| ABSORBANCE | • absorbance n. (Physics) A logarithmic measure of the amount of light that is absorbed when passing through a substance;… • ABSORBANCE n. the ability of a substance to absorb radiation. |
| ABSORBANCY | • absorbancy n. (Physics) Alternative form of absorbency. • ABSORBANCY n. the state of being absorbent, also ABSORBENCY. |
| ABSORBANTS | • absorbants n. Plural of absorbant. • ABSORBANT n. an absorbant substance, also ABSORBENT. |
| CARBANIONS | • carbanions n. Plural of carbanion. • CARBANION n. an ion carrying a negative electrical charge at the carbon position. |
| DISTURBANT | • disturbant adj. (Archaic) disturbing. • disturbant n. (Archaic) Something that disturbs. • DISTURBANT adj. disturbing. |
| EXURBANITE | • exurbanite n. A person who lives in an exurb. • exurbanite n. A former urbanite. • EXURBANITE n. a resident of an exurb, a residential area outside the suburbs of a town. |
| INTERURBAN | • interurban adj. Of, pertaining to, involving or joining two or more urban centres. • interurban n. (Rail transport, US) An electric railway carrying mainly passengers between two or more urban centres. • INTERURBAN adj. between cities. |
| INURBANELY | • inurbanely adv. In an inurbane manner. • INURBANE adv. not urbane. |
| INURBANITY | • inurbanity n. Lack of urbanity or courtesy; bad manners. • INURBANITY n. want of urbanity. |
| PERTURBANT | • perturbant n. Anything that causes perturbation. • PERTURBANT n. anything that perturbs. |
| POWERBANDS | • powerbands n. Plural of powerband. • POWERBAND n. the range of operating speeds under which an engine or motor is able to operate efficiently. |
| RIVERBANKS | • riverbanks n. Plural of riverbank. • river␣banks n. Plural of river bank. • RIVERBANK n. the bank of a river. |
| SUPERBANKS | • superbanks n. Plural of superbank. • SUPERBANK n. a very large bank. |
| TORBANITES | • torbanites n. Plural of torbanite. • TORBANITE n. a shale, almost a coal, once mined for oil at Torbane Hill in Scotland. |
| URBANENESS | • urbaneness n. Urbanity. • URBANENESS n. the state of being urbane. |
| URBANISING | • urbanising v. Present participle of urbanise. • URBANISE v. to cause to take on urban characteristics, also URBANIZE. |
| URBANISTIC | • urbanistic adj. Relating to an urbanist. • URBANISTIC adj. relating to the planning and development of towns. |
| URBANITIES | • urbanities n. Plural of urbanity. • URBANITY n. the quality of being urban. |
| URBANIZING | • urbanizing v. Present participle of urbanize. • URBANIZE v. to cause to take on urban characteristics, also URBANISE. |
| URBANOLOGY | • urbanology n. The branch of sociology that studies the problems of living in cities and towns. • URBANOLOGY n. the study of cities. |