| BIOPROSPECTING | • bioprospecting n. (Biology) The methodical search for novel pharmaceutical (and other) products from plants and microorganisms. • BIOPROSPECTING n. the exploitation of traditional medicines. |
| BRANCHIOSTEGAL | • branchiostegal adj. (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the operculum that covers the gill slits of fish. • branchiostegal n. A branchiostegal ray. • BRANCHIOSTEGAL adj. of or relating to the operculum covering the gill slits of fish. |
| COBELLIGERENTS | • cobelligerents n. Plural of cobelligerent. • co-belligerents n. Plural of co-belligerent. • COBELLIGERENT n. a country fighting with another power against a common enemy. |
| CROSSBREEDINGS | • crossbreedings n. Plural of crossbreeding. • cross-breedings n. Plural of cross-breeding. • CROSSBREEDING n. hybridization. |
| IRRECOGNISABLE | • irrecognisable adj. Alternative spelling of irrecognizable. • IRRECOGNISABLE adj. unrecognizable, also IRRECOGNIZABLE. |
| MACROGLOBULINS | • macroglobulins n. Plural of macroglobulin. • MACROGLOBULIN n. a highly polymerized globulin of high molecular weight. |
| MATCHBOARDINGS | • MATCHBOARDING n. matchboards collectively. |
| MICROBLOGGINGS | • MICROBLOGGING n. the practice of keeping a microblog. |
| REBROADCASTING | • rebroadcasting v. Present participle of rebroadcast. • REBROADCAST v. to broadcast again (a radio or television program being simultaneously received from another source). |
| STOCKBREEDINGS | • STOCKBREEDING n. the breeding of stock. |
| SUBCONTRACTING | • subcontracting v. Present participle of subcontract. • SUBCONTRACTING n. the act of subcontracting. |
| SUBINTRODUCING | • SUBINTRODUCE v. to bring in surreptitiously or subtly. |
| TURBOCHARGINGS | • TURBOCHARGING n. the act of fitting with a turbocharger. |
| UNRECOGNISABLE | • unrecognisable adj. Alternative spelling of unrecognizable. • UNRECOGNISABLE adj. not recognisable, also UNRECOGNIZABLE. |
| UNRECOGNISABLY | • unrecognisably adv. (Chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of unrecognizably. • UNRECOGNISABLE adv. not recognisable, also UNRECOGNIZABLE. |
| ZINGIBERACEOUS | • zingiberaceous adj. Zinziberaceous. • ZINGIBERACEOUS adj. belonging to the zingiber family, also ZINZIBERACEOUS. |