| ABOLITIONARY | • abolitionary adj. Relating to or favoring abolition. • ABOLITIONARY adj. relating to abolition, also ABOLITIONAL. |
| ALLOANTIBODY | • alloantibody n. An antibody involved in alloimmunity. • ALLOANTIBODY n. an antibody. |
| ARCHEOBOTANY | • archeobotany n. Alternative form of archaeobotany. • ARCHEOBOTANY n. the analysis and interpretation of plant remains found at archaeological sites, also ARCHAEOBOTANY. |
| 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. |
| BIOASTRONOMY | • bioastronomy n. Synonym of astrobiology. • BIOASTRONOMY n. the branch of biology which deals with the study or the discovery of life forms on other planets or in space. |
| CONTRIBUTORY | • contributory adj. Of, pertaining to, or involving a contribution. • contributory adj. Tending to contribute to a result. • contributory adj. (Obsolete) Paying tribute, tributary. |
| CONTROLLABLY | • controllably adv. In a controllable manner. • CONTROLLABLE adv. able to be controlled. |
| CRYPTOBIONTS | • cryptobionts n. Plural of cryptobiont. • CRYPTOBIONT n. any organism that exhibits cryptobiosis. |
| ENDOSYMBIONT | • endosymbiont n. (Ecology) An organism that lives within the body or cells of another organism. • ENDOSYMBIONT n. an endosymbiotic organism. |
| 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. |
| GNOTOBIOLOGY | • gnotobiology n. (Biology) The study of animals in a microbe-free environment. • GNOTOBIOLOGY n. the study of life in germfree conditions. |
| HONORABILITY | • honorability n. (American spelling) Alternative form of honourability. • HONORABILITY n. being honorable, also HONOURABILITY. |
| NYCTOPHOBIAS | • NYCTOPHOBIA n. an irrational fear of the night or darkness. |
| PALAEOBOTANY | • palaeobotany n. Alternative spelling of paleobotany. • palæobotany n. Obsolete spelling of palaeobotany. • PALAEOBOTANY n. the study of fossil plants, also PALEOBOTANY. |
| PHYTOBENTHOS | • phytobenthos n. (Biology) benthic organisms that are plants or algae. • PHYTOBENTHOS n. plants living at the bottom of water collectively. |
| PROBATIONARY | • probationary adj. Of, pertaining to, or subject to probation. • probationary n. An employee who is still in their probationary period. • PROBATIONARY n. one who is on probation. |
| ROUNDABOUTLY | • roundaboutly adv. In a roundabout manner; indirectly. • ROUNDABOUT adv. circuitous. |