| ACROPHOBE | • acrophobe n. A person who suffers from acrophobia, a fear of heights. • ACROPHOBE n. someone with an abnormal fear of heights. |
| BAROSCOPE | • baroscope n. Barometer. • BAROSCOPE n. a weatherglass. |
| BIOSCOPES | • bioscopes n. Plural of bioscope. • BIOSCOPE n. an early movie projector. |
| BORESCOPE | • borescope n. An optical instrument used for seeing inside tight spaces, consisting of a rigid or flexible tube with… • BORESCOPE n. an optical device, e.g. a prism, used to inspect an inaccessible space e.g. an engine cylinder. |
| CHAPBOOKS | • chapbooks n. Plural of chapbook. • CHAPBOOK n. a small book or pamphlet containing stories, poems, or religious tracts. |
| COPYBOOKS | • copybooks n. Plural of copybook. • COPYBOOK n. a book used in teaching penmanship. |
| CROPBOUND | • cropbound adj. Having the crop (pouch-like part of the alimentary tract) clogged up, as by overfeeding. • CROPBOUND adj. of birds, suffering from impaction of the crop. |
| CRYOPROBE | • cryoprobe n. (Surgery) An instrument used to apply extreme cold to a tissue as part of cryosurgery. • CRYOPROBE n. a blunt chilled probe used to freeze tissue in cryosurgery. |
| ECOPHOBIA | • ecophobia n. Fear of one’s home. • ecophobia n. A feeling of powerlessness to prevent cataclysmic environmental change, apocalypse, etc. • ECOPHOBIA n. fear of one's home surroundings. |
| LYOPHOBIC | • lyophobic adj. (Chemistry, of a colloid) Having no affinity for the dispersion medium and thus easily precipitated. • LYOPHOBIC adj. of a colloid, not readily dispersed, also LYOPHOBE. |
| NEOPHOBIC | • neophobic n. (Psychology) A person or animal that fears or dislikes new or novel experiences or food. • neophobic adj. Afflicted by neophobia; fearing or disliking what is new. • NEOPHOBIC adj. hating novelty. |
| PROBIOTIC | • probiotic n. (Bacteriology) A food or dietary supplement, such as a yogurt, containing live bacteria for therapeutic reasons. • probiotic adj. (Ecology) Of, or relating to probiosis; ecologic facilitation. • probiotic adj. Describing any dietary supplement that contains live bacteria for therapeutic purposes. |
| PROBOSCIS | • proboscis n. (Anatomy) An elongated tube from the head or connected to the mouth, of an animal. • proboscis n. (Informal, mildly humorous) A large or lengthy human nose. • PROBOSCIS n. an elongated organ, usually associated with the mouth. |
| PYROBORIC | • pyroboric adj. Of or relating to pyroboric acid or its derivatives. • PYROBORIC adj. as in pyroboric acid. |
| SCOOPABLE | • scoopable adj. That can be scooped. • SCOOPABLE adj. that can be scooped. |
| SCRAPBOOK | • scrapbook n. A book, similar to a notebook or journal, in which personal or family memorabilia and photos are collected… • scrapbook v. To create scrapbooks. • scrap␣book n. Alternative form of scrapbook. |