| ANOPHELINE | • anopheline n. Any mosquito of the genus Anopheles. • anopheline adj. Of or pertaining to the anopheles mosquitoes. • ANOPHELINE n. a mosquito of the anopheles genus. |
| CELLOPHANE | • cellophane n. Any of a variety of transparent plastic films, especially one made of processed cellulose. • cellophane v. (Transitive) To wrap or package in cellophane. • CELLOPHANE n. (tradename) a tough transparent wrapping material. |
| CHAMAELEON | • chamaeleon n. Alternative spelling of chameleon. • Chamaeleon prop.n. (Astronomy) A small circumpolar constellation of the southern sky, imagined to resemble a chameleon… • Chamaeleon prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – certain carline thistle plants, with at most only a… |
| CHAMELEONS | • chameleons n. Plural of chameleon. • CHAMELEON n. a small African lizard with a prehensile tail and tongue, also CAMELEON, CHAMAELEON. |
| ENCEPHALON | • encephalon n. (Neuroanatomy) The area of central nervous system that includes all higher nervous centers, enclosed… • ENCEPHALON n. the contents of the cranium; the brain. |
| ENDOTHELIA | • endothelia n. Plural of endothelium. • ENDOTHELIUM n. the layer of cell tissue on the internal surfaces of blood vessels, lymphatics, etc. |
| ENNEATHLON | • ENNEATHLON n. an athletic contest in which each athlete competes in nine events. |
| ETHANEDIOL | • ethanediol n. (Organic chemistry) ethylene glycol. • ETHANEDIOL n. a clear colourless syrupy soluble liquid substance, used as an antifreeze and solvent. |
| HALOGENATE | • halogenate v. (Chemistry, transitive) to treat with, or react with, a halogen or a hydrohalic acid. • HALOGENATE v. to combine with a halogen. |
| HEGEMONIAL | • HEGEMONIAL adj. relating to a hegemony, also HEGEMONIC, HEGEMONICAL. |
| HOUSECLEAN | • houseclean v. (Intransitive) To clean the interior and furnishings of a residence. • houseclean v. (Intransitive) To make major reforms; to clean house. • houseclean v. (Transitive) To clean the interior and residential furnishings of. |
| LAGERPHONE | • lagerphone n. (Australia, music) A generally homemade percussion instrument consisting of crown cap beer bottle tops… • LAGERPHONE n. (Australian) a percussion instrument using the tops of beer bottles to make a jingling noise when struck or shaken. |
| LONGHEADED | • longheaded adj. Having unusual foresight or sagacity. • long-headed adj. Having good intellectual powers: sagacious. • LONGHEADED adj. having unusual foresight or sagacity. |
| NONATHLETE | • nonathlete n. Someone who is not an athlete. • NONATHLETE n. one who is not an athlete. |
| OVERHANDLE | • overhandle v. (Transitive) To handle excessively. • OVERHANDLE v. to handle, or use, too much. |
| PHENOLATED | • phenolated adj. Treated with phenol. • phenolated adj. Reacted with a phenol or phenolate. • PHENOLATE v. to subject to the action of a phenolate. |
| PHENOLATES | • phenolates n. Plural of phenolate. • PHENOLATE n. a compound of phenol analogous to a salt, also PHENATE. |
| PHENOMENAL | • phenomenal adj. (Colloquial) Very remarkable; highly extraordinary; amazing. • phenomenal adj. (Sciences) Perceptible by the senses through immediate experience. • phenomenal adj. (Philosophy) Of or pertaining to the appearance of the world, as opposed to the ultimate nature of the… |
| WHALEBONES | • whalebones n. Plural of whalebone. • WHALEBONE n. a light flexible substance consisting of the baleen plates of whales. |