BACTERIOPHAGES | • bacteriophages n. Plural of bacteriophage. • BACTERIOPHAGE n. a bacterium that eats other bacteria. |
BRANCHIOSTEGAL | • branchiostegal adj. (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the operculum that covers the gill slits of fish. • branchiostegal n. A branchiostegal ray. • BRANCHIOSTEGAL adj. of or relating to the operculum covering the gill slits of fish. |
DAUGHTERBOARDS | • daughterboards n. Plural of daughterboard. • DAUGHTERBOARD n. a small circuit board that can be attached to the motherboard of a computer. |
ETHNOBIOLOGIES | • ETHNOBIOLOGY n. the branch of biology involving the study of the traditional uses of plants and animals in various human societies. |
ETHNOBIOLOGIST | • ethnobiologist n. A biologist whose speciality is ethnobiology. |
GERONTOPHOBIAS | • GERONTOPHOBIA n. a fear of old age or of growing old. |
METHEMOGLOBINS | • methemoglobins n. Plural of methemoglobin. • METHEMOGLOBIN n. a soluble brown crystalline basic blood pigment that differs from hemoglobin in containing ferric iron and in being unable to combine reversibly with molecular oxygen. |
NEIGHBOURLIEST | • NEIGHBOURLY adj. like a neighbour, also NEIGHBORLY. |
OVERBREATHINGS | • overbreathings n. Plural of overbreathing. • OVERBREATHING n. hyperventilation. |
PATHOBIOLOGIES | • pathobiologies n. Plural of pathobiology. • PATHOBIOLOGY n. the biology of disease. |
PHLEBOTOMISING | • phlebotomising v. Present participle of phlebotomise. • PHLEBOTOMISE v. to perform phlebotomy on, also PHLEBOTOMIZE. |
PHOTOBIOLOGIES | • PHOTOBIOLOGY n. the study of the effects of light on organisms. |
THOROUGHBASSES | • thoroughbasses n. Plural of thoroughbass. • THOROUGHBASS n. esp. in baroque music, a bass part underlying a piece. |
THOROUGHBRACES | • thoroughbraces n. Plural of thoroughbrace. • THOROUGHBRACE n. any of several leather straps supporting the body of a carriage and serving as springs. |
WHISTLEBLOWING | • whistleblowing n. The disclosure to the public or to authorities, such as by an employee, of wrongdoing. • whistle-blowing n. The action of a whistleblower. • WHISTLEBLOWING n. the practice of informing on someone or putting a stop to something. |