| BACKLIGHTING | • backlighting v. Present participle of backlight. • backlighting n. The illumination of a photographic subject from the rear, causing edges to glow while other areas remain in shadow. • BACKLIGHT v. to illumine a subject from the rear. |
| BACKSTALLING | • BACKSTALL v. of a kite, to lose power and begin to drop in low winds. |
| BACTERIOLOGY | • bacteriology n. (Biology, microbiology) The scientific study of bacteria, especially in relation to disease and agriculture. • BACTERIOLOGY n. the scientific study of bacteria. |
| BATHYPELAGIC | • bathypelagic adj. (Oceanography) Of or pertaining to the parts of the oceans at depths between 1000 and 4000 meters deep. • BATHYPELAGIC adj. found in the depths of the sea, down to 4000 metres below sea level. |
| BATTOLOGICAL | • battological adj. Exhibiting or relating to battology. • BATTOLOGICAL adj. pertaining to battology, unnecessarily repetitive writing or speaking. |
| BIOGENETICAL | • biogenetical adj. Biogenetic. • BIOGENETICAL adj. pertaining to biogenesis, the theory that all life is derived from living matter alone, also BIOGENETIC. |
| BLACKLISTING | • blacklisting v. Present participle of blacklist. • blacklisting n. The act of placing onto a blacklist. • BLACKLISTING n. the act of putting on a blacklist. |
| BLACKTOPPING | • blacktopping v. Present participle of blacktop. • black-topping v. Present participle of black-top. • black␣topping v. Present participle of black top. |
| CABLECASTING | • cablecasting v. Present participle of cablecast. • CABLECAST v. to broadcast on cable. |
| CATABOLISING | • catabolising v. Present participle of catabolise. • CATABOLISE v. to subject to catabolism, destructive chemical processes in living creatures, also CATABOLIZE. |
| CATABOLIZING | • catabolizing v. Present participle of catabolize. • CATABOLIZE v. to subject to catabolism, destructive chemical processes in living creatures, also CATABOLISE. |
| CONGLOBATING | • conglobating v. Present participle of conglobate. • CONGLOBATE v. to gather in a globe. |
| CONGLOBATION | • conglobation n. Formation into a ball, globe or rounded mass. • CONGLOBATION n. the act of conglobating. |
| CONGLOBULATE | • conglobulate v. (Rare, intransitive) To collect together into a compact round mass. • CONGLOBULATE v. to form into a ball. |
| ELUCUBRATING | • elucubrating v. Present participle of elucubrate. • ELUCUBRATE v. to work out or express by studious effort; to burn the midnight oil. |
| GEOBOTANICAL | • geobotanical adj. Relating to geobotany. • GEOBOTANICAL adj. relating to geobotany, the geographical study of plant distribution, also GEOBOTANIC. |
| OUTBALANCING | • outbalancing v. Present participle of outbalance. • OUTBALANCE v. to outweigh; to exceed in weight or effect. |
| TABERNACLING | • tabernacling v. Present participle of tabernacle. • TABERNACLE v. to sojourn. |
| TRIBOLOGICAL | • tribological adj. Of or pertaining to tribology. • TRIBOLOGICAL adj. relating to tribology. |