| ABSORBANCE | • absorbance n. (Physics) A logarithmic measure of the amount of light that is absorbed when passing through a substance;… • ABSORBANCE n. the ability of a substance to absorb radiation. |
| ABSORBANCY | • absorbancy n. (Physics) Alternative form of absorbency. • ABSORBANCY n. the state of being absorbent, also ABSORBENCY. |
| ABSORBANTS | • absorbants n. Plural of absorbant. • ABSORBANT n. an absorbant substance, also ABSORBENT. |
| BANDBRAKES | • BANDBRAKE n. a brake or clutch in the form of a flexible band. |
| BANDOBASTS | • bandobasts n. Plural of bandobast. • BANDOBAST n. (Urdu) an organisation, also BANDOBUST, BUNDOBUST. |
| BARBARIANS | • barbarians n. Plural of barbarian. • BARBARIAN n. a member of a primitive or uncivilized people; a coarse, insensitive, or uncultured person. |
| BARNBOARDS | • barnboards n. Plural of barnboard. • BARNBOARD n. wide softwood boards that have not been planed, used especially for building barns. |
| BARNBRACKS | • BARNBRACK n. (Irish) a currant bun, also BARMBRACK. |
| BLACKBANDS | • blackbands n. Plural of blackband. • BLACKBAND n. iron ore containing enough coal to calcine it. |
| BOBBEJAANS | • BOBBEJAAN n. (South African) a baboon; a large black spider. |
| BROADBANDS | • broadbands n. Plural of broadband. • BROADBAND n. a broadband service. |
| BROADBEANS | • broadbeans n. Plural of broadbean. • broad␣beans n. Plural of broad bean. • BROADBEAN n. a leguminous vegetable. |
| RABBINATES | • rabbinates n. Plural of rabbinate. • RABBINATE n. the office of a rabbi. |
| UNSCABBARD | • unscabbard v. (Transitive) To remove (a weapon) from its scabbard. • UNSCABBARD v. to withdraw e.g. a sword from a scabbard. |