| ACHONDRITIC | • achondritic adj. (Geology) Of or pertaining to achondrites, a type of stony meteorite. • ACHONDRITIC adj. of or like an achondrite, a stony meteorite without rounded grains. |
| ANHIDROTICS | • anhidrotics n. Plural of anhidrotic. • ANHIDROTIC n. a substance that suppresses sweating. |
| ARACHIDONIC | • arachidonic adj. Of or pertaining to arachidonic acid or its derivatives. • ARACHIDONIC adj. as in arachidonic acid, an unsaturated fatty acid occurring in animal cells. |
| CANTHARIDIC | • cantharidic adj. Related to, composed of, or derived from cantharides. • CANTHARIDIC adj. of or like a cantharid, also CANTHARIDAL, CANTHARIDIAN. |
| CANTHARIDIN | • cantharidin n. (Organic chemistry) A volatile organic compound in cantharis, or Spanish fly. • CANTHARIDIN n. a bitter crystalline compound that is the active blister-producing ingredient of cantharides. |
| CHARACINOID | • CHARACINOID adj. of or like a characin. |
| CHILBLAINED | • chilblained adj. Afflicted with a chilblain. • CHILBLAINED adj. having chilblains. |
| DIACHRONIES | • diachronies n. Plural of diachrony. • DIACHRONY n. the historical development of a language etc. |
| DIACHRONISM | • DIACHRONISM n. the study of a subject, esp. a language, through its historical development. |
| DISCHARGING | • discharging v. Present participle of discharge. • discharging n. The act or process by which something is discharged. • DISCHARGE v. to free from or relieve of a charge of any kind. |
| DISENCHAINS | • disenchains v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disenchain. • DISENCHAIN v. to free from restraint. |
| DISHARMONIC | • disharmonic adj. Not harmonic. • disharmonic adj. (Australianist linguistics) Of or relating to a generation that is an odd number of generations distant… • DISHARMONIC adj. out of harmony, discordant, also DYSHARMONIC. |
| DISPATCHING | • dispatching n. The sending of somebody or something to a destination for a purpose. • dispatching n. (Informal) burial. • dispatching v. Present participle of dispatch. |
| ENCHEIRIDIA | • ENCHEIRIDION n. a handbook or a manual, also ENCHIRIDION. |
| ETHANEDIOIC | • ETHANEDIOIC adj. designating a type of acid. |
| HANDPICKING | • handpicking v. Present participle of handpick. • hand-picking v. Present participle of hand-pick. • HANDPICK v. to choose carefully. |
| HINDCASTING | • hindcasting n. Testing by use of hindcasts. • HINDCAST v. to test a mathematical model by inputting known or closely estimated data for past events to see how well the output matches the known results. |
| KITCHENMAID | • kitchenmaid n. (Archaic) A woman employed in a kitchen. • KITCHENMAID n. a maid who works in the kitchen. |
| RADIOPHONIC | • radiophonic adj. Describing sound effects created to accompany radio broadcasts as background music. • radiophonic adj. Describing a type of sound art practice that extends the established radio drama and documentary form… • radiophonic adj. (Obsolete) Of or pertaining to the radiophone. |
| SANDWICHING | • sandwiching v. Present participle of sandwich. • SANDWICH v. to place between two objects. |