| ABSORPTANCE | • absorptance n. (Optics, physics) Absorbed radiation and incident radiation in a ratio format; a measurement that shows… • ABSORPTANCE n. the ratio of the radiant flux absorbed by a body to that incident on it. |
| BENEPLACITO | • BENEPLACITO interj. (Italian) good pleasure; by your leave. |
| BENTHOSCOPE | • BENTHOSCOPE n. a submersible sphere from which to study deep-sea life. |
| BICOMPONENT | • bicomponent adj. Having two components. • BICOMPONENT n. a fiber made of two polymers having slightly different physical properties so that the fiber has a permanent crimp and fabrics made from it have inherent bulk and stretchability. |
| COMPANIABLE | • companiable adj. (Obsolete) companionable; sociable. • COMPANIABLE adj. sociable, also COMPANIONABLE. |
| COMPENSABLE | • compensable adj. Able to be compensated; entitling one to compensation. • COMPENSABLE adj. that is to be or can be compensated. |
| FRANCOPHOBE | • Francophobe n. One who dislikes France, the French, or French culture. • FRANCOPHOBE n. a hater of things French. |
| NECROPHOBES | • necrophobes n. Plural of necrophobe. • NECROPHOBE n. an organism that eats dead matter. |
| NECROPHOBIA | • necrophobia n. An abnormal fear of death or corpses. • NECROPHOBIA n. a morbid fear of corpses. |
| NECROPHOBIC | • necrophobic adj. Relating to necrophobia. • NECROPHOBIC adj. having a morbid fear of corpses. |
| PROBENECIDS | • probenecids n. Plural of probenecid. • PROBENECID n. a drug that acts on renal tubular function. |
| REPROBANCES | • REPROBANCE n. (Shakespeare) reprobation. |
| SUBCEPTIONS | • SUBCEPTION n. subliminal perception. |
| TECHNOPHOBE | • technophobe n. Somebody who suffers from technophobia; somebody afraid of new technology. • TECHNOPHOBE n. one with a fear of technology. |
| UPBUOYANCES | • UPBUOYANCE n. the act of buoying up. |