| 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. |
| CONCELEBRATING | • concelebrating v. Present participle of concelebrate. • CONCELEBRATE v. to jointly recite the canon of the Eucharist in unison with others. |
| COUNTERBIDDING | • counterbidding v. Present participle of counterbid. |
| COUNTERBRACING | • counterbracing v. Present participle of counterbrace. • COUNTERBRACE v. to brace or fasten (the head-yards and after-yards) in opposite ways. |
| COUNTERBUFFING | • counterbuffing v. Present participle of counterbuff. • COUNTERBUFF v. to rebuff. |
| MATCHBOARDINGS | • MATCHBOARDING n. matchboards collectively. |
| 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. |
| ZYGOBRANCHIATE | • zygobranchiate adj. (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Zygobranchia. • ZYGOBRANCHIATE n. a type of gastropod having paired, symmetrically placed gills, also ZYGOBRANCH. |