| BACKPEDALING | • backpedaling v. (US) present participle of backpedal. • backpedaling n. The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop. • BACKPEDAL v. to pedal backwards. |
| 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. |
| BEPLASTERING | • beplastering v. Present participle of beplaster. • BEPLASTER v. (archaic) to plaster thickly. |
| BREASTPLOUGH | • breastplough n. A kind of plough, worked by handles near the worker’s breast, and in some types by pushing with the… • BREASTPLOUGH n. a kind of spade for cutting turf, with a crossbar against which the breast is pressed. |
| INEXPUGNABLE | • inexpugnable adj. Impossible to eliminate or destroy; impregnable. • INEXPUGNABLE adj. not able to be attacked or captured. |
| INEXPUGNABLY | • inexpugnably adv. In an inexpugnable manner. • INEXPUGNABLE adv. not able to be attacked or captured. |
| PALAEBIOLOGY | • PALAEBIOLOGY n. the study of fossil plants and animals, also PALAEOBIOLOGY, PALEOBIOLOGY. |
| PALEOBIOLOGY | • paleobiology n. The branch of biology or paleontology concerned with the study of fossils of plants and animals. • PALEOBIOLOGY n. a branch of paleontology concerned with the biology of fossil organisms, also PALAEBIOLOGY, PALAEOBIOLOGY. |
| PALPEBRATING | • PALPEBRATE v. to wink or blink repeatedly. |
| PHLEBOGRAPHY | • phlebography n. An X-ray examination of a system of veins that have been injected with a contrast medium. • PHLEBOGRAPHY n. radiography of a vein after injection of a contrast medium, aka venography. |
| PREGNABILITY | • pregnability n. The quality of being pregnable. • PREGNABILITY n. the state of being pregnable. |
| PROGRAMMABLE | • programmable adj. Capable of being programmed. • programmable n. A calculator that allows the user to write programs. • PROGRAMMABLE adj. that can be programmed, also PROGRAMABLE. |
| SPEEDBALLING | • speedballing v. Present participle of speedball. • SPEEDBALLING n. the practice of taking cocaine and heroin taken intravenously. |
| UNEXPUGNABLE | • unexpugnable adj. That cannot be expugned; safe from attack. • UNEXPUGNABLE adj. not expugnable. |
| UNIMPUGNABLE | • unimpugnable adj. That cannot be impugned; beyond reproach or attack. • UNIMPUGNABLE adj. not impugnable. |
| WEBLIOGRAPHY | • webliography n. A list of electronic documents or websites that relate to a particular subject, especially one used… • WEBLIOGRAPHY n. a list of items published on the internet, esp. one indicating sources used in the preparation of a book or academic paper. |