| BIOMOLECULES | • biomolecules n. Plural of biomolecule. • BIOMOLECULE n. an organic molecule and esp. a macromolecule (as a protein or nucleic acid) in living organisms. |
| BLOODSUCKERS | • bloodsuckers n. Plural of bloodsucker. • blood-suckers n. Plural of blood-sucker (alternative spelling of bloodsuckers). • BLOODSUCKER n. an animal that sucks blood. |
| 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. |
| BRONCOBUSTER | • broncobuster n. (Chiefly US) A person who breaks horses so that they can be ridden with a saddle. • bronco-buster n. Alternative spelling of broncobuster. • bronco␣buster n. Alternative spelling of broncobuster. |
| CARBONACEOUS | • carbonaceous adj. Of, relating to, rich in, or yielding carbon, or a compound of carbon. • CARBONACEOUS adj. coaly; containing much carbon. |
| COLLEMBOLOUS | • COLLEMBOLOUS adj. of or like a collembolan, a springtail. |
| COLOURBREEDS | • colourbreeds v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of colourbreed. • COLOURBREED v. to breed (animals or plants) to be a particular colour, also COLORBREED. |
| COUNTERBLOWS | • counterblows n. Plural of counterblow. • COUNTERBLOW n. a blow in return. |
| COUNTERBONDS | • counterbonds n. Plural of counterbond. • COUNTERBOND n. a bond to protect a person who has given bond for another from contingent loss. |
| COUNTERBORES | • counterbores n. Plural of counterbore. • COUNTERBORE v. to form a counterbore in. |
| DISCOBOLUSES | • DISCOBOLUS n. (historical) a discus thrower, also DISCOBOLOS. |
| EBULLIOSCOPE | • ebullioscope n. (Physics) An instrument used to measure the boiling point of liquids. • EBULLIOSCOPE n. an instrument for measuring the boiling point of liquids. |
| EBULLIOSCOPY | • ebullioscopy n. (Physics) the measurement of the boiling point of liquids. • EBULLIOSCOPY n. measurement by use of an ebullioscope. |
| LUCKENBOOTHS | • LUCKENBOOTH n. (Scots) a shop or booth esp. in 18th century Edinburgh. |
| 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. |
| UNCOMPOSABLE | • uncomposable adj. Impossible to compose, or put together. • uncomposable adj. Incapable of being composed or reconciled. • UNCOMPOSABLE adj. that cannot be composed. |