The act of distancing oneself from a previously supported idea, action, behaviour, etc.; a U-turn or flip-flop.
verb
(US) present participle of backpedal
balaenopteridae
balanopsidaceae
balanopsidales
basisphenoidal
basisphenoidal
adj
Alternative form of basisphenoid
bellerophontidae
benzaldiphenyl
benzalphthalide
blepharadenitis
blepharadenitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the meibomian glands
blepharoadenitis
blepharoadenitis
noun
Alternative form of blepharadenitis
blepharosyndesmitis
dependabilities
dependabilities
noun
plural of dependability
dependability
dependability
noun
The characteristic of being dependable; the ability to be depended upon.
despicableness
despicableness
noun
The quality of being despicable
despisableness
despisableness
noun
The state or quality of being despisable.
dipleurobranchiate
disciplinable
disciplinable
adj
(obsolete) Relating to discipline; disciplinary.
For which one is liable to be disciplined or punished.
That can be instructed (by discipline); able to be taught.
disciplinableness
disciplinableness
noun
The quality of being disciplinable.
dispensability
dispensability
noun
(countable) The extent to which something is dispensable
(uncountable) The state of being dispensable
dispensable
dispensable
adj
(biochemistry, nutrition, of an amino acid) Not essential to be taken in as part of an organism's diet, as it can be synthesized de novo.
(of a law, rule, vow, etc.) Subject to dispensation; possible to relax, exempt from, or annul.
Able to be done without; able to be expended; easily replaced.
Capable of being dispensed; distributable.
dispensableness
dispensableness
noun
The quality of being dispensable.
disposableness
disposableness
noun
disposability
disproportionable
disproportionable
adj
out of proportion; disproportionate
disproportionableness
disproportionableness
noun
The state or condition of being disproportionable.
dispunishable
dispunishable
adj
(archaic) Without penal restraint; not punishable.
disputableness
disputableness
noun
The state or quality of being disputable or arguable; disputability.
disreputableness
disreputableness
noun
The state or quality of being disreputable or disgraceful; disreputability.
epimandibular
expandability
expandability
noun
(countable) The degree to which something is expandable
(uncountable) The condition of being expandable
expandibility
expandible
expendability
expendability
noun
The state or quality of being expendable.
hydrobiplane
hydrobiplane
noun
(aviation, dated) A hydroaeroplane having two supporting planes.
hyperdiabolicalness
impardonable
impardonable
adj
(obsolete) unpardonable
impersuadableness
imponderabilia
imponderabilia
noun
Those things that are imponderable.
imponderability
imponderability
Noun
The state or characteristic of being imponderable.
imponderable
imponderable
adj
Difficult or impossible to comprehend or evaluate.
Not ponderable; without sensible or appreciable weight; incapable of being weighed.
noun
(physics) An imponderable substance or body; specifically, in the plural, a name formerly applied to heat, light, electricity, and magnetism.
A factor that cannot be anticipated.
An imponderable question.
imponderableness
imponderableness
noun
The state or characteristic of being imponderable.
imponderables
imponderables
noun
plural of imponderable
imponderably
imponderably
adv
In an imponderable manner.
impoundable
impoundable
adj
Capable of being impounded.
inadaptable
inadaptable
adj
Not adaptable.
indecipherability
indecipherability
noun
The state of being indecipherable.
indecipherable
indecipherable
adj
Indistinguishable
Not decipherable; impossible to decode, read, understand or comprehend.
indecipherableness
indecipherableness
noun
The quality of being indecipherable.
indecipherably
indecipherably
adv
In an indecipherable fashion.
indecomposable
indecomposable
adj
Not decomposable: unable to be decomposed.
noun
(mathematics) A vector space that cannot be decomposed.
indecomposableness
indecomposableness
noun
The quality or state of being indecomposable.
independable
indeposable
indeposable
adj
Incapable of being deposed.
indeprivability
indeprivable
indeprivable
adj
(now rare) That one cannot be deprived of; inalienable.
indisciplinable
indisciplinable
adj
Not disciplinable; impossible to discipline.
indispellable
indispensabilities
indispensabilities
noun
plural of indispensability
indispensability
indispensability
noun
Something indispensable.
