| 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. |
| BIOCOMPUTING | • biocomputing n. (Computing) The design and construction of computers containing biological components. • biocomputing n. (Computing) The application of computing to the biological sciences; bioinformatics. • BIOCOMPUTING n. the application of computers to problems in biology and biochemistry. |
| CRYPTOBIONTS | • cryptobionts n. Plural of cryptobiont. • CRYPTOBIONT n. any organism that exhibits cryptobiosis. |
| DIPLOBIONTIC | • diplobiontic adj. (Botany) Describing a plant or fungus where both the haploid and diploid phases are represented by a… • DIPLOBIONTIC adj. of or like a diplobiont, an organism that has both haploid and diploid individuals in its life cycle. |
| HAPLOBIONTIC | • haplobiontic adj. (Biology) Describing a plant or fungus that has either a haploid or a diploid phase (but not both) in… • HAPLOBIONTIC adj. of or like a haplobiont, an organism living in a salt environment. |
| NYCTOPHOBIAS | • NYCTOPHOBIA n. an irrational fear of the night or darkness. |
| PALEOBOTANIC | • paleobotanic adj. Alternative form of paleobotanical. • PALEOBOTANIC adj. relating to paleobotany, also PALEOBOTANICAL. |
| 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. |
| TECHNOPHOBIA | • technophobia n. A fear of new technologies. • TECHNOPHOBIA n. fear of technology. |
| TECHNOPHOBIC | • technophobic adj. Afflicted with technophobia. • TECHNOPHOBIC n. one suffering from technophobia. |