| BATHOCHROME | • BATHOCHROME n. a shift to a longer wavelength in the absorption spectrum of a compound. |
| BESMOOTHING | • besmoothing v. Present participle of besmooth. • BESMOOTH v. to make smooth. |
| BUMBERSHOOT | • bumbershoot n. (Slang, humorous, US) An umbrella. • BUMBERSHOOT n. (US slang) umbrella. |
| EMETOPHOBIA | • emetophobia n. An inordinate fear of vomit or vomiting, especially in public. • EMETOPHOBIA n. the fear of vomiting. |
| 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. |
| MESOBENTHOS | • MESOBENTHOS n. flora and fauna living at the bottom of seas 182 to 914 metres deep. |
| MOTHERBOARD | • motherboard n. (Computer hardware) The primary circuit board of a personal computer, containing the circuitry for the… • MOTHERBOARD n. the board containing the main circuits of an electronic device, especially in computers. |
| PHLEBOTOMIC | • phlebotomic adj. Relating to phlebotomy. • PHLEBOTOMIC adj. relating to phlebotomy, the surgical opening of a vein to draw blood, also PHLEBOTOMICAL. |
| PHOTOBOMBED | • photobombed v. Simple past tense and past participle of photobomb. • PHOTOBOMB v. to place oneself in the background of a photograph deliberately and without the knowledge of the photographer or subject. |
| PHOTOBOMBER | • photobomber n. (Photography) One who photobombs. |
| PROTHROMBIN | • prothrombin n. (Biochemistry) A glycoprotein, produced in the liver, that is converted into thrombin during bleeding… • PROTHROMBIN n. a protein-like substance present in blood plasma. |
| SMOOTHBORED | • smoothbored adj. (Firearms) Synonym of smoothbore. • SMOOTHBORED adj. of a gun, having a smooth bore, not rifled. |
| SMOOTHBORES | • smoothbores n. Plural of smoothbore. • SMOOTHBORE n. a gun with a smooth bore. |
| THEOBROMINE | • theobromine n. (Chemistry) An alkaloid, of similar structure to caffeine, found in chocolate and cocoa. • THEOBROMINE n. an alkaloid obtained from the chocolate seed, used in medicine. |
| THROMBOCYTE | • thrombocyte n. (Hematology, cytology) platelet. • THROMBOCYTE n. a platelet. |
| THROMBOGENS | • THROMBOGEN n. a protein present in blood that is essential for the formation of thrombin. |
| THROMBOSING | • thrombosing v. Present participle of thrombose. • THROMBOSE v. to cause thrombosis in. |
| THROMBOXANE | • thromboxane n. (Organic chemistry, medicine) Any of a number of eicosanoids, related to prostaglandin, that have a… • THROMBOXANE n. any of several compounds formed from prostaglandin endoperoxides which, when released from blood platelets, induce platelet aggregation and arterial constriction. |
| TOMBOYISHLY | • tomboyishly adv. In a tomboyish way. • TOMBOYISH adv. like a tomboy. |
| WITCHBROOMS | • WITCHBROOM n. a dense abnormal growth of shoots on a tree or other woody plant, usually caused by parasitic fungi of the genus Taphrina. |