| BIOCENOLOGY | • biocenology n. (Biology) A branch of ecology involving the study of the interactions between biological communities. • BIOCENOLOGY n. the branch of ecology concerned with the relationships and interactions between the members of a natural community. |
| BRONCHIOLES | • bronchioles n. Plural of bronchiole. • BRONCHIOLE n. a minute bronchial tube. |
| BUBONOCELES | • bubonoceles n. Plural of bubonocele. • BUBONOCELE n. an inguinal hernia; esp. that incomplete variety in which the hernial pouch descends only as far as the groin, forming a swelling there like a bubo. |
| COBBLESTONE | • cobblestone n. A rounded stone from a river bed, fit for use as ballast in ships and for paving roads. • cobblestone n. (Uncountable) The material made from cobblestones. • COBBLESTONE n. a large paving stone. |
| COGNOSCIBLE | • cognoscible adj. Capable of being known. • cognoscible adj. Liable to judicial investigation. • COGNOSCIBLE adj. cognizable, knowable. |
| COLLARBONES | • collarbones n. Plural of collarbone. • collar-bones n. Plural of collar-bone. • collar␣bones n. Plural of collar bone. |
| COLLEMBOLAN | • collembolan n. Any insect of the order Collembola, the springtails. • COLLEMBOLAN n. a springtail, any one of numerous species of small apterous insects belonging to the order Thysanura. |
| COLONISABLE | • colonisable adj. Alternative form of colonizable. • COLONISABLE adj. able to be colonised, also COLONIZABLE. |
| COLONIZABLE | • colonizable adj. Capable of being colonized. • COLONIZABLE adj. able to be colonised, also COLONISABLE. |
| CONFORMABLE | • conformable adj. Having the same shape or form; very similar. • conformable adj. Suitable; compliant. • CONFORMABLE adj. compliant. |
| CONGLOBATED | • conglobated v. Simple past tense and past participle of conglobate. • CONGLOBATE v. to gather in a globe. |
| CONGLOBATES | • conglobates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conglobate. • CONGLOBATE v. to gather in a globe. |
| CONSORTABLE | • consortable adj. (Obsolete) Suitable for association or companionship. • CONSORTABLE adj. able to be consorted with. |
| COUNTERBLOW | • counterblow n. A blow delivered in reply to a previous blow by somebody else, such as an opponent in a boxing match. • COUNTERBLOW n. a blow in return. |
| ECCALEOBION | • eccaleobion n. (Dated) A contrivance for hatching eggs by artificial heat. • ECCALEOBION n. (historical) a kind of incubator. |
| HOLOBENTHIC | • holobenthic adj. (Biology) That inhabits the seafloor during all phases of life. • HOLOBENTHIC adj. passing the entire life in the deep ocean. |
| LUCKENBOOTH | • LUCKENBOOTH n. (Scots) a shop or booth esp. in 18th century Edinburgh. |
| OBSOLESCENT | • obsolescent adj. In the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet. • OBSOLESCENT adj. not functional, but not reduced to a rudiment. |
| OBSOLESCING | • obsolescing v. Present participle of obsolesce. • OBSOLESCE v. to grow obsolescent. |
| SUBCOLONIES | • subcolonies n. Plural of subcolony. • SUBCOLONY n. a subordinate colony. |