| BIOETHANOL | • bioethanol n. Ethanol produced, by fermentation of crops, for use as a biofuel. • BIOETHANOL n. ethanol produced from fermented plant material, used as a petrol additive or substitute. |
| BUTTONHOLE | • buttonhole n. A hole through which a button is pushed to secure a garment or some part of one. • buttonhole n. (Chiefly Britain) A flower worn in a buttonhole for decoration. • buttonhole n. (Surgery) A small slot-like cut or incision, made for example by an accident with the scalpel. |
| ETHNOLOGIC | • ethnologic adj. Ethnological. • ETHNOLOGIC adj. relating to ethnology, cultural anthropology, also ETHNOLOGICAL. |
| GENTLEHOOD | • gentlehood n. The state of being of good or gentle birth; good breeding. • GENTLEHOOD n. (archaic) position or character attaching to gentle birth. |
| HALOGETONS | • halogetons n. Plural of halogeton. • HALOGETON n. a coarse annual herb of the goosefoot family. |
| HOLYSTONED | • holystoned v. Simple past tense and past participle of holystone. • HOLYSTONE v. to scrape a deck with holystone. |
| HOLYSTONES | • holystones n. Plural of holystone. • holystones v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of holystone. • HOLYSTONE n. a sandstone material used to scrape ships' decks. |
| KLOOTCHMEN | • klootchmen n. Plural of klootchman. • KLOOTCHMAN n. (Native American) a Native American woman, wife or squaw, also KLOOCH, KLOOCHMAN, KLOOTCH. |
| LITHOPONES | • lithopones n. Plural of lithopone. • LITHOPONE n. a white pigment used in paints, consisting of a mixture of zinc sulphide and barium sulphate. |
| MONOTHECAL | • monothecal adj. (Botany) Having a single loculament. • MONOTHECAL adj. having only one theca, also MONOTHECOUS. |
| NONHOSTILE | • nonhostile adj. Not hostile; free of hostility. • NONHOSTILE adj. not hostile. |
| PHONOLITES | • phonolites n. Plural of phonolite. • PHONOLITE n. a fine-grained intermediate igneous rock that rings when struck by a hammer, aka clinkstone. |
| PHOTONOVEL | • photonovel n. A story illustrated with photographs and text captions. • PHOTONOVEL n. a novel in the form of a series of photographs with speech balloons. |
| SLOETHORNS | • SLOETHORN n. the blackthorn, also SLOEBUSH, SLOETREE. |
| STYLOPHONE | • stylophone n. (Music) A small synthesizer operated using a stylus. • STYLOPHONE n. a type of battery-powered electronic instrument played with a steel-tipped pen-like stylus. |
| TECHNOLOGY | • technology n. (Uncountable) The study of or a collection of techniques. • technology n. (Countable) Any useful skill or mechanism that was developed or invented. • technology n. (Archaic) A discourse or treatise on the arts. |
| TECHNOPOLE | • TECHNOPOLE n. a place where high-technology industries are located. |
| THEOLOGIAN | • theologian n. One who studies theology. • theologian n. In Roman Catholic usage, a theological lecturer attached to a cathedral church. • theologian n. In Eastern Orthodox usage, a person who has had direct experience of and unity with God. |