| ABSORBANCE | • absorbance n. (Physics) A logarithmic measure of the amount of light that is absorbed when passing through a substance;… • ABSORBANCE n. the ability of a substance to absorb radiation. |
| ABSORBENCY | • absorbency n. (Obsolete) The action of absorbing. • absorbency n. The quality of being absorbent. • absorbency n. (Physics) The ratio of the absorbance or optical density of a substance to that of a similar body of pure solvent. |
| BABACOOTES | • babacootes n. Plural of babacoote. • BABACOOTE n. (Malagasy) a large lemur, the indri or closely related species. |
| BACKCOMBED | • backcombed v. Simple past tense and past participle of backcomb. • back-combed v. Simple past tense and past participle of back-comb. • BACKCOMB v. to comb back e.g. the hair. |
| BARBASCOES | • BARBASCO n. (Spanish) any of a variety of South American plants, the roots of which are used to make fish-poison etc. |
| BEACHCOMBS | • beachcombs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beachcomb. • beachcombs n. Plural of beachcomb. • BEACHCOMB v. to wander along a beach looking for useful objects. |
| BONEBLACKS | • boneblacks n. Plural of boneblack. • BONEBLACK n. black residue from the destructive distillation of bones. |
| BUBONOCELE | • bubonocele n. (Medicine) An inguinal hernia, especially of the incomplete variety in which the hernial pouch descends… • BUBONOCELE n. an inguinal hernia; esp. that incomplete variety in which the hernial pouch descends only as far as the groin, forming a swelling there like a bubo. |
| CLOBBERING | • clobbering v. Present participle of clobber. • clobbering n. (Informal) A beating; a thrashing; a thorough defeat. • clobbering adj. That clobbers. |
| COBBLERIES | • COBBLERY n. the mending of shoes. |
| COBWEBBERY | • cobwebbery n. (Chiefly figuratively) A mass of cobwebs; anything that obscures the vision or is elaborate yet flimsy. • COBWEBBERY n. cobwebs collectively. |
| COBWEBBIER | • cobwebbier adj. Comparative form of cobwebby: more cobwebby. • COBWEBBY adj. covered with cobwebs. |
| COBWEBBING | • cobwebbing n. (Mathematics) A graphical technique for solving discrete-time systems, useful in finding the stationary points. • COBWEB v. to cover with spider webs. |
| COMBATABLE | • combatable adj. (Rare) Able to be combated or opposed. • COMBATABLE adj. able to be combated. |
| COMBINABLE | • combinable adj. Able to be combined. • COMBINABLE adj. able to be combined. |
| CUBBYHOLES | • cubbyholes n. Plural of cubbyhole. • cubbyholes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cubbyhole. • cubby␣holes n. Plural of cubby hole. |
| JABBERWOCK | • Jabberwock prop.n. A fantastical dreaded monster with flaming eyes. • JABBERWOCK n. nonsense, gibberish, also JABBERWOCKY. |