| BASIDIOCARP | • basidiocarp n. (Mycology) A mushroom which has basidia. • BASIDIOCARP n. the fruiting body of basidiomycetous fungi; the mushroom of agarics. |
| BIPOLARISED | • bipolarised v. Simple past tense and past participle of bipolarise. • BIPOLARISE v. to make bipolar, also BIPOLARIZE. |
| BISHOPBIRDS | • BISHOPBIRD n. a genus of African weaverbird, the males of which have black plumage marked with red or yellow. |
| BISHOPWEEDS | • BISHOPWEED n. goutweed. |
| BONDMANSHIP | • bondmanship n. The state of being a bondman. • BONDMANSHIP n. the state of being a bondsman. |
| BRACHIOPODS | • brachiopods n. Plural of brachiopod. • BRACHIOPOD n. a bivalve marine invertebrate. |
| BROADPIECES | • broadpieces n. Plural of broadpiece. • BROADPIECE n. an old English gold coin, broader than a guinea, as a Carolus or Jacobus. |
| COPUBLISHED | • copublished v. Simple past tense and past participle of copublish. • co-published v. Simple past tense and past participle of co-publish. • COPUBLISH v. to publish in collaboration with someone else. |
| DIPLOBIONTS | • diplobionts n. Plural of diplobiont. • DIPLOBIONT n. an organism that has both haploid and diploid individuals in its life cycle. |
| DISPOSABLES | • disposables n. Plural of disposable. • DISPOSABLE n. something that is disposable. |
| DISPROVABLE | • disprovable adj. Capable of being disproved. • DISPROVABLE adj. that can be disproved. |
| PAEDOTRIBES | • PAEDOTRIBE n. in ancient Greece, a gymnastic teacher. |
| PARABOLISED | • parabolised v. Simple past tense and past participle of parabolise. • PARABOLISE v. to set forth by parable; to treat as a parable, also PARABOLIZE. |
| PARABOLOIDS | • paraboloids n. Plural of paraboloid. • PARABOLOID n. a surface or solid generated by the rotation of a parabola about its axis. |
| POLYHYBRIDS | • polyhybrids n. Plural of polyhybrid. • POLYHYBRID n. a plant hybridised from many sources. |
| PROBENECIDS | • probenecids n. Plural of probenecid. • PROBENECID n. a drug that acts on renal tubular function. |
| PROBOSCIDES | • proboscides n. Plural of proboscis. • PROBOSCIS n. an elongated organ, usually associated with the mouth. |
| SPRINGBOARD | • springboard n. A diving board consisting of a flexible, springy, cantilevered platform, used for diving into water. • springboard n. (Gymnastics) A small platform on springs and usually hinged at one end, used to launch or vault onto other equipment. • springboard n. (Figuratively) Anything that gives a person or thing energy or impulse, or that serves to launch or begin something. |
| TROPICBIRDS | • tropicbirds n. Plural of tropicbird. • TROPICBIRD n. any aquatic bird of the tropical family Phaethontidae, having long slender tail feathers and a white plumage with black markings. |