| ACIDOPHILIC | • acidophilic adj. Thriving under acidic conditions; relating to or being an acidophile. • acidophilic adj. Easily stained with acidic dyes, such as eosin. • ACIDOPHILIC adj. easily stained by acid dyes; thriving in acid environment. |
| AMPHIPHILIC | • amphiphilic adj. (Chemistry, of a molecule) Being a detergent: having both hydrophilic and hydrophobic (or lipophilic) groups. • amphiphilic adj. (Biochemistry, of a protein, especially an alpha helix) Having one surface consisting of hydrophilic… • AMPHIPHILIC adj. of or relating to a compound having a polar water-molecule attached to a water-soluble hydrocarbon chain. |
| BAILIESHIPS | • BAILIESHIP n. the office of bailie. |
| BAILIFFSHIP | • bailiffship n. The role or status of a bailiff. • BAILIFFSHIP n. the office of bailiff. |
| BAILLIESHIP | • BAILLIESHIP n. the office of baillie. |
| CHIRALITIES | • chiralities n. Plural of chirality. • CHIRALITY n. the chemical property of structural handedness. |
| FISHABILITY | • fishability n. The quality or degree of being fishable. • FISHABILITY n. the state of being fishable. |
| FISHTAILING | • fishtailing v. Present participle of fishtail. • FISHTAIL v. to swing the tail of a moving vehicle from side to side. |
| HIGHTAILING | • hightailing v. Present participle of hightail. • HIGHTAIL v. to retreat rapidly. |
| HUMILIATING | • humiliating adj. Liable to humiliate, degrade, shame or embarrass someone. • humiliating v. Present participle of humiliate. • HUMILIATE v. to humble, to mortify. |
| HUMILIATION | • humiliation n. The act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification. • humiliation n. The state of being humiliated, humbled or reduced to lowliness or submission. • HUMILIATION n. the act of humiliating. |
| HUMILIATIVE | • humiliative adj. (Grammar) Serving to lower one’s own or another’s status. • humiliative n. (Grammar) A construct that serves to lower one’s own or another’s status. • HUMILIATIVE adj. serving to humiliate, also HUMILIATORY. |
| HYALINISING | • hyalinising v. Present participle of hyalinise. • HYALINISE v. of tissue, to change to a firm, glassy consistency, also HYALINIZE. |
| HYALINIZING | • hyalinizing v. Present participle of hyalinize. • HYALINIZE v. of tissue, to change to a firm, glassy consistency, also HYALINISE. |
| INHIBITABLE | • inhibitable adj. (Sciences) Capable of being inhibited. • INHIBITABLE adj. that can be inhibited. |
| PHILIPPINAS | • PHILIPPINA n. a present or gift which is made as a forfeit in a social game that is played in various ways; also, the game itself, also FILLIPEEN, PHILIPPINE, PHILOPENA, PHILOPOENA. |
| THIOBACILLI | • thiobacilli n. Plural of thiobacillus. • THIOBACILLUS n. any of several rod-shaped bacteria that derive energy from the oxidation of sulphur or sulphur compounds. |