| AUTOMOBILING | • automobiling v. Present participle of automobile. • AUTOMOBILE v. to travel by car. |
| BIOCOMPUTING | • biocomputing n. (Computing) The design and construction of computers containing biological components. • biocomputing n. (Computing) The application of computing to the biological sciences; bioinformatics. • BIOCOMPUTING n. the application of computers to problems in biology and biochemistry. |
| BLOODSUCKING | • bloodsucking adj. (Of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person. • bloodsucking adj. (By extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading. • blood-sucking adj. Alternative form of bloodsucking. |
| BOURGUIGNONS | • bourguignons n. Plural of bourguignon. • BOURGUIGNON n. (French) a meat dish stewed with onions, mushrooms and Burgundy wine, also BOURGUIGNONNE. |
| BUTTONHOLING | • buttonholing v. Present participle of buttonhole. • buttonholing n. The act of detaining someone in conversation against his or her will. • BUTTONHOLE v. to detain in talk, also BUTTONHOLD. |
| CONGLOBULATE | • conglobulate v. (Rare, intransitive) To collect together into a compact round mass. • CONGLOBULATE v. to form into a ball. |
| CRYOGLOBULIN | • cryoglobulin n. A protein that becomes insoluble at low temperatures. • CRYOGLOBULIN n. an immunoglobulin formed in the blood in certain diseases which forms obstructions in small blood vessels when the extremities are subjected to low temperatures. |
| INTERBOROUGH | • interborough adj. Between boroughs. • INTERBOROUGH adj. between boroughs. |
| NEUROBIOLOGY | • neurobiology n. (Biology) The scientific study of nerve and brain function in people and animals. • NEUROBIOLOGY n. the study of the anatomy of the nervous system. |
| NONAMBIGUOUS | • nonambiguous adj. Not ambiguous. • NONAMBIGUOUS adj. not ambiguous. |
| OBJURGATIONS | • objurgations n. Plural of objurgation. • OBJURGATION n. a rebuke, a scolding. |
| OUTTHROBBING | • outthrobbing v. Present participle of outthrob. • OUTTHROB v. to surpass in throbbing. |
| OVERBOUNDING | • overbounding v. Present participle of overbound. • OVERBOUND v. to bound excessively. |
| SUBROGATIONS | • subrogations n. Plural of subrogation. • SUBROGATION n. the act of subrogating, also SURROGATION. |
| UNFOREBODING | • unforeboding adj. Not foreboding. • UNFOREBODING adj. not foreboding. |
| URBANOLOGIES | • urbanologies n. Plural of urbanology. • URBANOLOGY n. the study of cities. |
| URBANOLOGIST | • urbanologist n. A sociologist who studies the problems of living in cities and towns. • URBANOLOGIST n. one who studies towns. |
| UROBILINOGEN | • urobilinogen n. (Biochemistry) A colourless product of bilirubin reduction, formed in the intestines by bacterial action. • UROBILINOGEN n. any of a group of colourless tetrapyrrole compounds produced by the reduction of bilirubin. |