| BOOTSTRAPS | • bootstraps n. Plural of bootstrap. • BOOTSTRAP v. to prepare (a computer) for operation by causing an operating system to be loaded into its memory. |
| OBSTIPATIONS | • obstipations n. Plural of obstipation. • OBSTIPATION n. a severe and obstinate constipation. |
| THEOPHOBISTS | • theophobists n. Plural of theophobist. • THEOPHOBIST n. one with an extreme fear of God, also THEOPHOBIAC. |
| TROPHOBLASTS | • trophoblasts n. Plural of trophoblast. • TROPHOBLAST n. the outermost layer of cells in the morula that attaches the fertilized ovum to the uterine wall and acts as a nutritive pathway. |
| BOOTSTRAPPERS | • bootstrappers n. Plural of bootstrapper. |
| PHLEBOTOMISTS | • phlebotomists n. Plural of phlebotomist. • PHLEBOTOMIST n. one who carries out phlebotomies. |
| PALEOBOTANISTS | • paleobotanists n. Plural of paleobotanist. • PALEOBOTANIST n. a student of paleobotany. |
| PHYTOBENTHOSES | • PHYTOBENTHOS n. plants living at the bottom of water collectively. |
| ABSORPTIOMETERS | • absorptiometers n. Plural of absorptiometer. • ABSORPTIOMETER n. an instrument for measuring the solubility of gases in liquids. |
| PALAEOBOTANISTS | • palaeobotanists n. Plural of palaeobotanist. • PALAEOBOTANIST n. one who studies palaeobotany. |
| PHOTOBIOLOGISTS | • photobiologists n. Plural of photobiologist. • PHOTOBIOLOGIST n. one who studies photobiology. |
| PROHIBITIONISTS | • prohibitionists n. Plural of prohibitionist. • PROHIBITIONIST n. one who favors prohibition. |
| SUBOPTIMISATION | • suboptimisation n. Alternative spelling of suboptimization. • SUBOPTIMISATION n. the process of suboptimising, also SUBOPTIMIZATION. |
| THROMBOPLASTINS | • thromboplastins n. Plural of thromboplastin. • THROMBOPLASTIN n. a complex enzyme found esp. in platelets that functions in the conversion of prothrombin into thrombin in the clotting of blood. |