| AUTOBIOGRAPHY | • autobiography n. (Countable) A self-written biography; the story of one’s own life. • autobiography n. (Uncountable) Biographies of this kind regarded as a literary genre. • AUTOBIOGRAPHY n. the biography of a person narrated by himself or herself. |
| BIOCOMPUTINGS | • BIOCOMPUTING n. the application of computers to problems in biology and biochemistry. |
| BOUSTROPHEDON | • boustrophedon adv. (Historical, calligraphy, of writing) In a fashion such that the reading direction changes from right-to-left… • boustrophedon adj. (Historical, calligraphy, of writing) Written from right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines. • boustrophedon adj. (Figuratively) Changing direction, going back and forth. |
| BULLETPROOFED | • bulletproofed v. Simple past tense and past participle of bulletproof. • BULLETPROOF v. to make impenetrable to bullets. |
| BUTYROPHENONE | • butyrophenone n. (Pharmacology) Any of a class of antipsychotic drugs (such as haloperidol) used especially in the treatment… • BUTYROPHENONE n. any of a class of antipsychotic drugs (as haloperidol) used esp. in the treatment of schizophrenia. |
| CLAUSTROPHOBE | • claustrophobe n. One who suffers from claustrophobia. • CLAUSTROPHOBE n. one with a fear of confined spaces. |
| COMPUTERPHOBE | • computerphobe n. A person afflicted by computerphobia; one who fears or dislikes computers. • COMPUTERPHOBE n. one with a fear of computers. |
| PLUMBOSOLVENT | • plumbosolvent adj. Exhibiting plumbosolvency. • PLUMBOSOLVENT adj. able to dissolve lead, also PLUMBISOLVENT. |
| POSTBOURGEOIS | • postbourgeois adj. (In Marxist philosophy) Relating to a period of society following the decline of the bourgeoisie. • POSTBOURGEOIS adj. belonging to a period of society after the bourgeoisie. |
| PRECOMBUSTION | • precombustion adj. Alternative spelling of pre-combustion. • pre-combustion adj. Occurring prior to combustion. • pre-combustion adj. Concerned with a phase prior to combustion. |
| PROTUBERATION | • protuberation n. Protuberance. • PROTUBERATION n. a swelling out, a bulge. |
| SUBCOMPONENTS | • subcomponents n. Plural of subcomponent. • SUBCOMPONENT n. a subordinate component. |
| SUBPOPULATION | • subpopulation n. A subdivision of a population. • SUBPOPULATION n. an identifiable fraction or subdivision of a population. |
| TABLESPOONFUL | • tablespoonful n. The capacity of a tablespoon (table implement). • tablespoonful n. A tablespoon (measure of volume). • TABLESPOONFUL n. the contents of a tablespoon. |
| WOODBURYTYPES | • Woodburytypes n. Plural of Woodburytype. • 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. |