| ABSORPTANCE | • absorptance n. (Optics, physics) Absorbed radiation and incident radiation in a ratio format; a measurement that shows… • ABSORPTANCE n. the ratio of the radiant flux absorbed by a body to that incident on it. |
| BRANCHIOPOD | • branchiopod n. Any of the very many aquatic crustaceans of the class Branchiopoda, such as the fairy shrimps and water fleas. • BRANCHIOPOD n. any of a subclass of Crustacea with numerous flattened, leaf-shaped, lobed swimming-feet. |
| CRYPTOBIONT | • cryptobiont n. (Biology) Any organism capable of cryptobiosis. • CRYPTOBIONT n. any organism that exhibits cryptobiosis. |
| CUPBOARDING | • cupboarding v. Present participle of cupboard. • CUPBOARD v. to store. |
| FRANCOPHOBE | • Francophobe n. One who dislikes France, the French, or French culture. • FRANCOPHOBE n. a hater of things French. |
| LOPHOBRANCH | • lophobranch n. (Zoology) Any member of the order Lophobranchii of fishes. • LOPHOBRANCH n. any fish of the pipefish and seahorse genus. |
| NECROPHOBES | • necrophobes n. Plural of necrophobe. • NECROPHOBE n. an organism that eats dead matter. |
| NECROPHOBIA | • necrophobia n. An abnormal fear of death or corpses. • NECROPHOBIA n. a morbid fear of corpses. |
| NECROPHOBIC | • necrophobic adj. Relating to necrophobia. • NECROPHOBIC adj. having a morbid fear of corpses. |
| PROBENECIDS | • probenecids n. Plural of probenecid. • PROBENECID n. a drug that acts on renal tubular function. |
| PROSCRIBING | • proscribing v. Present participle of proscribe. • PROSCRIBE v. to forbid, esp. by law. |
| PROSOBRANCH | • prosobranch n. (Zoology) A gastropod with gills in front of the heart, formerly thought to belong to a single group. • prosobranch adj. (Of gills) Placed in front of the heart. • prosobranch adj. (Of a gastropod) Having gills placed in front of the heart. |
| PULMOBRANCH | • PULMOBRANCH n. a lung-book. |
| PUNCHBOARDS | • punchboards n. Plural of punchboard. • PUNCHBOARD n. a practice board used in the martial arts. |
| REPROBANCES | • REPROBANCE n. (Shakespeare) reprobation. |
| TRANSPHOBIC | • transphobic adj. Exhibiting transphobia. • TRANSPHOBIC adj. showing intense hatred or fear of transgender people. |