| ABOLITIONISM | • abolitionism n. Support for the abolition of something; the tenets of abolitionists. • abolitionism n. (Historical, US) Support for the abolition of slavery. • ABOLITIONISM n. principles or measures fostering abolition esp. of slavery. |
| ABOLITIONIST | • abolitionist adj. (Historical) In favor of the abolition of slavery. • abolitionist n. A person who favors the abolition of any particular institution or practice. • abolitionist n. (Historical, US) A person who favored or advocated the abolition of slavery. |
| AEROBICISING | • aerobicising v. Present participle of aerobicise. • AEROBICISE v. to make aerobic, also AEROBICIZE. |
| ASSIBILATION | • assibilation n. (Phonology) A sound change resulting in a sibilant consonant, commonly the final phase of palatalization. • ASSIBILATION n. speaking with a sibilant sound. |
| BASIFICATION | • basification n. (Chemistry) The act or process of making something more basic; raising the pH of something. • BASIFICATION n. the process of basifying. |
| BIBLIOMANIAS | • bibliomanias n. Plural of bibliomania. • BIBLIOMANIA n. a craze for books or reading. |
| BILLIONAIRES | • billionaires n. Plural of billionaire. • BILLIONAIRE n. one possessing a billion dollars or more. |
| BIPARTITIONS | • bipartitions n. Plural of bipartition. • BIPARTITION n. division into two parts. |
| BIPOLARISING | • bipolarising v. Present participle of bipolarise. • BIPOLARISE v. to make bipolar, also BIPOLARIZE. |
| BISOCIATIONS | • bisociations n. Plural of bisociation. • BISOCIATION n. the association of an object with two or more ideas. |
| BITONALITIES | • BITONALITY n. the use of two musical keys simultaneously. |
| FIBERISATION | • FIBERISATION n. the act of fiberising, also FIBERIZATION. |
| FIMBRIATIONS | • fimbriations n. Plural of fimbriation. • FIMBRIATION n. the state of being fimbriate. |
| IMBRICATIONS | • imbrications n. Plural of imbrication. • IMBRICATION n. an overlapping of edges (as of tiles). |
| INEBRIATIONS | • inebriations n. Plural of inebriation. • INEBRIATION n. drunkenness. |
| MOBILISATION | • mobilisation n. The act of mobilising. • MOBILISATION n. the act of mobilising, also MOBILIZATION. |
| NOTABILITIES | • notabilities n. Plural of notability. • NOTABILITY n. a notable or prominent person. |