| AMBLYGONITES | • amblygonites n. Plural of amblygonite. • AMBLYGONITE n. lithium ore. |
| BALNEOLOGIST | • balneologist n. Balneotherapist. • BALNEOLOGIST n. a student of balneology. |
| BERTILLONAGE | • bertillonage n. (Historical) An early form of biometric identification used on criminals by the French police, making… • bertillonage n. (By extension) A similar form of identification of used on racing greyhounds. • BERTILLONAGE n. (French) a system of criminal identification by detailed measurements. |
| BIOGENETICAL | • biogenetical adj. Biogenetic. • BIOGENETICAL adj. pertaining to biogenesis, the theory that all life is derived from living matter alone, also BIOGENETIC. |
| BLOODLETTING | • bloodletting n. (Historical, medicine) The archaic practice of treating illness by removing some blood, believed to… • bloodletting n. (By extension) The diminishment of any resource with the hope that this will lead to a positive effect. • bloodletting n. A circumstance, such as a battle, where a large amount of blood is likely to be spilled through violence. |
| BLUESTOCKING | • bluestocking n. (Usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman. • bluestocking n. (Historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society. • bluestocking n. (Historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament. |
| BOOTLEGGINGS | • BOOTLEGGING n. the act of distilling illicit whisky. |
| ETHNOBIOLOGY | • ethnobiology n. (Biology) The study of the relationships between plants and animals and human cultures. • ETHNOBIOLOGY n. the branch of biology involving the study of the traditional uses of plants and animals in various human societies. |
| GEOBOTANICAL | • geobotanical adj. Relating to geobotany. • GEOBOTANICAL adj. relating to geobotany, the geographical study of plant distribution, also GEOBOTANIC. |
| IGNOBILITIES | • ignobilities n. Plural of ignobility. • IGNOBILITY n. the state of being ignoble. |
| INTERROGABLE | • interrogable adj. That can be interrogated; that can respond to a query. • INTERROGABLE adj. that can be interrogated. |
| LETTERBOXING | • letterboxing v. Present participle of letterbox. • letterboxing n. A hobby in which participants attempt to locate small boxes containing rubber stamps by following clues. • LETTERBOXING n. showing a film on television in its original wide screen format. |
| METABOLISING | • metabolising v. Present participle of metabolise. • METABOLISE v. to change by a metabolic process, also METABOLIZE. |
| METABOLIZING | • metabolizing v. Present participle of metabolize. • metabolizing adj. That serves to metabolize a specific class of compound. • METABOLIZE v. to change by a metabolic process, also METABOLISE. |
| OBLITERATING | • obliterating v. Present participle of obliterate. • OBLITERATE v. to erase or blot out. |
| RENEGOTIABLE | • renegotiable adj. Able to be renegotiated. • RENEGOTIABLE adj. subject to renegotiation. |
| UNNEGOTIABLE | • unnegotiable adj. Not negotiable. • UNNEGOTIABLE adj. not negotiable. |