| ALKALESCENCE | • alkalescence n. A tendency to become alkaline. • alkalescence n. The state of a substance in which alkaline properties begin to be developed, or to predominate. • ALKALESCENCE n. the state of being alkalescent, also ALKALESCENCY. |
| ALKALESCENCY | • alkalescency n. Alternative form of alkalescence. • ALKALESCENCY n. the state of being alkalescent, also ALKALESCENCE. |
| ALKALIMETRIC | • alkalimetric adj. (Chemistry) Describing a titration in which the titrant is an alkali. • ALKALIMETRIC adj. relating to alkalimetry, the measurement of the strength of alkalies. |
| BACKPEDALLED | • backpedalled v. (British spelling) simple past tense and past participle of backpedal. • BACKPEDAL v. to pedal backwards. |
| BACKSTALLING | • BACKSTALL v. of a kite, to lose power and begin to drop in low winds. |
| BLACKBALLING | • blackballing v. Present participle of blackball. • blackballing n. An instance, or action, of a person being blackballed. • BLACKBALLING n. the act of voting against someone becoming member of a club. |
| BLACKGUARDLY | • blackguardly adj. Characteristic of a blackguard. • BLACKGUARDLY adj. like a blackguard. |
| BLACKLEADING | • blackleading v. Present participle of blacklead. • BLACKLEAD v. to coat with blacklead. |
| BLACKMAILERS | • blackmailers n. Plural of blackmailer. • BLACKMAILER n. one who commits blackmail. |
| BLACKMAILING | • blackmailing v. Present participle of blackmail. • blackmailing n. The act of one who blackmails. • BLACKMAIL v. to extort money from a person by threats. |
| CHUCKAWALLAS | • chuckawallas n. Plural of chuckawalla. • CHUCKAWALLA n. (Spanish) an iguanid lizard of Mexico and the southwestern US, also CHUCKWALLA. |
| CYCLOALKANES | • cycloalkanes n. Plural of cycloalkane. • CYCLOALKANE n. an alicyclic hydrocarbon with a saturated ring, aka cycloparaffin. |
| KARYOLOGICAL | • karyological adj. Karyologic. • KARYOLOGICAL adj. relating to karyology, the study of cell nuclei, also KARYOLOGIC. |
| LAMPBLACKING | • lampblacking v. Present participle of lampblack. • LAMPBLACK v. to blacken with lampblack. |
| LEUCOPLAKIAS | • leucoplakias n. Plural of leucoplakia. • LEUCOPLAKIA n. the stage of a chronically inflamed area at which the surface becomes hard, white and smooth, also LEUKOPLAKIA. |
| TRACKERBALLS | • trackerballs n. Plural of trackerball. • TRACKERBALL n. a spherical ball that can be rotated with the palm of the hand causing the cursor to move around the screen, also TRACKBALL. |