| BIOMOLECULAR | • biomolecular adj. (Biochemistry) Relating to biomolecules (especially macromolecules). • BIOMOLECULAR adj. relating to biomolecules. |
| BIOMOLECULES | • biomolecules n. Plural of biomolecule. • BIOMOLECULE n. an organic molecule and esp. a macromolecule (as a protein or nucleic acid) in living organisms. |
| 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. |
| BUMBERSHOOTS | • bumbershoots n. Plural of bumbershoot. • BUMBERSHOOT n. (US slang) umbrella. |
| COLLEMBOLOUS | • COLLEMBOLOUS adj. of or like a collembolan, a springtail. |
| COMPOUNDABLE | • compoundable adj. That can be compounded. • COMPOUNDABLE adj. that can be compounded. |
| COULOMBMETER | • coulombmeter n. An instrument by which electricity can be measured in coulombs. • COULOMBMETER n. an instrument for measuring the amount of a substance released in electrolysis, also COULOMETER. |
| EMBOURGEOISE | • embourgeoise v. (Transitive) To make bourgeois; to gentrify. • embourgeoisé adj. Made or become bourgeois. • EMBOURGEOISE v. to cause to become bourgeois or middle-class. |
| MOUTHBROODER | • mouthbrooder n. (Zoology) Any animal that cares for its offspring, either eggs or juveniles, by holding them in its… • MOUTHBROODER n. a cichlid fish that carries its young in its mouth for protection, also MOUTHBREEDER. |
| NEUROFIBROMA | • neurofibroma n. (Medicine) A benign tumor composed of fibroblasts surrounding nerve cells. • NEUROFIBROMA n. a tumour of the nervous fibre. |
| OMBUDSPERSON | • ombudsperson n. A person of any gender who performs the function historically defined by the term ombudsman. |
| SCHUSSBOOMER | • schussboomer n. (Skiing) A fast downhill skier. • SCHUSSBOOMER n. a very proficient schusser. |
| SUBCOMPONENT | • subcomponent n. A lesser or secondary component. • SUBCOMPONENT n. a subordinate component. |
| SUBECONOMIES | • subeconomies n. Plural of subeconomy. • SUBECONOMY n. the lower reaches of the economy. |
| UNCOMPOSABLE | • uncomposable adj. Impossible to compose, or put together. • uncomposable adj. Incapable of being composed or reconciled. • UNCOMPOSABLE adj. that cannot be composed. |