| BARRACOONS | • barracoons n. Plural of barracoon. • BARRACOON n. (Spanish) an enclosure or barrack formerly used for the temporary confinement of slaves or convicts. |
| BIOCONTROL | • biocontrol n. (Biology) The biological control of pests by the use of organisms that are natural predators, parasites, or pathogens. • biocontrol v. To exercise such control. • BIOCONTROL n. pest control by biological means e.g. cane toads. |
| BROCCOLINI | • broccolini n. A green vegetable similar to broccoli but with smaller florets and long thin stalks; a cross between… • BROCCOLINI n. (tradename) a cultivated variety of cabbage. |
| BRONCHIOLE | • bronchiole n. (Anatomy) Any of the small cartilage-less branches of a bronchus. • BRONCHIOLE n. a minute bronchial tube. |
| BROOMCORNS | • broomcorns n. Plural of broomcorn. • broom␣corns n. Plural of broom corn. • BROOMCORN n. a kind of millet of whose stalks brooms are made. |
| CARBONADOS | • carbonados n. Plural of carbonado. • CARBONADO v. (Spanish) to broil on coals, also CARBONADE, CARBONNADE. |
| COLLARBONE | • collarbone n. The bone joining the shoulder and the breastbone. • collar-bone n. Alternative spelling of collarbone. • collar␣bone n. Alternative spelling of collarbone. |
| CORNBORERS | • CORNBORER n. a European moth whose larvae have become a pest of maize in America. |
| CROSSBONES | • crossbones n. A representation of two femurs (thighbones) crossed diagonally, chiefly combined with a human skull… • cross-bones n. Alternative form of crossbones. • cross-bones n. Plural of cross-bone. |
| CROTONBUGS | • Croton␣bugs n. Plural of Croton bug. • CROTONBUG n. a species of cockroach. |
| 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. |
| NECROPHOBE | • necrophobe n. A person who has a morbid fear of death. • NECROPHOBE n. an organism that eats dead matter. |
| 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. |
| SNOBOCRACY | • snobocracy n. Snobs, collectively; snobbish behaviour or attitudes. • SNOBOCRACY n. government by snobs. |