| ABSOLUTIST | • absolutist n. One who is in favor of an absolute or autocratic government. • absolutist n. (Metaphysics) One who believes that it is possible to realize a cognition or concept of the Absolute. • absolutist n. An uncompromising person; one who maintains certain principles to be absolute. |
| ABSTENTION | • abstention n. (Obsolete) The act of restraining oneself. • abstention n. The act of abstaining or refraining (from). • abstention n. The act of declining to vote on a particular issue. |
| BATHOLITES | • batholites n. Plural of batholite. • BATHOLITE n. a mass of igneous rock that has risen from a great depth, also BATHOLITH, BATHYLITE, BATHYLITH. |
| BATHOLITHS | • batholiths n. Plural of batholith. • BATHOLITH n. a mass of igneous rock that has risen from a great depth, also BATHOLITE, BATHYLITE, BATHYLITH. |
| BATOLOGIST | • batologist n. A botanist who studies the genus Rubus, i.e. brambles. • batologist n. (Colloquial or humorous) Someone who studies bats (the flying mammal). • BATOLOGIST n. one who studies batology, the science of brambles. |
| BATTAILOUS | • battailous adj. (Obsolete) Warlike, battle-ready. • BATTAILOUS adj. (Spenser) warlike. |
| BATTALIONS | • battalions n. Plural of battalion. • BATTALION n. a body of soldiers consisting of several companies. |
| BIOSTATICS | • biostatics n. (Biology) The science of the structure and function of organic bodies. • BIOSTATICS n. the branch of biology that deals with the structure of organisms in relation to their function. |
| BIROSTRATE | • birostrate adj. (Rare) Having two beaks (or beak-like structures). • BIROSTRATE adj. double-beaked. |
| COBALTITES | • cobaltites n. Plural of cobaltite. • COBALTITE n. a mineral of a nearly silver-white color, composed of arsenic, sulphur, and cobalt, also COBALTINE. |
| HISTOBLAST | • histoblast n. Any histogenetic cell. • HISTOBLAST n. a cell or group of cells forming the primary element or unit of tissue. |
| OBITUARIST | • obituarist n. One who writes obituaries. • OBITUARIST n. one who writes obituaries. |
| STIRABOUTS | • stirabouts n. Plural of stirabout. • STIRABOUT n. (Anglo-Irish) porridge; a bustle, commotion. |
| STROBILATE | • strobilate v. (Intransitive, biology) To produce a strobilus (layered, conelike structure). • STROBILATE v. to undergo strobilation. |
| SUBSTATION | • substation n. A site where electricity supplied by long-distance (high-voltage) transmission lines is transformed… • substation n. A satellite police station serving one neighborhood or part of a larger jurisdiction. • sub-station n. (Electricity) Alternative form of substation. |
| TIBIOTARSI | • tibiotarsi n. Plural of tibiotarsus. • TIBIOTARSUS n. in birds, a bone formed by the fusion of the tibia and some of the tarsals. |
| TORBANITES | • torbanites n. Plural of torbanite. • TORBANITE n. a shale, almost a coal, once mined for oil at Torbane Hill in Scotland. |