| BENTHOSCOPES | • BENTHOSCOPE n. a submersible sphere from which to study deep-sea life. |
| BRANCHIOPODS | • branchiopods n. Plural of branchiopod. • BRANCHIOPOD n. any of a subclass of Crustacea with numerous flattened, leaf-shaped, lobed swimming-feet. |
| BRONCHOSCOPE | • bronchoscope n. A form of endoscope for inspecting the bronchial tubes. • BRONCHOSCOPE n. an instrument for examining the windpipe. |
| BRONCHOSCOPY | • bronchoscopy n. (Medicine) A technique for viewing the bronchi using a flexible instrument called a bronchoscope. • BRONCHOSCOPY n. examination of the bronchi. |
| BRONCHOSPASM | • bronchospasm n. (Medicine) difficulty in breathing due to a contraction of smooth muscle in the walls of the bronchi and bronchioles. • BRONCHOSPASM n. constriction of the air passages of the lung (as in asthma) by spasmodic contraction of the bronchial muscles. |
| CHEMOSORBING | • chemosorbing v. Present participle of chemosorb. • CHEMOSORB v. to adsorb by chemical action, also CHEMISORB. |
| CHONDROBLAST | • chondroblast n. A cell which originates from a mesenchymal stem cell and forms chondrocytes. • CHONDROBLAST n. a cell that forms cartilage. |
| FRANCOPHOBES | • Francophobes n. Plural of Francophobe. • FRANCOPHOBE n. a hater of things French. |
| HYDROCARBONS | • hydrocarbons n. Plural of hydrocarbon. • HYDROCARBON n. a compound of hydrogen and carbon with nothing else, occurring notably in oil, natural gas and coal. |
| LOPHOBRANCHS | • lophobranchs n. Plural of lophobranch. • LOPHOBRANCH n. any fish of the pipefish and seahorse genus. |
| LUCKENBOOTHS | • LUCKENBOOTH n. (Scots) a shop or booth esp. in 18th century Edinburgh. |
| NECROPHOBIAS | • NECROPHOBIA n. a morbid fear of corpses. |
| NYCTOPHOBIAS | • NYCTOPHOBIA n. an irrational fear of the night or darkness. |
| PROSOBRANCHS | • prosobranchs n. Plural of prosobranch. • PROSOBRANCH n. any of a subclass of gastropod molluscs. |
| TECHNOPHOBES | • technophobes n. Plural of technophobe. • TECHNOPHOBE n. one with a fear of technology. |