| AUTOBIOGRAPHER | • autobiographer n. One who writes his or her own life or biography. • AUTOBIOGRAPHER n. one who writes autobiographies. |
| AUTOBIOGRAPHIC | • autobiographic adj. Of or relating to a person’s life or an account of a person’s life, as told by the subject. • AUTOBIOGRAPHIC adj. relating to autobiography. |
| BACTERIOPHAGES | • bacteriophages n. Plural of bacteriophage. • BACTERIOPHAGE n. a bacterium that eats other bacteria. |
| BACTERIOPHAGIC | • bacteriophagic adj. Of or pertaining to a bacteriophage. • BACTERIOPHAGIC adj. of or like a bacteriophage, a bacterium that eats other bacteria, also BACTERIOPHAGOUS. |
| 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. |
| GERONTOPHOBIAS | • GERONTOPHOBIA n. a fear of old age or of growing old. |
| HYDROBIOLOGIST | • hydrobiologist n. A biologist whose speciality is hydrobiology. • HYDROBIOLOGIST n. a student of hydrobiology. |
| HYPNOBIRTHINGS | • HYPNOBIRTHING n. the use of hypnotic technique during labour by an expectant mother to reduce the pain and emotional stress of delivery. |
| MATCHBOARDINGS | • MATCHBOARDING n. matchboards collectively. |
| NEIGHBOURLIEST | • NEIGHBOURLY adj. like a neighbour, also NEIGHBORLY. |
| OVERBREATHINGS | • overbreathings n. Plural of overbreathing. • OVERBREATHING n. hyperventilation. |
| OVERBURTHENING | • overburthening v. Present participle of overburthen. • OVERBURTHEN v. (archaic) to overburden, also OVERBURDEN. |
| THYROGLOBULINS | • thyroglobulins n. Plural of thyroglobulin. • THYROGLOBULIN n. an iodine-containing protein of the thyroid gland that is the precursor of thyroxine and triiodothyronine. |
| TOOTHBRUSHINGS | • toothbrushings n. Plural of toothbrushing. • TOOTHBRUSHING n. the action of using a toothbrush to clean teeth. |
| 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. |