| 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. |
| BACKFILLINGS | • backfillings n. Plural of backfilling. • BACKFILLING n. the act of refilling with earth. |
| 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. |
| BLACKLEADING | • blackleading v. Present participle of blacklead. • BLACKLEAD v. to coat with blacklead. |
| BLACKLEGGING | • blacklegging n. The practice of working in place of those who are engaged in a strike. • blacklegging v. Present participle of blackleg. • BLACKLEG v. to work even though a strike has been declared. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| BULLWHACKING | • bullwhacking v. Present participle of bullwhack. • BULLWHACK v. to strike with a kind of heavy whip. |
| CYCLOALKANES | • cycloalkanes n. Plural of cycloalkane. • CYCLOALKANE n. an alicyclic hydrocarbon with a saturated ring, aka cycloparaffin. |
| GALLSICKNESS | • gallsickness n. An acute or subacute non-contagious, infectious disease of cattle. • GALLSICKNESS n. a tick-borne disease affecting the livers of cattle, sheep and goats. |
| KNUCKLEBALLS | • knuckleballs n. Plural of knuckleball. • KNUCKLEBALL n. a baseball pitch in which the ball is gripped with the knuckles. |
| LAMPBLACKING | • lampblacking v. Present participle of lampblack. • LAMPBLACK v. to blacken with lampblack. |
| SHELLACKINGS | • shellackings n. Plural of shellacking. • SHELLACKING n. a heavy defeat. |
| SLACKLININGS | • SLACKLINING n. the activity of walking across a narrow line of synthetic webbing hung slackly above the ground. |