| BIOPIRACY | • biopiracy n. (Derogatory) The appropriation of indigenous biomedical knowledge, especially by patenting naturally… • BIOPIRACY n. the use of wild plants by international corporations to develop drugs without recompensing the countries from which they are taken. |
| BISHOPRIC | • bishopric n. A diocese or region of a church which a bishop governs. • bishopric n. The office or function of a bishop. • BISHOPRIC n. the diocese or jurisdiction of a bishop; the rank or office of a bishop. |
| CARBIDOPA | • carbidopa n. (Pharmacology) A drug C10H14N2O4·H2O that inhibits decarboxylation of ʟ-dopa in tissues outside the… • CARBIDOPA n. a drug given to people with Parkinson's disease in order to inhibit peripheral metabolism of levodopa. |
| CHIPBOARD | • chipboard n. (Australia, UK) A building material made from wood chips compressed and bound with synthetic resin. • CHIPBOARD n. reconstructed wood made from compressed chippings. |
| CLIPBOARD | • clipboard n. A flat piece of rigid material, such as card or plastic, with a clip at one end under which papers can be held. • clipboard n. (Computing) A buffer in memory where the user can store data temporarily while transferring it from… • clip␣board n. Alternative form of clipboard. |
| HYPOBARIC | • hypobaric adj. Of, relating to, or utilizing less than normal air pressure. • HYPOBARIC adj. below normal pressure. |
| PARABOLIC | • parabolic adj. (Chiefly mathematics) Of, or pertaining to, or in the shape of a parabola or paraboloid. • parabolic adj. (Rhetoric) Of or pertaining to a parable. • parabolic n. (Mathematics) A parabolic function, equation etc. |
| PREBIOTIC | • prebiotic n. (Chiefly in the plural) A substance in food that is hard to digest and promotes the growth of beneficial… • prebiotic adj. Before the advent of life. • prebiotic adj. (Of a food) Not digestible, but beneficial. |
| PROBIOTIC | • probiotic n. (Bacteriology) A food or dietary supplement, such as a yogurt, containing live bacteria for therapeutic reasons. • probiotic adj. (Ecology) Of, or relating to probiosis; ecologic facilitation. • probiotic adj. Describing any dietary supplement that contains live bacteria for therapeutic purposes. |
| PROBOSCIS | • proboscis n. (Anatomy) An elongated tube from the head or connected to the mouth, of an animal. • proboscis n. (Informal, mildly humorous) A large or lengthy human nose. • PROBOSCIS n. an elongated organ, usually associated with the mouth. |
| PROCAMBIA | • procambia n. Plural of procambium. • PROCAMBIUM n. the young tissue of a fibrovascular bundle before its component cells have begun to be differentiated. |
| PROSCRIBE | • proscribe v. (Transitive) To forbid or prohibit. • proscribe v. (Transitive) To denounce. • proscribe v. (Transitive) To banish or exclude. |
| PYROBORIC | • pyroboric adj. Of or relating to pyroboric acid or its derivatives. • PYROBORIC adj. as in pyroboric acid. |
| SUBTROPIC | • subtropic n. A subtropical region. • SUBTROPIC adj. relating to the area lying between the Tropic of Cancer and 40 degrees N, and the Tropic of Capricorn and 40 degrees south, also SUBTROPICAL. • SUBTROPIC n. a subtropical region. |