| ABSORPTANCE | • absorptance n. (Optics, physics) Absorbed radiation and incident radiation in a ratio format; a measurement that shows… • ABSORPTANCE n. the ratio of the radiant flux absorbed by a body to that incident on it. |
| BECARPETING | • becarpeting v. Present participle of becarpet. • BECARPET v. to cover with a carpet. |
| BRANCHIOPOD | • branchiopod n. Any of the very many aquatic crustaceans of the class Branchiopoda, such as the fairy shrimps and water fleas. • BRANCHIOPOD n. any of a subclass of Crustacea with numerous flattened, leaf-shaped, lobed swimming-feet. |
| CARBAPENEMS | • carbapenems n. Plural of carbapenem. |
| CUPBOARDING | • cupboarding v. Present participle of cupboard. • CUPBOARD v. to store. |
| FRANCOPHOBE | • Francophobe n. One who dislikes France, the French, or French culture. • FRANCOPHOBE n. a hater of things French. |
| LOPHOBRANCH | • lophobranch n. (Zoology) Any member of the order Lophobranchii of fishes. • LOPHOBRANCH n. any fish of the pipefish and seahorse genus. |
| NECROPHOBIA | • necrophobia n. An abnormal fear of death or corpses. • NECROPHOBIA n. a morbid fear of corpses. |
| PARBUCKLING | • parbuckling v. Present participle of parbuckle. • PARBUCKLE v. to raise or lower (a cask, gun, etc.) with a parbuckle, a sling made by wrapping both ends of rope around object. |
| PERTURBANCE | • perturbance n. Perturbation. • PERTURBANCE n. perturbation. |
| PROSOBRANCH | • prosobranch n. (Zoology) A gastropod with gills in front of the heart, formerly thought to belong to a single group. • prosobranch adj. (Of gills) Placed in front of the heart. • prosobranch adj. (Of a gastropod) Having gills placed in front of the heart. |
| PULMOBRANCH | • PULMOBRANCH n. a lung-book. |
| PUNCHBOARDS | • punchboards n. Plural of punchboard. • PUNCHBOARD n. a practice board used in the martial arts. |
| PUNCTURABLE | • puncturable adj. That can be punctured. • PUNCTURABLE adj. that can be punctured. |
| REPROBANCES | • REPROBANCE n. (Shakespeare) reprobation. |
| REPUBLICANS | • republicans n. Plural of republican. • Republicans n. Plural of Republican. • REPUBLICAN n. one that favors or supports a republican form of government. |
| TRANSPHOBIC | • transphobic adj. Exhibiting transphobia. • TRANSPHOBIC adj. showing intense hatred or fear of transgender people. |