| BACKGROUNDER | • backgrounder n. (Chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives… • backgrounder n. A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon. • backgrounder n. A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation. |
| BRACHYCEROUS | • BRACHYCEROUS adj. of insects, having short antennae. |
| BURSERACEOUS | • burseraceous adj. (Botany) Of or relating to the family Burseraceae. • BURSERACEOUS adj. belonging to a genus of tropical plants related to the rue family. |
| CARBURETIONS | • carburetions n. Plural of carburetion. • CARBURETION n. the process of carburetting. |
| CARBURETTORS | • carburettors n. Plural of carburettor. • CARBURETTOR n. an apparatus for charging a gas with carbon compounds, also CARBURETER, CARBURETOR, CARBURETTER. |
| CHEQUERBOARD | • chequerboard n. Alternative spelling of checkerboard. • chequerboard v. Alternative spelling of checkerboard. • CHEQUERBOARD n. a board for playing chequers. |
| COUNTERBRACE | • counterbrace v. (Nautical, transitive) To brace in opposite directions. • counterbrace v. (Engineering, transitive) To brace in such a way that opposite strains are resisted. • COUNTERBRACE v. to brace or fasten (the head-yards and after-yards) in opposite ways. |
| PROTUBERANCE | • protuberance n. A bulge, knob, swelling, spine or anything that protrudes. • PROTUBERANCE n. a swelling or bump on the surface, also PROTUBERANCY. |
| PROTUBERANCY | • protuberancy n. The quality or state of being protuberant. • protuberancy n. A protuberance. • PROTUBERANCY n. a swelling or bump on the surface, also PROTUBERANCE. |
| SUBOPERCULAR | • subopercular adj. (Anatomy) Situated below the operculum. • subopercular adj. (Anatomy) Relating to the suboperculum. • subopercular n. (Anatomy) The suboperculum. |
| TUBOCURARINE | • tubocurarine n. (Pharmacology) Synonym of tubocurarine chloride. • TUBOCURARINE n. a toxic alkaloid obtained from the stem of a South American vine. |
| TURBOCHARGED | • turbocharged adj. Having a turbocharger. • turbocharged v. Simple past tense and past participle of turbocharge. • TURBOCHARGED adj. equipped with a turbocharger. |
| TURBOCHARGER | • turbocharger n. Inlet air compressor for an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle), powered from the exhaust air. • TURBOCHARGER n. a centrifugal blower driven by exhaust gas turbines and used to supercharge an engine. |
| TURNBROACHES | • turnbroaches n. Plural of turnbroach. • TURNBROACH n. a turnspit. |
| UNPROCURABLE | • unprocurable adj. Unable to be procured. • UNPROCURABLE adj. not procurable. |