| ABSOLUTION | • absolution n. (Ecclesiastical) An absolving of sins from ecclesiastical penalties by an authority. • absolution n. The forgiveness of sins, in a general sense. • absolution n. The form of words by which a penitent is absolved. |
| AUTOMOBILE | • automobile n. (US, Canada) A type of vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended… • automobile v. (Intransitive, dated) To travel by automobile. • automobile adj. Self-moving; self-propelled. |
| BICOLOURED | • bicoloured adj. Of two colours. • BICOLOURED adj. having two colours, also BICOLORED. |
| BIOFOULERS | • biofoulers n. Plural of biofouler. • BIOFOULER n. an animal that obstructs or corrupts the environment. |
| BIOFOULING | • biofouling n. The accumulation of living organisms (bacteria, fungi, protozoa, algae and invertebrates) on a wetted surface. • BIOFOULING n. fouling due to biological agents. |
| BLOODGUILT | • bloodguilt n. Guilt of wrongfully causing death or shedding blood. • BLOODGUILT n. the guilt of shedding blood, e.g. in murder. |
| BOUILLOTTE | • bouillotte n. (Card games) A card game resembling poker. • BOUILLOTTE n. (French) a card game resembling poker. |
| DISCOBOLUS | • discobolus n. A discus thrower. • discobolus n. A statue of a discus thrower. • DISCOBOLUS n. (historical) a discus thrower, also DISCOBOLOS. |
| IMMUNOBLOT | • immunoblot n. A blot used in western blot analysis. • immunoblot v. To perform such an analysis. • IMMUNOBLOT n. a technique used in biology to transfer a pattern of proteins. |
| LOBULATION | • lobulation n. (Pathology) The presence of lobules (in a place where there are normally none). • LOBULATION n. the state of being lobulate. |
| MORBILLOUS | • morbillous adj. Resembling or relating to measles. • MORBILLOUS adj. pertaining to the measles. |
| OBVOLUTION | • OBVOLUTION n. the state of being obvolute, having a margin that alternately overlaps and is overlapped by that of an opposing leaf. |
| OBVOLUTIVE | • OBVOLUTIVE adj. of a leaf etc., having a margin that alternately overlaps and is overlapped by that of an opposing leaf, also OBVOLUTE, OBVOLUTED. |
| POLITBUROS | • politburos n. Plural of politburo. • POLITBURO n. (Russian) the policy-making committee in communist states. |
| SUBCOOLING | • subcooling n. (Physics) cooling a liquid to a temperature that is less that its saturation temperature at a particular pressure. • SUBCOOL v. to cool below the freezing point. |
| TAUROBOLIA | • taurobolia n. Plural of taurobolium. • TAUROBOLIUM n. the sacrifice of a bull, as in the ancient Phrygian cult of Cybele. |
| TOURBILLON | • tourbillon n. A rotating frame, containing the escapement of a clock or watch, that attempts to compensate for the… • tourbillon n. A whirlwind. • tourbillon n. A kind of firework that gyrates in the air. |
| TUBICOLOUS | • tubicolous adj. (Zoology) Inhabiting a tube. • TUBICOLOUS adj. inhabiting a tube, also TUBICOLAR. |
| UNBLOODIED | • unbloodied adj. Not bloodied. • UNBLOODIED adj. not bloodied. |
| UNBLOODIER | • UNBLOODY adj. not bloody. |