| BIOTECHNOLOGY | • biotechnology n. The use of living organisms (especially microorganisms) in industrial, agricultural, medical and other… • biotechnology n. The application of the principles and practices of engineering and technology to the life sciences. • BIOTECHNOLOGY n. the utilisation of living organisms in industry. |
| CHIMNEYBOARDS | • CHIMNEYBOARD n. a board blocking up a fireplace. |
| CHRONOBIOLOGY | • chronobiology n. (Biology) The study of the effects of time on biological systems, especially the effects of periodicity. • CHRONOBIOLOGY n. the study of biological rhythms. |
| CYBERCHONDRIA | • cyberchondria n. Anxiety concerning one’s health, caused by visiting medical websites. • CYBERCHONDRIA n. unfounded anxiety concerning the state of one's health brought on by visiting health and medical websites. |
| DISHONOURABLY | • dishonourably adv. (Britain) Alternative spelling of dishonorably. • DISHONOURABLE adv. not honourable, also DISHONORABLE. |
| DISINHIBITORY | • disinhibitory adj. That disinhibits. • disinhibitory adj. Of, or relating to a disinhibitor. • DISINHIBITORY adj. serving to disinhibit. |
| HONEYCOMBINGS | • honeycombings n. Plural of honeycombing. • HONEYCOMBING n. honeycomb stitch. |
| HONOURABILITY | • honourability n. A state or condition or being honourable. • HONOURABILITY n. the quality of being honourable, also HONORABILITY. |
| HYBRIDISATION | • hybridisation n. Alternative form of hybridization. • HYBRIDISATION n. the process of hybridising, also HYBRIDIZATION. |
| HYBRIDIZATION | • hybridization n. The act of hybridizing, or the state of being hybridized. • hybridization n. (Transport) the conversion of a fleet of vehicles to hybrids. • HYBRIDIZATION n. the act of hybridizing, also HYBRIDISATION. |
| HYPERBOLISING | • hyperbolising v. Present participle of hyperbolise. • HYPERBOLISE v. to indulge in hyperbole, also HYPERBOLIZE. |
| HYPERBOLIZING | • hyperbolizing v. Present participle of hyperbolize. • HYPERBOLIZE v. to indulge in hyperbole, also HYPERBOLISE. |
| HYPNOBIRTHING | • hypnobirthing n. The use of hypnotherapy to ease the process of childbirth. • HYPNOBIRTHING n. the use of hypnotic technique during labour by an expectant mother to reduce the pain and emotional stress of delivery. |
| OXYHEMOGLOBIN | • oxyhemoglobin n. (American spelling) Alternative form of oxyhaemoglobin. • OXYHEMOGLOBIN n. a loose compound of oxygen and haemoglobin, also OXYHAEMOGLOBIN. |
| SUBINHIBITORY | • subinhibitory adj. (Medicine) Describing a concentration or dosage less than an inhibitory level. • SUBINHIBITORY adj. below a level that causes inhibition. |
| THINGUMMYBOBS | • thingummybobs n. Plural of thingummybob. • THINGUMMYBOB n. a whatsit, also THINGAMY, THINGAMYBOB, THINGAMYJIG, THINGUMABOB, THINGUMAJIG, THINGUMBOB, THINGUMMY, THINGUMMYJIG. |
| THYROGLOBULIN | • thyroglobulin n. (Biochemistry) A globulin, produced by the thyroid gland, that has a role in the production of the thyroid hormones. • THYROGLOBULIN n. an iodine-containing protein of the thyroid gland that is the precursor of thyroxine and triiodothyronine. |
| TOMBOYISHNESS | • tomboyishness n. The state or condition of being tomboyish; the behaviour of a tomboy. • TOMBOYISHNESS n. the state of being tomboyish. |
| UNFASHIONABLY | • unfashionably adv. In an unfashionable manner. • UNFASHIONABLE adv. not in keeping with the current fashion. |
| UNNEIGHBOURLY | • unneighbourly adj. Not neighbourly; antisocial. • unneighbourly adv. In a way that is not neighbourly. • UNNEIGHBOURLY adj. not like a neighbour, also UNNEIGHBORLY. |