ABBREVIATION | • abbreviation n. The result of shortening or reducing; abridgment. • abbreviation n. (Linguistics) A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase, used to represent the whole, utilizing… • abbreviation n. The process of abbreviating. |
BABINGTONITE | • babingtonite n. A mineral occurring in triclinic crystals approaching pyroxene in angle, and of a greenish black color… • BABINGTONITE n. a triclinic basic silicate of iron and calcium, occurring as glassy greenish-black crystals. |
BIBLIOLATERS | • bibliolaters n. Plural of bibliolater. • BIBLIOLATER n. one having excessive reverence for the Bible as literally interpreted; one with extravagant devotion to or dependence upon books. |
BIBLIOTHECAE | • bibliothecae n. Plural of bibliotheca. • BIBLIOTHECA n. a collection of books; a list of books. |
BIBLIOTHECAL | • bibliothecal adj. Belonging or pertaining to a library. • BIBLIOTHECAL adj. of or like a bibliotheca, a collection of books; a list of books. |
BIBLIOTHECAS | • bibliothecas n. Plural of bibliotheca. • BIBLIOTHECA n. a collection of books; a list of books. |
BIOTURBATION | • bioturbation n. (Geology) the mixing of soil or sediment by living organisms. • BIOTURBATION n. the restructuring of sedimentary deposits (as in a lake bottom or seabed) by moving organisms (as worms and burrowing clams). |
BOATBUILDING | • boatbuilding n. The construction of a boat or boats. • BOATBUILDING n. the industry of building boats. |
BOMBILATIONS | • bombilations n. Plural of bombilation. • BOMBILATION n. a buzzing or droning sound, also BOMBINATION. |
BOMBINATIONS | • bombinations n. Plural of bombination. • BOMBINATION n. a buzzing or droning sound, also BOMBILATION. |
FIBROBLASTIC | • fibroblastic adj. Of, or relating to a fibroblast. • FIBROBLASTIC adj. of or like a fibroblast. |
IMBIBITIONAL | • imbibitional adj. Relating to imbibition. • IMBIBITIONAL adj. relating to imbibition, the absorption of a liquid by a solid or a gel; the uptake of water by germinating seeds. |
OBNUBILATING | • obnubilating v. Present participle of obnubilate. • OBNUBILATE v. (obsolete) to darken, cloud over. |
OBNUBILATION | • obnubilation n. The action of darkening or fact of being darkened, as with a cloud; obscuration. • obnubilation n. (Medicine, specifically) Obscuration or clouding of the mind or faculties. • obnubilation n. (Rare, literally) A veiling with or concealment in clouds. |
POSTBIBLICAL | • postbiblical adj. After the publication of the Bible. • POSTBIBLICAL adj. belonging to the period after the Bible. |
PROBABILISTS | • probabilists n. Plural of probabilist. • PROBABILIST n. an advocate of probabilism, the belief that knowledge is always probable but never absolute. |
TIBIOFIBULAE | • tibiofibulae n. Plural of tibiofibula. • TIBIOFIBULA n. a bone esp. in frogs and toads that is formed by a fusion of the tibia and fibula. |
TIBIOFIBULAS | • tibiofibulas n. Plural of tibiofibula. • TIBIOFIBULA n. a bone esp. in frogs and toads that is formed by a fusion of the tibia and fibula. |