| BIGNONIACEOUS | • bignoniaceous adj. (Botany) Of or relating to the flowering plant family Bignoniaceae. • BIGNONIACEOUS adj. belonging to the bignonia family. |
| BIOCOMPUTINGS | • BIOCOMPUTING n. the application of computers to problems in biology and biochemistry. |
| BORAGINACEOUS | • boraginaceous adj. (Botany) Of, relating to, or resembling the Boraginaceae, a plant family which includes the borage… • BORAGINACEOUS adj. belonging to the borage family. |
| BRAGGADOCIOUS | • braggadocious adj. Exhibiting braggadocio; characterized by empty boasts. • BRAGGADOCIOUS adj. boastful. |
| BROMELIACEOUS | • bromeliaceous adj. (Botany) Of or relating to the family Bromeliaceae of flowering plants. • BROMELIACEOUS adj. belonging to the Bromeliaceae, the pineapple family. |
| CARBONIFEROUS | • carboniferous adj. Containing or producing carbon. • Carboniferous adj. (Geology) Of a geologic period within the Paleozoic era; comprises the lower, middle and upper Mississippian… • Carboniferous prop.n. (Geology) the Carboniferous period. |
| COBALTIFEROUS | • cobaltiferous adj. Containing or yielding cobalt. • COBALTIFEROUS adj. bearing cobalt. |
| CONTRIBUTIONS | • contributions n. Plural of contribution. • CONTRIBUTION n. the act of contributing. |
| CRYOGLOBULINS | • cryoglobulins n. Plural of cryoglobulin. • CRYOGLOBULIN n. an immunoglobulin formed in the blood in certain diseases which forms obstructions in small blood vessels when the extremities are subjected to low temperatures. |
| EBULLIOSCOPES | • ebullioscopes n. Plural of ebullioscope. • EBULLIOSCOPE n. an instrument for measuring the boiling point of liquids. |
| EBULLIOSCOPIC | • ebullioscopic adj. Of or pertaining to ebullioscopy. • ebullioscopic adj. Measured using an ebullioscope. • EBULLIOSCOPIC adj. relating to measurement by ebullioscope. |
| OBSTRUCTIONAL | • obstructional adj. Being or relating to an obstruction. • OBSTRUCTIONAL adj. relating to obstruction. |
| PRECOMBUSTION | • precombustion adj. Alternative spelling of pre-combustion. • pre-combustion adj. Occurring prior to combustion. • pre-combustion adj. Concerned with a phase prior to combustion. |
| STROBILACEOUS | • strobilaceous adj. (Botany) Of or pertaining to a strobile or cone. • strobilaceous adj. (Botany) Producing strobiles. • STROBILACEOUS adj. of or like a strobile; bearing strobiles. |
| SUBALLOCATION | • suballocation n. A secondary or subsidiary allocation; a further allocation of part of something previously allocated. • SUBALLOCATION n. a subdivision of an allocation. |
| SUBCOLLECTION | • subcollection n. A subset of a collection. • SUBCOLLECTION n. a subdivision of a collection. |
| SUBCOMMISSION | • subcommission n. A subdivision of a commission. • SUBCOMMISSION v. to give a subsidiary commission. |
| SUBCONTIGUOUS | • subcontiguous adj. Almost touching. • SUBCONTIGUOUS adj. partially contiguous. |
| SUBCONTINUOUS | • subcontinuous adj. Nearly continuous, but with slight interruptions. • SUBCONTINUOUS adj. partially continuous. |
| SUBCORIACEOUS | • subcoriaceous adj. Slightly leathery. • SUBCORIACEOUS adj. situated below the corium. |