkbrood n. A fungal disease of honey bees that gives the bodies of affected larvae a white and chalky appearance. |
| CHARBROILS | • charbroils v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of charbroil. • CHARBROIL v. to broil over charcoal. |
| CRUMBCLOTH | • crumbcloth n. A cloth laid under a dining table to receive falling fragments and keep the carpet or floor clean. • CRUMBCLOTH n. a cloth laid under a table to keep crumbs from the carpet. |
| HALOCARBON | • halocarbon n. (Organic chemistry) any compound formally derived from a hydrocarbon by replacing at least one hydrogen… • HALOCARBON n. a compound consisting of carbon and one or more halogens. |
| HYPERBOLIC | • hyperbolic adj. Of or relating to hyperbole. • hyperbolic adj. Using hyperbole: exaggerated. • hyperbolic adj. (Vision, of a perceived color) Having a saturation exceeding 100%. |
| OVERBLEACH | • overbleach v. (Transitive) To bleach too much. • OVERBLEACH v. to bleach to excess. |
| REBLOCHONS | • reblochons n. Plural of reblochon. • Reblochons n. Plural of Reblochon. • REBLOCHON n. a delicately-flavoured soft cheese, made chiefly in the Savoie region of France. |