| acrobat | (noun) an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination | - |
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| acrobatics | (noun) the gymnastic moves of an acrobat | Synonyms: tumbling |
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| (noun) the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft | Synonyms: aerobatics, stunt flying, stunting |
| aerobatics | (noun) the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft | Synonyms: acrobatics, stunt flying, stunting |
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| algarroba | (noun) evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob | Synonyms: carob, carob bean tree, carob tree, Ceratonia siliqua |
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| (noun) mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean Islands from Mexico to Venezuela | Synonyms: Prosopis juliflora, Prosopis juliiflora |
| (noun) long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute | Synonyms: algarroba bean, carob, carob bean, locust bean, locust pod |
| (noun) mesquite pod used in tanning and dyeing | Synonyms: algarobilla, algarrobilla |
| amobarbital | (noun) a barbiturate with sedative and hypnotic effects; used to relieve insomnia and as an anticonvulsant | - |
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| approbation | (noun) official recognition or approval | - |
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| (noun) official approval | - |
| araroba | (noun) a bitter yellow powder used to treat skin diseases | Synonyms: chrysarobin, Goa powder |
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| archaeobacteria | (noun) considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae | Synonyms: archaebacteria, archaebacterium, archeobacteria |
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| archeobacteria | (noun) considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae | Synonyms: archaebacteria, archaebacterium, archaeobacteria |
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| arroba | (noun) a unit of weight used in some Spanish speaking countries | - |
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| (noun) a liquid measure (with different values) used in some Spanish speaking countries | - |
| autobahn | (noun) an expressway in a German-speaking country | - |
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| baobab | (noun) African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread | Synonyms: Adansonia digitata, monkey-bread tree |
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| cobalamin | (noun) a B vitamin that is used to treat pernicious anemia | Synonyms: antipernicious anemia factor, cyanocobalamin, vitamin B12 |
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| cobalt | (noun) a hard ferromagnetic silver-white bivalent or trivalent metallic element; a trace element in plant and animal nutrition | Synonyms: atomic number 27, Co |
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| cobaltite | (noun) a rare silvery-white mineral; important ore of cobalt | - |
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| coccobacillus | (noun) a bacterial cell intermediate in morphology between a coccus and a bacillus; a very short bacillus | - |
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| conglobation | (noun) an occurrence combining miscellaneous things into a (more or less) rounded mass | Synonyms: conglomeration |
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| (noun) a rounded spherical form | Synonyms: conglomeration |
| cordoba | (noun) the basic unit of money in Nicaragua; equal to 100 centavos | - |
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| coscoroba | (noun) large white South American bird intermediate in some respects between ducks and swans | - |
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| cristobalite | (noun) a white mineral consisting of silica; found in volcanic rocks | - |
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| cyanobacteria | (noun) predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms containing a blue pigment in addition to chlorophyll; occur singly or in colonies in diverse habitats; important as phytoplankton | Synonyms: blue-green algae |
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| cyanocobalamin | (noun) a B vitamin that is used to treat pernicious anemia | Synonyms: antipernicious anemia factor, cobalamin, vitamin B12 |
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| disapprobation | (noun) an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable | Synonyms: condemnation |
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| ecobabble | (noun) using the technical language of ecology to make the user seem ecologically aware | - |
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| enterobacteria | (noun) rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals | Synonyms: enteric bacteria, enterics, entric |
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| globalisation | (noun) growth to a global or worldwide scale | Synonyms: globalization |
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| globalization | (noun) growth to a global or worldwide scale | Synonyms: globalisation |
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| gynobase | (noun) the enlarged receptacle in which the pistil is borne | - |
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| halobacter | (noun) halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats | Synonyms: halobacteria, halobacterium |
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| halobacteria | (noun) halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats | Synonyms: halobacter, halobacterium |
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| halobacterium | (noun) halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats | Synonyms: halobacter, halobacteria |
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| hypobasidium | (noun) special cell constituting the base of the basidium in various fungi especially of the order Tremellales | - |
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| improbability | (noun) the quality of being improbable | Synonyms: improbableness |
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| improbableness | (noun) the quality of being improbable | Synonyms: improbability |
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| isobar | (noun) (meteorology)an isogram connecting points having equal barometric pressure at a given time | - |
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| isobase | (noun) a line drawn on a map or chart connecting places of equal or constant land upheaval. | - |
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| lactobacillus | (noun) a Gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium that produces lactic acid (especially in milk) | - |
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| mephobarbital | (noun) a long-acting crystalline barbiturate (trade name Mebaral) used as a sedative and as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of epilepsy | Synonyms: Mebaral |
