ABIOGENETIC | • abiogenetic adj. (Biology) Of or pertaining to abiogenesis, originated by abiogenesis. • ABIOGENETIC adj. relating to abiogenesis, the origination of life by nonliving matter, also ABIOGENIC. |
ABSTRICTING | • abstricting v. Present participle of abstrict. • ABSTRICT v. to set free spores etc. by constriction of the stalk. |
BACKBITINGS | • backbitings n. Plural of backbiting. • BACKBITING n. malicious gossip. |
BACKFITTING | • backfitting v. Present participle of backfit. • BACKFITTING n. the act of retrofitting or furnishing with new parts not originally available. |
BACKLISTING | • backlisting v. Present participle of backlist. • BACKLIST v. to include in a publisher's list of old books. |
BACTERISING | • bacterising v. Present participle of bacterise. • BACTERISE v. to treat with bacteria, also BACTERIZE. |
BACTERIZING | • bacterizing v. Present participle of bacterize. • BACTERIZE v. to treat with bacteria, also BACTERISE. |
BIFURCATING | • bifurcating v. Present participle of bifurcate. • bifurcating adj. Dividing or forking into two. • BIFURCATE v. to fork. |
BRACHIATING | • brachiating adj. That moves by the use of limbs; especially by swinging through the trees using the arms. • brachiating v. Present participle of brachiate. • BRACHIATE v. to progress by swinging hand over hand, like a gibbon. |
BRATTICINGS | • bratticings n. Plural of bratticing. • BRATTICING n. work in the form of brattices; cresting or ornamental work along a ridge. |
BRECCIATING | • brecciating v. Present participle of brecciate. • BRECCIATE v. to break a rock down into angular fragments. |
BUSTICATING | • busticating v. Present participle of busticate. • BUSTICATE v. (colloquial) to break. |
CALIBRATING | • calibrating v. Present participle of calibrate. • CALIBRATE v. to determine true values by comparison with an accurate standard. |
FABRICATING | • fabricating v. Present participle of fabricate. • FABRICATE v. to manufacture; to produce; to devise falsely. |
ICEBOATINGS | • ICEBOATING n. the sport of using an iceboat. |
IMBRICATING | • imbricating v. Present participle of imbricate. • IMBRICATE v. to lay overlapping one another. |
INCOGITABLE | • incogitable adj. Not cogitable; inconceivable. • INCOGITABLE adj. unthinkable. |
LUBRICATING | • lubricating v. Present participle of lubricate. • lubricating adj. That lubricates. • LUBRICATE v. to make smooth or slippery. |
RUBRICATING | • rubricating v. Present participle of rubricate. • RUBRICATE v. to write, print, or mark in red; formerly, to enter (a name) in red letters in a calendar of saints. |
SCAMBAITING | • scambaiting n. (Internet) The practice of posing as a potential victim of a scam, usually the Nigerian scam, in order… • SCAMBAITING n. the practice of pretending to fall for online scams in order to waste the time of the perpetrators. |