| BIOGEOGRAPHY | • biogeography n. (Biology, geography, uncountable) The study of the geographical distribution of living things. • biogeography n. (Biology, geography, countable) The geographical distribution of a particular living thing. • BIOGEOGRAPHY n. the study of the geographical distribution of plants and animals. |
| 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. |
| BOROHYDRIDES | • borohydrides n. Plural of borohydride. • BOROHYDRIDE n. a compound of boron and hydrogen, used as a reducing agent. |
| DISHONORABLY | • dishonorably adv. In a dishonorable manner. • DISHONORABLE adv. lacking honor, also DISHONOURABLE. |
| ETHNOBIOLOGY | • ethnobiology n. (Biology) The study of the relationships between plants and animals and human cultures. • ETHNOBIOLOGY n. the branch of biology involving the study of the traditional uses of plants and animals in various human societies. |
| HOBBYHORSING | • HOBBYHORSE v. of a vessel, to pitch violently. |
| HONEYCOMBING | • honeycombing v. Present participle of honeycomb. • honeycombing n. A honeycomb pattern or structure. • HONEYCOMBING n. honeycomb stitch. |
| HONORABILITY | • honorability n. (American spelling) Alternative form of honourability. • HONORABILITY n. being honorable, also HONOURABILITY. |
| 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. |
| HYPNOPHOBIAS | • HYPNOPHOBIA n. an irrational fear of sleep. |
| HYPSOPHOBIAS | • HYPSOPHOBIA n. a fear of falling from high places. |
| NYCTOPHOBIAS | • NYCTOPHOBIA n. an irrational fear of the night or darkness. |
| PATHOBIOLOGY | • pathobiology n. (Biology) The branch of biology that deals with pathology with greater emphasis on the biological than… • pathobiology n. (Medicine) pathology (in any of its senses: study of disease, instance of disease, mechanism of disease). • pathobiology n. (Medicine) The biologic explanations of pathogenesis, to include both pathoanatomy and pathophysiology. |
| PHOTOBIOLOGY | • photobiology n. The study of the effects of light on living organisms, and on biological processes. • PHOTOBIOLOGY n. the study of the effects of light on organisms. |
| SCHOOLBOYISH | • schoolboyish adj. Resembling a schoolboy in behaviour. • SCHOOLBOYISH adj. of or like a schoolboy. |
| THROMBOCYTIC | • thrombocytic adj. Relating to thrombocytes. • THROMBOCYTIC adj. relating to a thrombocyte. |
| THROMBOLYSIS | • thrombolysis n. The breaking down of blood clots by pharmacological or other means. • THROMBOLYSIS n. the breaking up of a blood clot. |
| THROMBOLYTIC | • thrombolytic adj. Of, pertaining to, or causing thrombolysis. • thrombolytic n. Any drug that causes thrombolysis. • THROMBOLYTIC adj. dissolving clots. |