| CALIBRE | • calibre n. Alternative form of caliber. • CALIBRE n. the diameter of a gun barrel, also CALIBER. |
| COLIBRI | • Colibri prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Trochilidae – the violetears. • COLIBRI n. (Spanish) a type of hummingbird. |
| FIBRATE | • fibrate n. (Medicine) Any of a class of amphipathic drugs that affect lipid metabolism. • -fibrate suff. (Pharmacology) Used to form names of clofibrate derivatives used as peroxisome proliferator-activated… • FIBRATE n. any of a class of drugs used to reduce levels of fat in the body. |
| FIBRILS | • fibrils n. Plural of fibril. • FIBRIL n. a small fibre, also FIBRILLA. |
| FIBRINS | • fibrins n. Plural of fibrin. • fibrins v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fibrin. • FIBRIN n. an insoluble protein formed by enzyme action from fibrinogen when blood coagulates. |
| FIBROID | • fibroid n. (Pathology) A benign tumour of the uterus that is composed of either fibrous connective tissue or muscle. • fibroid n. (Pathology) A fibroma. • FIBROID n. a benign tumor, also FIBROMA. |
| FIBROIN | • fibroin n. (Biochemistry) A tough elastic protein that is the main component of silk and of spider’s webs. • FIBROIN n. an insoluble protein, also FIBRIN. |
| FIBROMA | • fibroma n. (Pathology) A benign tumour of fibrous connective tissue. • FIBROMA n. a benign tumor, also FIBROID. |
| FIBROSE | • fibrose v. (Intransitive) To undergo fibrosis. • FIBROSE v. to form fibrous tissue. |
| FIBROUS | • fibrous adj. Of or pertaining to fibre. • fibrous adj. Containing many fibres - referring mainly to food. • FIBROUS adj. containing, or consisting of, fibers. |
| LIBRARY | • library n. An institution which holds books and/or other forms of media for use by the public or qualified people… • library n. (By extension) Any institution that lends out its goods for use by the public or a community. • library n. A collection of books or other forms of stored information. |
| LIBRATE | • librate n. (Now historical) A piece of land having a value of one pound per year. • librate v. (Obsolete, transitive) To place in a balance; to weigh. • librate v. (Intransitive) To oscillate (like the beam of a balance). |
| PIBROCH | • pibroch n. A series of musical variations for the bagpipes, usually martial or funerary in nature. • PIBROCH n. (Gaelic) a dirge or martial theme for bagpipes. |
| UNIBROW | • unibrow n. A pair of eyebrows which meet in the middle. • UNIBROW n. a derogatory word for eyebrows that meet, also MONOBROW. |
| VIBRANT | • vibrant adj. Pulsing with energy or activity. • vibrant adj. Lively and vigorous. • vibrant adj. Vibrating, resonant or resounding. |
| VIBRATE | • vibrate v. (Intransitive) To shake with small, rapid movements to and fro. • vibrate v. (Intransitive) To resonate. • vibrate v. (Transitive) To brandish; to swing to and fro. |
| VIBRATO | • vibrato n. (Music) The musical effect or technique where the pitch or frequency of a note or sound is quickly and… • VIBRATO n. (Italian) a tremulous or pulsating musical effect. |
| VIBRION | • vibrion n. (Biology, archaic) A microorganism, especially one that is pathogenic. • VIBRION n. a bacterium with a slight spiral curve, also VIBRIO. |
| VIBRIOS | • vibrios n. Plural of vibrio. • VIBRIO n. a bacterium with a slight spiral curve, also VIBRION. |