| AEROBIONTS | • aerobionts n. Plural of aerobiont. • AEROBIONT n. an aerobe, an organism requiring oxygen to survive. |
| BESOOTHING | • besoothing v. Present participle of besoothe. • BESOOTHE v. to soothe. |
| 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. |
| BIOETHANOL | • bioethanol n. Ethanol produced, by fermentation of crops, for use as a biofuel. • BIOETHANOL n. ethanol produced from fermented plant material, used as a petrol additive or substitute. |
| BOLECTIONS | • bolections n. Plural of bolection. • BOLECTION n. a moulding around a panel, projecting beyond the surface of the framing, also BALECTION, BILECTION. |
| 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. |
| EMBONPOINT | • embonpoint n. Plumpness, stoutness, especially when voluptuous. • embonpoint adj. Plump, chubby, buxom. • EMBONPOINT n. (French) plumpness of person; stoutness. |
| 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. |
| GNOTOBIOTE | • gnotobiote n. Alternative form of gnotobiont. • GNOTOBIOTE n. a germfree animal. |
| OBJECTIONS | • objections n. Plural of objection. • OBJECTION n. the act of objecting; anything said or done in opposition. |
| OBREPTIONS | • obreptions n. Plural of obreption. • OBREPTION n. (obsolete) an attempt to obtain ecclesiastical dispensation, etc. fraudulently. |
| OBSOLETING | • obsoleting v. Present participle of obsolete. • OBSOLETE v. to make or consider as obsolete. |
| OBSOLETION | • obsoletion n. Obsolescence. • OBSOLETION n. obsolescence. |
| OBTENTIONS | • obtentions n. Plural of obtention. • OBTENTION n. the act of obtending. |
| OBVENTIONS | • obventions n. Plural of obvention. • OBVENTION n. (obsolete) any incidental occurrence or advantage. |
| REBOATIONS | • reboations n. Plural of reboation. • REBOATION n. being reboant, reverberation. |
| TOBOGGINED | • toboggined v. Simple past tense and past participle of toboggin. • TOBOGGIN v. to travel by toboggin. |
| 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. |