| ABSCONDENCE | • abscondence n. (Rare) The act of absconding, or illicitly escaping; hiding of a fugitive. • ABSCONDENCE n. the act of absconding. |
| BEDCOVERING | • bedcovering n. Bedcover. • BEDCOVERING n. linen etc. used to cover beds. |
| BENEDICTION | • benediction n. A short invocation for help, blessing and guidance from God, said on behalf of another person or persons… • benediction n. In the Anglican church, the ceremony used to institute an abbot, analogous to the consecration of a bishop. • benediction n. A Roman Catholic rite by which bells, banners, candles, etc., are blessed with holy water and formally… |
| BENEDICTORY | • benedictory adj. Of, pertaining to, or in the form of a benediction. • benedictory adj. Giving thanks. • BENEDICTORY adj. of or expressing benediction. |
| BIOMEDICINE | • biomedicine n. The application of biology and physiology to clinical medicine. • biomedicine n. The branch of medicine that studies the effects of environmental stress on organisms (most often in space travel). • biomedicine n. (Countable) A medicine created with the use of living organisms. |
| BUTENEDIOIC | • BUTENEDIOIC adj. designating a type of acid. |
| CENTERBOARD | • centerboard n. (American spelling, nautical) Alternative spelling of centreboard. • center-board n. Alternative spelling of centreboard. • CENTERBOARD n. a retractable keel used esp. in sailboats, also CENTREBOARD. |
| CENTREBOARD | • centreboard n. (British spelling, nautical) The adjustable keel on a small yacht or dinghy that acts, among other things… • centre-board n. Alternative spelling of centreboard. • CENTREBOARD n. a retractable keel fitted to small racing yachts and dinghies, also CENTERBOARD. |
| COMMENDABLE | • commendable adj. Worthy of commendation; deserving praise; admirable, creditable, or meritorious. • COMMENDABLE adj. that can be commended. |
| CONDEMNABLE | • condemnable adj. Deserving of condemnation. • CONDEMNABLE adj. able to be condemned. |
| CONDENSABLE | • condensable adj. That is able to be condensed; that can undergo condensation. • CONDENSABLE adj. capable of being condensed, also CONDENSIBLE. |
| CONDENSIBLE | • condensible adj. Capable of being condensed. • CONDENSIBLE adj. capable of being condensed, also CONDENSABLE. |
| DEBOUCHMENT | • debouchment n. The point of debouch of a watercourse. • debouchment n. (Medicine) Opening or emptying into another part. • debouchment n. (Military) The act, or the result of debouching. |
| DECARBONATE | • decarbonate v. To remove carbon dioxide from something. • DECARBONATE v. to remove carbon dioxide or carbonic acid from. |
| DECARBONISE | • decarbonise v. (British spelling) Alternative form of decarbonize. • DECARBONISE v. to remove carbon or carbon dioxide from, also DECARBONIZE. |
| DECARBONIZE | • decarbonize v. To remove carbon from something, especially from an engine. • decarbonize v. To reduce or replace fossil fuels by renewable energy in energy production systems and processes. • DECARBONIZE v. to remove carbon from, also DECARBONISE. |
| DOCIBLENESS | • docibleness n. (Obsolete) Teachableness; docility. • DOCIBLENESS n. docility, also DOCIBILITY. |
| HONEYCOMBED | • honeycombed v. Simple past tense and past participle of honeycomb. • honeycombed adj. Having a perforated structure, resembling a honeycomb. • HONEYCOMB v. to make like a honeycomb. |
| INOBEDIENCE | • inobedience n. (Obsolete) disobedience. • INOBEDIENCE n. disobedience. |
| PROBENECIDS | • probenecids n. Plural of probenecid. • PROBENECID n. a drug that acts on renal tubular function. |