| BIOASTRONOMIES | • BIOASTRONOMY n. the branch of biology which deals with the study or the discovery of life forms on other planets or in space. |
| BIOINFORMATICS | • bioinformatics n. (Biology, computer science) A field of science in which biology, computer science, and information technology… • bio-informatics n. Alternative spelling of bioinformatics. • BIOINFORMATICS n. the branch of information science dealing with large databases of biochemical or pharmaceutical information. |
| BIOREGIONALISM | • bioregionalism n. The belief that naturally-defined regions (bioregions or ecoregions) should be the basis of political… • BIOREGIONALISM n. an environmentalist movement to make political boundaries coincide with bioregions. |
| BROMOCRIPTINES | • bromocriptines n. Plural of bromocriptine. • BROMOCRIPTINE n. a polypeptide ergot derivative that mimics the activity of dopamine in inhibiting prolactin secretion. |
| DISCONFORMABLE | • disconformable adj. Not conformable. • DISCONFORMABLE adj. not conformable. |
| EMBOURGEOISING | • embourgeoising v. Present participle of embourgeoise. • EMBOURGEOISE v. to cause to become bourgeois or middle-class. |
| IMMUNOSORBENTS | • immunosorbents n. Plural of immunosorbent. • IMMUNOSORBENT n. a substrate consisting of a specific antibody or antigen chemically combined with an insoluble substance, such as cellulose, to selectively remove the corresponding specific antigen or antibody from solution. |
| MACROGLOBULINS | • macroglobulins n. Plural of macroglobulin. • MACROGLOBULIN n. a highly polymerized globulin of high molecular weight. |
| MALABSORPTIONS | • malabsorptions n. Plural of malabsorption. • MALABSORPTION n. faulty absorption esp. of nutrient materials from the gastrointestinal tract. |
| MICROBLOGGINGS | • MICROBLOGGING n. the practice of keeping a microblog. |
| MOUNTAINBOARDS | • mountainboards n. Plural of mountainboard. • MOUNTAINBOARD n. a form of all-terrain skateboard derived from a snowboard. |
| OBSTRUCTIONISM | • obstructionism n. A deliberate policy of obstructing something, especially a political process or body. • OBSTRUCTIONISM n. deliberate interference with the progress or business esp. of a legislative body. |
| POLYEMBRYONIES | • POLYEMBRYONY n. the condition of having several embryos. |
| PRECOMBUSTIONS | • PRECOMBUSTION n. a preliminary combustion. |
| PROHIBITIONISM | • prohibitionism n. (Law) The doctrine that people will refrain from certain actions if they are deemed unlawful (prohibited). • PROHIBITIONISM n. support for prohibition. |
| RECOMBINATIONS | • recombinations n. Plural of recombination. • RECOMBINATION n. the formation by the processes of crossing over and independent assortment of new combinations of genes in progeny that did not occur in the parents. |
| REMOBILISATION | • remobilisation n. Alternative spelling of remobilization. • REMOBILISATION n. the act of remobilising, also REMOBILIZATION. |
| RETINOBLASTOMA | • retinoblastoma n. (Oncology) A malignant tumour of the retina; a hereditary condition found mostly in children. • RETINOBLASTOMA n. a tumour of the retina. |
| THROMBOKINASES | • thrombokinases n. Plural of thrombokinase. • THROMBOKINASE n. an enzyme active in the clotting of blood, aka thromboplastin. |
| 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. |