| ABSORPTIVITY | • absorptivity n. The quality of being absorptive; absorptiveness. • absorptivity n. (Thermodynamics) The fraction of radiation absorbed by a surface to the total radiation incident on the surface. • absorptivity n. (Analytical chemistry) The constant a in the Beer’s law relation A = abc, where A is the absorbance… |
| BELLYBUTTONS | • bellybuttons n. Plural of bellybutton. • belly-buttons n. Plural of belly-button. • belly␣buttons n. Plural of belly button. |
| BIOCATALYSTS | • biocatalysts n. Plural of biocatalyst. • BIOCATALYST n. a substance, e.g. an enzyme, that produces or speeds up a biochemical reaction. |
| BIOSYNTHETIC | • biosynthetic adj. (Biochemistry) of or pertaining to biosynthesis. • BIOSYNTHETIC adj. relating to biosynthesis. |
| 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. |
| BOTTOMLESSLY | • bottomlessly adv. In a bottomless manner. • BOTTOMLESS adv. having no bottom. |
| CONTRASTABLY | • CONTRASTABLE adv. able to be contrasted. |
| CRYPTOBIONTS | • cryptobionts n. Plural of cryptobiont. • CRYPTOBIONT n. any organism that exhibits cryptobiosis. |
| ERYTHORBATES | • erythorbates n. Plural of erythorbate. • ERYTHORBATE n. a salt of erythorbic acid that is used in foods as an antioxidant. |
| ERYTHROBLAST | • erythroblast n. (Cytology) A cell in the bone marrow from which red blood cells develop. • ERYTHROBLAST n. a cell in bone marrow that develops into an erythrocyte. |
| HETEROBLASTY | • heteroblasty n. (Biology, botany) The state of being heteroblastic. • HETEROBLASTY n. the state of being heteroblastic. |
| MASTURBATORY | • masturbatory adj. Of or relating to masturbation. • masturbatory adj. Excessively self-absorbed or self-indulgent. • MASTURBATORY adj. of, relating to, or involving masturbation. |
| OVERSUBTLETY | • oversubtlety n. Excessive subtlety. • OVERSUBTLETY n. an excess of subtlety. |
| PHYTOBENTHOS | • phytobenthos n. (Biology) benthic organisms that are plants or algae. • PHYTOBENTHOS n. plants living at the bottom of water collectively. |
| SPORTABILITY | • sportability n. (Obsolete) sportiveness. • SPORTABILITY n. the quality of being sportable. |
| THROMBOCYTES | • thrombocytes n. Plural of thrombocyte. • THROMBOCYTE n. a platelet. |