| 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. |
| ALKALIMETERS | • alkalimeters n. Plural of alkalimeter. • ALKALIMETER n. an instrument for measuring the strength of alkalis. |
| ALKALINISING | • alkalinising v. Present participle of alkalinise. • ALKALINISE v. to make alkaline, also ALKALINIZE. |
| ALKALINITIES | • alkalinities n. Plural of alkalinity. • ALKALINITY n. the state of being alkaline. |
| ANTALKALINES | • ANTALKALINE n. a substance that neutralizes alkalis, esp. one used to treat alkalosis. |
| BACKSTALLING | • BACKSTALL v. of a kite, to lose power and begin to drop in low winds. |
| BALLBREAKERS | • ballbreakers n. Plural of ballbreaker. • ball-breakers n. Plural of ball-breaker. • BALLBREAKER n. (offensive) an aggressively feminist woman. |
| BASKETBALLER | • basketballer n. (Informal) A basketball player; a person who plays basketball. |
| BLACKMAILERS | • blackmailers n. Plural of blackmailer. • BLACKMAILER n. one who commits blackmail. |
| 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. |
| GALLIGASKINS | • galligaskins n. (Archaic, historical) Large, loose breeches, fashionable in the 16th and 17th centuries. • GALLIGASKINS n. wide hose or breeches worn in the 16th century, also GALLYGASKINS, GASKINS. |
| GALLYGASKINS | • gallygaskins n. Alternative form of galligaskins. • GALLYGASKINS n. wide hose or breeches worn in the 16th century, also GALLIGASKINS, GASKINS. |
| 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. |
| LEUKOPLAKIAS | • leukoplakias n. Plural of leukoplakia. • LEUKOPLAKIA n. the stage of a chronically inflamed area at which the surface becomes hard, white and smooth, also LEUCOPLAKIA. |
| MASKALLONGES | • MASKALLONGE n. a North American freshwater fish of the pike family, also MASKALONGE, MASKANONGE, MASKINONGE, MUSKELLUNGE, MUSKIE. |
| 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. |