| ABIOGENESIS | • abiogenesis n. (Evolutionary theory) The origination of living organisms from lifeless matter; such genesis as does… • ABIOGENESIS n. the supposed spontaneous origination of living organisms directly from lifeless matter. |
| ABIOGENETIC | • abiogenetic adj. (Biology) Of or pertaining to abiogenesis, originated by abiogenesis. • ABIOGENETIC adj. relating to abiogenesis, the origination of life by nonliving matter, also ABIOGENIC. |
| BENEDICTION | • benediction n. A short invocation for help, blessing and guidance from God, said on behalf of another person or persons… • benediction n. In the Anglican church, the ceremony used to institute an abbot, analogous to the consecration of a bishop. • benediction n. A Roman Catholic rite by which bells, banners, candles, etc., are blessed with holy water and formally… |
| BIOENERGIES | • bioenergies n. Plural of bioenergy. • bio␣energies n. Plural of bio energy. • BIOENERGY n. fuel or electricity produced from organic matter. |
| BIOENGINEER | • bioengineer n. A biologist or engineer whose speciality is bioengineering. • BIOENGINEER v. to engineer life-forms. |
| BIOGENETICS | • biogenetics n. (Biology, genetics) genetic engineering. • BIOGENETICS n. the direct manipulation of an organism's genes. |
| BIOMEDICINE | • biomedicine n. The application of biology and physiology to clinical medicine. • biomedicine n. The branch of medicine that studies the effects of environmental stress on organisms (most often in space travel). • biomedicine n. (Countable) A medicine created with the use of living organisms. |
| BIOREFINERY | • biorefinery n. (Uncountable) the coproduction of a range of biologically-based products (food, feed, materials, chemicals)… • biorefinery n. (Countable) a facility that carries out such production. |
| BIOSCIENCES | • biosciences n. Plural of bioscience. • BIOSCIENCE n. any one of the biological sciences. |
| BUTENEDIOIC | • BUTENEDIOIC adj. designating a type of acid. |
| DISOBEDIENT | • disobedient adj. Not obedient. • disobedient n. One who disobeys. • DISOBEDIENT adj. refusing or neglecting to obey. |
| INCOERCIBLE | • incoercible adj. Not to be coerced; incapable of being compelled or forced. • incoercible adj. (Physics, of a gas) Not capable of being reduced to liquid form by pressure. • incoercible adj. (Physics, archaic) That cannot be confined in, or excluded from, vessels, like ordinary fluids, gases… |
| INOBEDIENCE | • inobedience n. (Obsolete) disobedience. • INOBEDIENCE n. disobedience. |
| OBEDIENTIAL | • obediential adj. (Obsolete) According to the rule of obedience. • OBEDIENTIAL adj. relating to or of the nature of obedience. |
| OBSCENITIES | • obscenities n. Plural of obscenity. • OBSCENITY n. something offensive, unclean. |
| TENEBRIONID | • tenebrionid n. (Zoology) Any member of family Tenebrionidae of darkling beetles. • TENEBRIONID n. a dark-coloured nocturnal beetle. |