ALKALISABLE | • ALKALISABLE adj. that can be alkalised, also ALKALIZABLE. |
ALKALIZABLE | • ALKALIZABLE adj. that can be alkalized, also ALKALISABLE. |
ANTIBACKLASH | • antibacklash adj. (Mechanics) Countering or preventing backlash (jarring reflex motion in machinery). • ANTIBACKLASH adj. arising in opposition to a backlash. |
BACKWARDATION | • backwardation n. In full normal backwardation: the situation in a futures market where the price for future delivery… • backwardation n. The situation in a stock market where the offer price for stock is lower than the bid price. • backwardation n. (Obsolete) In the London Stock Exchange: a fee paid by a seller on settlement day either to the buyer… |
BACKWARDATIONS | • backwardations n. Plural of backwardation. • BACKWARDATION n. on the Stock Exchange, the postponement of the delivery of stock; a charge associated with this. |
BAIDARKA | • baidarka n. Alternative form of bidarka. • BAIDARKA n. (Russian) an Alaskan Inuit kayak, also BAIDAR, BIDARKA, BIDARKEE. |
BAIDARKAS | • baidarkas n. Plural of baidarka. • BAIDARKA n. (Russian) an Alaskan Inuit kayak, also BAIDAR, BIDARKA, BIDARKEE. |
BALALAIKA | • balalaika n. A plucked stringed instrument with a triangular body, short neck and three strings, of Russian origin. • BALALAIKA n. (Russian) a Russian musical instrument. |
BALALAIKAS | • balalaikas n. Plural of balalaika. • BALALAIKA n. (Russian) a Russian musical instrument. |
BALKANISATION | • Balkanisation prop.n. (Chiefly Britain) Alternative form of Balkanization. • BALKANISATION n. the act of balkanising, also BALKANIZATION. |
BALKANISATIONS | • BALKANISATION n. the act of balkanising, also BALKANIZATION. |
BALKANIZATION | • balkanization n. Alternative letter-case form of Balkanization. • Balkanization n. (Historical, chiefly political science) The fragmentation of a geopolitical region into several small… • Balkanization n. (By extension, informal) Any disintegration or fragmentation process. |
BALKANIZATIONS | • balkanizations n. Plural of balkanization. • Balkanizations n. Plural of Balkanization. • BALKANIZATION n. the act of balkanizing, also BALKANISATION. |
KATABASIS | • katabasis n. (Mythology, literature) A mytheme or trope in which the hero embarks on a journey to the underworld. • katabasis n. (By extension, humorous) Any journey downwards or fall. • katabasis n. A retreat, especially a military one. |
KATABATIC | • katabatic adj. (Meteorology, of airflow) Downslope on a mountainside. • katabatic n. Short for katabatic wind. • KATABATIC adj. moving downhill, sinking (of winds), also CATABATIC. |
KATABOLICALLY | • KATABOLIC adv. relating to catabolism, destructive chemical processes in living creatures, also CATABOLIC. |
SVARABHAKTI | • svarabhakti n. (Linguistics, phonology) Epenthesis of a vowel, as in the football chant Engerland for England; anaptyxis. • SVARABHAKTI n. (Sanskrit) the development of a vowel between consonants. |
SVARABHAKTIS | • svarabhaktis n. Plural of svarabhakti. • SVARABHAKTI n. (Sanskrit) the development of a vowel between consonants. |