| BIREFRINGENCE | • birefringence n. (Physics) The splitting of a ray of light into two parallel rays of perpendicular polarization by passage… • BIREFRINGENCE n. the refraction of light in an anisotropic material (as calcite) in two slightly different directions to form two rays. |
| CARPETBAGGERS | • carpetbaggers n. Plural of carpetbagger. • carpet␣baggers n. Plural of carpet bagger. • CARPETBAGGER n. an opportunistic outsider, especially a political candidate who contests an election in an area while having little connection to it. |
| CARPETBAGGERY | • carpetbaggery n. (Derogatory) The practice of a person coming to a place or organisation with which they have no previous… • CARPETBAGGERY n. the actions of a carpetbagger. |
| CHEESEBURGERS | • cheeseburgers n. Plural of cheeseburger. • CHEESEBURGER n. a hamburger topped with a slice of cheese. |
| COLORBREEDING | • colorbreeding v. Present participle of colorbreed. • COLORBREED v. to breed plants or animals selectively for the production of new varieties having a specific color or shade, also COLOURBREED. |
| CORROBOREEING | • CORROBOREE v. (Native Australian) to hold a kind of festivity. |
| CROSSBREEDING | • crossbreeding n. The process, or the result of crossbreeding. • crossbreeding v. Present participle of crossbreed. • cross-breeding v. Present participle of cross-breed. |
| DECEREBRATING | • decerebrating v. Present participle of decerebrate. • DECEREBRATE v. to eliminate cerebral brain function in (an animal) by removing the cerebrum, as for purposes of experimentation. |
| DECEREBRISING | • DECEREBRISE v. to deprive of the cerebrum, also DECEREBRIZE. |
| DECEREBRIZING | • decerebrizing v. Present participle of decerebrize. • DECEREBRIZE v. to deprive of the cerebrum, also DECEREBRISE. |
| RUBBERNECKING | • rubbernecking n. The act of slowing down whilst driving a vehicle, in order to see the scene of an accident. • rubbernecking n. Generally, any act of observation in a manner considered unduly overt or otherwise unseemly. • rubbernecking v. Present participle of rubberneck. |
| SCHLUMBERGERA | • schlumbergera n. (Botany) Any member of the cactus genus Schlumbergera. • Schlumbergera prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – crab cactus, including the Christmas cactus or holiday cactus. • SCHLUMBERGERA n. Christmas cactus. |