| BIOACOUSTICS | • bioacoustics n. A cross-disciplinary science that combines biology and acoustics, investigating for instance the mechanisms… • BIOACOUSTICS n. a branch of science concerned with the production of sound by and its effects on living organisms. |
| BLASTOCOELIC | • blastocoelic adj. Relating to a blastocoel. • BLASTOCOELIC adj. of or like a blastocoel. |
| BOMBACACEOUS | • bombacaceous adj. (Botany) Belonging to the now disused family Bombacaceae (now the much-reduced subfamily Bombacoideae in Malvaceae). • BOMBACACEOUS adj. relating to the family Bombacaceae, silk-cotton trees. |
| BRONCHOSCOPE | • bronchoscope n. A form of endoscope for inspecting the bronchial tubes. • BRONCHOSCOPE n. an instrument for examining the windpipe. |
| BRONCHOSCOPY | • bronchoscopy n. (Medicine) A technique for viewing the bronchi using a flexible instrument called a bronchoscope. • BRONCHOSCOPY n. examination of the bronchi. |
| CARBONACEOUS | • carbonaceous adj. Of, relating to, rich in, or yielding carbon, or a compound of carbon. • CARBONACEOUS adj. coaly; containing much carbon. |
| CONSCIONABLE | • conscionable adj. In accordance with conscience; defensible; proper. • CONSCIONABLE adj. (obsolete) governed by conscience. |
| CONSCIONABLY | • conscionably adv. In a conscionable manner. • CONSCIONABLE adv. (obsolete) governed by conscience. |
| ECCALEOBIONS | • eccaleobions n. Plural of eccaleobion. • ECCALEOBION n. (historical) a kind of incubator. |
| MACROBIOTICS | • macrobiotics n. The art of prolonging life. • MACROBIOTICS n. the art or science of prolonging life; a cult partly concerned with diet, foods regarded as pure being vegetable substances grown and prepared without chemicals or processing. |
| OBSOLESCENCE | • obsolescence n. (Uncountable) The state of being obsolete—no longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected. • obsolescence n. (Countable) The process of becoming obsolete, outmoded or out of date. • OBSOLESCENCE n. the process of becoming obsolete or the condition of being nearly obsolete. |
| OCHLOPHOBICS | • OCHLOPHOBIC n. a person who suffers from ochlophobia. |
| OCTOSYLLABIC | • octosyllabic adj. Containing eight syllables. • OCTOSYLLABIC adj. consisting of eight syllables. • OCTOSYLLABIC n. an octosyllabic line. |
| SNOBOCRACIES | • snobocracies n. Plural of snobocracy. • SNOBOCRACY n. government by snobs. |
| STROBOSCOPIC | • stroboscopic adj. Of, relating to, or produced by a stroboscope. • STROBOSCOPIC adj. of or like a stroboscope, an instrument for studying motion using flashes of light, also STROBOSCOPICAL. |
| SUBCONSCIOUS | • subconscious adj. Partially conscious. • subconscious adj. (Psychology, dated) Synonym of unconscious. • subconscious n. (Psychology, dated) Synonym of unconscious. |
| TOBACCONISTS | • tobacconists n. Plural of tobacconist. • tobacconist's n. A shop that sells tobacco products. • tobacconists' n. Plural of tobacconist’s. |