| BACKCROSSING | • backcrossing n. (Genetics) The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent. • backcrossing v. Present participle of backcross. • BACKCROSS v. to create a cross between a hybrid and a parent. |
| BACKSCATTERING | • backscattering n. (Physics) The scattering of waves, particles, or signals back in the direction of their source. • backscattering v. Present participle of backscatter. • BACKSCATTERING n. the act of backscattering. |
| BACKSCATTERINGS | • backscatterings n. Plural of backscattering. • BACKSCATTERING n. the act of backscattering. |
| BACKSCRATCHING | • backscratching v. Present participle of backscratch. • BACKSCRATCHING n. the act of scratching another's back. |
| BACKSCRATCHINGS | • BACKSCRATCHING n. the act of scratching another's back. |
| BACKTRACKINGS | • backtrackings n. Plural of backtracking. • BACKTRACKING n. the act of backtracking. |
| BESCORCHING | • bescorching v. Present participle of bescorch. • BESCORCH v. to scorch thoroughly. |
| BUCCANEERINGS | • buccaneerings n. Plural of buccaneering. • BUCCANEERING n. acting as a buccaneer. |
| CHARGEBACKS | • chargebacks n. Plural of chargeback. • CHARGEBACK n. the charge a credit card merchant pays to a customer after the customer successfully disputes an item on his or her credit card statement. |
| CIRCUMAMBAGES | • circumambages n. Instances of indirectness or deviousness in speaking or writing: circumlocutions. • CIRCUMAMBAGES n. roundabout methods of speech. |
| CIRCUMAMBAGIOUS | • circumambagious adj. Of or relating to circumambages; circumlocutionary. • CIRCUMAMBAGIOUS adj. roundabout in speech. |
| CIRCUMSCRIBING | • circumscribing v. Present participle of circumscribe. • CIRCUMSCRIBE v. to draw a line around, to surround by or as if by a boundary. |
| CONSCRIBING | • conscribing v. Present participle of conscribe. • CONSCRIBE v. to enroll; to enlist. |
| SCRATCHBUILDING | • SCRATCHBUILD v. to build (usually models) from raw materials, as opposed to constructing from kits or buying ready made. |
| SUBCONTRACTING | • subcontracting v. Present participle of subcontract. • SUBCONTRACTING n. the act of subcontracting. |
| SUBCONTRACTINGS | • SUBCONTRACTING n. the act of subcontracting. |