| ABSOLUTEST | • absolutest adj. (Rare) superlative form of absolute: most absolute. • ABSOLUTE adj. unconditional, fundamental. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| BLASTOCYST | • blastocyst n. (Biology) The mammalian blastula. • BLASTOCYST n. a mammalian blastula in which some differentiation of cells has occurred. |
| BOOTSTRAPS | • bootstraps n. Plural of bootstrap. • BOOTSTRAP v. to prepare (a computer) for operation by causing an operating system to be loaded into its memory. |
| COTTABUSES | • COTTABUS n. (Greek) an ancient Greek game of throwing wine into a vessel, also KOTTABOS. |
| ECTOBLASTS | • ectoblasts n. Plural of ectoblast. • ECTOBLAST n. the outer layer of the blastoderm, also EPIBLAST. |
| ENTOBLASTS | • entoblasts n. Plural of entoblast. • ENTOBLAST n. the inner germ layer, the endoderm, also ENDOBLAST. |
| HISTOBLAST | • histoblast n. Any histogenetic cell. • HISTOBLAST n. a cell or group of cells forming the primary element or unit of tissue. |
| KOTTABOSES | • KOTTABOS n. (Greek) an ancient Greek game of throwing wine into a vessel, also COTTABUS. |
| OSTEOBLAST | • osteoblast n. (Biology, cytology) A mononucleate cell from which bone develops. • OSTEOBLAST n. one of the protoplasmic cells from or around which the matrix of the bone is developed. |
| SEABOTTLES | • SEABOTTLE n. a translucent inflated seaweed; bladderwrack. |
| STATOBLAST | • statoblast n. (Zoology) One of a peculiar kind of internal buds, or germs, produced in the interior of certain Bryozoa… • STATOBLAST n. a reproductive body on bryozoans. |
| STEAMBOATS | • steamboats adj. (UK, Ireland, slang) Drunk; intoxicated. • steamboats n. Plural of steamboat. • steam-boats n. Plural of steam-boat. |
| STENOBATHS | • STENOBATH n. a stenobathic organism. |
| STIRABOUTS | • stirabouts n. Plural of stirabout. • STIRABOUT n. (Anglo-Irish) porridge; a bustle, commotion. |
| STONEBOATS | • stoneboats n. Plural of stoneboat. • STONEBOAT n. (US) a low sledge for carrying rocks or other heavy objects. |
| STYLOBATES | • stylobates n. Plural of stylobate. • STYLOBATE n. (Greek) a continuous pedestal supporting a row of columns. |
| 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. |