ANGLOPHOBE | • anglophobe n. Alternative letter-case form of Anglophobe. • Anglophobe n. A person who dislikes or fears England, its people or anything English. • ANGLOPHOBE n. one who hates the English. |
BIOETHANOL | • bioethanol n. Ethanol produced, by fermentation of crops, for use as a biofuel. • BIOETHANOL n. ethanol produced from fermented plant material, used as a petrol additive or substitute. |
BLOODHOUND | • bloodhound n. A large scenthound famed for its ability to follow a scent many days old, over vast distances. This… • bloodhound n. (Figurative) A detective or other person skilled at finding people or clues. • bloodhound n. (Archaic) A bloodthirsty person. |
BONDHOLDER | • bondholder n. (Finance) The registered owner of a financial bond. • BONDHOLDER n. a person who holds the bonds of a public or private corporation for the payment of money at a certain time. |
BRONCHIOLE | • bronchiole n. (Anatomy) Any of the small cartilage-less branches of a bronchus. • BRONCHIOLE n. a minute bronchial tube. |
BUTTONHOLD | • BUTTONHOLD v. to detain in talk, also BUTTONHOLE. |
BUTTONHOLE | • buttonhole n. A hole through which a button is pushed to secure a garment or some part of one. • buttonhole n. (Chiefly Britain) A flower worn in a buttonhole for decoration. • buttonhole n. (Surgery) A small slot-like cut or incision, made for example by an accident with the scalpel. |
CLOTHBOUND | • clothbound adj. (Publishing) Bound with cloth, as opposed to other bindings such as paper or leather. • CLOTHBOUND adj. bound with cloth e.g. of a book. |
HALOBIONTS | • halobionts n. Plural of halobiont. • HALOBIONT n. an organism living in a salt environment. |
HALOCARBON | • halocarbon n. (Organic chemistry) any compound formally derived from a hydrocarbon by replacing at least one hydrogen… • HALOCARBON n. a compound consisting of carbon and one or more halogens. |
HAPLOBIONT | • HAPLOBIONT n. an organism living in a salt environment. |
HEMOGLOBIN | • hemoglobin n. (American spelling) The iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the… • HEMOGLOBIN n. the iron-containing pigment which is the oxygen-carrying substance present in the red blood cells of vertebrates, also HAEMOGLOBIN. |
HOBGOBLINS | • hobgoblins n. Plural of hobgoblin. • HOBGOBLIN n. a mischievous fairy; a frightful apparition. |
HONOURABLE | • honourable adj. Britain standard spelling of honorable. • honourable n. Britain standard spelling of honorable. • Honourable adj. Alternative letter-case form of honourable. |
HONOURABLY | • honourably adv. In an honourable manner. • HONOURABLE adv. worthy of honour, also HONORABLE. |
REBLOCHONS | • reblochons n. Plural of reblochon. • Reblochons n. Plural of Reblochon. • REBLOCHON n. a delicately-flavoured soft cheese, made chiefly in the Savoie region of France. |