| BACKLIGHTING | • backlighting v. Present participle of backlight. • backlighting n. The illumination of a photographic subject from the rear, causing edges to glow while other areas remain in shadow. • BACKLIGHT v. to illumine a subject from the rear. |
| BIOTECHNICAL | • biotechnical adj. Of or pertaining to biotechnology. • BIOTECHNICAL adj. of or relating to biotechnology. |
| CHARBROILING | • charbroiling v. Present participle of charbroil. • CHARBROIL v. to broil over charcoal. |
| CHILDBEARING | • childbearing n. The process of giving birth; pregnancy and parturition. • childbearing adj. Of, pertaining to, or suitable for childbirth. • child-bearing adj. (With "years" or "age") Pertaining to the time between puberty and menopause when a woman is able to bear children. |
| DIMINISHABLE | • diminishable adj. That may be diminished. • DIMINISHABLE adj. that can be diminished. |
| ESTABLISHING | • establishing v. Present participle of establish. • establishing n. The act by which something is established; establishment. • ESTABLISH v. to settle or fix, also STABLISH. |
| HABILITATING | • habilitating v. Present participle of habilitate. • HABILITATE v. to endow with ability or capacity. |
| HABILITATION | • habilitation n. Equipment; qualification. • habilitation n. An act of habilitating. • habilitation n. An academic qualification, prerequiring a PhD, required in order to gain tenure as a professor in some… |
| HABITATIONAL | • habitational adj. Pertaining to habitation or an inhabited region. • habitational adj. (Of a name) Deriving from the name of a place where a presumed ancestor once lived. • HABITATIONAL adj. relating to habitation. |
| HAPLOBIONTIC | • haplobiontic adj. (Biology) Describing a plant or fungus that has either a haploid or a diploid phase (but not both) in… • HAPLOBIONTIC adj. of or like a haplobiont, an organism living in a salt environment. |
| HONORABILITY | • honorability n. (American spelling) Alternative form of honourability. • HONORABILITY n. being honorable, also HONOURABILITY. |
| INCHARITABLE | • incharitable adj. Obsolete form of uncharitable. • INCHARITABLE adj. lacking charity, also UNCHARITABLE. |
| INHOSPITABLE | • inhospitable adj. (Of a person) Not inclined to hospitality; unfriendly. • inhospitable adj. (Of a place) Not offering shelter; barren or forbidding. • INHOSPITABLE adj. not showing hospitality, also UNHOSPITABLE. |
| INHOSPITABLY | • inhospitably adv. In an inhospitable manner. • INHOSPITABLE adv. not showing hospitality, also UNHOSPITABLE. |
| LABYRINTHIAN | • labyrinthian adj. Mazelike, having long corridors and passageways that seemingly have no exit. • LABYRINTHIAN adj. of or like a labyrinth, also LABYRINTHAL, LABYRINTHIC, LABYRINTHINE. |
| LABYRINTHINE | • labyrinthine adj. Physically resembling a labyrinth; with the qualities of a maze. • labyrinthine adj. (Anatomy) Relating to the labyrinth of the inner ear. • labyrinthine adj. (Figurative) Convoluted, baffling, confusing, perplexing. |
| REHABILITANT | • rehabilitant n. One who is being or has been rehabilitated. • rehabilitant adj. Undergoing or pertaining to rehabilitation. • REHABILITANT n. a disabled person undergoing rehabilitation. |