| ABSTINENCE | • abstinence n. The act or practice of abstaining, refraining from indulging a desire or appetite. • abstinence n. The practice of self-denial; self-restraint; forebearance from anything. • abstinence n. (Obsolete) Self-denial; abstaining; or forebearance of anything. |
| ABSTINENCY | • abstinency n. (Rare) Alternative form of abstinence. • ABSTINENCY n. voluntary forbearance esp. from indulgence of an appetite, also ABSTINENCE. |
| BECHANCING | • bechancing v. Present participle of bechance. • BECHANCE v. to happen by chance. |
| BENIGNANCY | • benignancy n. Benignity. • BENIGNANCY n. a benignant quality. |
| BENZOCAINE | • benzocaine n. (Pharmacology) A local anesthetic commonly used as a topical pain reliever. • BENZOCAINE n. a drug used as a local anaesthetic. |
| BETACYANIN | • betacyanin n. Any of the betalain pigments which appear reddish to violet, found in beets, chard, and Amaranthus tricolor. • BETACYANIN n. any one of a group of red nitrogenous pigments found in certain plants, such as beetroot. |
| BIENSEANCE | • bienséance n. Propriety, decorum. • BIENSEANCE n. proper, correct or fitting things. |
| BLACKENING | • blackening v. Present participle of blacken. • blackening n. (Uncountable) The act or process of turning (becoming) black#Adjective in colour. • blackening n. (Countable) The result or an instance of such an act or process; a black stain#Noun or mark#Noun. |
| BRANCHLINE | • branchline n. Rare spelling of branch line. • branch␣line n. (Rail transport) A secondary railroad route or one subsidiary to a railroad’s mainlines. • branch␣line n. (Rail transport) A non-through line which joins a mainline (or another branch or secondary line) and… |
| CANNABISES | • cannabises n. Plural of cannabis. • CANNABIS n. hemp; a narcotic drug obtained from hemp. |
| CONFINABLE | • confinable adj. Able to be confined. • CONFINABLE adj. capable of being confined, also CONFINEABLE. |
| ENUNCIABLE | • enunciable adj. (Of words, linguistic expressions, etc.) Capable of being distinctly enunciated or pronounced in speech. • enunciable adj. (Of ideas, thoughts, etc.) Capable of being expressed clearly in language. • ENUNCIABLE adj. capable of being enunciated or expressed. |
| INCLINABLE | • inclinable adj. Capable of being inclined or tilted. • inclinable adj. Capable of being inclined, or given a tendency. • INCLINABLE adj. leaning; tending. |
| INCUNABLES | • incunables n. Plural of incunable. • INCUNABLE n. a book printed from movable type before 1501, also INCUNABULUM. |
| NONCABINET | • noncabinet adj. (Politics) Not of or pertaining to the cabinet. • NONCABINET adj. denoting one who is not a member of the Cabinet. |