| BASIDIOMYCETES | • basidiomycetes n. Plural of basidiomycete. • Basidiomycetes prop.n. A taxonomic class within the phylum Basidiomycota – the mushrooms that produce spores from a basidium. • BASIDIOMYCETE n. any fungus of a subdivision Basidiomycotina that includes the agarics. |
| BIOCHEMISTRIES | • biochemistries n. Plural of biochemistry. • BIOCHEMISTRY n. chemistry that deals with the chemical compounds and processes occurring in organisms. |
| BIOGEOCHEMICAL | • biogeochemical adj. Of or pertaining to biogeochemistry. • biogeochemical n. A geochemical of biological origin. • BIOGEOCHEMICAL adj. relating to biogeochemistry, the science of plants and animals in relation to chemicals in the soil. |
| BIOLUMINESCENT | • bioluminescent adj. (Biology, biochemistry) Exhibiting bioluminescence. • BIOLUMINESCENT adj. relating to bioluminescence. |
| CIRCUMAMBIENCE | • circumambience n. The condition of being circumambient. • CIRCUMAMBIENCE n. the act of going round, encompassing, also CIRCUMAMBIENCY. |
| DISENCUMBERING | • disencumbering v. Present participle of disencumber. • DISENCUMBER v. to free from encumbrance, also DISCUMBER. |
| INCOMPRESSIBLE | • incompressible adj. Not compressible. • incompressible adj. (Calculus, of a vector field) Having a divergence equal to zero. • INCOMPRESSIBLE adj. incapable of or resistant to compression. |
| MICROBREWERIES | • microbreweries n. Plural of microbrewery. • micro-breweries n. Plural of micro-brewery. • MICROBREWERY n. a small brewery making specialty beer in limited quantities. |
| MICROCELEBRITY | • microcelebrity n. (Uncountable) Celebrity on a small scale or in a specific area. • microcelebrity n. (Countable) A celebrity whose fame is on a small scale or in a specific area. • micro-celebrity n. Alternative form of microcelebrity. |
| PERFECTIBILISM | • PERFECTIBILISM n. the doctrine that humans capable of becoming perfect. |
| SABERMETRICIAN | • sabermetrician n. (US, baseball) A baseball statistician; one who studies sabermetrics. • SABERMETRICIAN n. a student of sabermetrics, the statistical analysis of baseball data. |
| SEMICARBAZIDES | • semicarbazides n. Plural of semicarbazide. • SEMICARBAZIDE n. a base reacting with aldehydes and ketones to form semicarbazones. |