| AMPHIBLASTIC | • amphiblastic adj. (Biology) Segmenting unequally; said of telolecithal ova with complete segmentation. • AMPHIBLASTIC adj. of animal ova, showing complete but unequal cleavage after fertilization. |
| ANTECHAMBERS | • antechambers n. Plural of antechamber. • ANTECHAMBER n. a chamber or room leading to a more important apartment. |
| ANTIBACCHIUS | • antibacchius n. (Poetry) A rare metrical foot consisting of two accented syllables followed by one unaccented syllable. • ANTIBACCHIUS n. (Latin) a foot of two long (or stressed) syllables followed by a short (or unstressed) one. |
| ANTIBACKLASH | • antibacklash adj. (Mechanics) Countering or preventing backlash (jarring reflex motion in machinery). • ANTIBACKLASH adj. arising in opposition to a backlash. |
| BACKDRAUGHTS | • backdraughts n. Plural of backdraught. • BACKDRAUGHT n. a reverse movement of air, also BACKDRAFT. |
| BACKSTRAIGHT | • backstraight n. Alternative form of back straight (“backstretch”). • back␣straight n. (Athletics, horse racing) The straight part of a racetrack, running track, etc., opposite the finishing… |
| BANDERSNATCH | • Bandersnatch prop.n. An obscure fictional creature mentioned in two of Lewis Carroll’s poems. • BANDERSNATCH n. an imaginary wild animal of fierce disposition. |
| BATHYSCAPHES | • bathyscaphes n. Plural of bathyscaphe. • BATHYSCAPHE n. a submersible observation chamber, also BATHYSCAPH. |
| BRACHIATIONS | • brachiations n. Plural of brachiation. • BRACHIATION n. the act of swinging by one's arms from place to place. |
| INHABITANCES | • inhabitances n. Plural of inhabitance. • INHABITANCE n. the act of inhabiting, also INHABITANCY. |
| LEATHERBACKS | • leatherbacks n. Plural of leatherback. • LEATHERBACK n. a kind of large sea turtle. |
| SCRATCHBACKS | • scratchbacks n. Plural of scratchback. • SCRATCHBACK n. a backscratcher. |
| SCRATCHBOARD | • scratchboard n. (Art) A technique in which drawings are created using sharp knives and tools for etching into a thin… • SCRATCHBOARD n. a scraperboard. |
| UNCATCHABLES | Sorry, definition not available. |
| UNSTANCHABLE | • unstanchable adj. Incapable of being stopped or brought to a close; unstoppable. • unstanchable adj. Insatiable. (Can we add an example for this sense?) • UNSTANCHABLE adj. not stanchable. |