| 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. |
| BIBLIOPEGIC | • bibliopegic adj. Of or pertaining to bookbinding. • BIBLIOPEGIC adj. relating to bibliopegy, the art of binding books. |
| BIBLIOPHILE | • bibliophile n. One who loves books. • bibliophile n. One who collects books, not necessarily due to any interest in reading them. • BIBLIOPHILE n. a lover of books, also BIBLIOPHIL. |
| BIBLIOPHILS | • bibliophils n. Plural of bibliophil. • BIBLIOPHIL n. a lover of books, also BIBLIOPHILE. |
| BIBLIOPHILY | • bibliophily n. A love of books. • BIBLIOPHILY n. the love of books. |
| BIBLIOPOLIC | • bibliopolic adj. Of or relating to bookselling. • BIBLIOPOLIC adj. relating to a bibliopole, a dealer esp. in rare books, also BIBLIOPOLICAL. |
| BIOPIRACIES | • BIOPIRACY n. the use of wild plants by international corporations to develop drugs without recompensing the countries from which they are taken. |
| BIOPRINTING | • bioprinting n. The construction of a biological structure by computer-aided, automatic, layer-by-layer deposition… • BIOPRINTING n. the construction of replacement body parts using techniques developed for three-dimensional printing. |
| BIPARTITION | • bipartition n. Something that is bipartite. • bipartition n. Sharing or partitioning in two. • bipartition v. To partition into two. |
| IMPROBITIES | • improbities n. Plural of improbity. • IMPROBITY n. dishonesty. |
| POSSIBILISM | • possibilism n. (Philosophy) The belief that possible things exist, as well as actual things. • possibilism n. The theory that the geographical environment sets certain constraints, but culture is otherwise determined… • possibilism n. An approach that pragmatically focuses on achievable goals rather than impossible ideals. |
| POSSIBILIST | • possibilist n. (Philosophy) Someone who advocates possibilism, the position that things do not need to actually exist… • possibilist n. (Socialism, historical) A socialist who advocates focusing on small, achievable forms of immediate progress… • possibilist n. (Philosophy) Someone who neither hopes without reason, nor fears without reason. Someone who uses analysis… |
| POSSIBILITY | • possibility n. The quality of being possible. • possibility n. A thing possible; that which may take place or come into being. • possibility n. An option or choice, usually used in context with future events. |
| PROHIBITING | • prohibiting v. Present participle of prohibit. • PROHIBIT v. to forbid with authority. |
| PROHIBITION | • prohibition n. An act of prohibiting, forbidding, disallowing, or proscribing something. • prohibition n. A law prohibiting the manufacture or sale of alcohol. • prohibition n. A period of time when specific socially disapproved consumables are considered controlled substances. |
| PROHIBITIVE | • prohibitive adj. Tending to prohibit, preclude, or disallow. • prohibitive adj. Costly to the extreme; beyond budget. • prohibitive adj. (Of a contender in a competition): presumptive winner, likely winner. |
| SITIOPHOBIA | • sitiophobia n. Alternative form of sitophobia. • SITIOPHOBIA n. a morbid aversion to food, also SITOPHOBIA. |
| TRIPHIBIOUS | • triphibious adj. (Of a craft) Capable of traveling on land, air and sea. • triphibious adj. (Military) Involving land, air and sea forces. • TRIPHIBIOUS adj. of military operations, taking place on land, in water and in air. |