| BESOOTHING | • besoothing v. Present participle of besoothe. • BESOOTHE v. to soothe. |
| BIOETHANOL | • bioethanol n. Ethanol produced, by fermentation of crops, for use as a biofuel. • BIOETHANOL n. ethanol produced from fermented plant material, used as a petrol additive or substitute. |
| BUTTONHOLD | • BUTTONHOLD v. to detain in talk, also BUTTONHOLE. |
| BUTTONHOLE | • buttonhole n. A hole through which a button is pushed to secure a garment or some part of one. • buttonhole n. (Chiefly Britain) A flower worn in a buttonhole for decoration. • buttonhole n. (Surgery) A small slot-like cut or incision, made for example by an accident with the scalpel. |
| BUTTONHOOK | • buttonhook n. (Sewing) A hook used to pull thread through the holes of a button. • buttonhook n. A hook for pulling the buttons of gloves and shoes through the buttonholes. • buttonhook n. (American football) A play in which the receiver runs straight downfield, then turns back toward the… |
| CLOTHBOUND | • clothbound adj. (Publishing) Bound with cloth, as opposed to other bindings such as paper or leather. • CLOTHBOUND adj. bound with cloth e.g. of a book. |
| COHIBITION | • cohibition n. (Obsolete) hindrance; restraint. • COHIBITION n. hindrance; restraint. |
| COHOBATING | • cohobating v. Present participle of cohobate. • COHOBATE v. to distill again. |
| HALOBIONTS | • halobionts n. Plural of halobiont. • HALOBIONT n. an organism living in a salt environment. |
| HAPLOBIONT | • HAPLOBIONT n. an organism living in a salt environment. |
| NORTHBOUND | • northbound adj. Heading or moving in a northerly direction. • northbound adv. Towards the north. • NORTHBOUND adj. heading north. |
| PHYCOBIONT | • phycobiont n. An algal photobiont. • PHYCOBIONT n. the algal constituent of a lichen. |
| SOUTHBOUND | • southbound adv. Toward the south. • southbound adj. Which is (or will be) travelling south. • SOUTHBOUND adj. travelling or heading south. |
| THROMBOGEN | • THROMBOGEN n. a protein present in blood that is essential for the formation of thrombin. |