| ACETALDEHYDE | • acetaldehyde n. (Organic chemistry) An organic compound, (CH3CHO). Sometimes called ethanal or acetic aldehyde. See… • ACETALDEHYDE n. a chemical compound. |
| BACKHANDEDLY | • backhandedly adv. In a backhanded manner. • back-handedly adv. Alternative form of backhandedly. • BACKHANDED adv. BACKHAND, to strike with the back of the hand. |
| BALDERDASHES | • balderdashes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of balderdash. • BALDERDASH n. nonsense, drivel. |
| DECAHYDRATES | • decahydrates n. Plural of decahydrate. • DECAHYDRATE n. a compound containing ten molecules of water of crystallization. |
| DENDRACHATES | • dendrachates n. Plural of dendrachate. • DENDRACHATE n. moss agate. |
| DISACCHARIDE | • disaccharide n. (Biochemistry) Any sugar, such as sucrose, maltose and lactose, consisting of two monosaccharides combined together. • DISACCHARIDE n. any sugar that consists of two monosaccharide residues linked together. |
| DODECAHEDRAL | • dodecahedral adj. Having twelve plane surfaces. • DODECAHEDRAL adj. relating to a dodecahedron, a twelve-sided solid figure. |
| DREADNAUGHTS | • dreadnaughts n. Plural of dreadnaught. • DREADNAUGHT n. a large battleship; a garment of heavy woollen cloth, also DREADNOUGHT. |
| GLASSYHEADED | • glassyheaded adj. (Rare) Bald, smooth-headed. • GLASSYHEADED adj. (Tennyson) with a shiny bald head. |
| HAMMERHEADED | • hammerheaded adj. Alternative form of hammer-headed. • hammer-headed adj. Having a head in the shape of a hammer. • hammer-headed adj. (Idiomatic) stupid, ignorant. |
| HANDBREADTHS | • handbreadths n. Plural of handbreadth. • HANDBREADTH n. the breadth of a hand, also HANDSBREADTH. |
| HANDSBREADTH | • handsbreadth n. A small distance. • HANDSBREADTH n. the breadth of a hand, also HANDBREADTH. |
| HARDHEADEDLY | • hardheadedly adv. In a hardheaded manner. • HARDHEADED adv. stubborn, willful. |
| HEBDOMADALLY | • hebdomadally adv. In periods of seven days; weekly. • HEBDOMADAL adv. occurring, appearing, or done every seven days; weekly. |
| HENDECAHEDRA | • hendecahedra n. Plural of hendecahedron. • HENDECAHEDRON n. a solid figure having 11 plane faces. |
| HEXAHYDRATED | • hexahydrated adj. Converted to a hexahydrate. • HEXAHYDRATED adj. like a hexahydrate, a chemical compound with six molecules of water. |
| PARALDEHYDES | • paraldehydes n. Plural of paraldehyde. • PARALDEHYDE n. a sleep-inducing drug. |
| RADIOGRAPHED | • radiographed v. Simple past tense and past participle of radiograph. • RADIOGRAPH v. to produce a radiograph of. |
| SHADOWCASTED | • shadowcasted v. Simple past tense and past participle of shadowcast. • SHADOWCAST v. in microscopy, to cast shadows of projecting parts of a specimen by exposing to a stream of a vapour of a heavy metal. |