| BACKGROUNDERS | • backgrounders n. Plural of backgrounder. • BACKGROUNDER n. an off the record briefing for reporters. |
| 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. |
| BOOKCROSSINGS | • bookcrossings n. Plural of bookcrossing. • BOOKCROSSING n. the practice of leaving a book in a public location to be found and read by others, who then do the same. |
| 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. |
| BROADCASTINGS | • broadcastings n. Plural of broadcasting. • BROADCASTING n. sending out, dissemination. |
| CROSSBANDINGS | • crossbandings n. Plural of crossbanding. • CROSSBANDING n. a veneer border, as on furniture, with its grain at right angles to the grain of the adjacent wood. |
| CROSSBARRINGS | • CROSSBARRING n. the act of fitting with a crossbar. |
| CROSSBREEDING | • crossbreeding n. The process, or the result of crossbreeding. • crossbreeding v. Present participle of crossbreed. • cross-breeding v. Present participle of cross-breed. |
| CRYOGLOBULINS | • cryoglobulins n. Plural of cryoglobulin. • CRYOGLOBULIN n. an immunoglobulin formed in the blood in certain diseases which forms obstructions in small blood vessels when the extremities are subjected to low temperatures. |
| DECARBONISING | • decarbonising v. Present participle of decarbonise. • DECARBONISE v. to remove carbon or carbon dioxide from, also DECARBONIZE. |
| INCORRIGIBLES | • incorrigibles n. Plural of incorrigible. • INCORRIGIBLE n. one who is incorrigible. |
| MICROBREWINGS | • MICROBREWING n. production by a microbrew. |
| OBSTRUCTINGLY | • obstructingly adv. So as to obstruct. • OBSTRUCTINGLY adv. in an obstructing manner. |
| SCRAPBOOKINGS | • SCRAPBOOKING n. the practice of keeping cuttings. |
| STOCKBREEDING | • stockbreeding n. The breeding and rearing of livestock. • STOCKBREEDING n. the breeding of stock. |
| STOCKBROKINGS | • STOCKBROKING n. the business of a stockbroker. |