| ABOLITIONISM | • abolitionism n. Support for the abolition of something; the tenets of abolitionists. • abolitionism n. (Historical, US) Support for the abolition of slavery. • ABOLITIONISM n. principles or measures fostering abolition esp. of slavery. |
| ABOLITIONIST | • abolitionist adj. (Historical) In favor of the abolition of slavery. • abolitionist n. A person who favors the abolition of any particular institution or practice. • abolitionist n. (Historical, US) A person who favored or advocated the abolition of slavery. |
| BALNEOLOGIST | • balneologist n. Balneotherapist. • BALNEOLOGIST n. a student of balneology. |
| BLOODSTAINED | • bloodstained adj. Stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood. • bloodstained adj. Having the color of something which has been stained with blood. • bloodstained adj. Responsible for the deaths of others; guilty of murder. |
| BOMBILATIONS | • bombilations n. Plural of bombilation. • BOMBILATION n. a buzzing or droning sound, also BOMBINATION. |
| BOOTLEGGINGS | • BOOTLEGGING n. the act of distilling illicit whisky. |
| BOOTLICKINGS | • bootlickings n. Plural of bootlicking. • BOOTLICKING n. the act of toadying. |
| ELABORATIONS | • elaborations n. Plural of elaboration. • ELABORATION n. the act of elaborating. |
| EMBOLISATION | • embolisation n. Alternative spelling of embolization. • EMBOLISATION n. the process of embolising, also EMBOLIZATION. |
| GONIMOBLASTS | • gonimoblasts n. Plural of gonimoblast. • GONIMOBLAST n. in the red seaweeds, a spore-bearing filament that springs from the fertilized carpogonium. |
| HAPTOGLOBINS | • haptoglobins n. Plural of haptoglobin. • HAPTOGLOBIN n. a protein that combines with free haemoglobin in the blood and prevents its filtration through the kidney. |
| LOBOTOMISING | • lobotomising v. Present participle of lobotomise. • LOBOTOMISE v. to carry out a lobotomy, also LOBOTOMIZE. |
| MOBILISATION | • mobilisation n. The act of mobilising. • MOBILISATION n. the act of mobilising, also MOBILIZATION. |
| NONBIOLOGIST | • nonbiologist n. One who is not a biologist. • NONBIOLOGIST n. one who is not a biologist. |
| OBLIQUATIONS | • OBLIQUATION n. (obsolete) obliqueness. |
| SNOWMOBILIST | • snowmobilist n. Someone who drives a snowmobile. • SNOWMOBILIST n. one who engages in the sport of snowmobiling. |
| SPONGIOBLAST | • spongioblast n. (Cytology) A neuroepithelial cell that develops into neuroglial and ependymal cells. • SPONGIOBLAST n. any of numerous columnar epithelial cells in the brain and spinal cord that develop into neuroglia. |
| STROBILATION | • strobilation n. (Biology) A form of asexual reproduction by division into body segments, as in tapeworms and jellyfish. • STROBILATION n. production or reproduction by strobilae, as in jellyfish. |
| TOURBILLIONS | • tourbillions n. Plural of tourbillion. • TOURBILLION n. (French) a whirlwind; any whirling object, also TOURBILLON. |
| URBANOLOGIST | • urbanologist n. A sociologist who studies the problems of living in cities and towns. • URBANOLOGIST n. one who studies towns. |