| ARBORESCENCE | • arborescence n. A tree-like structure. • arborescence n. (Graph theory) A directed rooted tree in which all vertices can be reached from the root. • ARBORESCENCE n. shape or growth like a tree's. |
| BACKCOURTMEN | • backcourtmen n. Plural of backcourtman. • BACKCOURTMAN n. a guard on a basketball team. |
| BACTERIOCINS | • bacteriocins n. Plural of bacteriocin. • BACTERIOCIN n. an antibiotic (as colicin) produced by bacteria. |
| BRECCIATIONS | • brecciations n. Plural of brecciation. • BRECCIATION n. the process of forming breccia. |
| BRONCHOGENIC | • bronchogenic adj. Originating in the bronchus. • BRONCHOGENIC adj. of, relating to, or arising in or by way of the air passages of the lungs. |
| BRONCHOSCOPE | • bronchoscope n. A form of endoscope for inspecting the bronchial tubes. • BRONCHOSCOPE n. an instrument for examining the windpipe. |
| CANCERPHOBIA | • cancerphobia n. Inordinate dread of developing cancer. • CANCERPHOBIA n. fear of cancer, also CANCEROPHOBIA. |
| CARBONACEOUS | • carbonaceous adj. Of, relating to, rich in, or yielding carbon, or a compound of carbon. • CARBONACEOUS adj. coaly; containing much carbon. |
| CEREBROTONIC | • cerebrotonic adj. Designating a personality type characterised as intellectual, introverted, and emotionally restrained. • cerebrotonic n. A person who has this personality type. • CEREBROTONIC n. someone with a personality characterized by shyness, introspection, and emotional restraint. |
| CONCELEBRANT | • concelebrant n. One who concelebrates. • CONCELEBRANT n. one that concelebrates a Eucharist or Mass. |
| CONCELEBRATE | • concelebrate v. To celebrate along with others. • concelebrate v. (Of a newly ordained priest) To celebrate a mass along with the bishop who ordained him. • CONCELEBRATE v. to jointly recite the canon of the Eucharist in unison with others. |
| CONTRACTABLE | • contractable adj. Capable of being contracted (in various senses). • CONTRACTABLE adj. that can be contracted, also CONTRACTIBLE. |
| CONTRACTIBLE | • contractible adj. Capable of contraction. • contractible adj. (Mathematics) (of a topological set) Able to be reduced to one of its points by a continuous deformation. • CONTRACTIBLE adj. that can be contracted, also CONTRACTABLE. |
| COUNTERBRACE | • counterbrace v. (Nautical, transitive) To brace in opposite directions. • counterbrace v. (Engineering, transitive) To brace in such a way that opposite strains are resisted. • COUNTERBRACE v. to brace or fasten (the head-yards and after-yards) in opposite ways. |
| CROSSBENCHER | • crossbencher n. Alternative form of cross-bencher. • cross-bencher n. (Politics) A member of the British House of Lords or the Senate of Canada or Australia who sits on a… • CROSSBENCHER n. an independent member of the House of Lords. |
| CROSSBENCHES | • crossbenches n. The seats in either house of the British parliament, or a similar assembly, used by members who do not… • cross-benches n. Plural of cross-bench. • CROSSBENCH n. a bench laid crosswise. |
| MICROBALANCE | • microbalance n. Any balance capable of weighing objects having a mass less than a milligram. • MICROBALANCE n. a balance designed to measure very small weights. |
| RECONCILABLE | • reconcilable adj. Capable of being reconciled. • reconcilable n. Something that can be reconciled. • RECONCILABLE adj. capable of being reconciled. |
| RECONCILABLY | • reconcilably adv. In a reconcilable manner. • RECONCILABLE adv. capable of being reconciled. |
| SNOBOCRACIES | • snobocracies n. Plural of snobocracy. • SNOBOCRACY n. government by snobs. |