| ABORTIONIST | • abortionist n. (Now sometimes offensive) A person who performs abortions, especially illegally or secretly. • abortionist n. (Chiefly derogatory) A person who advocates for or supports the legality of abortion. • ABORTIONIST n. one who induces abortions. |
| BIOAERATION | • bioaeration n. A form of the activated sludge process in which air is blown through the raw sewage. • BIOAERATION n. the oxidative treatment of raw sewage by aeration. |
| BIOREGIONAL | • bioregional adj. Of or pertaining to a bioregion. • BIOREGIONAL adj. relating to a bioregion. |
| BROCCOLINIS | • BROCCOLINI n. (tradename) a cultivated variety of cabbage. |
| BROMINATION | • bromination n. (Chemistry) Any reaction which introduces a bromine atom into a compound. • BROMINATION n. the substitution by bromine in or the addition of bromine to organic compounds. |
| DOXORUBICIN | • doxorubicin n. (Pharmacology) An anthracycline antibiotic drug (trademark Adriamycin) with broad antineoplastic activity… • DOXORUBICIN n. a bacterial antibiotic used to treat various forms of cancer. |
| IMPROBATION | • improbation n. Disapproval. • improbation n. (Law, Scotland) The act by which falsehood and forgery are proved; an action brought for the purpose… • IMPROBATION n. in Scots law, an action for the purpose of declaring some instrument false or forged. |
| MOTORBIKING | • motorbiking v. Present participle of motorbike. • MOTORBIKE v. to travel by motorbike, also MOTORBICYCLE, MOTORCYCLE. |
| NECROBIOSIS | • necrobiosis n. (Pathology) The normal death of cells or tissues because of age-related changes. • NECROBIOSIS n. the natural degeneration and death of a cell in living tissue. |
| NECROBIOTIC | • necrobiotic adj. Relating to necrobiosis. • NECROBIOTIC adj. relating to necrobiosis. |
| OBSIDIONARY | • obsidionary adj. Obsidional; relating to a siege. • OBSIDIONARY adj. of or relating to a siege, also OBSIDIONAL. |
| OBSTRICTION | • obstriction n. The state of being constrained, bound, or obliged. • obstriction n. That which constrains or obliges; obligation; bond. • OBSTRICTION n. (obsolete) obligation. |
| OVERBOILING | • overboiling v. Present participle of overboil. • OVERBOIL v. to boil too long. |
| 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. |
| TOURBILLION | • tourbillion n. (Archaic) An ornamental firework that turns round in the air so as to form a scroll of fire. • TOURBILLION n. (French) a whirlwind; any whirling object, also TOURBILLON. |