| BREECHLOADER | • breechloader n. A variety of firearm in which the weapon is loaded from the breech (the end opposite that which discharges… • breech-loader n. Alternative spelling of breechloader. • BREECHLOADER n. a firearm that loads at the breech. |
| CARBOHYDRASE | • carbohydrase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of polysaccharides into simple sugars. • CARBOHYDRASE n. any of a group of enzymes (as amylase) that promote hydrolysis or synthesis of a carbohydrate (as a disaccharide). |
| CARBOHYDRATE | • carbohydrate n. (Organic chemistry, nutrition) A sugar, starch, or cellulose that is a food source of energy for an animal or plant. • carbohydrate n. (Colloquial, by extension, metonymically) Any food rich in starch or other carbohydrates. • CARBOHYDRATE n. a compound of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen; extended to similar compounds, the sugars and starches which form the main source of energy in food. |
| CHECKERBOARD | • checkerboard n. A pattern of squares of alternating colours. • checkerboard n. A board, usually square, covered with such a pattern; especially such a board with 8×8 squares, used… • checkerboard n. (Film) A style of negative cutting that avoids visible splice marks. |
| CHEQUERBOARD | • chequerboard n. Alternative spelling of checkerboard. • chequerboard v. Alternative spelling of checkerboard. • CHEQUERBOARD n. a board for playing chequers. |
| DRAUGHTBOARD | • draughtboard n. A checkerboard used to play draughts. • DRAUGHTBOARD n. a board for the playing of draughts. |
| HARBOURSIDES | • harboursides n. Plural of harbourside. • HARBOURSIDE n. the land that is situated next to a harbour, also HARBORSIDE. |
| HYDROCARBONS | • hydrocarbons n. Plural of hydrocarbon. • HYDROCARBON n. a compound of hydrogen and carbon with nothing else, occurring notably in oil, natural gas and coal. |
| MOTHERBOARDS | • motherboards n. Plural of motherboard. • MOTHERBOARD n. the board containing the main circuits of an electronic device, especially in computers. |
| OVERBREATHED | • overbreathed adj. Breathed too much, or by too many people. |
| RHABDOMANCER | • rhabdomancer n. One who carries out rhabdomancy; the user of a divining rod. • RHABDOMANCER n. one who practises rhabdomancy. |
| RHABDOSPHERE | • rhabdosphere n. A minute sphere composed of rhabdoliths. • RHABDOSPHERE n. an aggregation of rhabdoliths in oceanic ooze. |
| RHOMBOHEDRAL | • rhombohedral adj. (Crystallography) Having three equal axes and oblique angles. • RHOMBOHEDRAL adj. shaped like a rhombohedron. |
| 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. |
| TURBOCHARGED | • turbocharged adj. Having a turbocharger. • turbocharged v. Simple past tense and past participle of turbocharge. • TURBOCHARGED adj. equipped with a turbocharger. |
| WEATHERBOARD | • weatherboard n. (Nautical) The windward side of a vessel. • weatherboard n. (Nautical) A plank placed over an opening to keep out driven water. • weatherboard n. Any of a series of horizontal boards used to cover the exterior of a timber-framed building; clapboard. |