| 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. |
| CATHOLICON | • catholicon n. (Medicine) A supposed universal remedy. • catholicon n. (Orthodox Christianity) A large urban church used for large gatherings. • Catholicon prop.n. An early Latin dictionary, the Summa grammaticalis quae vocatur Catholicon. |
| ETHNOLOGIC | • ethnologic adj. Ethnological. • ETHNOLOGIC adj. relating to ethnology, cultural anthropology, also ETHNOLOGICAL. |
| HALOBIONTS | • halobionts n. Plural of halobiont. • HALOBIONT n. an organism living in a salt environment. |
| HAPLOBIONT | • HAPLOBIONT n. an organism living in a salt environment. |
| HORIZONTAL | • horizontal adj. Perpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat. • horizontal adj. (Marketing) Relating to horizontal markets. • horizontal adj. (Archaic) Pertaining to the horizon. |
| LITHOPONES | • lithopones n. Plural of lithopone. • LITHOPONE n. a white pigment used in paints, consisting of a mixture of zinc sulphide and barium sulphate. |
| LOINCLOTHS | • loincloths n. Plural of loincloth. • LOINCLOTH n. a cloth worn round the loins. |
| MONOLITHIC | • monolithic adj. Of or resembling a monolith. • monolithic adj. Consisting of a single chunk of hard material rather than an assembly of discrete parts. • monolithic adj. (Figurative) Having a massive, unchanging structure that does not permit individual variation. |
| MOONLIGHTS | • moonlights v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of moonlight. • MOONLIGHT v. to take a second job. |
| NONHOSTILE | • nonhostile adj. Not hostile; free of hostility. • NONHOSTILE adj. not hostile. |
| OUTHOWLING | • outhowling v. Present participle of outhowl. • OUTHOWL v. to surpass in howling. |
| PHLOGISTON | • phlogiston n. (Chemistry, historical) The hypothetical fiery principle formerly assumed to be a necessary constituent… • PHLOGISTON n. (Greek) the hypothetical principle of fire regarded formerly as a material substance. |
| PHONOLITES | • phonolites n. Plural of phonolite. • PHONOLITE n. a fine-grained intermediate igneous rock that rings when struck by a hammer, aka clinkstone. |
| PHONOLITIC | • phonolitic adj. (Geology) Relating to, or composed of phonolite. • PHONOLITIC adj. of or like phonolite, a compact, feldspathic, igneous rock. |
| POTHOLINGS | • POTHOLING n. the sport of exploring potholes. |
| SOOTHINGLY | • soothingly adv. In a soothing manner. • SOOTHING adv. reassuring, calming. |
| 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. |