| ABOLISHMENT | • abolishment n. The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction. • ABOLISHMENT n. the act of abolishing. |
| 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. |
| BIMONTHLIES | • bimonthlies n. Plural of bimonthly. • BIMONTHLY n. a periodical that comes every other month. |
| BLAMEWORTHY | • blameworthy adj. Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible. • blame-worthy adj. Obsolete form of blameworthy. • BLAMEWORTHY adj. worthy of censure. |
| CRUMBCLOTHS | • crumbcloths n. Plural of crumbcloth. • CRUMBCLOTH n. a cloth laid under a table to keep crumbs from the carpet. |
| ETHAMBUTOLS | • ETHAMBUTOL n. a drug used in the treatment of tuberculosis. |
| HEMATOBLAST | • hematoblast n. Alternative form of haematoblast. • HEMATOBLAST n. a blood platelet, also HAEMATOBLAST. |
| HOMOBLASTIC | • homoblastic adj. (Biology) Developing from a single type of tissue. • homoblastic adj. (Botany) Having leaves whose shape changes very little with the plant’s or shoot’s age. • HOMOBLASTIC adj. derived from similar cells; showing direct embryonic development. |
| LYMPHOBLAST | • lymphoblast n. (US, cytology, oncology) An immature lymphocyte; they proliferate uncontrollably in lymphoblastic leukemia. • LYMPHOBLAST n. an abnormal cell, the production of which is linked to lymphoblastic leukaemia. |
| MOTHBALLING | • mothballing v. Present participle of mothball. • mothballing n. The act of something being mothballed: taken out of service and stored for possible later use. • MOTHBALL v. to put into mothballs. |
| PHLEBECTOMY | • phlebectomy n. (Surgery) The removal of a vein, especially of a varicose vein. • PHLEBECTOMY n. the surgical excision of a vein or part of a vein. |
| PHLEBOTOMIC | • phlebotomic adj. Relating to phlebotomy. • PHLEBOTOMIC adj. relating to phlebotomy, the surgical opening of a vein to draw blood, also PHLEBOTOMICAL. |
| TIMBROPHILY | • timbrophily n. (Dated) philately (the study or collection of stamps). • TIMBROPHILY n. the love of stamps. |
| TOMBOYISHLY | • tomboyishly adv. In a tomboyish way. • TOMBOYISH adv. like a tomboy. |
| TUMBLEHOMES | • tumblehomes n. Plural of tumblehome. • TUMBLEHOME n. the inward curvature of the upper parts of the sides of a vessel at or near the stern. |