AILUROPHOBIC | • ailurophobic adj. Having or relating to a fear or hatred of cats. • AILUROPHOBIC adj. having a morbid fear of cats. |
BRACHIOSAURS | • brachiosaurs n. Plural of brachiosaur. |
BRACHYCEROUS | • BRACHYCEROUS adj. of insects, having short antennae. |
BRACHYLOGOUS | • BRACHYLOGOUS adj. condensed in expression. |
CHEQUERBOARD | • chequerboard n. Alternative spelling of checkerboard. • chequerboard v. Alternative spelling of checkerboard. • CHEQUERBOARD n. a board for playing chequers. |
CHLORAMBUCIL | • chlorambucil n. A particular drug used in chemotherapy. • CHLORAMBUCIL n. an oral drug used to treat some cancers, e.g. cancer of the ovary and leukaemia. |
CHORIAMBUSES | • choriambuses n. Plural of choriambus. • CHORIAMBUS n. a metrical foot comprising a trochee and an iambus, also CHORIAMB, CHORIAMBIC. |
COACHBUILDER | • coachbuilder n. (Historical) A builder of horse-drawn coaches. • coachbuilder n. A person or company who makes and fits the bodywork of vehicles such as cars, buses and railway carriages. • COACHBUILDER n. a craftsman who builds the bodies of cars, lorries, railway carriages, etc. |
HERBACEOUSLY | • herbaceously adv. In a herbaceous manner. • HERBACEOUS adv. of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a herb. |
MOUCHARABIES | • moucharabies n. Plural of moucharaby. • MOUCHARABY n. (Arabic) in North Africa, an external balcony enclosed with latticework. |
NONCRUSHABLE | • noncrushable adj. Not crushable. • NONCRUSHABLE adj. not crushable. |
PULMOBRANCHS | • PULMOBRANCH n. a lung-book. |
SUBARACHNOID | • subarachnoid adj. (Anatomy, relational) Located or occurring below the arachnoid mater, often specifically between the… • SUBARACHNOID n. the space situated under the arachnoid membrane. |
SUBHARMONICS | • subharmonics n. Plural of subharmonic. • SUBHARMONIC n. a tone below a harmonic. |
THIOBACILLUS | • thiobacillus n. Any bacillus that is capable of metabolising sulfur, especially members of the genus Thiobacillus. • Thiobacillus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Hydrogenophilaceae – the sulfur bacteria. • THIOBACILLUS n. any of several rod-shaped bacteria that derive energy from the oxidation of sulphur or sulphur compounds. |
TURBOCHARGED | • turbocharged adj. Having a turbocharger. • turbocharged v. Simple past tense and past participle of turbocharge. • TURBOCHARGED adj. equipped with a turbocharger. |
TURBOCHARGER | • turbocharger n. Inlet air compressor for an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle), powered from the exhaust air. • TURBOCHARGER n. a centrifugal blower driven by exhaust gas turbines and used to supercharge an engine. |
TURNBROACHES | • turnbroaches n. Plural of turnbroach. • TURNBROACH n. a turnspit. |
UNTOUCHABLES | • untouchables n. Plural of untouchable. • UNTOUCHABLE n. one that is untouchable, esp. a Hindu of very low caste. |