| BACKCHANNEL | • backchannel v. To employ a back channel. • backchannel v. (Linguistics) To employ non-verbal (oral and visual) means to influence a speaker without interruption. • backchannel n. Alternative form of back channel. |
| BLANCMANGES | • blancmanges n. Plural of blancmange. • BLANCMANGE n. (French) an opaque jelly made with isinglass or gelatin and milk or (now usually) cornflour and milk, often flavoured and sweetened. |
| CANNABIDIOL | • cannabidiol n. (Organic chemistry, pharmacology) A nonintoxicating cannabinoid found in the hemp plant Cannabis sativa. |
| CANNABINOLS | • cannabinols n. Plural of cannabinol. • CANNABINOL n. a crystalline phenol obtained from cannabin. |
| CANNIBALISE | • cannibalise v. (Transitive) To eat (parts of) another of one’s own species. • cannibalise v. (Transitive) To remove parts of (a machine, etc) for use in other similar machines. • cannibalise v. (Transitive, business) To reduce sales or market share (for one of one’s own products) by introducing another. |
| CANNIBALISM | • cannibalism n. The act of eating another of one’s own species. • cannibalism n. (Figurative) An act in which one thing consumes or takes over another of the same kind. • cannibalism n. In speech, the occurrence of one word eliding part or all of the next word, because the syllables are… |
| CANNIBALIZE | • cannibalize v. Alternative form of cannibalise. • CANNIBALIZE v. to take salvageable parts from (as a disabled machine) for use in building or repairing another machine, also CANNIBALISE. |
| CANNONBALLS | • cannonballs n. Plural of cannonball. • cannonballs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cannonball. • cannon-balls n. Plural of cannon-ball. |
| CONTAINABLE | • containable adj. Able to be contained, especially applied to viruses and similar diseases. • CONTAINABLE adj. that can be contained. |
| INCUNABULAR | • incunabular adj. (Historical) Relating to an incunabulum. • incunabular adj. (By extension) Relating to the earliest stages of any form of publishing or media. • INCUNABULAR adj. relating to incunabula. |
| NONCALLABLE | • noncallable adj. (Finance) Not callable. • NONCALLABLE adj. that cannot be called. |
| REBALANCING | • rebalancing v. Present participle of rebalance. • rebalancing n. The act or process of restoring balance. • REBALANCE v. to balance again. |
| UNBALANCING | • unbalancing v. Present participle of unbalance. • unbalancing n. The action or process of bringing or falling out of balance. • UNBALANCE v. to cause to lose balance. |
| UNDANCEABLE | • undanceable adj. Not danceable. • UNDANCEABLE adj. that cannot be danced. |