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There are 15 words containing BYSS

ABYSS	• abyss n. Hell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a confined subterranean ocean. • abyss n. (Frequently figurative) A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable;… • abyss n. Anything infinite, immeasurable, or profound.
ABYSSAL	• abyssal adj. (Archaic) Belonging to, or resembling, an abyss; unfathomable. • abyssal adj. (Geography) Of or belonging to the ocean depths, especially below 2000 metres (6500 ft): abyssal zone. • abyssal adj. (Geology) Pertaining to or occurring at excessive depths in the earth’s crust; plutonic.
ABYSSES	• abysses n. Plural of abyss. • ABYSS n. a bottomless chasm.
ABYSSOPELAGIC	• abyssopelagic adj. Of or pertaining to the depths of the ocean; of the open waters of the abyssal zone. • ABYSSOPELAGIC adj. pertaining to the deepest regions of the ocean.
BYSSACEOUS	• byssaceous adj. Like byssus; consisting of fine fibres or threads. • BYSSACEOUS adj. composed of a mass of fine threads; delicately filamentous, also BYSSOID.
BYSSAL	• byssal adj. (Malacology) Of or pertaining to the byssi, filaments secreted by certain bivalves. • BYSSAL adj. of or like byssus, a filamentous tuft by which molluscs attach themselves to rocks.
BYSSI	• byssi n. Plural of byssus. • BYSSUS n. (Latin) a filamentous tuft by which molluscs attach themselves to rocks; a fine flax and fabric woven from it.
BYSSINE	• byssine adj. Made of, or resembling, silk; silken. • BYSSINE adj. made of byssus or fine linen.
BYSSINOSES	• byssinoses n. Plural of byssinosis. • BYSSINOSIS n. cotton dust pneumoconiosis.
BYSSINOSIS	• byssinosis n. A lung disease, caused by exposure to cotton dust in inadequately ventilated working environments. • BYSSINOSIS n. cotton dust pneumoconiosis.
BYSSOID	• byssoid adj. Byssaceous. • BYSSOID adj. having delicate filaments.
BYSSUS	• byssus n. An exceptionally fine and valuable fibre or cloth of ancient times. Originally used for fine flax and… • byssus n. The long fine silky filaments excreted by several mollusks (particularly Pinna nobilis) by which they… • byssus n. (Mycology) The stipe or stem of some fungi which are particularly thin and thread-like.
BYSSUSES	• byssuses n. Plural of byssus. • BYSSUS n. (Latin) a filamentous tuft by which molluscs attach themselves to rocks; a fine flax and fabric woven from it.
HYPABYSSAL	• hypabyssal adj. (Geology, of rock) that solidifies, as a minor intrusion, before reaching the Earth’s surface. • HYPABYSSAL adj. in petrology, moderately deep-seated, not quite abyssal.
HYPABYSSALLY	• hypabyssally adv. In a hypabyssal manner. • HYPABYSSAL adv. in petrology, moderately deep-seated, not quite abyssal.

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