BLAXPLOITATION | • blaxploitation n. (Film) A genre of exploitation films of the 1970s that starred black actors. • BLAXPLOITATION n. exploitation of black people, esp. in the American film industry, by casting them in negative, stereotypical roles. |
CONTRIBUTORILY | • contributorily adv. In a contributory manner. |
CONTROVERTIBLE | • controvertible adj. Open to questioning; that which can be denied, challenged, or disputed. • CONTROVERTIBLE adj. open to question, disputable. |
CONTROVERTIBLY | • controvertibly adv. In a controvertible manner. • CONTROVERTIBLE adv. open to question, disputable. |
ETHNOBIOLOGIST | • ethnobiologist n. A biologist whose speciality is ethnobiology. |
ETHNOBOTANICAL | • ethnobotanical adj. Of or pertaining to ethnobotany. • ethnobotanical n. Any plant used as part of ethnobotany, as for example in a folk remedy. • ETHNOBOTANICAL adj. relating to ethnobotany. |
GLOBETROTTINGS | • GLOBETROTTING n. travelling the world. |
IMMUNOBLOTTING | • immunoblotting n. The use of immunoblots to analyse proteins. • IMMUNOBLOTTING n. the act of making immunoblots. |
LABYRINTHODONT | • labyrinthodont adj. (Zoology) Having teeth with a labyrinthine (maze-like) internal structure. • labyrinthodont n. Any extinct amphibian of the subclass Labyrinthodontia. • LABYRINTHODONT n. an extinct amphibian, so called from a mazy pattern on a section of its teeth. |
NOCTAMBULATION | • noctambulation n. Sleepwalking. • NOCTAMBULATION n. sleepwalking. |
PALAEOBOTANIST | • palaeobotanist n. Alternative spelling of paleobotanist. • PALAEOBOTANIST n. one who studies palaeobotany. |
PALEOBOTANISTS | • paleobotanists n. Plural of paleobotanist. • PALEOBOTANIST n. a student of paleobotany. |
POSTLIBERATION | • postliberation adj. After liberation. • POSTLIBERATION adj. taking place after liberation. |
RETINOBLASTOMA | • retinoblastoma n. (Oncology) A malignant tumour of the retina; a hereditary condition found mostly in children. • RETINOBLASTOMA n. a tumour of the retina. |
STROBILISATION | • STROBILISATION n. production or reproduction by strobilae, also STROBILIZATION. |
STROBILIZATION | • strobilization n. Alternative form of strobilation. • STROBILIZATION n. production or reproduction by strobilae, also STROBILISATION. |
THROMBOPLASTIN | • thromboplastin n. (Biochemistry) A protease that converts prothrombin to thrombin during the clotting of blood. • THROMBOPLASTIN n. a complex enzyme found esp. in platelets that functions in the conversion of prothrombin into thrombin in the clotting of blood. |
VIBROFLOTATION | • vibroflotation n. A form of vibrocompaction using horizontal vibrations and the injection of fluid. • VIBROFLOTATION n. a process for compacting sand. |