| BENZOIC | • benzoic adj. Pertaining to, or obtained from, benzoin. • benzoic adj. (Organic chemistry) Derived from benzoic acid or its derivatives. • BENZOIC adj. relating to benzoin, as in benzoic acid, found in benzoin and other gums. |
| BENZOIN | • benzoin n. A resinous substance, dry and brittle, obtained from Styrax benzoin, a tree of Sumatra, Java, etc… • benzoin n. (Organic chemistry) An aromatic hydroxy ketone, 2-hydroxy-1,2-di(phenyl)ethanone, synthesized from benzaldehyde;… • benzoin n. The spicebush, Lindera benzoin. |
| BENZOLE | • benzole n. (Organic chemistry) Obsolete spelling of benzol. • BENZOLE n. crude benzene, used as a motor-spirit, also BENZOL. |
| BENZOLS | • benzols n. Plural of benzol. • BENZOL n. a crude form of benzene, also BENZOLE. |
| BENZOYL | • benzoyl n. (Organic chemistry, especially in combination) A univalent radical formally derived from benzoic acid… • BENZOYL n. a compound radical, the base of benzoic acid. |
| BIZONAL | • bizonal adj. Having or involving two zones. • BIZONAL adj. pertaining to a zone. |
| BIZONES | • BIZONE n. a country formed of two zones. |
| BLAZONS | • blazons n. Plural of blazon. • blazons v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blazon. • BLAZON v. to read such arms, also EMBLAZON. |
| BONANZA | • bonanza n. (Mining) A rich mine or vein of silver or gold. • bonanza n. The point at which two mother lodes intersect. • bonanza n. (By extension, figurative) Anything which is a great source of wealth or yields a large income or return. |
| BOOZING | • boozing n. (Colloquial) The act of drinking alcohol heavily. • boozing v. Present participle of booze. • BOOZING n. an act of boozing. |
| BORAZON | • Borazon n. A very hard abrasive made from boron nitride granules. • BORAZON n. a manmade compound of nitrogen and boron, as hard as diamond. |
| BRONZED | • bronzed v. Simple past tense and past participle of bronze. • bronzed adj. Coated in bronze. • bronzed adj. Of skin: tanned by the sun. |
| BRONZEN | • bronzen adj. (Dated) Made of, or relating to, bronze. • bronzen v. (Transitive, intransitive, rare) To make or become bronze. • BRONZEN adj. like bronze. |
| BRONZER | • bronzer n. A cosmetic product intended to give the skin a temporary bronzed colour resembling a suntan. • bronzer adj. (Rare) comparative form of bronze: more bronze. • BRONZER n. a tanning cosmetic. |
| BRONZES | • bronzes n. Plural of bronze. • bronzes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bronze. • BRONZE v. to colour brown or tan. |
| CABEZON | • cabezon n. A California fish (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus), allied to the sculpin. • CABEZON n. (Spanish) a Californian fish, allied to the sculpin, also CABEZONE. |
| EBONIZE | • ebonize v. (Transitive) To give wood the color or texture of ebony. • EBONIZE v. to stain black in imitation of ebony, also EBONISE. |
| SUBZONE | • subzone n. A zone making up part of a larger zone. • SUBZONE n. a subdivision of a zone. |
| ZEBRANO | • ZEBRANO n. a tree having striped wood. |
| ZORBING | • zorbing n. (Originally New Zealand) A sport in which a participant is secured inside a zorb and rolled downhill. • zorbing v. Present participle of zorb. • ZORBING n. a recreational activity, rolling downhill inside a large ball. |