BACULIFORM | • baculiform adj. Shaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped. • BACULIFORM adj. rod-shaped. |
BEACHFRONT | • beachfront adj. Of property (real estate): located on a beach. • beachfront n. The portion of land or property that runs alongside and facing a beach. • BEACHFRONT n. a strip of land that fronts a beach. |
BENEFACTOR | • benefactor n. Somebody who gives a gift, often money to a charity. • benefactor n. Someone who performs good or noble deeds. • BENEFACTOR n. one that confers a benefit. |
CARBOFURAN | • carbofuran n. (Chemistry) A highly toxic carbamate pesticide used on field crops. |
CHIFFOROBE | • chifforobe n. A piece of furniture consisting of a wardrobe combined with a chest of drawers. • CHIFFOROBE n. a combination of wardrobe and chest of drawers. |
CLOFIBRATE | • clofibrate n. (Pharmacology) A compound C12H15ClO3 used especially to lower abnormally high concentrations of fats… • CLOFIBRATE n. a lipid-lowering drug that is used to reduce high levels of fat and cholesterol. |
CONFABULAR | • confabular adj. Of or pertaining to confabulation. • CONFABULAR adj. relating to confabulation, the fabrication of past experiences, either consciously or unconsciously to make up for loss of memory. |
CRIBRIFORM | • cribriform adj. Perforated, as in the manner of a sieve. • CRIBRIFORM adj. shaped like a sieve. |
FABRICATOR | • fabricator n. A person who fabricates or manufactures something; a manufacturer. • fabricator n. A person who makes a fabrication of something; a counterfeiter or falsifier. • FABRICATOR n. one who fabricates. |
FACTORABLE | • factorable adj. (Mathematics) Capable of being factored. For integers synonyms are composite, non-prime. • FACTORABLE adj. that can be factored. |
FIBERSCOPE | • fiberscope n. (American spelling) a flexible fibreoptic device for viewing otherwise inaccessible areas. • FIBERSCOPE n. a medical instrument using fibre optic bundles, also FIBRESCOPE. |
FIBREOPTIC | • fibreoptic adj. Alternative spelling of fibre optic. • fibre-optic adj. Alternative spelling of fibre optic. • fibre␣optic adj. Of, or relating to fibre optics, or to optical fibre. |
FIBRESCOPE | • fibrescope n. (Britain) An instrument, consisting of a fibre optic bundle, used to observe inaccessible areas. • FIBRESCOPE n. a medical instrument using fibre optic bundles, also FIBERSCOPE. |
FIBROCYTES | • fibrocytes n. Plural of fibrocyte. • FIBROCYTE n. a normally inactive fibroblast which proliferates following tissue damage. |
FORECABINS | • forecabins n. Plural of forecabin. • FORECABIN n. a cabin in the fore part of a ship. |
MICROFIBER | • microfiber n. (American spelling) Very fine synthetic fiber; cloth made of such fiber. • MICROFIBER n. a cloth of tightly woven synthetic fibre, also MICROFIBRE. |
MICROFIBRE | • microfibre n. (British spelling, Canadian spelling) Alternative spelling of microfiber. • MICROFIBRE n. a cloth of tightly woven synthetic fibre, also MICROFIBER. |
SUBOFFICER | • subofficer n. An under or subordinate officer. • SUBOFFICER n. an under or subordinate officer. |
UNFORCIBLE | • unforcible adj. (Archaic) Without strength. • UNFORCIBLE adj. that cannot be forced. |