(physics) A logarithmic measure of the amount of light that is absorbed when passing through a substance; the capacity of a substance to absorb light of a given wavelength; optical density.
absorbancy
absorbancy
noun
(physics) Alternative form of absorbency
absorbency
absorbency
noun
(obsolete) The action of absorbing.
(physics) The ratio of the absorbance or optical density of a substance to that of a similar body of pure solvent.
The quality of being absorbent.
arabinosic
arabinosic
adj
Of or relating to arabinose.
archebancs
backstring
barcelonas
batocrinus
becrusting
bedrenches
bedrenches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedrench
benchmarks
benchmarks
noun
plural of benchmark
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benchmark
bescouring
bescreened
bescreened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bescreen
bicornuous
binoculars
binoculars
noun
A hand-held device consisting of a series of lenses and prisms, used to magnify objects so that they can be better seen from a distance, and looked at through both eyes.
blackeners
blackeners
noun
plural of blackener
boschneger
bosporanic
branchiest
branchiest
adj
superlative form of branchy: most branchy
branchings
branchings
noun
plural of branching
branchipus
branchless
branchless
adj
Without branches; continuing in a single path or piece; without divergence.
brickmason
bronchitis
bronchitis
noun
(countable) An occurrence of, a case (patient) of, or a type of bronchitis.
(uncountable) An inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning.
brownistic
buccaneers
buccaneers
noun
plural of buccaneer
calabrians
cambresine
cambresine
noun
Alternative form of cambrasine
canebrakes
canebrakes
noun
plural of canebrake
canonsburg
carbineers
carbineers
noun
plural of carbineer
carbonados
carbonados
noun
plural of carbonado
carbonates
carbonates
noun
plural of carbonate
carbonised
carbonised
adj
Alternative spelling of carbonized
carboniser
carboniser
noun
Alternative form of carbonizer
carbonizes
carbonizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of carbonize
carbonless
carbonless
adj
Without carbon.
carbuncles
carbuncles
noun
plural of carbuncle
caribbeans
celebrants
celebrants
noun
plural of celebrant
censorable
censorable
adj
Capable of being censored.
censurable
censurable
adj
Deserving of censure; blameworthy.
censurably
censurably
adv
In a censurable manner.
charabancs
charabancs
noun
plural of charabanc
conscribed
conscribed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conscribe
contrabass
contrabass
noun
Any of the several contrabass instruments.
Double bass; string bass.
The part or section one octave lower than bass.
The person or instrument performing the contrabass part.
corybantes
crabbiness
crabbiness
noun
The state of being crabby
cranesbill
cranesbill
noun
A pair of long-beaked forceps.
Any flowering plant of the genus Geranium found throughout the temperate zone.
crossbench
crossbench
adj
Alternative form of cross-bench
crossbones
crossbones
noun
A representation of two femurs (thighbones) crossed diagonally, chiefly combined with a human skull as a symbol of danger or death.
crumblings
crumblings
noun
plural of crumbling
culbertson
curbstoner
curbstoner
noun
(slang, auto) A freelancer used car dealer who places for-sale ads and meets a prospective buyer at a designated curbside address.
curbstones
curbstones
noun
plural of curbstone
describent
describent
Noun
A generatrix.
describing
describing
verb
present participle of describe
encumbrous
encumbrous
adj
(obsolete) Of, pertaining to, or causing an encumbrance; cumbersome; troublesome.
erubescent
erubescent
adj
red or reddish; blushing
greenbacks
greenbacks
noun
plural of greenback
herbescent
herbescent
adj
Growing into herbs.
incubators
incubators
noun
plural of incubator
inscribers
inscribers
noun
plural of inscriber
inscribing
inscribing
verb
present participle of inscribe
lubricants
lubricants
noun
plural of lubricant
narcobatus
nicobarese
nicobarese
Adjective
Belonging or relating to an isolated group of Austroasiatic languages spoken in the Nicobar Islands of India.
obscurancy
observance
observance
noun
(religion) A rule governing a religious order, especially in the Roman Catholic church.
Observation or the act of watching.
Reverence; homage.
That which is to be observed.
The custom of celebrating a holiday or similar occasion.
