| BACKRONYM | • backronym n. A word that is originally not an acronym but is turned into one by devising a full form for it, sometimes… • backronym v. To create a backronym. • BACKRONYM n. an acronym formed using the initial letters or syllables of an existing word, also BACRONYM. |
| BACKSTORY | • backstory n. The previous life and experiences of a person, especially a character in a dramatic work, but also a real-life person. • backstory n. A fictitious account of a person’s history designed to conceal their actual history and motives. • backstory n. A prequel. |
| BACRONYMS | • bacronyms n. Plural of bacronym. • BACRONYM n. an acronym formed using the initial letters or syllables of an existing word, also BACKRONYM. |
| BARONETCY | • baronetcy n. The rank of a baronet. • BARONETCY n. the office of a baronet. |
| BIOPIRACY | • biopiracy n. (Derogatory) The appropriation of indigenous biomedical knowledge, especially by patenting naturally… • BIOPIRACY n. the use of wild plants by international corporations to develop drugs without recompensing the countries from which they are taken. |
| BUCKAYROS | • buckayros n. Plural of buckayro. • BUCKAYRO n. (US) a cowboy, also BUCKAROO, BUCKEROO. |
| CARBAMOYL | • carbamoyl n. (Organic chemistry) The univalent radical NH2-CO- derived from urea by loss of an amino group. • CARBAMOYL n. a radical derived from carbamic acid, also CARBAMYL. |
| CARBONYLS | • carbonyls n. Plural of carbonyl. • CARBONYL n. the divalent group CO, present in ketones, aldehydes, etc. |
| CARBOXYLS | • carboxyls n. Plural of carboxyl. • CARBOXYL n. a univalent acid radical. |
| COLORABLY | • colorably adv. In a colorable manner. • COLORABLE adv. that can be coloured, also COLOURABLE. |
| COLUMBARY | • columbary n. A pigeon house or dovecot. • COLUMBARY n. a dovecote; a pigeon house. |
| CORYBANTS | • Corybants n. Plural of Corybant. • CORYBANT n. (Greek) one of the priests of Cybele in Phrygia, whose rites were accompanied by wild music, dancing, etc. |
| CRYOBANKS | • cryobanks n. Plural of cryobank. • CRYOBANK n. a place for storing human tissue at very low temperatures. |
| CRYOCABLE | • CRYOCABLE n. a highly conducting electric cable cooled with a refrigerant. |
| FORCEABLY | • FORCEABLE adv. that can be forced. |
| HYPOBARIC | • hypobaric adj. Of, relating to, or utilizing less than normal air pressure. • HYPOBARIC adj. below normal pressure. |
| MOBOCRACY | • mobocracy n. Rule or control by the mob (or by the mass of ordinary people); a mob as a politically powerful force. • MOBOCRACY n. government by mobs or crowds. |
| REPROBACY | • reprobacy n. Reprobation. • REPROBACY n. the state of being a reprobate. |
| REVOCABLY | • revocably adv. In a revocable way. • REVOCABLE adv. that can be revoked, also REVOKABLE. |
| ROCKABYES | • rockabyes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rockabye. • rockabyes n. Plural of rockabye. • ROCKABYE n. a song used to lull children to sleep, also ROCKABY. |