| BLOODSTONE | • bloodstone n. A green chalcedony that has been sprinkled with red spots (which resemble blood, hence the name). • bloodstone n. Hematite. • BLOODSTONE n. a green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots resembling blood. |
| BLOODSTONES | • bloodstones n. Plural of bloodstone. • BLOODSTONE n. a green chalcedony sprinkled with red spots resembling blood. |
| BOUSTROPHEDON | • boustrophedon adv. (Historical, calligraphy, of writing) In a fashion such that the reading direction changes from right-to-left… • boustrophedon adj. (Historical, calligraphy, of writing) Written from right-to-left and left-to-right on alternate lines. • boustrophedon adj. (Figuratively) Changing direction, going back and forth. |
| BOUSTROPHEDONIC | • boustrophedonic adj. Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing. • BOUSTROPHEDONIC adj. having alternate lines written in opposite directions. |
| BOUSTROPHEDONS | • boustrophedons n. Plural of boustrophedon. • BOUSTROPHEDON n. (Greek) a method of writing in which lines are written alternately in opposite direction, from left to right, and right to left. |
| BRONCHODILATOR | • bronchodilator n. (Medicine) Any drug used to dilate and relax the bronchial passages and ease the flow of air to the lungs. • BRONCHODILATOR n. a drug that relaxes bronchial muscle resulting in expansion of the bronchial air passages. |
| BRONCHODILATORS | • bronchodilators n. Plural of bronchodilator. • BRONCHODILATOR n. a drug that relaxes bronchial muscle resulting in expansion of the bronchial air passages. |
| BUTTONHOOKED | • buttonhooked v. Simple past tense and past participle of buttonhook. • BUTTONHOOK v. to make a kind of offensive play in American football. |
| BUTTONWOOD | • buttonwood n. The common name given to at least three species of shrub or tree. • BUTTONWOOD n. the American plane tree, a large tree, producing rough balls, from which it is named, also BUTTONBALL. |
| BUTTONWOODS | • buttonwoods n. Plural of buttonwood. • BUTTONWOOD n. the American plane tree, a large tree, producing rough balls, from which it is named, also BUTTONBALL. |
| ODONTOBLAST | • odontoblast n. A cell on the outer surface of dental pulp that produces tooth dentin. • ODONTOBLAST n. a tooth cell in the surface of dental pulp that produces dentine. |
| ODONTOBLASTIC | • odontoblastic adj. Relating to odontoblasts. • ODONTOBLASTIC adj. of or like an odontoblast, a tooth cell in the surface of dental pulp that produces dentine. |
| ODONTOBLASTS | • odontoblasts n. Plural of odontoblast. • ODONTOBLAST n. a tooth cell in the surface of dental pulp that produces dentine. |
| ODONTOPHOBIA | • odontophobia n. An irrational fear of dentistry. • ODONTOPHOBIA n. the fear of teeth. |
| ODONTOPHOBIAS | • odontophobias n. Plural of odontophobia. • ODONTOPHOBIA n. the fear of teeth. |
| ROOTBOUND | • rootbound adj. (Of a potted plant) Having outgrown its pot, so that the roots are cramped and tangled. • root-bound adj. Alternative form of rootbound. • ROOTBOUND adj. rooted to the ground; potbound. |
| ROUNDABOUTATION | • ROUNDABOUTATION n. going round and round. |
| UNCORROBORATED | • uncorroborated adj. Not corroborated. • UNCORROBORATED adj. not corroborated. |