The practice of complying with a law, custom, command or rule.
observancy
observancy
noun
Obsolete form of observance.
onobrychis
rackabones
rackabones
noun
(informal, derogatory) A very lean person or animal, especially a lean horse.
rebalances
rebalances
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rebalance
rebranches
rebranches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rebranch
recombines
recombines
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of recombine
reichsbank
reinscribe
reinscribe
verb
To inscribe again.
renascible
renascible
adj
(archaic) Able to be reproduced.
resorbence
rubescence
rubescence
noun
a reddening.
scanderbeg
scarabaean
schoenberg
schoenburg
schreibman
scowbanker
scrabbling
scrabbling
noun
A sound or motion that scrabbles.
verb
present participle of scrabble
scrambling
scrambling
adj
(botany) Having a stem too weak to support itself, instead attaching to and relying on the stems or trunks of stronger plants.
Confused and irregular; awkward; scambling.
noun
The act by which something is scrambled.
verb
present participle of scramble
screenable
screenable
adj
Able to be screened (in any sense).
noun
Material that can be screened or filtered.
scribbling
scribbling
noun
That which has been scribbled, written in a scrawled or careless hand.
The carding of wool or cotton.
verb
present participle of scribble
scrubwoman
scrubwoman
noun
(US) A woman employed to do general housework, such as cleaning a house or office.
scrubwomen
scrubwomen
noun
plural of scrubwoman
sicambrian
snobocracy
snobocracy
noun
Snobs, collectively; snobbish behaviour or attitudes.
sorbonical
sorbonical
Adjective
Belonging or relating to the Sorbonne or to a Sorbonist.
spaceborne
spaceborne
adj
Operating or travelling in space.
springbuck
springbuck
noun
Alternative form of springbok
strongback
strongback
noun
(carpentry) A load-bearing post with a T-shaped cross-section, where the short T-tail prevents bowing of the long post.
(nautical) A strong bar placed across a hatch opening to hold hatch boards or hatch covers. (FM 55-501)
(nautical) The fore-and-aft spar extending from stem to stern on a lifeboat and serving as a raised spreader for a boat cover. (FM 55-501)
(sculpture) A backing pole used to reinforce and stabilize vertically-oriented sculptures.
(space science) A vertical structure used to support and stabilize a rocket, often hosting fuel and power umbilical connections. Usually retracted immediately before launch.
subcentral
subcentral
adj
Nearly central; not quite central.
Under the centre.
subchanter
subchanter
noun
An underchanter; a precentor's deputy in a cathedral; a succentor.
subchronic
subchronic
adj
That repeats over a relatively short period.
subcontrol
subcontrol
noun
(chiefly computing, graphical user interface) A control making up part of a larger control.
subcornual
subcranial
subcranial
adj
(anatomy) Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the cranium; facial.
subcrenate
subcrenate
adj
(botany, zoology) Having a notched or scalloped margin
subcurrent
subcurrent
noun
A secondary or subsidiary current.
subgeneric
subgeneric
adj
Of or pertaining to a subgenus.
suborganic
subphrenic
subphrenic
adj
(anatomy) Below the diaphragm
subulicorn
subulicorn
adj
(zoology) Having subulate antennae.
suburbican
transcribe
transcribe
verb
(biochemistry) To cause DNA to undergo transcription.
(computing) To transfer data from one recording medium to another.
(dictation) To make such a conversion from live or recorded speech to text.
(linguistics) To represent speech by phonetic symbols.
(music) To adapt a composition for a voice or instrument other than the original; to notate live or recorded music.
To convert a representation of language, typically speech but also sign language, etc., to another representation. The term now usually implies the conversion of speech to text by a human transcriptionist with the assistance of a computer for word processing and sometimes also for speech recognition, the process of a computer interpreting speech and converting it to text.
ubermensch
ubermensch
noun
Alternative spelling of übermensch
unabstract
unabstract
adj
not abstract
unascribed
unascribed
adj
Not ascribed
unbreeches
unbreeches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unbreech
uncumbrous
uncumbrous
adj
Not cumbrous.
underscrub
unobscured
unobscured
adj
Not obscured
unobstruct
unobstruct
verb
(transitive) To free from an obstruction.
unscabbard
unscabbard
verb
(transitive) To remove (a weapon) from its scabbard.
unscabrous
unscramble
unscramble
verb
(transitive) To put into order or restore to order.
(transitive) To reverse the process of scrambling, decrypt.