| ABSCESSING | • abscessing v. Present participle of abscess. • ABSCESS v. to form an abscess. |
| ABSCISSINS | • abscissins n. Plural of abscissin. • ABSCISSIN n. abscisic acid, a plant hormone which triggers the fall of autumn leaves in certain trees, also ABSCISIN, DORMIN. |
| ABSCISSION | • abscission n. The act or process of cutting off. • abscission n. (Obsolete) The state of being cut off. • abscission n. (Rhetoric) A figure of speech employed when a speaker having begun to say a thing stops abruptly. |
| BYSSACEOUS | • byssaceous adj. Like byssus; consisting of fine fibres or threads. • BYSSACEOUS adj. composed of a mass of fine threads; delicately filamentous, also BYSSOID. |
| CROSSBANDS | • crossbands n. Plural of crossband. • CROSSBAND n. a horizontal bar e.g. across goalposts. |
| CROSSBEAMS | • crossbeams n. Plural of crossbeam. • CROSSBEAM n. a beam joining other beams. |
| SCABBINESS | • scabbiness n. The property of being scabby, of having or being covered with scabs. • SCABBINESS n. the state of being scabby. |
| SCABIOUSES | • scabiouses n. Plural of scabious. • SCABIOUS n. any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa, also SCABIOSA. |
| SUBCHASERS | • subchasers n. Plural of subchaser. • SUBCHASER n. a small manoeuvrable craft used in antisubmarine warfare. |
| SUBCLASSED | • subclassed v. Simple past tense and past participle of subclass. • SUBCLASS v. to place in a subdivision of a class. |
| SUBCLASSES | • subclasses n. Plural of subclass. • subclasses v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of subclass. • sub-classes n. Plural of sub-class. |
| SUBCLAUSES | • subclauses n. Plural of subclause. • subclauses v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of subclause. • SUBCLAUSE n. a part of a clause. |
| SUBCOSTALS | • subcostals n. Plural of subcostal. • SUBCOSTAL n. a subcostal muscle. |
| SUBMUCOSAS | • submucosas n. Plural of submucosa. • SUBMUCOSA n. the connective tissue underlying a mucous membrane. |
| SUBSTANCES | • substances n. Plural of substance. • SUBSTANCE n. something in which qualities or attributes exist. |
| SUBSTRACTS | • substracts v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of substract. • SUBSTRACT v. to subtract; to withdraw, also SUBTRACT. |