| ABSORPTANCES | • absorptances n. Plural of absorptance. • ABSORPTANCE n. the ratio of the radiant flux absorbed by a body to that incident on it. |
| AGORAPHOBICS | • agoraphobics n. Plural of agoraphobic. • AGORAPHOBIC n. one with a morbid fear of open spaces. |
| APPROACHABLE | • approachable adj. Easily approached; easy to talk to. • APPROACHABLE adj. capable of being approached. |
| ARACHNOPHOBE | • arachnophobe n. A person who fears spiders. • ARACHNOPHOBE n. one with a morbid fear of spiders. |
| BASIDIOCARPS | • basidiocarps n. Plural of basidiocarp. • BASIDIOCARP n. the fruiting body of basidiomycetous fungi; the mushroom of agarics. |
| BIOGRAPHICAL | • biographical adj. Of or relating to an account of a person’s life. • BIOGRAPHICAL adj. relating to biography, also BIOGRAPHIC. |
| CANCERPHOBIA | • cancerphobia n. Inordinate dread of developing cancer. • CANCERPHOBIA n. fear of cancer, also CANCEROPHOBIA. |
| CLAPBOARDING | • clapboarding v. Present participle of clapboard. • CLAPBOARD v. to cover with clapboard. |
| CLAPPERBOARD | • clapperboard n. (Film) A device used in film production, having hinged boards that are brought together with a clap… • clapper␣board n. (Film) Alternative form of clapperboard. • CLAPPERBOARD n. a hinged board (or a set of hinged boards) clapped together in front of the camera before or after shooting a piece of film, to help synchronize sound and vision. |
| FRANCOPHOBIA | • Francophobia n. The hatred or fear of France, its people and culture. • Francophobia n. The hatred or fear of the presence of the French language and its native speakers. • FRANCOPHOBIA n. fear of France or the French. |
| INCOMPARABLE | • incomparable adj. So much better than another as to be beyond comparison; matchless or unsurpassed. • incomparable adj. (Rare) Not able to be compared. • incomparable n. Something beyond compare; a thing with which there is no comparison. |
| INCOMPARABLY | • incomparably adv. In an incomparable manner. • INCOMPARABLE adv. eminent beyond comparison. |
| PROCARBAZINE | • procarbazine n. A particular drug used in chemotherapy. • PROCARBAZINE n. an antineoplastic drug used esp. in the palliative treatment of Hodgkin's disease. |
| REPROACHABLE | • reproachable adj. Deserving reproach. • reproachable adj. (Obsolete) Opprobrious; scurrilous; reproachful; abusive. • REPROACHABLE adj. worthy of reproach. |
| REPROACHABLY | • reproachably adv. In a reproachable manner. • REPROACHABLE adv. worthy of reproach. |
| SCRAPERBOARD | • scraperboard n. (Art) scratchboard. • SCRAPERBOARD n. a clay-surface board on which drawings can be made by scraping tints off as well as applying them. |