| BIOPROSPECTING | • bioprospecting n. (Biology) The methodical search for novel pharmaceutical (and other) products from plants and microorganisms. • BIOPROSPECTING n. the exploitation of traditional medicines. |
| 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. |
| BROMOCRIPTINES | • bromocriptines n. Plural of bromocriptine. • BROMOCRIPTINE n. a polypeptide ergot derivative that mimics the activity of dopamine in inhibiting prolactin secretion. |
| BRONCHOSCOPIES | • bronchoscopies n. Plural of bronchoscopy (plural count noun sense denoting instances of the mass noun sense [i.e., countable… • BRONCHOSCOPY n. examination of the bronchi. |
| BUTYROPHENONES | • butyrophenones n. Plural of butyrophenone. • BUTYROPHENONE n. any of a class of antipsychotic drugs (as haloperidol) used esp. in the treatment of schizophrenia. |
| CANCEROPHOBIAS | • CANCEROPHOBIA n. fear of cancer, also CANCERPHOBIA. |
| GERONTOPHOBIAS | • GERONTOPHOBIA n. a fear of old age or of growing old. |
| NEPHROBLASTOMA | • nephroblastoma n. (Oncology) A tumour affecting a kidney. • NEPHROBLASTOMA n. a tumour on the kidneys. |
| NONPOLARISABLE | • nonpolarisable adj. Alternative spelling of nonpolarizable. • NONPOLARISABLE adj. not polarisable, also NONPOLARIZABLE. |
| POLYCARBONATES | • polycarbonates n. Plural of polycarbonate. • POLYCARBONATE n. any of a range of strong thermoplastics. |
| POLYEMBRYONIES | • POLYEMBRYONY n. the condition of having several embryos. |
| POSTLIBERATION | • postliberation adj. After liberation. • POSTLIBERATION adj. taking place after liberation. |
| PRECOMBUSTIONS | • PRECOMBUSTION n. a preliminary combustion. |
| PROBATIONARIES | • probationaries n. Plural of probationary. • PROBATIONARY n. one who is on probation. |
| PROTUBERATIONS | • protuberations n. Plural of protuberation. • PROTUBERATION n. a swelling out, a bulge. |