| BACKGROUNDERS | • backgrounders n. Plural of backgrounder. • BACKGROUNDER n. an off the record briefing for reporters. |
| BEACHCOMBINGS | • beachcombings n. Plural of beachcombing. • BEACHCOMBING n. wandering along a beach looking for useful objects. |
| BIGNONIACEOUS | • bignoniaceous adj. (Botany) Of or relating to the flowering plant family Bignoniaceae. • BIGNONIACEOUS adj. belonging to the bignonia family. |
| BIOCENOLOGIES | • BIOCENOLOGY n. the branch of ecology concerned with the relationships and interactions between the members of a natural community. |
| BIOENERGETICS | • bioenergetics n. (Biology, physics) The study of the energy transformations that take place in living organisms. • bioenergetics n. A form of physical therapy according to which physical movements are a means of releasing emotional stress. • BIOENERGETICS n. the biology of energy transformations and energy exchanges (as in photosynthesis) within and between living things and their environments. |
| BLASTOGENETIC | • blastogenetic adj. Relating to blastogenesis. • BLASTOGENETIC adj. related to blastogenesis, reproduction by budding, also BLASTOGENIC. |
| BLUESTOCKINGS | • bluestockings n. Plural of bluestocking. • blue-stockings n. Plural of blue-stocking. • BLUESTOCKING n. an early feminist; an educated or literary woman. |
| BORAGINACEOUS | • boraginaceous adj. (Botany) Of, relating to, or resembling the Boraginaceae, a plant family which includes the borage… • BORAGINACEOUS adj. belonging to the borage family. |
| COBBLESTONING | • cobblestoning n. (Medicine) Any lumpy appearance of the trachea, lungs, etc. caused by regular nodules. • COBBLESTONE v. to pave with cobblestones. |
| CONGLOBULATES | • conglobulates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conglobulate. • CONGLOBULATE v. to form into a ball. |
| CROSSBREEDING | • crossbreeding n. The process, or the result of crossbreeding. • crossbreeding v. Present participle of crossbreed. • cross-breeding v. Present participle of cross-breed. |
| DECARBONISING | • decarbonising v. Present participle of decarbonise. • DECARBONISE v. to remove carbon or carbon dioxide from, also DECARBONIZE. |
| HONEYCOMBINGS | • honeycombings n. Plural of honeycombing. • HONEYCOMBING n. honeycomb stitch. |
| INCORRIGIBLES | • incorrigibles n. Plural of incorrigible. • INCORRIGIBLE n. one who is incorrigible. |
| MICROBREWINGS | • MICROBREWING n. production by a microbrew. |
| OBJECTIVISING | • objectivising v. Present participle of objectivise. • OBJECTIVISE v. to make objective, also OBJECTIVIZE. |
| STOCKBREEDING | • stockbreeding n. The breeding and rearing of livestock. • STOCKBREEDING n. the breeding of stock. |