BIOTURBATION | • bioturbation n. (Geology) the mixing of soil or sediment by living organisms. • BIOTURBATION n. the restructuring of sedimentary deposits (as in a lake bottom or seabed) by moving organisms (as worms and burrowing clams). |
BIOTURBATIONS | • bioturbations n. Plural of bioturbation. • BIOTURBATION n. the restructuring of sedimentary deposits (as in a lake bottom or seabed) by moving organisms (as worms and burrowing clams). |
BOATBUILDING | • boatbuilding n. The construction of a boat or boats. • BOATBUILDING n. the industry of building boats. |
BOATBUILDINGS | • boatbuildings n. Plural of boatbuilding. • BOATBUILDING n. the industry of building boats. |
BODYBUILDING | • bodybuilding n. A sport in which the aesthetics of muscular development is the basis for competition. • bodybuilding n. (Dated) Work done to construct or repair the body of an automobile. • body-building n. Alternative form of bodybuilding. |
BODYBUILDINGS | • BODYBUILDING n. the sport of building up one's physique. |
INCOMBUSTIBLE | • incombustible adj. Not capable of catching fire and burning; not flammable. • incombustible n. Any substance that is not flammable. • INCOMBUSTIBLE adj. not combustible. |
INCOMBUSTIBLES | • incombustibles n. Plural of incombustible. • INCOMBUSTIBLE n. something not combustible. |
INCOMBUSTIBLY | • incombustibly adv. In an incombustible manner. • INCOMBUSTIBLE adv. not combustible. |
OBNUBILATING | • obnubilating v. Present participle of obnubilate. • OBNUBILATE v. (obsolete) to darken, cloud over. |
OBNUBILATION | • obnubilation n. The action of darkening or fact of being darkened, as with a cloud; obscuration. • obnubilation n. (Medicine, specifically) Obscuration or clouding of the mind or faculties. • obnubilation n. (Rare, literally) A veiling with or concealment in clouds. |
OBNUBILATIONS | • obnubilations n. Plural of obnubilation. • OBNUBILATION n. beclouding or obscuring. |
OUTBRIBING | • outbribing v. Present participle of outbribe. • OUTBRIBE v. to surpass in bribing. |
OVERSUBSCRIBING | • oversubscribing v. Present participle of oversubscribe. • OVERSUBSCRIBE v. to subscribe for more of than is available. |
QUINALBARBITONE | • quinalbarbitone n. (Pharmacology) A sedative-hypnotic compound, 5-allyl-5-(1-methylbutyl)-barbituric acid, used to sedate… • QUINALBARBITONE n. an anaesthetic and sedative drug derived from barbiturate, aka secobarbital. |
SUBBITUMINOUS | • subbituminous adj. Partly or imperfectly bituminous. • SUBBITUMINOUS adj. of, relating to, or being coal of lower rank than bituminous coal but higher than lignite. |
SUBINHIBITORY | • subinhibitory adj. (Medicine) Describing a concentration or dosage less than an inhibitory level. • SUBINHIBITORY adj. below a level that causes inhibition. |
SUBURBANISATION | • suburbanisation n. Alternative form of suburbanization. • SUBURBANISATION n. the act of suburbanising, also SUBURBANIZATION. |
SUBURBANIZATION | • suburbanization n. The process of suburbanizing, of population movement from cities to suburbs. • SUBURBANIZATION n. the act of suburbanizing, also SUBURBANISATION. |