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| meprobamate | (noun) a sedative and tranquilizer (trade name Miltown and Equanil and Meprin) used to treat muscle tension and anxiety | Synonyms: Equanil, Meprin, Miltown |
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| microbalance | (noun) balance for weighing very small objects | - |
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| microbar | (noun) the absolute unit of pressure equal to one dyne per square centimeter | Synonyms: bar absolute, barye |
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| microbat | (noun) typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects; worldwide in distribution | Synonyms: carnivorous bat |
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| mycobacteria | (noun) rod-shaped bacteria some saprophytic or causing diseases | Synonyms: mycobacterium |
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| mycobacterium | (noun) rod-shaped bacteria some saprophytic or causing diseases | Synonyms: mycobacteria |
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| myrobalan | (noun) small Asiatic tree bearing edible red or yellow fruit | Synonyms: cherry plum, myrobalan plum, Prunus cerasifera |
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| myxobacter | (noun) bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste | Synonyms: gliding bacteria, myxobacteria, myxobacterium, slime bacteria |
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| myxobacteria | (noun) bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste | Synonyms: gliding bacteria, myxobacter, myxobacterium, slime bacteria |
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| myxobacterium | (noun) bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime; inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal waste | Synonyms: gliding bacteria, myxobacter, myxobacteria, slime bacteria |
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| neobaroque | (noun) art or architecture based on study of 17th century baroque. | Synonyms: neo-baroque |
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| nitrobacteria | (noun) soil bacteria that convert nitrites to nitrates | Synonyms: nitric bacteria |
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| nitrobacterium | (noun) any of the bacteria in the soil that take part in the nitrogen cycle; they oxidize ammonium compounds into nitrites or oxidize nitrites into nitrates | - |
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| nitrosobacteria | (noun) soil bacteria that oxidize ammonia to nitrites | Synonyms: nitrous bacteria |
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| pentobarbital | (noun) a barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodic | Synonyms: Nembutal, pentobarbital sodium, yellow jacket |
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| phenobarbital | (noun) a long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative | Synonyms: Luminal, phenobarbitone, purple heart, sodium thiopental |
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| phenobarbitone | (noun) a long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative | Synonyms: Luminal, phenobarbital, purple heart, sodium thiopental |
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| probabilism | (noun) (philosophy) the doctrine that (since certainty is unattainable) probability is a sufficient basis for belief and action | - |
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| (noun) a Roman Catholic system of casuistry that when expert opinions differ an actor can follow any solidly probable opinion that he wishes even though some different opinion might be more probable | - |
| probability | (noun) the quality of being probable; a probable event or the most probable event | - |
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| (noun) a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible | Synonyms: chance |
| probable | (noun) an applicant likely to be chosen | - |
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| probate | (noun) the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements | - |
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| (noun) a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate | Synonyms: probate will |
| probation | (noun) (law) a way of dealing with offenders without imprisoning them; a defendant found guilty of a crime is released by the court without imprisonment subject to conditions imposed by the court | - |
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| (noun) a trial period during which an offender has time to redeem himself or herself | - |
| (noun) a trial period during which your character and abilities are tested to see whether you are suitable for work or for membership | - |
| probationer | (noun) someone released on probation or on parole | Synonyms: parolee |
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| (noun) a nurse in training who is undergoing a trial period | Synonyms: student nurse |
| psychobabble | (noun) using language loaded with psychological terminology | - |
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| reprobate | (noun) a person without moral scruples | Synonyms: miscreant |
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| reprobation | (noun) severe disapproval | - |
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| (noun) rejection by God; the state of being condemned to eternal misery in Hell | - |
| robalo | (noun) a kind of percoid fish | - |
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| secobarbital | (noun) barbiturate that is a white odorless slightly bitter powder (trade name Seconal) used as a sodium salt for sedation and to treat convulsions | Synonyms: red devil, secobarbital sodium, Seconal |
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| streptobacillus | (noun) any of various rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria | - |
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| technobabble | (noun) technical jargon from computing and other high-tech subjects | - |
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| thiobacillus | (noun) small rod-shaped bacteria living in sewage or soil and oxidizing sulfur | - |
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| thiobacteria | (noun) any bacterium of the genus Thiobacillus | Synonyms: sulfur bacteria, sulphur bacteria |
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| tobacco | (noun) leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion | Synonyms: baccy |
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| (noun) aromatic annual or perennial herbs and shrubs | Synonyms: tobacco plant |
| tobacconist | (noun) a shop that sells pipes and pipe tobacco and cigars and cigarettes | Synonyms: tobacco shop, tobacconist shop |
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| (noun) a retail dealer in tobacco and tobacco-related articles | - |