BALLISTOSPORES | • ballistospores n. Plural of ballistospore. • BALLISTOSPORE n. a spore, esp. a fungal spore, that is forcefully ejected from its source. |
BIPOLARISATION | • BIPOLARISATION n. the act of making bipolar, also BIPOLARIZATION. |
BIPOLARIZATION | • bipolarization n. (Politics) polarization into two opposing factions. • BIPOLARIZATION n. the act of bipolarizing, also BIPOLARISATION. |
CLAUSTROPHOBES | • claustrophobes n. Plural of claustrophobe. • CLAUSTROPHOBE n. one with a fear of confined spaces. |
CLAUSTROPHOBIA | • claustrophobia n. The fear of closed, tight places. • CLAUSTROPHOBIA n. fear of closed spaces. |
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. |
MALABSORPTIONS | • malabsorptions n. Plural of malabsorption. • MALABSORPTION n. faulty absorption esp. of nutrient materials from the gastrointestinal tract. |
NEPHROBLASTOMA | • nephroblastoma n. (Oncology) A tumour affecting a kidney. • NEPHROBLASTOMA n. a tumour on the kidneys. |
PARABOLISATION | • PARABOLISATION n. the process of parabolising, also PARABOLIZATION. |
PARABOLIZATION | • parabolization n. Conversion to parabolic form. • PARABOLIZATION n. the process of parabolizing, also PARABOLISATION. |
POLYCARBONATES | • polycarbonates n. Plural of polycarbonate. • POLYCARBONATE n. any of a range of strong thermoplastics. |
POLYEMBRYONATE | • polyembryonate adj. (Botany) Consisting of, or having, several embryos; polyembryonic. • POLYEMBRYONATE adj. forming more than one embryo from one ovule or from one fertilized ovum. |
POSTLIBERATION | • postliberation adj. After liberation. • POSTLIBERATION adj. taking place after liberation. |
PROBABILIORIST | • probabiliorist n. One who holds, in opposition to the probabilists, that a person is bound to do that which is most probably right. • PROBABILIORIST n. a believer in probabiliorism. |
PROPORTIONABLE | • proportionable adj. Capable of being proportioned, or made proportional. • proportionable adj. In the correct proportion; proportional; commensurable. • PROPORTIONABLE adj. proportional, proportionate. |
PROPORTIONABLY | • proportionably adv. In a proportionable manner; proportionately. • PROPORTIONABLE adv. proportional, proportionate. |
STROBOSCOPICAL | • stroboscopical adj. Synonym of stroboscopic. • STROBOSCOPICAL adj. of or like a stroboscope, an instrument for studying motion using flashes of light, also STROBOSCOPIC. |
THROMBOPHILIAS | • thrombophilias n. Plural of thrombophilia. • THROMBOPHILIA n. combined inflammation and thrombosis of a vein. |
THROMBOPLASTIC | • thromboplastic adj. Causing or accelerating the formation of blood clots. • THROMBOPLASTIC adj. initiating or accelerating the clotting of blood. |
THROMBOPLASTIN | • thromboplastin n. (Biochemistry) A protease that converts prothrombin to thrombin during the clotting of blood. • THROMBOPLASTIN n. a complex enzyme found esp. in platelets that functions in the conversion of prothrombin into thrombin in the clotting of blood. |