| BENTHOSCOPE | • BENTHOSCOPE n. a submersible sphere from which to study deep-sea life. |
| 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. |
| BUTTONHOLDS | • BUTTONHOLD v. to detain in talk, also BUTTONHOLE. |
| BUTTONHOLES | • buttonholes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of buttonhole. • button-holes n. Plural of button-hole. • button␣holes n. Plural of button hole. |
| BUTTONHOOKS | • buttonhooks n. Plural of buttonhook. • buttonhooks v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of buttonhook. • BUTTONHOOK n. a hook for drawing small buttons through buttonholes. |
| COHIBITIONS | • COHIBITION n. hindrance; restraint. |
| HAPLOBIONTS | • HAPLOBIONT n. an organism living in a salt environment. |
| HOBNOBBIEST | • HOBNOBBY adj. sociable, given to hobnobbing. |
| MESOBENTHOS | • MESOBENTHOS n. flora and fauna living at the bottom of seas 182 to 914 metres deep. |
| PHYCOBIONTS | • phycobionts n. Plural of phycobiont. • PHYCOBIONT n. the algal constituent of a lichen. |
| 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. |
| THROMBOGENS | • THROMBOGEN n. a protein present in blood that is essential for the formation of thrombin. |
| THROMBOSING | • thrombosing v. Present participle of thrombose. • THROMBOSE v. to cause thrombosis in. |