The characteristic of being indispensable.
indispensable
indispensable
adj
(ecclesiastical, obsolete) Not admitting ecclesiastical dispensation; not subject to release or exemption; that cannot be allowed by bending the canonical rules.
(of duties, rules etc.) Unbendable, that cannot be set aside or ignored.
Absolutely necessary or requisite; that one cannot do without.
noun
(in the plural, colloquial, dated) Trousers.
A thing that is not dispensable; a necessity.
indispensableness
indispensableness
noun
The characteristic of being indispensable; indispensability.
indispensables
indispensables
noun
plural of indispensable
indispensably
indispensably
adv
In an indispensable manner; such that one cannot do without it.
indisputable
indisputable
adj
Not disputable; not open to question; obviously true
indisputableness
indisputableness
Noun
The property of being indisputable.
indissipable
indissipable
adj
Incapable of being dissipated.
inpardonable
inponderable
interdependability
interdependable
mandibulopharyngeal
mandibulopharyngeal
adj
Relating to the mandible and the pharynx.
mandibulosuspensorial
nephroabdominal
nephroabdominal
adj
Relating to the kidneys and abdomen.
nondependability
nondepreciable
nondeprivable
nondeprivable
adj
Not deprivable.
nondisciplinable
nondispensable
nondisposable
nondisposable
noun
An item that is not designed to be thrown away.
nonponderability
nonpredictable
nonpredictable
adj
Not predictable.
nonrepudiable
nonrepudiable
adj
Not repudiable; exhibiting the property of nonrepudiation.
orbitosphenoidal
orbitosphenoidal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the orbitosphenoid bone.
paradichlorbenzene
paradichlorbenzol
paradichlorobenzene
paradichlorobenzene
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,4-dichlorobenzene, an organic compound used as a pesticide (i.e., mothballs) and a deodorant.
paradichlorobenzol
perditionable
perditionable
adj
(rare) Capable of being ruined; worthy of perdition.
phenylcarbimide
phenylthiocarbamide
phenylthiocarbamide
noun
(organic chemistry) The N-phenyl derivative of carbamide; it is either tasteless or has a bitter taste, depending on the genetic makeup of the person tasting it
piebaldness
piebaldness
noun
The quality of being piebald.
pinnatilobed
planorbidae
plebeianised
plebeianised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of plebeianise
plebeianized
plebeianized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of plebeianize
poindable
ponderability
ponderability
noun
Amenability to consideration or thought.
The fact of having a detectable weight or mass.
preblockading
predeliberating
predeliberating
verb
present participle of predeliberate
predeliberation
predeliberation
noun
previous deliberation
predestinable
predeterminability
predeterminability
noun
The property of being predeterminable.
predeterminable
predeterminable
adj
That can be predetermined
predicableness
prediscountable
predivinable
premandibular
premandibular
adj
In front of the lower jaw.
noun
A bone in front of the lower jaw in some reptiles.
propanedicarboxylic
pseudobranchial
pseudobranchial
adj
Of or pertaining to the pseudobranchia
pseudolamellibranchia
pseudolamellibranchiata
pseudolamellibranchiate
pseudorepublican
pseudoturbinal
pseudoturbinal
noun
(anatomy) An incurved portion of the wall of the nasal chamber, distinguished from the true turbinals.
pterygomandibular
publicheartedness
republicanised
republicanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of republicanise
speedballing
speedballing
verb
present participle of speedball
sphenomandibular
sphenomandibular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to a ligament connecting the sphenoid bone and mandibular foramen that limits distension of the mandible in an inferior direction.
subperpendicular
subperpendicular
adj
Almost or imperfectly perpendicular.
subplantigrade
subsphenoidal
subsphenoidal
adj
(anatomy) Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the body of the sphenoid bone.
sulphocarbanilide
superadmirableness
superdiabolicalness
superformidableness
temporomandibular
temporomandibular
adj
of or relating to both the temporal bone and mandible