| BANDICOOTS | • bandicoots n. Plural of bandicoot. • BANDICOOT v. to remove potatoes from the ground leaving the tops undisturbed. |
| BILOCATION | • bilocation n. (Forteana) The ability to be, or fact of being, in two places at once. • BILOCATION n. the ability to be in two places at once. |
| BIOCENOTIC | • biocenotic adj. Relating to a biocenosis. • BIOCENOTIC adj. relating to a biocenosis, a state of association of creatures in a certain region, also BIOCOENOTIC. |
| BIOCONTROL | • biocontrol n. (Biology) The biological control of pests by the use of organisms that are natural predators, parasites, or pathogens. • biocontrol v. To exercise such control. • BIOCONTROL n. pest control by biological means e.g. cane toads. |
| BOLECTIONS | • bolections n. Plural of bolection. • BOLECTION n. a moulding around a panel, projecting beyond the surface of the framing, also BALECTION, BILECTION. |
| BOYCOTTING | • boycotting v. Present participle of boycott. • boycotting n. The act of something being boycotted. • BOYCOTT v. to refuse to have dealings with. |
| COENOBITES | • coenobites n. Plural of coenobite. • cœnobites n. Plural of cœnobite. • COENOBITE n. a monk who lives in a community, also CENOBITE. |
| COENOBITIC | • coenobitic adj. Alternative form of cenobitic. • cœnobitic adj. Obsolete spelling of cenobitic. • COENOBITIC adj. of or like a coenobite, also CENOBITIC, CENOBITICAL. |
| COHIBITION | • cohibition n. (Obsolete) hindrance; restraint. • COHIBITION n. hindrance; restraint. |
| COHOBATING | • cohobating v. Present participle of cohobate. • COHOBATE v. to distill again. |
| COMBUSTION | • combustion n. (Chemistry) The act or process of burning. • combustion n. A process whereby two chemicals are combined to produce heat. • combustion n. A process wherein a fuel is combined with oxygen, usually at high temperature, releasing heat. |
| ENDOBIOTIC | • endobiotic adj. (Of a parasite or symbiont) living within the tissues of a host. • endobiotic adj. (Medicine) Originating within an organ or biological system. • endobiotic n. (Medicine) An endogenous substance that influences the functioning of an organ or biological process. |
| GEOBOTANIC | • geobotanic adj. Phytogeographical. • GEOBOTANIC adj. relating to geobotany, the geographical study of plant distribution, also GEOBOTANICAL. |
| MYCOBIONTS | • mycobionts n. Plural of mycobiont. • MYCOBIONT n. the fungal constituent of a lichen. |
| OBJECTIONS | • objections n. Plural of objection. • OBJECTION n. the act of objecting; anything said or done in opposition. |
| PHYCOBIONT | • phycobiont n. An algal photobiont. • PHYCOBIONT n. the algal constituent of a lichen. |
| XENOBIOTIC | • xenobiotic adj. Of or pertaining to xenobiosis. • xenobiotic adj. (Biology) Relating to a substance foreign to the body or ecological system. • xenobiotic n. (Biology) Any foreign compound not produced by an organism’s metabolism. |