| ALBUMIN | • albumin n. (Biochemistry) Any of a class of monomeric proteins that are soluble in water, and are coagulated by… • ALBUMIN n. (Latin) the protein part of egg-white. |
| BITUMEN | • bitumen n. A sticky, black, highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum, burning with a bright flame… • bitumen n. (By extension) Any one of the natural hydrocarbons, including the hard, solid, brittle varieties called… • bitumen n. (Australia, colloquial) Roads sealed with bitumen, as opposed to dirt roads. |
| BLUMING | • BLUME v. to blossom. |
| BUMKINS | • bumkins n. Plural of bumkin. • BUMKIN n. a spar projecting from the stern of ship, also BOOMKIN, BUMPKIN. |
| BUMMING | • bumming v. Present participle of bum. • BUM v. to live idly. |
| BUMPING | • bumping v. Present participle of bump. • bumping n. The sound or action of a bump. • bumping n. (Chemistry) The violent boiling when an homogenous liquid is superheated to the point that the bubbles… |
| BUMPKIN | • bumpkin n. A clumsy, unsophisticated person; a yokel. • bumpkin n. (Nautical) A short boom or spar used to extend a sail or secure a stay. • bumpkin n. Dance, a series of reels, Scottish. |
| DUBNIUM | • dubnium n. A transuranic chemical element (symbol Db) with atomic number 105. • dubnium n. (Chemistry, obsolete) A rejected name for rutherfordium. • DUBNIUM n. an element produced by bombarding plutonium with high energy neon ions. |
| DUMBING | • dumbing v. Present participle of dumb. • DUMB v. to deprive of speech. |
| DUMPBIN | • dumpbin n. (Retail) A large freestanding box or basket containing loose goods for sale. • dump␣bin n. (Retail) A bin filled with products of a particular type, often at a discount, without any stacking or arrangement. • DUMPBIN n. a bin for rubbish. |
| IMBUING | • imbuing v. Present participle of imbue. • IMBUE v. to inspire with. |
| MIBUNAS | • MIBUNA n. (Japanese) a vegetable of the cabbage family, closely related to mizuna. |
| MINIBUS | • minibus n. A small bus, especially one used as transport for small groups. • minibus n. (South Africa) A sixteen-seater vehicle used as a taxi. • minibus n. (Historical) A small four-wheeled carriage. |
| NIOBIUM | • niobium n. A chemical element (symbol Nb) with an atomic number of 41: a light grey, crystalline, ductile transition… • niobium n. (Countable) A single atom of this element. • NIOBIUM n. a metallic element, formerly called columbium. |
| NUMBING | • numbing v. Present participle of numb. • numbing n. An act by which something is numbed. • NUMB v. to deprive of feeling. |
| OMNIBUS | • omnibus n. (Dated) A vehicle set up to carry many people (now usually called a bus). • omnibus n. An anthology of previously released material linked together by theme or author, especially in book form. • omnibus n. A broadcast programme consisting of all of the episodes of a serial that have been shown in the previous week. |
| UMBONIC | • umbonic adj. Pertaining to an umbo. • UMBONIC adj. of or like an umbo, the boss of a shield, also UMBONAL. |