| ABOLISHING | • abolishing v. Present participle of abolish. • ABOLISH v. to put an end to. |
| 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. |
| BASOPHILIA | • basophilia n. The condition of being basophilic. • basophilia n. (Hematology) A condition where the quantity of basophils (basophil granulocytes) is abnormally elevated. • BASOPHILIA n. of white blood cells, the state of having an affinity for stains. |
| 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. |
| BATHOLITIC | • batholitic adj. Of or relating to batholite. • BATHOLITIC adj. of or like a batholite, a mass of igneous rock that has risen from a great depth. |
| BIBLIOPHIL | • bibliophil n. Dated form of bibliophile. • BIBLIOPHIL n. a lover of books, also BIBLIOPHILE. |
| 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. |
| BILLIONTHS | • billionths n. Plural of billionth. • BILLIONTH n. a thousand millionth part. |
| BIOETHICAL | • bioethical adj. Of or pertaining to bioethics. • BIOETHICAL adj. relating to bioethics, the study of the ethical problems produced by medical research. |
| BIOPHILIAS | • BIOPHILIA n. innate love for the natural world, supposed to be felt by all mankind. |
| BOLSHEVIKI | • bolsheviki n. Plural of bolshevik. • Bolsheviki n. Plural of Bolshevik. • BOLSHEVIK n. (Russian) a violent revolutionary. |
| CHOLIAMBIC | • choliambic adj. (Poetry) Employing or relating to choliambs, or limping iambs. • choliambic n. (Poetry) A choliamb. • CHOLIAMBIC n. a verse having an iambus in the fifth place, and a spondee in the sixth or last, also CHOLIAMB. |
| HALOBIOTIC | • halobiotic adj. (Ecology) That lives in the sea or salt water. • HALOBIOTIC adj. living in the sea, also HALOBIONTIC. |
| HOBNAILING | • hobnailing v. Present participle of hobnail. • HOBNAIL v. to furnish with broad headed short nails. |
| LIBECCHIOS | • libecchios n. Plural of libecchio. • LIBECCHIO n. (Milton) a strong westerly (or southwesterly) wind that blows on to Corsica's western coast, also LIBECCIO. |
| 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. |