| BESMOOTHING | • besmoothing v. Present participle of besmooth. • BESMOOTH v. to make smooth. |
| BIOETHANOLS | • bioethanols n. Plural of bioethanol. • BIOETHANOL n. ethanol produced from fermented plant material, used as a petrol additive or substitute. |
| BOTHERATION | • botheration interj. A mild expression of annoyance or exasperation: bother! • botheration n. (Uncountable) The state of being bothered; annoyance, vexation. • botheration n. (Countable) An act of bothering or annoying. |
| COHIBITIONS | • COHIBITION n. hindrance; restraint. |
| HALOBIONTIC | • HALOBIONTIC adj. living in the sea, also HALOBIOTIC. |
| HAPLOBIONTS | • HAPLOBIONT n. an organism living in a salt environment. |
| HAPTOGLOBIN | • haptoglobin n. (Biochemistry) A protein in blood plasma that binds free hemoglobin released from erythrocytes and thereby… • HAPTOGLOBIN n. a protein that combines with free haemoglobin in the blood and prevents its filtration through the kidney. |
| HOBNOBBIEST | • HOBNOBBY adj. sociable, given to hobnobbing. |
| HOLOBENTHIC | • holobenthic adj. (Biology) That inhabits the seafloor during all phases of life. • HOLOBENTHIC adj. passing the entire life in the deep ocean. |
| NYCTOPHOBIA | • nyctophobia n. A fear of the night, nighttime, or darkness. • NYCTOPHOBIA n. an irrational fear of the night or darkness. |
| NYCTOPHOBIC | • nyctophobic adj. Afflicted with nyctophobia; fearful of the dark or of night. • NYCTOPHOBIC adj. suffering from nyctophobia, an irrational fear of the night. |
| PANTOPHOBIA | • pantophobia n. The fear of everything; panphobia. • pantophobia n. (By confusion) Panophobia, a condition of groundless fears. • PANTOPHOBIA n. the morbid fear of everything, also PANOPHOBIA. |
| PHYCOBIONTS | • phycobionts n. Plural of phycobiont. • PHYCOBIONT n. the algal constituent of a lichen. |
| PROHIBITION | • prohibition n. An act of prohibiting, forbidding, disallowing, or proscribing something. • prohibition n. A law prohibiting the manufacture or sale of alcohol. • prohibition n. A period of time when specific socially disapproved consumables are considered controlled substances. |
| PROTHROMBIN | • prothrombin n. (Biochemistry) A glycoprotein, produced in the liver, that is converted into thrombin during bleeding… • PROTHROMBIN n. a protein-like substance present in blood plasma. |
| SHOWBOATING | • showboating v. Present participle of showboat. • SHOWBOAT v. to show off. |
| SONOFABITCH | • sonofabitch n. Alternative spelling of son of a bitch. • son-of-a-bitch n. (Derogatory, slang) Alternative spelling of son of a bitch. • son␣of␣a␣bitch n. (Derogatory, slang, vulgar) An objectionable, despicable person. |
| THEOBROMINE | • theobromine n. (Chemistry) An alkaloid, of similar structure to caffeine, found in chocolate and cocoa. • THEOBROMINE n. an alkaloid obtained from the chocolate seed, used in medicine. |
| THROMBOSING | • thrombosing v. Present participle of thrombose. • THROMBOSE v. to cause thrombosis in. |