| BIOASTRONOMY | • bioastronomy n. Synonym of astrobiology. • BIOASTRONOMY n. the branch of biology which deals with the study or the discovery of life forms on other planets or in space. |
| BROMINATIONS | • brominations n. Plural of bromination. • BROMINATION n. the substitution by bromine in or the addition of bromine to organic compounds. |
| 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. |
| EMBROCATIONS | • embrocations n. Plural of embrocation. • EMBROCATION n. a liquid medication rubbed on the skin. |
| IMPROBATIONS | • improbations n. Plural of improbation. • IMPROBATION n. in Scots law, an action for the purpose of declaring some instrument false or forged. |
| OBUMBRATIONS | • obumbrations n. Plural of obumbration. • OBUMBRATION n. the act of obumbrating. |
| OMBUDSPERSON | • ombudsperson n. A person of any gender who performs the function historically defined by the term ombudsman. |
| PROTHROMBINS | • prothrombins n. Plural of prothrombin. • PROTHROMBIN n. a protein-like substance present in blood plasma. |
| REBLOSSOMING | • reblossoming v. Present participle of reblossom. • REBLOSSOM v. to blossom again. |
| SNOWMOBILERS | • snowmobilers n. Plural of snowmobiler. • SNOWMOBILER n. one who travels by snowmobile. |
| THEOBROMINES | • theobromines n. Plural of theobromine. • THEOBROMINE n. an alkaloid obtained from the chocolate seed, used in medicine. |
| THROMBOXANES | • thromboxanes n. Plural of thromboxane. • THROMBOXANE n. any of several compounds formed from prostaglandin endoperoxides which, when released from blood platelets, induce platelet aggregation and arterial constriction. |