| ANTIABORTION | • antiabortion adj. Opposed to the practice or legalization of abortion. • anti-abortion adj. Alternative spelling of antiabortion. • ANTIABORTION adj. opposed to abortion. |
| ANTITHROMBIN | • antithrombin n. A small molecule that inactivates several enzymes of the coagulation system. • ANTITHROMBIN n. a substance in blood preventing coagulation of blood. |
| BIOPRINTINGS | • BIOPRINTING n. the construction of replacement body parts using techniques developed for three-dimensional printing. |
| BOWSTRINGING | • bowstringing v. Present participle of bowstring. • BOWSTRING v. to strangle with a bowstring. |
| BROMINATIONS | • brominations n. Plural of bromination. • BROMINATION n. the substitution by bromine in or the addition of bromine to organic compounds. |
| CONTRIBUTING | • contributing v. Present participle and gerund of contribute. • CONTRIBUTE v. to give or supply in common with others. |
| CONTRIBUTION | • contribution n. Something given or offered that adds to a larger whole. • contribution n. An amount of money given toward something. • contribution n. The act of contributing. |
| FIBRONECTINS | • fibronectins n. Plural of fibronectin. • FIBRONECTIN n. a protein found in blood, important in cell growth. |
| HIBERNATIONS | • hibernations n. Plural of hibernation. • HIBERNATION n. the act of hibernating. |
| INEBRIATIONS | • inebriations n. Plural of inebriation. • INEBRIATION n. drunkenness. |
| PREOBTAINING | • preobtaining v. Present participle of preobtain. • PREOBTAIN v. to obtain in advance. |
| TARBOGGINING | • tarboggining v. Present participle of tarboggin. • TARBOGGIN v. to sledge on a tarboggin, also TABOGGAN, TOBOGGAN, TOBOGGIN. |
| TENEBRIONIDS | • tenebrionids n. Plural of tenebrionid. • TENEBRIONID n. a dark-coloured nocturnal beetle. |
| TURBINATIONS | • turbinations n. Plural of turbination. • TURBINATION n. being shaped like a turbinate, a scroll. |
| URBANISATION | • urbanisation n. Alternative spelling of urbanization. • URBANISATION n. an increase of people moving to urban areas, also URBANIZATION. |
| URBANIZATION | • urbanization n. The process of the formation and growth of cities. • urbanization n. The change in a country or region when its population migrates from rural to urban areas. • urbanization n. The proportion of a region’s population that live in towns and cities; the rate at which this proportion is growing. |