| SUCCUMBING | • succumbing v. Present participle of succumb. • SUCCUMB v. to yield to superior force. |
| BACKCOMBING | • backcombing v. Present participle of backcomb. • back-combing v. Present participle of back-comb. • BACKCOMB v. to comb back e.g. the hair. |
| BEACHCOMBING | • beachcombing n. The lifestyle and habits of a beachcomber. • beachcombing n. An item found lying near the sea; marine salvage. • beachcombing v. Present participle of beachcomb. |
| CURRYCOMBING | • currycombing v. Present participle of currycomb. • curry-combing v. Present participle of curry-comb. • CURRYCOMB v. to comb with this. |
| BEACHCOMBINGS | • beachcombings n. Plural of beachcombing. • BEACHCOMBING n. wandering along a beach looking for useful objects. |
| CIRCUMAMBAGES | • circumambages n. Instances of indirectness or deviousness in speaking or writing: circumlocutions. • CIRCUMAMBAGES n. roundabout methods of speech. |
| MICROBIOLOGIC | • microbiologic adj. Synonym of microbiological. • MICROBIOLOGIC adj. relating to microbiology, also MICROBIOLOGICAL. |
| BIOGEOCHEMICAL | • biogeochemical adj. Of or pertaining to biogeochemistry. • biogeochemical n. A geochemical of biological origin. • BIOGEOCHEMICAL adj. relating to biogeochemistry, the science of plants and animals in relation to chemicals in the soil. |
| CIRCUMSCRIBING | • circumscribing v. Present participle of circumscribe. • CIRCUMSCRIBE v. to draw a line around, to surround by or as if by a boundary. |
| BIOACCUMULATING | • bioaccumulating v. Present participle of bioaccumulate. • BIOACCUMULATE v. to accumulate in a biological system over time. |
| BIOGEOCHEMICALS | • biogeochemicals n. Plural of biogeochemical. • BIOGEOCHEMICALS n. the science of plants and animals in relation to chemicals in the soil. |
| CIRCUMAMBAGIOUS | • circumambagious adj. Of or relating to circumambages; circumlocutionary. • CIRCUMAMBAGIOUS adj. roundabout in speech. |
| CIRCUMNAVIGABLE | • circumnavigable adj. Able to be circumnavigated. • CIRCUMNAVIGABLE adj. able to be circumnavigated. |
| MICROBIOLOGICAL | • microbiological adj. Of or pertaining to microbiology. • MICROBIOLOGICAL adj. relating to microbiology, also MICROBIOLOGIC. |