| 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. |
| EXPROBRATIONS | • exprobrations n. Plural of exprobration. • EXPROBRATION n. the act of exprobrating, upbraiding. |
| GERONTOPHOBES | • gerontophobes n. Plural of gerontophobe. • GERONTOPHOBE n. one with a morbid fear of old age. |
| NONABSORPTIVE | • nonabsorptive adj. Not absorptive. • NONABSORPTIVE adj. not absorptive. |
| PALEOBOTANIES | • paleobotanies n. Plural of paleobotany. • PALEOBOTANY n. the study of fossil plants, also PALAEOBOTANY. |
| PALEOBOTANIST | • paleobotanist n. A botanist who specializes in paleobotany; someone who studies plant fossils. • PALEOBOTANIST n. a student of paleobotany. |
| PLUMBOSOLVENT | • plumbosolvent adj. Exhibiting plumbosolvency. • PLUMBOSOLVENT adj. able to dissolve lead, also PLUMBISOLVENT. |
| POSTEMBRYONAL | • postembryonal adj. Synonym of postembryonic. • POSTEMBRYONAL adj. subsequent to the embryonic stage of life or growth, also POSTEMBRYONIC. |
| POSTEMBRYONIC | • postembryonic adj. That follows the embryonic stage of development. • POSTEMBRYONIC adj. subsequent to the embryonic stage of life or growth, also POSTEMBRYONAL. |
| POWERBOATINGS | • POWERBOATING n. the sport of driving a powerboat. |
| PRECOMBUSTION | • precombustion adj. Alternative spelling of pre-combustion. • pre-combustion adj. Occurring prior to combustion. • pre-combustion adj. Concerned with a phase prior to combustion. |
| REABSORPTIONS | • reabsorptions n. Plural of reabsorption. • REABSORPTION n. the act of reabsorbing. |
| SUBCOMPONENTS | • subcomponents n. Plural of subcomponent. • SUBCOMPONENT n. a subordinate component. |
| TABLESPOONFUL | • tablespoonful n. The capacity of a tablespoon (table implement). • tablespoonful n. A tablespoon (measure of volume). • TABLESPOONFUL n. the contents of a tablespoon. |
| TECHNOPHOBIAS | • technophobias n. Plural of technophobia. • TECHNOPHOBIA n. fear of technology. |
| TECHNOPHOBICS | • TECHNOPHOBIC n. one suffering from technophobia. |