| BIOGEOCHEMISTRY | • biogeochemistry n. (Biology, geology, chemistry, ecology) The scientific study of biological, geological and chemical processes… • BIOGEOCHEMISTRY n. the science of plants and animals in relation to chemicals in the soil. |
| BIOSTRATIGRAPHY | • biostratigraphy n. (Biology, geology) The study of the stratigraphic distribution of fossils. • BIOSTRATIGRAPHY n. the determination of age, etc., of sedimentary strata from fossils which they contain. |
| BRACHYDIAGONALS | • brachydiagonals n. Plural of brachydiagonal. • BRACHYDIAGONAL n. in crystallography, the shorter lateral axis. |
| BRACHYGRAPHIES | • brachygraphies n. Plural of brachygraphy. • BRACHYGRAPHY n. certain old systems of shorthand. |
| BRACHYLOGIES | • BRACHYLOGY n. brevity of diction, abbreviated or condensed expression. |
| BREATHALYSING | • breathalysing v. Present participle of breathalyse, an alternative spelling of breathalyze. • BREATHALYSE v. to use a device which measures the amount of alcohol on a person's breath, also BREATHALYZE. |
| EYEBRIGHTS | • eyebrights n. Plural of eyebright. • EYEBRIGHT n. a small annual plant, formerly much used as a remedy for diseases of the eye. |
| HOBBYHORSING | • HOBBYHORSE v. of a vessel, to pitch violently. |
| HUCKLEBERRYINGS | • HUCKLEBERRYING n. gathering huckleberries. |
| HYBRIDISING | • hybridising v. Present participle of hybridise. • HYBRIDISE v. to create a hybrid, also HYBRIDIZE. |
| HYDROBIOLOGIES | • HYDROBIOLOGY n. the study of aquatic organisms. |
| HYDROBIOLOGIST | • hydrobiologist n. A biologist whose speciality is hydrobiology. • HYDROBIOLOGIST n. a student of hydrobiology. |
| HYDROBIOLOGISTS | • hydrobiologists n. Plural of hydrobiologist. • HYDROBIOLOGIST n. a student of hydrobiology. |
| HYPERBOLISING | • hyperbolising v. Present participle of hyperbolise. • HYPERBOLISE v. to indulge in hyperbole, also HYPERBOLIZE. |
| HYPNOBIRTHINGS | • HYPNOBIRTHING n. the use of hypnotic technique during labour by an expectant mother to reduce the pain and emotional stress of delivery. |
| PSYCHOBIOGRAPHY | • psychobiography n. A biography that emphasises the psychological aspects of its subject. • PSYCHOBIOGRAPHY n. a biography written from a psychodynamic or psychoanalytic point of view. |
| SYLLABOGRAPHIES | • SYLLABOGRAPHY n. use of a writing system consisting of characters for syllables rather than for individual sounds or whole words. |
| SYMBOLOGRAPHIES | • SYMBOLOGRAPHY n. symbolic writing or representation. |
| THYROGLOBULINS | • thyroglobulins n. Plural of thyroglobulin. • THYROGLOBULIN n. an iodine-containing protein of the thyroid gland that is the precursor of thyroxine and triiodothyronine. |
| ZYGOBRANCHIATES | • ZYGOBRANCHIATE n. a type of gastropod having paired, symmetrically placed gills, also ZYGOBRANCH. |