| BABYPROOFING | • babyproofing n. The act or process of making babyproof. • BABYPROOF v. to render e.g. a room safe for babies. |
| 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. |
| BRONCHOSCOPY | • bronchoscopy n. (Medicine) A technique for viewing the bronchi using a flexible instrument called a bronchoscope. • BRONCHOSCOPY n. examination of the bronchi. |
| CRYPTOBIONTS | • cryptobionts n. Plural of cryptobiont. • CRYPTOBIONT n. any organism that exhibits cryptobiosis. |
| CRYPTOBIOSES | • CRYPTOBIOSIS n. a temporary state in an organism in which metabolic activity is absent or undetectable. |
| CRYPTOBIOSIS | • cryptobiosis n. (Biology) A state of life, entered by some organisms, in which all metabolic activity is temporarily halted. • CRYPTOBIOSIS n. a temporary state in an organism in which metabolic activity is absent or undetectable. |
| EXPROBRATORY | • exprobratory adj. Expressing, or relating to, exprobration. • EXPROBRATORY adj. expressing reproach, also EXPROBRATIVE. |
| HYDROPHOBIAS | • hydrophobias n. Plural of hydrophobia. • HYDROPHOBIA n. the morbid fear of water, as in rabies victims. |
| HYDROPHOBOUS | • hydrophobous adj. Hydrophobic. • HYDROPHOBOUS adj. (obsolete) water-repellent. |
| HYPERBOLAEON | • hyperbolaeon n. (Music) The highest tetrachord. • HYPERBOLAEON n. a term in in Greek prosody. |
| HYPERBOLOIDS | • hyperboloids n. Plural of hyperboloid. • HYPERBOLOID n. a solid figure in which some of the plane sections are hyperbolas. |
| POLYEMBRYONY | • polyembryony n. (Botany) The production of two or more embryos in one seed, due either to the existence and fertilization… • polyembryony n. (Biology) The production of two or more embryos from a single fertilized egg. • POLYEMBRYONY n. the condition of having several embryos. |
| POLYRIBOSOME | • polyribosome n. (Biochemistry) A cluster of ribosomes, connected by mRNA, that collectively synthesizes protein. • POLYRIBOSOME n. a cluster of ribosomes linked together by a molecule of messenger RNA and forming the site of protein synthesis. |
| POLYSORBATES | • polysorbates n. Plural of polysorbate. • POLYSORBATE n. an emulsifier. |
| 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. |
| WOODBURYTYPE | • Woodburytype n. (Uncountable) A photomechanical printing process in which a relief pattern in gelatin is hardened and… • Woodburytype n. (Countable) A print of this kind. • WOODBURYTYPE n. (tradename) a photomechanical process in which an exposed and developed bichromated film is forced into a metal plate by great pressure, and so forms a matrix for subsequent printing. |