| BIOCOMPUTING | • biocomputing n. (Computing) The design and construction of computers containing biological components. • biocomputing n. (Computing) The application of computing to the biological sciences; bioinformatics. • BIOCOMPUTING n. the application of computers to problems in biology and biochemistry. |
| BLOCKBUSTING | • blockbusting n. (US) A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that a neighborhood… • blockbusting adj. Having the characteristics of a blockbuster; hugely successful. • BLOCKBUSTING n. the act of bringing about the sale of property in an area by stirring up fears of racial change. |
| BLUESTOCKING | • bluestocking n. (Usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman. • bluestocking n. (Historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society. • bluestocking n. (Historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament. |
| CARBURETTING | • carburetting v. Present participle of carburet. • CARBURET v. to combine with carbon, also CARBURATE. |
| CONTRIBUTING | • contributing v. Present participle and gerund of contribute. • CONTRIBUTE v. to give or supply in common with others. |
| ELUCUBRATING | • elucubrating v. Present participle of elucubrate. • ELUCUBRATE v. to work out or express by studious effort; to burn the midnight oil. |
| NIGHTCLUBBED | • nightclubbed v. Simple past tense and past participle of nightclub. • NIGHTCLUB v. to visit nightclubs. |
| NIGHTCLUBBER | • nightclubber n. One who visits a nightclub. • NIGHTCLUBBER n. one who attends nightclubs. |
| OBTRUNCATING | • obtruncating v. Present participle of obtruncate. • OBTRUNCATE v. to cut or lop off the head of. |
| OUTBALANCING | • outbalancing v. Present participle of outbalance. • OUTBALANCE v. to outweigh; to exceed in weight or effect. |
| RESUBJECTING | • resubjecting v. Present participle of resubject. • RESUBJECT v. to subject again. |
| SUBCULTURING | • subculturing v. Present participle of subculture. • subculturing n. The preparation of a subculture. • SUBCULTURE v. to create a subculture e.g. of bacteria. |
| SUBSTRACTING | • substracting v. Present participle of substract. • SUBSTRACT v. to subtract; to withdraw, also SUBTRACT. |
| SUBSTRUCTING | • substructing v. Present participle of substruct. • SUBSTRUCT v. to build beneath; to lay as a foundation. |
| THUMBTACKING | • thumbtacking v. Present participle of thumbtack. • THUMBTACK v. to fasten with a thumbtack. |
| UNSUBJECTING | • UNSUBJECT v. to remove from subjugation. |