| BLAMEWORTHIEST | • BLAMEWORTHY adj. worthy of censure. |
| BLITHESOMENESS | • blithesomeness n. The quality of being blithesome. • BLITHESOMENESS n. the state of being blithesome. |
| HAEMATOBLASTIC | • haematoblastic adj. Relating to haematoblasts. • HAEMATOBLASTIC adj. of or like haematoblast, a blood platelet, also HEMATOBLASTIC. |
| HEMIMETABOLOUS | • hemimetabolous adj. Exhibiting hemimetabolism. • HEMIMETABOLOUS adj. characterized by incomplete metamorphosis. |
| HOLOMETABOLISM | • holometabolism n. (Entomology) The complete metamorphosis of an insect. • HOLOMETABOLISM n. of an insect, complete metabolism. |
| HOLOMETABOLOUS | • holometabolous adj. (Entomology) Pertaining to, or undergoing, holometabolism; going through complete metamorphosis. • HOLOMETABOLOUS adj. characterized by complete metamorphosis. |
| METHEMOGLOBINS | • methemoglobins n. Plural of methemoglobin. • METHEMOGLOBIN n. a soluble brown crystalline basic blood pigment that differs from hemoglobin in containing ferric iron and in being unable to combine reversibly with molecular oxygen. |
| NEPHROBLASTOMA | • nephroblastoma n. (Oncology) A tumour affecting a kidney. • NEPHROBLASTOMA n. a tumour on the kidneys. |
| PHLEBOTOMISING | • phlebotomising v. Present participle of phlebotomise. • PHLEBOTOMISE v. to perform phlebotomy on, also PHLEBOTOMIZE. |
| THERMOBALANCES | • thermobalances n. Plural of thermobalance. • THERMOBALANCE n. an analytical balance that measures weight changes when matter is heated. |
| THROMBOPHILIAS | • thrombophilias n. Plural of thrombophilia. • THROMBOPHILIA n. combined inflammation and thrombosis of a vein. |
| THROMBOPLASTIC | • thromboplastic adj. Causing or accelerating the formation of blood clots. • THROMBOPLASTIC adj. initiating or accelerating the clotting of blood. |
| THROMBOPLASTIN | • thromboplastin n. (Biochemistry) A protease that converts prothrombin to thrombin during the clotting of blood. • THROMBOPLASTIN n. a complex enzyme found esp. in platelets that functions in the conversion of prothrombin into thrombin in the clotting of blood. |
| TIMBROPHILISTS | • TIMBROPHILIST n. a stamp-collector. |