| BACHELORSHIPS | • bachelorships n. Plural of bachelorship. • BACHELORSHIP n. the state of being a bachelor. |
| BALLISTOSPORE | • ballistospore n. (Mycology) A spore that is ejected or shot off. • BALLISTOSPORE n. a spore, esp. a fungal spore, that is forcefully ejected from its source. |
| BASIDIOSPORES | • basidiospores n. Plural of basidiospore. • BASIDIOSPORE n. a spore produced by a basidium. |
| IRRESPONSIBLE | • irresponsible adj. (Now rare) Not responsible; exempt from legal responsibility, not to be held accountable. • irresponsible adj. Lacking a sense of responsibility; performed or acting as though without responsibility; negligent. • irresponsible n. Someone who is not responsible. |
| IRRESPONSIBLY | • irresponsibly adv. In an irresponsible manner; so as to be irresponsible. • IRRESPONSIBLE adv. not responsible. |
| PARASYMBIOSES | • PARASYMBIOSIS n. the symbiotic relationship that occurs between certain species of fungi and lichens. |
| POLYRIBOSOMES | • polyribosomes n. Plural of polyribosome. • POLYRIBOSOME n. a cluster of ribosomes linked together by a molecule of messenger RNA and forming the site of protein synthesis. |
| POSTBOURGEOIS | • postbourgeois adj. (In Marxist philosophy) Relating to a period of society following the decline of the bourgeoisie. • POSTBOURGEOIS adj. belonging to a period of society after the bourgeoisie. |
| POSTPUBERTIES | • POSTPUBERTY n. the period after puberty. |
| PRESBYACOUSIS | • PRESBYACOUSIS n. progressive loss of hearing with advancing old age, also PRESBYACUSIS, PRESBYCOUSIS, PRESBYCUSIS. |
| PROBOSCIDEANS | • proboscideans n. Plural of proboscidean. • PROBOSCIDEAN n. any of an order of large mammals comprising the elephants and extinct related forms, also PROBOSCIDIAN. |
| REABSORPTIONS | • reabsorptions n. Plural of reabsorption. • REABSORPTION n. the act of reabsorbing. |
| SHOPBREAKINGS | • shopbreakings n. Plural of shopbreaking. • SHOPBREAKING n. the act of breaking into a shop. |
| SNOBOGRAPHIES | • SNOBOGRAPHY n. the description of snobs and snobbery. |
| SUBEDITORSHIP | • subeditorship n. The rank or position of subeditor. • SUBEDITORSHIP n. the office of subeditor. |
| SUBINSPECTORS | • subinspectors n. Plural of subinspector. • sub-inspectors n. Plural of sub-inspector. • SUBINSPECTOR n. a subordinate inspector. |
| SUBPRIORESSES | • subprioresses n. Plural of subprioress. • SUBPRIORESS n. an assistant prioress. |
| SUBREPTITIOUS | • subreptitious adj. Obsolete form of surreptitious. • SUBREPTITIOUS adj. fraudulently obtained; surreptitious. |
| SUPERLOBBYIST | • superlobbyist n. (Politics) An extremely skilled or powerful lobbyist. • SUPERLOBBYIST n. an exceptionally effective lobbyist. |