| BIOASTRONOMIES | • BIOASTRONOMY n. the branch of biology which deals with the study or the discovery of life forms on other planets or in space. |
| CHLOROBROMIDES | • chlorobromides n. Plural of chlorobromide. • CHLOROBROMIDE n. a compound of chlorine and bromine with a metal or organic radical. |
| CHROMOPHOBES | • chromophobes n. Plural of chromophobe. • CHROMOPHOBE n. a cell that does not take a stain easily. |
| ELBOWROOMS | • ELBOWROOM n. room to extend the elbows on each side; ample room for motion or action. |
| FOREBOOMS | • forebooms n. Plural of foreboom. • FOREBOOM n. the boom of a ship's foremast. |
| MICROBIOLOGIES | • MICROBIOLOGY n. the study of microscopic organisms. |
| MOTORBOATERS | • motorboaters n. Plural of motorboater. • MOTORBOATER n. one who drives a motorboat. |
| MOUTHBROODERS | • mouthbrooders n. Plural of mouthbrooder. • MOUTHBROODER n. a cichlid fish that carries its young in its mouth for protection, also MOUTHBREEDER. |
| OMBROGENOUS | • ombrogenous adj. (Of peat or a bog) Dependant on rain. • OMBROGENOUS adj. of plants, able to flourish in wet conditions. |
| OMBROPHOBES | • OMBROPHOBE n. a plant thriving only in desert conditions. |
| PHOTOBOMBERS | • photobombers n. Plural of photobomber. |
| POLYRIBOSOME | • polyribosome n. (Biochemistry) A cluster of ribosomes, connected by mRNA, that collectively synthesizes protein. • POLYRIBOSOME n. a cluster of ribosomes linked together by a molecule of messenger RNA and forming the site of protein synthesis. |
| 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. |
| RHOMBOHEDRONS | • rhombohedrons n. Plural of rhombohedron. • RHOMBOHEDRON n. a parallelepiped whose faces are rhombuses. |
| SMOOTHBORE | • smoothbore adj. (Firearms) having a bore with a smooth interior, ie. one that has not been rifled. • smoothbore n. (Firearms) a cannon, gun or other firearm that has an unrifled barrel. • SMOOTHBORE adj. having a bore of perfectly smooth surface, not rifled. |
| SMOOTHBORED | • smoothbored adj. (Firearms) Synonym of smoothbore. • SMOOTHBORED adj. of a gun, having a smooth bore, not rifled. |
| SMOOTHBORES | • smoothbores n. Plural of smoothbore. • SMOOTHBORE n. a gun with a smooth bore. |
| THROMBOEMBOLISM | • thromboembolism n. (Medicine) An embolism caused by a blood clot carried in the bloodstream from its place of origin. • THROMBOEMBOLISM n. the blocking of a blood vessel by a particle that has broken away from a blood clot at its site of formation. |