| AMPHIBOLIC | • amphibolic adj. Of, pertaining to or exhibiting amphiboly; ambiguous; equivocal. • amphibolic adj. (Geology) Of, resembling or containing the mineral amphibole. • AMPHIBOLIC adj. able to turn both backwards and forwards; double-jointed. |
| 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. |
| BASOPHILIC | • basophilic adj. Easily stained with basic dyes, such as haematoxylin. • BASOPHILIC adj. of white blood cells, having an affinity for stains, also BASOPHIL, BASOPHILE. |
| BIOGRAPHIC | • biographic adj. Biographical. • BIOGRAPHIC adj. relating to biography, also BIOGRAPHICAL. |
| BIOMORPHIC | • biomorphic adj. Having the appearance of a biomorph; representing a living organism rather than an artistic or pragmatic ideal. • BIOMORPHIC adj. of or like a biomorph, a representation of a living thing as decoration. |
| BIOPHYSICS | • biophysics n. The interdisciplinary science that applies theories and methods of the physical sciences to questions of biology. • BIOPHYSICS n. the science of the application of the laws of physics to biological phenomena. |
| BIOPLASMIC | • bioplasmic adj. Pertaining to, or consisting of, bioplasm. • BIOPLASMIC adj. pertaining to, or consisting of, bioplasm. |
| BIOPLASTIC | • bioplastic n. Any form of synthetic polymer, similar to normal plastic, made from renewable biomass sources such as… • BIOPLASTIC n. a plastic that is made from organic matter rather than oil. |
| BIOPRIVACY | • BIOPRIVACY n. the state of freedom from others having unauthorized access to biometric data about oneself. |
| BIOSCOPIES | • bioscopies n. Plural of bioscopy. • BIOSCOPY n. a type of medical examination. |
| BIOSPHERIC | • biospheric adj. Of or relating to the biosphere or to biospherics. • BIOSPHERIC adj. relating to the biosphere, the plant and animal life on the earth. |
| BISHOPRICS | • bishoprics n. Plural of bishopric. • BISHOPRIC n. the diocese or jurisdiction of a bishop; the rank or office of a bishop. |
| FIBREOPTIC | • fibreoptic adj. Alternative spelling of fibre optic. • fibre-optic adj. Alternative spelling of fibre optic. • fibre␣optic adj. Of, or relating to fibre optics, or to optical fibre. |
| PARABIOTIC | • parabiotic adj. Relating to parabiosis. • PARABIOTIC adj. relating to parabiosis. |
| PHYCOBILIN | • phycobilin n. (Biochemistry) Any of a group of bilins (pigments derived from porphyrins) found in some photosynthetic… • PHYCOBILIN n. any of a class of red or blue-green pigments found in the red algae and cyanobacteria. |
| PREBIOTICS | • prebiotics n. Plural of prebiotic. • PREBIOTIC n. a natural substances in some foods that encourage the growth of healthy bacteria in the gut. |
| PROBIOTICS | • probiotics n. Plural of probiotic. • PROBIOTIC n. a harmless bacterium that helps to protect the body from harmful bacteria. |
| PSILOCYBIN | • psilocybin n. (Biochemistry) A hallucinogenic alkaloid, C12H15N2O·H2PO3, present in several species of Central American… • PSILOCYBIN n. a hallucinogenic drug, obtained from the Mexican mushroom Psilocybe mexicana and other mushrooms. |
| TROPICBIRD | • tropicbird n. Any of the various seabirds of the family Phaethontidae, typically found in the open ocean in the tropics. • TROPICBIRD n. any aquatic bird of the tropical family Phaethontidae, having long slender tail feathers and a white plumage with black markings. |