| 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. |
| ABSORBENCY | • absorbency n. (Obsolete) The action of absorbing. • absorbency n. The quality of being absorbent. • absorbency n. (Physics) The ratio of the absorbance or optical density of a substance to that of a similar body of pure solvent. |
| BACKBITTEN | • backbitten v. Past participle of backbite. • back-bitten v. Past participle of back-bite. • BACKBITE v. to speak ill of. |
| BACKBURNED | • backburned v. Simple past tense and past participle of backburn. • BACKBURN v. to set a fire in order to halt the spread of another fire. |
| BARBECUING | • barbecuing v. Present participle of barbecue. • BARBECUE v. to grill over an open fire, also BARBEQUE. |
| BONEBLACKS | • boneblacks n. Plural of boneblack. • BONEBLACK n. black residue from the destructive distillation of bones. |
| CLABBERING | • clabbering v. Present participle of clabber. • CLABBER v. to curdle, turn sour. |
| COMBINABLE | • combinable adj. Able to be combined. • COMBINABLE adj. able to be combined. |
| CRABBINESS | • crabbiness n. The state of being crabby. • CRABBINESS n. the state of being crabby. |
| SCABBINESS | • scabbiness n. The property of being scabby, of having or being covered with scabs. • SCABBINESS n. the state of being scabby. |
| SUBCABINET | • subcabinet adj. Of, being, or pertaining to an administrative level below cabinet level. • subcabinet n. (Politics) A political cabinet dealing with one particular topic, and making up part of a larger cabinet. • SUBCABINET n. a subdivision of a cabinet. |
| UNCLUBABLE | • unclubable adj. Alternative spelling of unclubbable. • UNCLUBABLE adj. unsociable, not suitable for taking to a club, also UNCLUBBABLE. |
| UNCURBABLE | • uncurbable adj. Incapable of being curbed. • UNCURBABLE adj. not capable of being curbed. |