| BIOTROPHS | • biotrophs n. Plural of biotroph. • BIOTROPH n. a parasitic organism such as a fungus. |
| BLASTOPOR | • BLASTOPOR n. the opening of the archenteron in the gastrula that develops into the anus of some animals, also BLASTOPORE. |
| BOATPORTS | • BOATPORT n. an enclosure for boats. |
| BOLTROPES | • boltropes n. Plural of boltrope. • bolt-ropes n. Plural of bolt-rope. • bolt␣ropes n. Plural of bolt rope. |
| BOOTSTRAP | • bootstrap n. A loop (leather or other material) sewn at the side or top rear of a boot to help in pulling the boot on. • bootstrap n. A means of advancing oneself or accomplishing something without aid. • bootstrap n. (Computing) The process by which the operating system of a computer is loaded into its memory. |
| OBREPTION | • obreption n. (Obsolete) The act of creeping upon with secrecy or by surprise. • obreption n. (Obsolete, Scotland, law) Act of obtaining gifts of escheat by fraud or surprise. • OBREPTION n. (obsolete) an attempt to obtain ecclesiastical dispensation, etc. fraudulently. |
| POLITBURO | • politburo n. The governing council and chief policymaking body of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and other… • politburo n. (By extension, sometimes derogatory) A senior governing or policymaking body in a political or other… • Politburo prop.n. Any of various politburos, especially that of the Soviet Union or that of the People’s Republic of China. |
| POTBOILER | • potboiler n. Alternative spelling of pot boiler. • pot-boiler n. Alternative spelling of pot boiler. • pot␣boiler n. (Mildly derogatory) A creative work of low quality (book, art, etc), produced merely to earn a living… |
| POWERBOAT | • powerboat n. A small, fast motorboat. • POWERBOAT n. a boat propelled by an inboard or outboard motor. |
| PROBATION | • probation n. A period of time when a person occupies a position only conditionally and may easily be removed for poor performance. • probation n. (Law) A type of sentence where convicted criminals are allowed to continue living in the community but… • probation n. A testing period of time. |
| PROBATORY | • probatory adj. Serving for trial; probationary. • probatory adj. Relating to, or serving for, proof. • PROBATORY adj. testing, affording proof, also PROBATIVE. |
| 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. |
| TURBOPROP | • turboprop n. (Aeronautics) A type of gas turbine aircraft engine that drives and obtains essentially all thrust from… • turboprop n. (Aviation) An aircraft that uses a turboprop engine. • TURBOPROP n. a jet engine in which the turbine is coupled to a propeller. |