| ABDOMINOPLASTY | • abdominoplasty n. (Surgery, uncountable) The surgical removal of excess flesh from the abdomen, usually for cosmetic reasons. • abdominoplasty n. (Countable) An instance of such surgery; one operation (procedure). • ABDOMINOPLASTY n. a plastic surgery procedure for the stomach. |
| BIPOLARISATION | • BIPOLARISATION n. the act of making bipolar, also BIPOLARIZATION. |
| BIPOLARIZATION | • bipolarization n. (Politics) polarization into two opposing factions. • BIPOLARIZATION n. the act of bipolarizing, also BIPOLARISATION. |
| BLAXPLOITATION | • blaxploitation n. (Film) A genre of exploitation films of the 1970s that starred black actors. • BLAXPLOITATION n. exploitation of black people, esp. in the American film industry, by casting them in negative, stereotypical roles. |
| BULLETPROOFING | • bulletproofing v. Present participle of bulletproof. • BULLETPROOF v. to make impenetrable to bullets. |
| MALABSORPTIONS | • malabsorptions n. Plural of malabsorption. • MALABSORPTION n. faulty absorption esp. of nutrient materials from the gastrointestinal tract. |
| PALAEOBOTANIES | • PALAEOBOTANY n. the study of fossil plants, also PALEOBOTANY. |
| PALAEOBOTANIST | • palaeobotanist n. Alternative spelling of paleobotanist. • PALAEOBOTANIST n. one who studies palaeobotany. |
| PALEOBOTANICAL | • paleobotanical adj. Of or pertaining to paleobotany. • PALEOBOTANICAL adj. relating to paleobotany, also PALEOBOTANIC. |
| PALEOBOTANISTS | • paleobotanists n. Plural of paleobotanist. • PALEOBOTANIST n. a student of paleobotany. |
| PARABOLISATION | • PARABOLISATION n. the process of parabolising, also PARABOLIZATION. |
| PARABOLIZATION | • parabolization n. Conversion to parabolic form. • PARABOLIZATION n. the process of parabolizing, also PARABOLISATION. |
| PHLEBOTOMISING | • phlebotomising v. Present participle of phlebotomise. • PHLEBOTOMISE v. to perform phlebotomy on, also PHLEBOTOMIZE. |
| PHLEBOTOMIZING | • phlebotomizing v. Present participle of phlebotomize. • PHLEBOTOMIZE v. to perform phlebotomy on, also PHLEBOTOMISE. |
| POSTLIBERATION | • postliberation adj. After liberation. • POSTLIBERATION adj. taking place after liberation. |
| PROPORTIONABLE | • proportionable adj. Capable of being proportioned, or made proportional. • proportionable adj. In the correct proportion; proportional; commensurable. • PROPORTIONABLE adj. proportional, proportionate. |
| PROPORTIONABLY | • proportionably adv. In a proportionable manner; proportionately. • PROPORTIONABLE adv. proportional, proportionate. |
| SPONGIOBLASTIC | • SPONGIOBLASTIC adj. of or like a spongioblast, any of numerous columnar epithelial cells in the brain and spinal cord that develop into neuroglia. |
| SUBPOPULATIONS | • subpopulations n. Plural of subpopulation. • SUBPOPULATION n. an identifiable fraction or subdivision of a population. |
| THROMBOPLASTIN | • thromboplastin n. (Biochemistry) A protease that converts prothrombin to thrombin during the clotting of blood. • THROMBOPLASTIN n. a complex enzyme found esp. in platelets that functions in the conversion of prothrombin into thrombin in the clotting of blood. |