| ARACHNOPHOBES | • arachnophobes n. Plural of arachnophobe. • ARACHNOPHOBE n. one with a morbid fear of spiders. |
| BARORECEPTORS | • baroreceptors n. Plural of baroreceptor. • BARORECEPTOR n. a sensory nerve ending, esp. in the walls of large arteries, that is sensitive to changes in blood pressure. |
| BIOPROSPECTED | • bioprospected v. Simple past tense and past participle of bioprospect. • bioprospected adj. Obtained by bioprospecting. |
| BIOPROSPECTOR | • bioprospector n. One who engages in bioprospecting. |
| BRONCHOSCOPES | • bronchoscopes n. Plural of bronchoscope. • BRONCHOSCOPE n. an instrument for examining the windpipe. |
| BRONCHOSCOPIC | • bronchoscopic adj. Of or pertaining to bronchoscopy. • BRONCHOSCOPIC adj. relating to bronchoscopy, examination of the bronchi, also BRONCHOSCOPICAL. |
| BRONCHOSPASMS | • bronchospasms n. Plural of bronchospasm. • BRONCHOSPASM n. constriction of the air passages of the lung (as in asthma) by spasmodic contraction of the bronchial muscles. |
| CLAUSTROPHOBE | • claustrophobe n. One who suffers from claustrophobia. • CLAUSTROPHOBE n. one with a fear of confined spaces. |
| FRANCOPHOBIAS | • FRANCOPHOBIA n. fear of France or the French. |
| OPISTHOBRANCH | • opisthobranch n. (Zoology) A gastropod with gills behind the heart, formerly thought to belong to a single group. • opisthobranch adj. (Of gills) Placed behind the heart. • opisthobranch adj. (Of a gastropod) Having gills placed behind the heart. |
| 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. |
| PROBOSCIDEANS | • proboscideans n. Plural of proboscidean. • PROBOSCIDEAN n. any of an order of large mammals comprising the elephants and extinct related forms, also PROBOSCIDIAN. |
| PROBOSCIDIANS | • proboscidians n. Plural of proboscidian. • PROBOSCIDIAN n. any of an order of large mammals comprising the elephants and extinct related forms, also PROBOSCIDEAN. |
| SCRAPBOOKINGS | • SCRAPBOOKING n. the practice of keeping cuttings. |
| TROPHOBLASTIC | • trophoblastic adj. Of, or relating to a trophoblast. • TROPHOBLASTIC adj. of or like a trophoblast. |