BACCIVOROUS | • baccivorous adj. (Zoology) Eating, or having a diet based on, berries. • BACCIVOROUS adj. eating berries. |
BIOACOUSTICS | • bioacoustics n. A cross-disciplinary science that combines biology and acoustics, investigating for instance the mechanisms… • BIOACOUSTICS n. a branch of science concerned with the production of sound by and its effects on living organisms. |
BOMBACACEOUS | • bombacaceous adj. (Botany) Belonging to the now disused family Bombacaceae (now the much-reduced subfamily Bombacoideae in Malvaceae). • BOMBACACEOUS adj. relating to the family Bombacaceae, silk-cotton trees. |
CARBONACEOUS | • carbonaceous adj. Of, relating to, rich in, or yielding carbon, or a compound of carbon. • CARBONACEOUS adj. coaly; containing much carbon. |
SUBCONTRACTOR | • subcontractor n. A contractor hired by a general contractor employed by the contractor rather than directly hired by the customer. • SUBCONTRACTOR n. an individual or business firm contracting to perform part or all of another's contract. |
SUBCORIACEOUS | • subcoriaceous adj. Slightly leathery. • SUBCORIACEOUS adj. situated below the corium. |
BIOACOUSTICIAN | • bioacoustician n. (Biology) An expert in bioacoustics. |
CLAUSTROPHOBIC | • claustrophobic adj. (Psychology) Suffering from claustrophobia; being scared of being enclosed in a confined space. • claustrophobic adj. Cramped and confined, so as to induce claustrophobia. • claustrophobic n. Someone with claustrophobia. |
NONACCOUNTABLE | • nonaccountable adj. Not accountable. • NONACCOUNTABLE adj. not accountable. |
OROBANCHACEOUS | • orobanchaceous adj. (Botany) Belonging to the family Orobanchaceae, plants mostly parasitic on the roots of other plants. • OROBANCHACEOUS adj. belonging to the broomrape family. |
SUBCONTRACTORS | • subcontractors n. Plural of subcontractor. • SUBCONTRACTOR n. an individual or business firm contracting to perform part or all of another's contract. |
UNCONSCIONABLE | • unconscionable adj. Not conscionable; unscrupulous and lacking principles or conscience. • unconscionable adj. Excessive, imprudent or unreasonable. • UNCONSCIONABLE adj. showing no regard for conscience; excessive. |
UNCONSCIONABLY | • unconscionably adv. In an unconscionable manner. • UNCONSCIONABLE adv. showing no regard for conscience; excessive. |
BIOACCUMULATION | • bioaccumulation n. (Biology) The process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms; used especially… • BIOACCUMULATION n. accumulation in a biological system over time. |
BIOACOUSTICIANS | • bioacousticians n. Plural of bioacoustician. |
COUNTERBLOCKADE | • counterblockade n. A blockade set up in opposition to another blockade. • COUNTERBLOCKADE n. an opposing blockade. |
EBULLIOSCOPICAL | • ebullioscopical adj. Alternative form of ebullioscopic. • EBULLIOSCOPICAL adj. relating to an ebullioscope, an instrument for measuring the boiling point of liquids, also EBULLIOSCOPIC. |
SUBCONTRAOCTAVE | • subcontraoctave n. (Music) The octave on the bass clef ranging from three octaves below the staff (C0) to two octaves below… • SUBCONTRAOCTAVE n. the octave below the contraoctave. |