| BENTHOSCOPES | • BENTHOSCOPE n. a submersible sphere from which to study deep-sea life. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| CRYPTOBIONTS | • cryptobionts n. Plural of cryptobiont. • CRYPTOBIONT n. any organism that exhibits cryptobiosis. |
| FRANCOPHOBES | • Francophobes n. Plural of Francophobe. • FRANCOPHOBE n. a hater of things French. |
| LOPHOBRANCHS | • lophobranchs n. Plural of lophobranch. • LOPHOBRANCH n. any fish of the pipefish and seahorse genus. |
| NECROPHOBIAS | • NECROPHOBIA n. a morbid fear of corpses. |
| NYCTOPHOBIAS | • NYCTOPHOBIA n. an irrational fear of the night or darkness. |
| PROBOSCIDEAN | • proboscidean n. Any of various large, herbivorous mammals, of the order Proboscidea, that have a trunk; the elephants. • PROBOSCIDEAN n. any of an order of large mammals comprising the elephants and extinct related forms, also PROBOSCIDIAN. |
| PROBOSCIDIAN | • proboscidian adj. Alternative spelling of proboscidean. • proboscidian n. Alternative spelling of proboscidean. • PROBOSCIDIAN n. any of an order of large mammals comprising the elephants and extinct related forms, also PROBOSCIDEAN. |
| PROSOBRANCHS | • prosobranchs n. Plural of prosobranch. • PROSOBRANCH n. any of a subclass of gastropod molluscs. |
| SCRAPBOOKING | • scrapbooking n. The process of making a scrapbook. • scrapbooking v. Present participle of scrapbook. • SCRAPBOOKING n. the practice of keeping cuttings. |
| SUBCOMPONENT | • subcomponent n. A lesser or secondary component. • SUBCOMPONENT n. a subordinate component. |
| TECHNOPHOBES | • technophobes n. Plural of technophobe. • TECHNOPHOBE n. one with a fear of technology. |
| UNCOMPOSABLE | • uncomposable adj. Impossible to compose, or put together. • uncomposable adj. Incapable of being composed or reconciled. • UNCOMPOSABLE adj. that cannot be composed. |