| ALLOANTIBODY | • alloantibody n. An antibody involved in alloimmunity. • ALLOANTIBODY n. an antibody. |
| AUTOANTIBODY | • autoantibody n. An antibody formed in response to an agent (autoantigen) produced by the organism itself. • AUTOANTIBODY n. an antibody produced in reaction to an antigenic constituent of the body's own tissues. |
| BLOODTHIRSTY | • bloodthirsty adj. Thirsty for blood: inexorably violent or eager for bloodshed; murderous. • bloodthirsty adj. Of a book, film, etc.: depicting much violence; gory, violent. • bloodthirsty adj. (Humorous) Of a mosquito, tenaciously seeking to draw blood. |
| BODYBOARDING | • bodyboarding n. A water sport, similar to surfing, in which one kneels or lies on a bodyboard and is carried by breaking waves. • bodyboarding v. Present participle of bodyboard. • BODYBOARDING n. the sport of riding a surfboard that is shorter and blunter than a standard board. |
| BOROHYDRIDES | • borohydrides n. Plural of borohydride. • BOROHYDRIDE n. a compound of boron and hydrogen, used as a reducing agent. |
| DEOXYRIBOSES | • deoxyriboses n. Plural of deoxyribose. • DEOXYRIBOSE n. a pentose sugar obtained by the hydrolysis of DNA, also DESOXYRIBOSE. |
| DESOXYRIBOSE | • desoxyribose n. (Biochemistry) Alternative spelling of deoxyribose. • DESOXYRIBOSE n. a pentose sugar obtained by the hydrolysis of DNA, also DEOXYRIBOSE. |
| DISHONORABLY | • dishonorably adv. In a dishonorable manner. • DISHONORABLE adv. lacking honor, also DISHONOURABLE. |
| DOGSBODYINGS | • DOGSBODYING n. acting as a dogsbody. |
| ENDOSYMBIONT | • endosymbiont n. (Ecology) An organism that lives within the body or cells of another organism. • ENDOSYMBIONT n. an endosymbiotic organism. |
| FOREBODINGLY | • forebodingly adv. In a foreboding manner. • FOREBODINGLY adv. FOREBODING. |
| HYDROBIOLOGY | • hydrobiology n. (Biology) The study of the biology of the organisms that inhabit bodies of water. • HYDROBIOLOGY n. the study of aquatic organisms. |
| HYDROPHOBIAS | • hydrophobias n. Plural of hydrophobia. • HYDROPHOBIA n. the morbid fear of water, as in rabies victims. |
| HYPERBOLOIDS | • hyperboloids n. Plural of hyperboloid. • HYPERBOLOID n. a solid figure in which some of the plane sections are hyperbolas. |
| MOLYBDENOSIS | • molybdenosis n. Alternative form of molybdosis. • MOLYBDENOSIS n. a disease of cattle and sheep, caused by an excess of molybdenum in the diet. |
| RADIOBIOLOGY | • radiobiology n. (Biology) The study of the effects of ionizing radiation on living organisms. • radiobiology n. (Biochemistry) The use of radioactive labels to study biological processes. • RADIOBIOLOGY n. a branch of biology dealing with the effects of radiation or radioactive materials on biological systems. |