| AMPHIBIOTIC | • amphibiotic adj. Describing insects that initially live in water but live on land as adults. • AMPHIBIOTIC adj. having an aquatic larval form and a terrestrial adult form, as amphibians. |
| AMPHIBOLIES | • amphibolies n. Plural of amphiboly. • AMPHIBOLY n. a grammatically ambiguous phrase or sentence, also AMPHIBOLOGY. |
| AMPHIBOLITE | • amphibolite n. Any of a class of metamorphic rock composed mainly of amphibole with some quartz etc. • AMPHIBOLITE n. rock composed of amphibole; hornblende. |
| BEHAVIORISM | • behaviorism n. An approach to psychology focusing on observable behavior which, generally assuming that behavior is… • BEHAVIORISM n. (US) the psychological theory that behaviour is governed by conditioning rather than internal processes and that by changing behaviour patterns it is possible to treat psychological disorders, also BEHAVIOURISM. |
| BIMONTHLIES | • bimonthlies n. Plural of bimonthly. • BIMONTHLY n. a periodical that comes every other month. |
| BIMORPHEMIC | • bimorphemic adj. Consisting of, or relating to, two morphemes. • bimorphemic adj. Relating to bimorphemes. • BIMORPHEMIC adj. consisting of two morphemes. |
| BIOCHEMICAL | • biochemical adj. Of, or relating to biochemistry. • biochemical adj. Characterized by, produced by, or involving chemical processes in living organisms. • biochemical n. A chemical substance derived from a biological source. |
| BIOCHEMISTS | • biochemists n. Plural of biochemist. • BIOCHEMIST n. a chemist specialising in the chemistry of living things. |
| BIORHYTHMIC | • biorhythmic adj. Of or pertaining to biorhythms. • BIORHYTHMIC adj. relating to biorhythms. |
| BOHEMIANISM | • bohemianism n. Alternative letter-case form of Bohemianism. • Bohemianism n. A Bohemian lifestyle. • Bohemianism n. A word or phrase characteristic of the Bohemian language. |
| CHOLIAMBICS | • choliambics n. Plural of choliambic. • CHOLIAMBIC n. a verse having an iambus in the fifth place, and a spondee in the sixth or last, also CHOLIAMB. |
| CHORIAMBICS | • choriambics n. Plural of choriambic. • CHORIAMBIC n. a metrical foot comprising a trochee and an iambus, also CHORIAMB, CHORIAMBUS. |
| HIGHBROWISM | • highbrowism n. Highbrow attitudes and policies generally. • HIGHBROWISM n. the state of being a highbrow. |
| MISBEHAVIOR | • misbehavior n. (American spelling) Action or conduct that is inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected. • MISBEHAVIOR n. bad behaviour, also MISBEHAVIOUR. |
| TIMBROPHILY | • timbrophily n. (Dated) philately (the study or collection of stamps). • TIMBROPHILY n. the love of stamps. |
| WHITEBOYISM | • Whiteboyism prop.n. (Historical) The conduct or principles of the Whiteboys. • WHITEBOYISM n. the principles of the Whiteboys, an association of Irish peasants. |