| 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. |
| 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. |
| BLOODHOUND | • bloodhound n. A large scenthound famed for its ability to follow a scent many days old, over vast distances. This… • bloodhound n. (Figurative) A detective or other person skilled at finding people or clues. • bloodhound n. (Archaic) A bloodthirsty person. |
| BUBONOCELE | • bubonocele n. (Medicine) An inguinal hernia, especially of the incomplete variety in which the hernial pouch descends… • BUBONOCELE n. an inguinal hernia; esp. that incomplete variety in which the hernial pouch descends only as far as the groin, forming a swelling there like a bubo. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| DOUBLETONS | • doubletons n. Plural of doubleton. • DOUBLETON n. two cards that are the only ones of their suit dealt to a player. |
| HONOURABLE | • honourable adj. Britain standard spelling of honorable. • honourable n. Britain standard spelling of honorable. • Honourable adj. Alternative letter-case form of honourable. |
| HONOURABLY | • honourably adv. In an honourable manner. • HONOURABLE adv. worthy of honour, also HONORABLE. |
| 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. |
| OBVOLUTION | • OBVOLUTION n. the state of being obvolute, having a margin that alternately overlaps and is overlapped by that of an opposing leaf. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| UNBLOODIED | • unbloodied adj. Not bloodied. • UNBLOODIED adj. not bloodied. |
| UNBLOODIER | • UNBLOODY adj. not bloody. |
| URBANOLOGY | • urbanology n. The branch of sociology that studies the problems of living in cities and towns. • URBANOLOGY n. the study of cities. |
| YOUNGBLOOD | • youngblood n. Someone who constitutes or brings fresh blood, especially a youngster who joins an older team etc. • Youngblood prop.n. A surname. • young␣blood n. Young people; youth. |