| ACETALDEHYDE | • acetaldehyde n. (Organic chemistry) An organic compound, (CH3CHO). Sometimes called ethanal or acetic aldehyde. See… • ACETALDEHYDE n. a chemical compound. |
| BEETLEHEADED | • beetleheaded adj. Alternative form of beetle-headed. • beetle-headed adj. (Obsolete) Mentally dull; stupid. • BEETLEHEADED adj. like a beetlehead, stupid. |
| DEMETHYLATED | • demethylated v. Simple past tense and past participle of demethylate. • demethylated adj. (Chemistry) That has been subjected to demethylation. |
| DEPHLEGMATED | • dephlegmated v. Simple past tense and past participle of dephlegmate. • DEPHLEGMATE v. to distill something, such as alcohol. |
| DIARTHRODIAL | • diarthrodial adj. (Anatomy) Relating to diarthrosis, or movable articulations. • DIARTHRODIAL adj. of or like a diarthrosis, a joint permitting free movement. |
| DIETHYLAMIDE | • diethylamide n. (Organic chemistry) The derivative of a compound formed by adding an amide group with two ethyl substituents… • DIETHYLAMIDE n. as in lysergic acid diethylamide, LSD. |
| FELDSPATHOID | • feldspathoid n. (Mineralogy) Any of a small group of igneous, plutonic, and volcanic minerals formed in magma that did… • feldspathoid adj. (Mineralogy) Resembling a feldspar. • FELDSPATHOID n. any mineral of a group related to feldspar, also FELSPATHOID, FOID. |
| HYDROXYLATED | • hydroxylated v. Simple past tense and past participle of hydroxylate. • hydroxylated adj. (Organic chemistry) That has been modified by hydroxylation. • HYDROXYLATE v. to introduce hydroxyl into. |
| METALDEHYDES | • METALDEHYDE n. a polymer of acetaldehyde. |
| PREADULTHOOD | • preadulthood n. The period of life before adulthood. |
| SADDLECLOTHS | • saddlecloths n. Plural of saddlecloth. • saddle-cloths n. Plural of saddle-cloth. • SADDLECLOTH n. a cloth placed under or over a saddle. |
| SOFTHEADEDLY | • softheadedly adv. In a softheaded manner. • SOFTHEADED adv. having or indicative of a weak, unrealistic, or uncritical mind. |
| STADTHOLDERS | • stadtholders n. Plural of stadtholder. • STADTHOLDER n. (Dutch) a Dutch viceroy or provincial governor, also STADHOLDER. |
| STICKHANDLED | • stickhandled v. Simple past tense and past participle of stickhandle. • STICKHANDLE v. to manoeuvre (the puck) deftly in ice hockey. |
| THALIDOMIDES | • thalidomides n. Plural of thalidomide. • THALIDOMIDE n. a nonbarbiturate sedative drug, withdrawn in 1961 because found to cause malformation in the fetus if taken during pregnancy. |
| THOUSANDFOLD | • thousandfold adj. Multiplied by one thousand (1000), repeated a thousand times. • thousandfold adj. Having one thousand parts or members. • thousandfold adv. By a factor of a thousand. |