| ABSORBANCES | • absorbances n. Plural of absorbance. • ABSORBANCE n. the ability of a substance to absorb radiation. |
| ABSORBINGLY | • absorbingly adv. In an absorbing manner. • ABSORBING adv. ABSORB, to take up or in. |
| BABOONERIES | • babooneries n. Plural of baboonery. • BABOONERY n. baboonish behavior. |
| BAREBOATING | • bareboating n. The act of chartering, navigating and living on, a boat, for a holiday etc. |
| BELABOURING | • belabouring v. Present participle of belabour. • BELABOUR v. to buffet, beat, also BELABOR. |
| BICARBONATE | • bicarbonate n. (Chemistry) the univalent anion HCO3-; any salt of carbonic acid in which only one of the hydrogen atoms… • bicarbonate n. Sodium bicarbonate used as a mild antacid; bicarbonate of soda. • BICARBONATE n. an acid carbonate. |
| BOMBARDMENT | • bombardment n. The act of bombing, especially towns or cities. • bombardment n. Heavy artillery fire. • bombardment n. (Physics) the incidence of an intense stream of high-energy particles directed at a substance. |
| BREASTBONES | • breastbones n. Plural of breastbone. • breast␣bones n. Plural of breast bone. • BREASTBONE n. the large bone of the breast, aka sternum. |
| BROWBEATING | • browbeating v. Present participle of browbeat. • browbeating n. A scolding. • brow-beating v. Present participle of brow-beat. |
| NONBURNABLE | • nonburnable adj. That cannot be burnt; incombustible. • NONBURNABLE adj. that cannot be burnt. |
| OBUMBRATING | • obumbrating v. Present participle of obumbrate. • OBUMBRATE v. to overshadow. |
| OBUMBRATION | • obumbration n. The act of darkening or obscuring. • OBUMBRATION n. the act of obumbrating. |
| REABSORBING | • reabsorbing v. Present participle of reabsorb. • REABSORB v. to absorb again. |
| SNOBBOCRACY | • snobbocracy n. Alternative form of snobocracy. • SNOBBOCRACY n. government by snobs. |
| UNABSORBENT | • unabsorbent adj. Not absorbent. • UNABSORBENT adj. not absorbent. |