| ACHROMATISED | • achromatised v. Simple past tense and past participle of achromatise. • ACHROMATISE v. to make achromatic, also ACHROMATIZE. |
| ACIDANTHERAS | • acidantheras n. Plural of acidanthera. • ACIDANTHERA n. a plant of the genus Acidanthera of white-flowered plants of NE Africa. |
| ANTICATHODES | • anticathodes n. Plural of anticathode. • ANTICATHODE n. the target of an X-ray tube, on which the cathode rays are focused and from which X-rays are emitted. |
| BACKDRAUGHTS | • backdraughts n. Plural of backdraught. • BACKDRAUGHT n. a reverse movement of air, also BACKDRAFT. |
| BANDERSNATCH | • Bandersnatch prop.n. An obscure fictional creature mentioned in two of Lewis Carroll’s poems. • BANDERSNATCH n. an imaginary wild animal of fierce disposition. |
| CANTHARIDINS | • cantharidins n. Plural of cantharidin. • CANTHARIDIN n. a bitter crystalline compound that is the active blister-producing ingredient of cantharides. |
| DEATHWATCHES | • deathwatches n. Plural of deathwatch. • DEATHWATCH n. a vigil, a watch kept beside a dying person; a kind of beetle. |
| 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. |
| HARUSPICATED | • haruspicated v. Simple past tense and past participle of haruspicate. • HARUSPICATE v. to foretell by inspection of animals' entrails. |
| HEADTEACHERS | • headteachers n. Plural of headteacher. • head␣teachers n. Plural of head teacher. • HEADTEACHER n. a teacher in charge of a school. |
| SCRATCHBOARD | • scratchboard n. (Art) A technique in which drawings are created using sharp knives and tools for etching into a thin… • SCRATCHBOARD n. a scraperboard. |
| SCRATCHCARDS | • scratchcards n. Plural of scratchcard. • scratch␣cards n. Plural of scratch card. • SCRATCHCARD n. a type of lottery card covered with an opaque film which is scratched off to reveal numbers or symbols which may entitle the holder to a prize. |
| 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. |
| TACHYCARDIAS | • tachycardias n. Plural of tachycardia, which can refer to types of tachycardia, cases of tachycardia, or episodes of tachycardia. • TACHYCARDIA n. quick heart-rate. |
| TETRADRACHMS | • tetradrachms n. Plural of tetradrachm. • TETRADRACHM n. (Greek) a unit of Greek currency. |
| ZANTEDESCHIA | • zantedeschia n. Any of the genus Zantedeschia of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to southern Africa. • Zantedeschia prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Araceae. • ZANTEDESCHIA n. a plant of the arum family, aka calla lily. |