| ABRUPTIONS | • abruptions n. Plural of abruption. • ABRUPTION n. a sudden, violent separation. |
| ABSORPTION | • absorption n. The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as… • absorption n. Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind. • absorption n. Mental assimilation. |
| ABSORPTIVE | • absorptive adj. Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe; absorbent. • absorptive n. Any substance that absorbs. • ABSORPTIVE adj. capable of absorbing. |
| BESPORTING | • besporting v. Present participle of besport. • BESPORT v. to sport, play. |
| BILLPOSTER | • billposter n. One who posts handbills or posters in public places. • BILLPOSTER n. one who sticks up bills, also BILLSTICKER. |
| BIOPARENTS | • bioparents n. Plural of bioparent. • BIOPARENT n. a biological parent, not a stepparent. |
| BIOPIRATES | • biopirates n. Plural of biopirate. • BIOPIRATE n. one who practises biopiracy. |
| OBREPTIONS | • obreptions n. Plural of obreption. • OBREPTION n. (obsolete) an attempt to obtain ecclesiastical dispensation, etc. fraudulently. |
| PARABOLIST | • parabolist n. A narrator of parables. • PARABOLIST n. a teller of parables. |
| POLITBUROS | • politburos n. Plural of politburo. • POLITBURO n. (Russian) the policy-making committee in communist states. |
| POTBOILERS | • potboilers n. Plural of potboiler. • pot-boilers n. Plural of pot-boiler. • pot␣boilers n. Plural of pot boiler. |
| PREBIOTICS | • prebiotics n. Plural of prebiotic. • PREBIOTIC n. a natural substances in some foods that encourage the growth of healthy bacteria in the gut. |
| PREOBTAINS | • preobtains v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preobtain. • PREOBTAIN v. to obtain in advance. |
| PROBATIONS | • probations n. Plural of probation. • PROBATION n. the act of proving; also, that which proves anything; proof. |
| PROBIOTICS | • probiotics n. Plural of probiotic. • PROBIOTIC n. a harmless bacterium that helps to protect the body from harmful bacteria. |
| PROBLEMIST | • problemist n. (Chess) One who composes chess problems for other players to attempt to solve. • PROBLEMIST n. one who sets problems. |
| SAPROBIONT | • saprobiont n. Synonym of saprobe. • SAPROBIONT n. any organism, esp. a fungus or bacterium, that lives and feeds on dead organic matter, also SAPROTROPH. |
| SPORTBIKES | • sportbikes n. Plural of sportbike. • sport␣bikes n. Plural of sport bike. • SPORTBIKE n. a kind of high-speed, high-performance motorcycle. |
| SUBREPTION | • subreption n. The act of obtaining a favour by surprise, or by unfair representation through suppression or fraudulent… • SUBREPTION n. a deliberate misrepresentation; an inference drawn from it. |
| SUBTROPICS | • subtropics n. The region between the tropics and the temperate latitudes of the world. • SUBTROPIC n. a subtropical region. |