BIOMETRIC | • biometric adj. Of, pertaining to or using biometrics. • biometric adj. Of or pertaining to biometry. • BIOMETRIC adj. relating to biometry, the statistical analysis of biological observations and phenomena, also BIOMETRICAL. |
BOMBASTIC | • bombastic adj. (Of a person, their language or writing) showy in speech and given to using flowery or elaborate terms;… • bombastic adj. High-sounding but with little meaning. • bombastic adj. (Archaic) Inflated, overfilled. |
BOOMSTICK | • boomstick n. In logging, any of the larger logs chained together to create a floating boom. • boomstick n. (Slang) Any shotgun, especially a sawn-off version. • BOOMSTICK n. (Canadian) one of the logs that surrounds a boom and holds it together. |
BROMANTIC | • bromantic adj. (Informal) Of or relating to bromance. • BROMANTIC adj. characterising a close but not romantic or sexual relationship between two men. |
COLUMBITE | • columbite n. (Mineralogy) A black mineral that is a mixed iron and manganese niobate and tantalate, and is the main… • COLUMBITE n. a mineral, niobate and tantalate of iron and manganese, aka niobite. |
COMBATING | • combating v. Alternative spelling of combatting: present participle of combat. • COMBAT v. to fight against. |
COMBATIVE | • combative adj. Given to fighting; disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious. • COMBATIVE adj. inclined to combat. |
COMBINATE | • combinate n. The result of a combining of two or more components. • combinate adj. United; joined; betrothed. • COMBINATE adj. combined; betrothed. |
COMPTIBLE | • comptible adj. (Obsolete) accountable; responsible. • comptible adj. (Obsolete) sensitive. • COMPTIBLE adj. (obsolete) countable, also COMPTABLE. |
EMBRYOTIC | • embryotic adj. Embryonic. • EMBRYOTIC adj. of or pertaining to an embryo. |
METABOLIC | • metabolic adj. Of or pertaining to metamorphosis; pertaining to, or involving, change. • metabolic adj. Of or pertaining to metabolism. • metabolic n. (Informal) A nutritional supplement. |
MICROTUBE | • microtube n. A microscopic tube, especially one used in the construction of specialized lasers. • MICROTUBE n. a minute tube. |
MYCOBIONT | • mycobiont n. (Lichenology) The fungus that is a component of a lichen. • MYCOBIONT n. the fungal constituent of a lichen. |
OUTCLIMBS | • outclimbs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outclimb. • OUTCLIMB v. to surpass in climbing. |
SUBATOMIC | • subatomic adj. (Physics) Relating to particles that are constituents of the atom, or are smaller than an atom; such… • subatomic adj. Relating to something that is smaller in scale than the diameter of a hydrogen atom. • sub-atomic adj. Alternative spelling of subatomic. |
SYMBIOTIC | • symbiotic adj. (Ecology) Of, or relating to symbiosis; living together. • symbiotic adj. Of a relationship with mutual benefit between two individuals or organisms. • symbiotic n. (Astronomy) symbiotic star. |
WHITECOMB | • WHITECOMB n. a fungal disease affecting the combs of certain fowls. |