BALLISTOSPORE | • ballistospore n. (Mycology) A spore that is ejected or shot off. • BALLISTOSPORE n. a spore, esp. a fungal spore, that is forcefully ejected from its source. |
BALNEOLOGISTS | • balneologists n. Plural of balneologist. • BALNEOLOGIST n. a student of balneology. |
BIBLIOLATROUS | • bibliolatrous adj. Relating to or exhibiting bibliolatry. • BIBLIOLATROUS adj. loving books. |
BIBLIOLOGISTS | • bibliologists n. Plural of bibliologist. • BIBLIOLOGIST n. a student of bibliology. |
BIBLIOPOLISTS | • bibliopolists n. Plural of bibliopolist. • BIBLIOPOLIST n. a bookseller. |
BLOODLETTINGS | • bloodlettings n. Plural of bloodletting. • BLOODLETTING n. the act of letting blood. |
GLIOBLASTOMAS | • glioblastomas n. Plural of glioblastoma. • GLIOBLASTOMA n. a malignant tumour of the central nervous system. |
GLOBALISATION | • globalisation n. The process of becoming a more interconnected world. • globalisation n. The process of the world economy becoming dominated by capitalist models, according to the World System Theory. • GLOBALISATION n. the process of globalising, also GLOBALIZATION. |
MOSBOLLETJIES | • mosbolletjies n. Plural of mosbolletjie. • MOSBOLLETJIE n. (South African) a sweet bun made of dough leavened with grape must. |
OCTOSYLLABICS | • octosyllabics n. The use of octosyllabic lines in poetry. • OCTOSYLLABIC n. an octosyllabic line. |
STILBOESTROLS | • stilboestrols n. Plural of stilboestrol. • STILBOESTROL n. a synthetic oestrogen, also STILBESTROL. |
SUBALLOCATION | • suballocation n. A secondary or subsidiary allocation; a further allocation of part of something previously allocated. • SUBALLOCATION n. a subdivision of an allocation. |
SUBCOLLECTION | • subcollection n. A subset of a collection. • SUBCOLLECTION n. a subdivision of a collection. |
TUBULIFLOROUS | • tubuliflorous adj. Having inflorescences composed of tubular flowers. • TUBULIFLOROUS adj. having tubular-shaped flowers, also TUBULIFLORAL. |