| ANTIMICROBIAL | • antimicrobial adj. (Pharmacology) tending to destroy or capable of destroying microbes. • antimicrobial adj. (Pharmacology) inhibiting the growth of microbes. • antimicrobial adj. (Pharmacology) preventing or counteracting the pathogenic action of microbes. |
| BIOINFORMATIC | • bioinformatic adj. Of or pertaining to bioinformatics. |
| BIOMETRICIANS | • biometricians n. Plural of biometrician. • BIOMETRICIAN n. a practitioner of biometrics. |
| BROMOCRIPTINE | • bromocriptine n. (Pharmacology) A drug used in the treatment of parkinsonism, galactorrhea, and other conditions. It… • BROMOCRIPTINE n. a polypeptide ergot derivative that mimics the activity of dopamine in inhibiting prolactin secretion. |
| COMBINATORIAL | • combinatorial adj. Of, pertaining to, or involving combinations. • combinatorial adj. (Mathematics) Of or pertaining to the combination and arrangement of elements in sets. • COMBINATORIAL adj. of, relating to, or involving combinations. |
| COMBINATORICS | • combinatorics n. (Mathematics) a branch of mathematics that studies (usually finite) collections of objects that satisfy… • COMBINATORICS n. combinatorial mathematics. |
| CONTRABANDISM | • contrabandism n. Traffic in contraband goods; smuggling. • CONTRABANDISM n. trading in contraband goods. |
| CYTOMEMBRANES | • cytomembranes n. Plural of cytomembrane. • CYTOMEMBRANE n. one of the cellular membranes including those of the plasma membrane, endoplasmic reticulum, nuclear envelope, and Golgi apparatus. |
| EMBRYOGENETIC | • embryogenetic adj. Relating to embryogenesis. • EMBRYOGENETIC adj. relating to embryogenesis. |
| MATCHBOARDING | • matchboarding n. A type of softwood panelling formerly used for walls and ceilings. • MATCHBOARDING n. matchboards collectively. |
| OBSCURANTISMS | • obscurantisms n. Plural of obscurantism. • OBSCURANTISM n. opposition to the spread of knowledge; deliberate vagueness or abstruseness. |
| POSTEMBRYONIC | • postembryonic adj. That follows the embryonic stage of development. • POSTEMBRYONIC adj. subsequent to the embryonic stage of life or growth, also POSTEMBRYONAL. |
| 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. |
| RECOMBINATION | • recombination n. Combination a second or subsequent time. • recombination n. (Genetics) The formation of genetic combinations in offspring that are not present in the parents. • recombination n. (Chemistry) The reverse of dissociation. |
| THERMOBALANCE | • thermobalance n. An instrument that measures the change in weight of a sample while it is being heated. • THERMOBALANCE n. an analytical balance that measures weight changes when matter is heated. |
| TIMBROMANIACS | • timbromaniacs n. Plural of timbromaniac. • TIMBROMANIAC n. an avid stamp collector. |
| UNCOMFORTABLE | • uncomfortable adj. Not comfortable; causing discomfort. • uncomfortable adj. Experiencing discomfort. • uncomfortable adj. Uneasy or anxious. |
| UNCOMFORTABLY | • uncomfortably adv. In an uncomfortable manner. • UNCOMFORTABLE adv. causing discomfort or annoyance. |
| UNPROBLEMATIC | • unproblematic adj. Not problematic (presenting problems) or not controversial. • UNPROBLEMATIC adj. not problematic. |