| BIOTERRORIST | • bioterrorist n. A terrorist employing biological weapons. • bioterrorist adj. Of or relating to a bioterrorist or bioterrorism. |
| BLOODLETTING | • bloodletting n. (Historical, medicine) The archaic practice of treating illness by removing some blood, believed to… • bloodletting n. (By extension) The diminishment of any resource with the hope that this will lead to a positive effect. • bloodletting n. A circumstance, such as a battle, where a large amount of blood is likely to be spilled through violence. |
| BOTHERATIONS | • botherations n. Plural of botheration. • BOTHERATION n. trouble, bother. |
| GEOBOTANISTS | • geobotanists n. Plural of geobotanist. • GEOBOTANIST n. a student of geobotany. |
| METABOTROPIC | • metabotropic adj. Describing a neurotransmitter or cell receptor whose action is mediated by metabolic functions (e.g… • METABOTROPIC adj. describing a neurotransmitter or cell receptor whose action is mediated by metabolic functions (e.g. enzyme activation). |
| OBLITERATION | • obliteration n. The total destruction of something. • obliteration n. The cancellation, erasure or deletion of something. • obliteration n. (Medicine) The cancellation of the function, structure, or both of a vessel or organ; for example, the… |
| OBLITERATORS | • obliterators n. Plural of obliterator. • OBLITERATOR n. one who obliterates. |
| OBREPTITIOUS | • obreptitious adj. Done or obtained by surprise, with secrecy, or by concealment of the truth. • OBREPTITIOUS adj. done or obtained by trickery, or by concealing the truth. |
| OBTESTATIONS | • obtestations n. Plural of obtestation. • OBTESTATION n. the act of obtesting. |
| OSTEOBLASTIC | • osteoblastic adj. Of or pertaining to an osteoblast. • OSTEOBLASTIC adj. of or like an osteoblast. |
| PHLEBOTOMIST | • phlebotomist n. A practitioner of phlebotomy. • PHLEBOTOMIST n. one who carries out phlebotomies. |
| STILBOESTROL | • stilboestrol n. (Pharmacology) UK spelling of stilbestrol. • STILBOESTROL n. a synthetic oestrogen, also STILBESTROL. |
| STRABOTOMIES | • strabotomies n. Plural of strabotomy. • STRABOTOMY n. surgical removal of a squint. |
| TERATOPHOBIA | • teratophobia n. (Rare) An irrational fear of monsters (terrifying creatures, or deformed children). • TERATOPHOBIA n. an irrational fear of monsters. |
| THEOPHOBISTS | • theophobists n. Plural of theophobist. • THEOPHOBIST n. one with an extreme fear of God, also THEOPHOBIAC. |