| BIOPROSPECTING | • bioprospecting n. (Biology) The methodical search for novel pharmaceutical (and other) products from plants and microorganisms. • BIOPROSPECTING n. the exploitation of traditional medicines. |
| BROMOCRIPTINES | • bromocriptines n. Plural of bromocriptine. • BROMOCRIPTINE n. a polypeptide ergot derivative that mimics the activity of dopamine in inhibiting prolactin secretion. |
| BRONCHOSCOPIST | • bronchoscopist n. One who carries out bronchoscopy. • BRONCHOSCOPIST n. one who uses a bronchoscope, an instrument for examining the windpipe. |
| BRONCHOSPASTIC | • bronchospastic adj. Relating to, or causing, bronchospasm. • BRONCHOSPASTIC adj. relating to bronchospasm. |
| COMPATIBLENESS | • compatibleness n. The state or quality of being compatible. • COMPATIBLENESS n. the state of being compatible. |
| COMPENSABILITY | • compensability n. The characteristic of being compensable; the ability to be compensated. • COMPENSABILITY n. the state of being compensable. |
| CONSTABLESHIPS | • constableships n. Plural of constableship. • CONSTABLESHIP n. the office of constable. |
| INCORRUPTIBLES | • incorruptibles n. Plural of incorruptible. • INCORRUPTIBLE n. someone who cannot be corrupted. |
| OPISTHOBRANCHS | • opisthobranchs n. Plural of opisthobranch. • OPISTHOBRANCH n. a type of mollusc having gills, little or no shell, two pairs of tentacles. |
| PLEBIFICATIONS | • plebifications n. Plural of plebification. • PLEBIFICATION n. making something vulgar or plebeian. |
| POLYCARBONATES | • polycarbonates n. Plural of polycarbonate. • POLYCARBONATE n. any of a range of strong thermoplastics. |
| POSTPUBESCENTS | • postpubescents n. Plural of postpubescent. • POSTPUBESCENT n. someone of an age after pubescence. |
| PRECOMBUSTIONS | • PRECOMBUSTION n. a preliminary combustion. |
| PROTUBERANCIES | • protuberancies n. Plural of protuberancy. • PROTUBERANCY n. a swelling or bump on the surface, also PROTUBERANCE. |
| REPUBLICATIONS | • republications n. Plural of republication. • REPUBLICATION n. the act or action of republishing. |
| SPONGIOBLASTIC | • SPONGIOBLASTIC adj. of or like a spongioblast, any of numerous columnar epithelial cells in the brain and spinal cord that develop into neuroglia. |