| 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. |
| ABSORPTIONS | • absorptions n. Plural of absorption. • ABSORPTION n. the process of absorbing. |
| BEANSPROUTS | • beansprouts n. Plural of beansprout. • bean␣sprouts n. Plural of bean sprout. • BEANSPROUT n. the sprout of a newly germinated mung bean, eaten as a vegetable, esp. in Chinese dishes. |
| BRAINPOWERS | • brainpowers n. Plural of brainpower. • BRAINPOWER n. intellectual ability. |
| BREAKPOINTS | • breakpoints n. Plural of breakpoint. • break␣points n. Plural of break point. • BREAKPOINT n. a point at tennis that if won gives the player a service break. |
| HYPERBATONS | • hyperbatons n. Plural of hyperbaton. • HYPERBATON n. the use, esp. for emphasis, of a word order other than the expected or usual one, as in 'Bird thou never wert'. |
| PAPERBOUNDS | • paperbounds n. Plural of paperbound. • PAPERBOUND n. a book bound in paper rather than hardback. |
| PARABOLANUS | • parabolanus n. (Historical, Christianity) In the early Eastern Church, a lay assistant to the clergy for tending the sick. • PARABOLANUS n. in the early eastern church, a layman who tends the sick. |
| PAWNBROKERS | • pawnbrokers n. Plural of pawnbroker. • PAWNBROKER n. one who lends money on the security of personal property pledged in his keeping. |
| PONDERABLES | • PONDERABLE n. something worth pondering. |
| PROSOBRANCH | • prosobranch n. (Zoology) A gastropod with gills in front of the heart, formerly thought to belong to a single group. • prosobranch adj. (Of gills) Placed in front of the heart. • prosobranch adj. (Of a gastropod) Having gills placed in front of the heart. |
| PUNCHBOARDS | • punchboards n. Plural of punchboard. • PUNCHBOARD n. a practice board used in the martial arts. |
| REPROBANCES | • REPROBANCE n. (Shakespeare) reprobation. |
| SAPROBIONTS | • saprobionts n. Plural of saprobiont. • SAPROBIONT n. any organism, esp. a fungus or bacterium, that lives and feeds on dead organic matter, also SAPROTROPH. |
| SNOBOGRAPHY | • snobography n. (Humorous, literary) The description of snobs and snobbery. • SNOBOGRAPHY n. the description of snobs and snobbery. |
| SPRINGBOARD | • springboard n. A diving board consisting of a flexible, springy, cantilevered platform, used for diving into water. • springboard n. (Gymnastics) A small platform on springs and usually hinged at one end, used to launch or vault onto other equipment. • springboard n. (Figuratively) Anything that gives a person or thing energy or impulse, or that serves to launch or begin something. |
| SUPERABOUND | • superabound v. (Intransitive, stative) To abound very much; to be superabundant. • SUPERABOUND v. to be superabundant. |
| TRANSPHOBIA | • transphobia n. Hatred or fear of transgender and transsexual people. • transphobia n. (Chemistry) The preference of pairs of high-trans effect soft ligands to avoid being mutually trans… • TRANSPHOBIA n. intense hatred or fear of transgender people. |
| TRANSPHOBIC | • transphobic adj. Exhibiting transphobia. • TRANSPHOBIC adj. showing intense hatred or fear of transgender people. |
| VIBRAPHONES | • vibraphones n. Plural of vibraphone. • VIBRAPHONE n. an instrument having metal bars under which are electrically-operated resonators, played by striking the bars with small hammers, also VIBRAHARP. |