AMBROTYPES | • ambrotypes n. Plural of ambrotype. • AMBROTYPE n. a picture taken on a plate of prepared glass, in which the lights are represented in silver, and the shades are produced by a dark background visible through the un-silvered portions of the glass. |
BACKRONYMS | • backronyms n. Plural of backronym. • BACKRONYM n. an acronym formed using the initial letters or syllables of an existing word, also BACRONYM. |
BIORHYTHMS | • biorhythms n. Plural of biorhythm. • BIORHYTHM n. a periodic change in the behaviour or physiology of many animals and plants (e.g. hibernation and migration) mediated by hormones which are in turn influenced by changes in day-length. |
CARBAMOYLS | • carbamoyls n. Plural of carbamoyl. • CARBAMOYL n. a radical derived from carbamic acid, also CARBAMYL. |
CUMBROUSLY | • cumbrously adv. In a cumbrous manner. • CUMBROUS adv. hindering, obstructing. |
CURRYCOMBS | • currycombs n. Plural of currycomb. • currycombs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of currycomb. • curry-combs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of curry-comb. |
GORBLIMEYS | • GORBLIMEY n. a kind of flat army cap, also GORBLIMY. |
HOMEBUYERS | • homebuyers n. Plural of homebuyer. • HOMEBUYER n. one who is buying a home. |
HYBRIDOMAS | • hybridomas n. Plural of hybridoma. • HYBRIDOMA n. a hybrid cell produced by the fusion of an antibody-producing lymphocyte with a tumor cell. |
MYOFIBRILS | • myofibrils n. Plural of myofibril. • MYOFIBRIL n. a contractile element of a muscle cell. |
MYROBALANS | • myrobalans n. Plural of myrobalan. • MYROBALAN n. the astringent fruit of an Indian tree, aka cherry-plum. |
PROEMBRYOS | • proembryos n. Plural of proembryo. • PROEMBRYO n. a group of cells formed in the dividing zygote, from which part the embryo arises. |
STRABOTOMY | • strabotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting or making an incision in a muscle or tendon of the eye to… • STRABOTOMY n. surgical removal of a squint. |
SYMBOLISER | • symboliser n. Alternative form of symbolizer. • SYMBOLISER n. one who symbolises, also SYMBOLIZER. |
SYMBOLIZER | • symbolizer n. One who, or that which, symbolizes. • SYMBOLIZER n. one who symbolizes, also SYMBOLISER. |
XYLORIMBAS | • xylorimbas n. Plural of xylorimba. • XYLORIMBA n. a combination of xylophone and marimba. |