| BACHELORDOMS | • BACHELORDOM n. the state of being a bachelor. |
| BACKWOODSMEN | • backwoodsmen n. Plural of backwoodsman. • BACKWOODSMAN n. a provincial, a country bumpkin. |
| BATHOCHROMES | • BATHOCHROME n. a shift to a longer wavelength in the absorption spectrum of a compound. |
| BICOMPONENTS | • BICOMPONENT n. a fiber made of two polymers having slightly different physical properties so that the fiber has a permanent crimp and fabrics made from it have inherent bulk and stretchability. |
| BIOMOLECULES | • biomolecules n. Plural of biomolecule. • BIOMOLECULE n. an organic molecule and esp. a macromolecule (as a protein or nucleic acid) in living organisms. |
| BOMBACACEOUS | • bombacaceous adj. (Botany) Belonging to the now disused family Bombacaceae (now the much-reduced subfamily Bombacoideae in Malvaceae). • BOMBACACEOUS adj. relating to the family Bombacaceae, silk-cotton trees. |
| CHEMOSORBING | • chemosorbing v. Present participle of chemosorb. • CHEMOSORB v. to adsorb by chemical action, also CHEMISORB. |
| CHROMOPHOBES | • chromophobes n. Plural of chromophobe. • CHROMOPHOBE n. a cell that does not take a stain easily. |
| COENOBITISMS | • COENOBITISM n. the state of being a coenobite. |
| COLLEMBOLANS | • collembolans n. Plural of collembolan. • COLLEMBOLAN n. a springtail, any one of numerous species of small apterous insects belonging to the order Thysanura. |
| COLLEMBOLOUS | • COLLEMBOLOUS adj. of or like a collembolan, a springtail. |
| DECOMPOSABLE | • decomposable adj. Able to be decomposed. • DECOMPOSABLE adj. that can be decomposed. |
| EMBROCATIONS | • embrocations n. Plural of embrocation. • EMBROCATION n. a liquid medication rubbed on the skin. |
| METABOLOMICS | • metabolomics n. (Biochemistry) The study of the range of metabolites present in a person’s body at normal times, and… • METABOLOMICS n. the study of the range of metabolites present in a person's body at normal times, and when suffering from specific diseases. |
| OBCOMPRESSED | • obcompressed adj. Compressed or flattened anteroposteriorly, or in a way opposite to the usual one. • OBCOMPRESSED adj. flattened from front to back. |
| SCHUSSBOOMER | • schussboomer n. (Skiing) A fast downhill skier. • SCHUSSBOOMER n. a very proficient schusser. |
| SUBCOMPONENT | • subcomponent n. A lesser or secondary component. • SUBCOMPONENT n. a subordinate component. |
| SUBECONOMIES | • subeconomies n. Plural of subeconomy. • SUBECONOMY n. the lower reaches of the economy. |
| THROMBOCYTES | • thrombocytes n. Plural of thrombocyte. • THROMBOCYTE n. a platelet. |
| UNCOMPOSABLE | • uncomposable adj. Impossible to compose, or put together. • uncomposable adj. Incapable of being composed or reconciled. • UNCOMPOSABLE adj. that cannot be composed. |