| ABSORBANCES | • absorbances n. Plural of absorbance. • ABSORBANCE n. the ability of a substance to absorb radiation. |
| CARBONISERS | • carbonisers n. Plural of carboniser. • CARBONISER n. an agent that carbonises, also CARBONIZER. |
| CONTRABASSI | • contrabassi n. Plural of contrabasso. • CONTRABASSO n. (Italian) the double bass, also CONTRABASS, CONTRABBASSO, COUNTERBASE. |
| CONTRABASSO | • contrabasso n. (Music) The largest kind of bass viol. • CONTRABASSO n. (Italian) the double bass, also CONTRABASS, CONTRABBASSO, COUNTERBASE. |
| CORNBRASHES | • cornbrashes n. Plural of cornbrash. • CORNBRASH n. a coarse, shelly limestone whose presence in the soil affords good growth for cereal crops. |
| CROSSBANDED | • crossbanded v. Simple past tense and past participle of crossband. • cross-banded adj. Alternative spelling of crossbanded. • CROSSBANDED adj. of a handrail, having the grain of the veneer run across that of the rail. |
| CROSSBITING | • crossbiting v. Present participle of crossbite. • cross-biting v. Present participle of cross-bite. • CROSSBITE v. to swindle. |
| CROSSBITTEN | • crossbitten v. Past participle of crossbite. • cross-bitten v. Past participle of cross-bite. • CROSSBITE v. to swindle. |
| CROSSBOWMAN | • crossbowman n. Someone (usually a soldier) equipped with a crossbow. • CROSSBOWMAN n. a person (as a soldier or a hunter) whose weapon is a crossbow. |
| CROSSBOWMEN | • crossbowmen n. Plural of crossbowman. • CROSSBOWMAN n. a person (as a soldier or a hunter) whose weapon is a crossbow. |
| INCROSSBRED | • INCROSSBRED n. a plant or animal produced by crossing two inbred individuals of different breeds. |
| NECROBIOSES | • necrobioses n. Plural of necrobiosis. • NECROBIOSIS n. the natural degeneration and death of a cell in living tissue. |
| NECROBIOSIS | • necrobiosis n. (Pathology) The normal death of cells or tissues because of age-related changes. • NECROBIOSIS n. the natural degeneration and death of a cell in living tissue. |
| OBSCURENESS | • obscureness n. The state or quality of being obscure. • OBSCURENESS n. the state of being obscure. |
| OBSERVANCES | • observances n. Plural of observance. • OBSERVANCE n. the keeping of a customary practice, rite, or ceremony, also OBSERVANCY. |
| RESORBENCES | • RESORBENCE n. reabsorption. |
| UNCROSSABLE | • uncrossable adj. Impossible to cross. • UNCROSSABLE adj. that cannot be crossed. |