| ABSORPTANCE | • absorptance n. (Optics, physics) Absorbed radiation and incident radiation in a ratio format; a measurement that shows… • ABSORPTANCE n. the ratio of the radiant flux absorbed by a body to that incident on it. |
| ACROPHOBIAS | • acrophobias n. Plural of acrophobia. • ACROPHOBIA n. fear of heights. |
| AMPHIBRACHS | • amphibrachs n. Plural of amphibrach. • AMPHIBRACH n. a foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the first and last short. |
| ASTRAPHOBIC | • astraphobic adj. (Rare) Morbidly afraid of thunderstorms. • ASTRAPHOBIC adj. suffering from astraphobia, a morbid fear of thunder and lightning, also ASTROPHOBIC. |
| BACKPACKERS | • backpackers n. Plural of backpacker. • backpackers n. A hostel catering to backpackers. • BACKPACKER n. one who travels with a backpack. |
| BACKSLAPPER | • backslapper n. One who makes a show of liking another person with profuse or excessive displays of camaraderie, such… • BACKSLAPPER n. one who backslaps. |
| BACKSPACERS | • backspacers n. Plural of backspacer. • BACKSPACER n. the backspace key on a typewriter. |
| BASIDIOCARP | • basidiocarp n. (Mycology) A mushroom which has basidia. • BASIDIOCARP n. the fruiting body of basidiomycetous fungi; the mushroom of agarics. |
| BLACKSTRAPS | • BLACKSTRAP n. a kind of port wine; a drink made of a mixture of rum and treacle. |
| BRATPACKERS | • BRATPACKER n. a member of a bratpack. |
| CARBAPENEMS | • carbapenems n. Plural of carbapenem. |
| PARABLASTIC | • parablastic adj. (Biology) Of or pertaining to the parablast. • PARABLASTIC adj. like a parablast. |
| PATCHBOARDS | • patchboards n. Plural of patchboard. • PATCHBOARD n. a panel with multiple electrical terminals. |
| PURCHASABLE | • purchasable adj. Able to be purchased; available for purchase. • purchasable adj. Affordable. • PURCHASABLE adj. that can be purchased. |
| SUBCAPSULAR | • subcapsular adj. (Anatomy) Below the capsule (of a joint, kidney etc). • subcapsular adj. (Anatomy) Relating to a subcapsule. • SUBCAPSULAR adj. situated or occurring beneath or within a capsule. |
| SUBSCAPULAR | • subscapular adj. (Anatomy) Situated beneath the scapula; infrascapular. • subscapular n. A subscapular vessel or nerve. • SUBSCAPULAR adj. below (in man in front of) the shoulder-blade. |