| BIBLIOPOLES | • bibliopoles n. Plural of bibliopole. • BIBLIOPOLE n. (archaic) a bookseller, also BIBLIOPOLIST. |
| BIFOLIOLATE | • bifoliolate adj. (Botany) Having two leaflets, as some compound leaves do. • BIFOLIOLATE adj. having two leaflets. |
| BIOAERATION | • bioaeration n. A form of the activated sludge process in which air is blown through the raw sewage. • BIOAERATION n. the oxidative treatment of raw sewage by aeration. |
| BIOCOENOSIS | • biocoenosis n. (Biology) A community of interacting organisms that form a natural ecological unit. • BIOCOENOSIS n. a state of association of creatures in a certain region, also BIOCENOSIS. |
| BIOCOENOTIC | • biocoenotic adj. Relating to biocoenosis. • BIOCOENOTIC adj. ecological, also BIOCENOTIC. |
| BIOREGIONAL | • bioregional adj. Of or pertaining to a bioregion. • BIOREGIONAL adj. relating to a bioregion. |
| BOURGEOISIE | • bourgeoisie n. (Historical) A class of citizens who were wealthier members of the third estate. • bourgeoisie n. (Marxism) The capitalist class. • BOURGEOISIE n. (French) the middle classes. |
| COENOBITISM | • coenobitism n. Alternative form of cenobitism. • cœnobitism n. Obsolete spelling of cenobitism. • COENOBITISM n. the state of being a coenobite. |
| DIABOLOGIES | • diabologies n. Plural of diabology. • DIABOLOGY n. the study of devils, also DIABOLOLOGY. |
| GLOBOSITIES | • globosities n. Plural of globosity. • GLOBOSITY n. sphericity. |
| HELIOPHOBIC | • heliophobic adj. Averse to sunlight. • HELIOPHOBIC adj. afflicted with a morbid fear of the sun. |
| HIEROPHOBIA | • hierophobia n. Fear of what is religious or sacred. • HIEROPHOBIA n. a morbid fear of sacred things. |
| HIEROPHOBIC | • hierophobic adj. (Rare) Averse to what is religious or sacred. • HIEROPHOBIC n. someone having a fear of sacred things. |
| MICROBIOMES | • microbiomes n. Plural of microbiome. • MICROBIOME n. the microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, which inhabit the human body in a symbiotic relationship. |
| NECROBIOSIS | • necrobiosis n. (Pathology) The normal death of cells or tissues because of age-related changes. • NECROBIOSIS n. the natural degeneration and death of a cell in living tissue. |
| NECROBIOTIC | • necrobiotic adj. Relating to necrobiosis. • NECROBIOTIC adj. relating to necrobiosis. |
| OVERBOILING | • overboiling v. Present participle of overboil. • OVERBOIL v. to boil too long. |
| PREBIOLOGIC | • prebiologic adj. Synonym of prebiological. • PREBIOLOGIC adj. before life, also PREBIOLOGICAL. |
| TRIBOLOGIES | • TRIBOLOGY n. the study of interacting surfaces in relative motion and associated issues, such as friction, lubrication, and wear. |
| XENOBIOTICS | • xenobiotics n. Plural of xenobiotic. • XENOBIOTIC n. a xenobiotic substance or item. |