| AMOEBOCYTES | • amoebocytes n. Plural of amoebocyte. • amœbocytes n. Plural of amœbocyte. • AMOEBOCYTE n. a cell, like a leukocyte, having amoeboid form, also AMEBOCYTE. |
| BENTHOSCOPE | • BENTHOSCOPE n. a submersible sphere from which to study deep-sea life. |
| BLASTOCOELE | • blastocoele n. Alternative spelling of blastocoel. • BLASTOCOELE n. the cavity inside a blastula, also BLASTOCOEL. |
| BOLOMETRIES | • BOLOMETRY n. measurement by a bolometer, an instrument for measuring radiant energy or infrared light. |
| BOOTLEGGERS | • bootleggers n. Plural of bootlegger. • BOOTLEGGER n. one who supplies e.g. illicit whisky. |
| BOTTLENOSES | • bottlenoses n. Plural of bottlenose. • bottle-noses n. Plural of bottle-nose. • BOTTLENOSE n. a kind of whale or dolphin. |
| 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. |
| FREEBOOTERS | • freebooters n. Plural of freebooter. • FREEBOOTER n. a person who roves about freely in search of booty, a pirate. |
| FREEBOOTIES | • FREEBOOTY n. piracy, also FREEBOOTERY. |
| GEOBOTANIES | • GEOBOTANY n. the geographical study of plant distribution, aka phytogeography. |
| HOUSEBOATER | • houseboater n. One who lives in a houseboat. • HOUSEBOATER n. one who lives on a houseboat. |
| LOBECTOMIES | • lobectomies n. Plural of lobectomy. • LOBECTOMY n. the surgical excision of a lobe. |
| MESOBENTHOS | • MESOBENTHOS n. flora and fauna living at the bottom of seas 182 to 914 metres deep. |
| METABOLOMES | • metabolomes n. Plural of metabolome. • METABOLOME n. the quantitative complement of all the low molecular weight metabolites present in a particular physiological or developmental state. |
| OBSOLESCENT | • obsolescent adj. In the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet. • OBSOLESCENT adj. not functional, but not reduced to a rudiment. |
| OMBROMETERS | • ombrometers n. Plural of ombrometer. • OMBROMETER n. a rain-gauge. |
| STONEBORERS | • STONEBORER n. any boring mollusc. |
| TROUBLESOME | • troublesome adj. Causing trouble or anxiety. • TROUBLESOME adj. causing trouble. |