| ABIOLOGICAL | • abiological adj. (Biology) Pertaining to inanimate things; not produced by organisms. • ABIOLOGICAL adj. not involving living organisms. |
| ALGEBRAICAL | • algebraical adj. Pertaining to algebra or its laws. • algebraical adj. (Mathematics) Requiring a finite number of algebraic operations; the opposite of transcendental. • ALGEBRAICAL adj. relating to algebra, also ALGEBRAIC. |
| BACKHAULING | • backhauling v. Present participle of backhaul. • BACKHAUL v. to return after delivering a cargo. |
| BACKLASHING | • backlashing v. Present participle of backlash. • BACKLASH v. to cause a reaction. |
| BACKLOADING | • backloading n. (Transport) The transportation of cargo or shipment on a return trip, using the space already paid for… • backloading v. Present participle of backload. • BACKLOAD v. to load a lorry for a return journey. |
| BATOLOGICAL | • BATOLOGICAL adj. relating to batology, the scientific study of brambles. |
| BERASCALING | • BERASCAL v. to accuse of being a rascal. |
| BLACKGUARDS | • blackguards n. Plural of blackguard. • BLACKGUARD v. to vituperate; to portray as a scoundrel. |
| BLANCMANGES | • blancmanges n. Plural of blancmange. • BLANCMANGE n. (French) an opaque jelly made with isinglass or gelatin and milk or (now usually) cornflour and milk, often flavoured and sweetened. |
| CALABOGUSES | • CALABOGUS n. (Canadian) a Canadian drink of rum, spruce beer and molasses. |
| CALIBRATING | • calibrating v. Present participle of calibrate. • CALIBRATE v. to determine true values by comparison with an accurate standard. |
| CARAMBOLING | • caramboling v. Present participle of carambole. • CARAMBOLE v. (French) to make a cannon in billiards, also CAROM, CARROM. |
| CONGEALABLE | • congealable adj. Able to congeal. • CONGEALABLE adj. that can be congealed. |
| GALLIAMBICS | • GALLIAMBIC n. a classical metre. |
| GUBERNACULA | • gubernacula n. Plural of gubernaculum. • GUBERNACULUM n. in mammals, the cord supporting the testicles in the scrotal sac. |
| REBALANCING | • rebalancing v. Present participle of rebalance. • rebalancing n. The act or process of restoring balance. • REBALANCE v. to balance again. |
| UNBALANCING | • unbalancing v. Present participle of unbalance. • unbalancing n. The action or process of bringing or falling out of balance. • UNBALANCE v. to cause to lose balance. |