| BIOMORPHS | • biomorphs n. Plural of biomorph. • BIOMORPH n. a representation of a living thing as decoration. |
| BIORHYTHM | • biorhythm n. (Biology) Any cyclic biological or physiological pattern or activity. • biorhythm n. (Pseudoscience) Any of three sinusoidal graphs, normally plotted by computer, having a person’s birthdate… • BIORHYTHM n. a periodic change in the behaviour or physiology of many animals and plants (e.g. hibernation and migration) mediated by hormones which are in turn influenced by changes in day-length. |
| BIRTHDOMS | • birthdoms n. Plural of birthdom. • BIRTHDOM n. (Shakespeare) birthright. |
| BOTHRIUMS | • BOTHRIUM n. (Latin) a groove on a tapeworm. |
| BRONCHIUM | • bronchium n. (Anatomy, usually in the plural) A bronchial tube; a subdivision of the bronchus. • BRONCHIUM n. (Latin) a small branch of the windpipe. |
| CHEMISORB | • chemisorb v. (Transitive, chemistry) To adsorb a substance on the surface or another by chemical bonding. • CHEMISORB v. to adsorb by chemical action, also CHEMOSORB. |
| CHORIAMBI | • choriambi n. Plural of choriambus. • CHORIAMBUS n. a metrical foot comprising a trochee and an iambus, also CHORIAMB, CHORIAMBIC. |
| CHORIAMBS | • choriambs n. Plural of choriamb. • CHORIAMB n. (Greek) a metrical foot comprising a trochee and an iambus, also CHORIAMBIC, CHORIAMBUS. |
| HOMEBIRDS | • homebirds n. Plural of homebird. • HOMEBIRD n. a person who is reluctant to leave their hometown or their childhood home. |
| HOMEBIRTH | • homebirth n. Childbirth taking place at home, rather than in a hospital. • homebirth v. To give birth at home. • HOMEBIRTH n. the act of giving birth to a child in one's own home. |
| HYBRIDOMA | • hybridoma n. (Immunology) A hybrid cell engineered from a lymphocyte and a tumour cell; used to generate monoclonal antibodies. • HYBRIDOMA n. a hybrid cell produced by the fusion of an antibody-producing lymphocyte with a tumor cell. |
| OMBROPHIL | • ombrophil n. Alternative form of ombrophile. • OMBROPHIL n. a plant flourishing in extremely rainy conditions, also OMBROPHILE. |
| RHIZOBIUM | • rhizobium n. (Biology) Any of various bacteria, of the genus Rhizobium, that form nodules on the roots of legumes and fix nitrogen. • rhizobium n. (Biology, by extension) Any diazotrophic bacterium that can fix nitrogen and form root nodules in legumes. • Rhizobium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Rhizobiaceae – soil bacteria that fix nitrogen in association with… |
| RHOMBICAL | • rhombical adj. Rhombic. • RHOMBICAL adj. of or like a rhombus, an equilateral parallelogram, also RHOMBIC. |
| RHOMBOIDS | • rhomboids n. Plural of rhomboid. • RHOMBOID n. a parallelogram with unequal sides, also RHOMBOIDES, RHOMBOIDEUS. |
| THROMBINS | • thrombins n. Plural of thrombin. • THROMBIN n. an enzyme that causes the blood to clot. |