| ALPHATESTING | • alpha␣testing n. (Software, testing) A process where a software application approaching full functionality is made available… • ALPHATEST v. to carry out an alpha test of an experimental product, such as computer software. |
| FEATHERLIGHT | • featherlight adj. Alternative form of feather-light. • feather-light adj. Extremely light; light as a feather. • FEATHERLIGHT adj. extremely light. |
| GLUTATHIONES | • glutathiones n. Plural of glutathione. • GLUTATHIONE n. an antioxidant, found in the body's airways and nose, that protects the lungs from the effects of pollutants. |
| GLYPTOTHECAE | • GLYPTOTHECA n. a place for keeping sculpture. |
| HEMATOLOGIST | • hematologist n. A scientist, usually a medical doctor, who specializes in hematology. • HEMATOLOGIST n. a specialist in hematology, also HAEMATOLOGIST. |
| HEPATOLOGIST | • hepatologist n. A person who works in hepatology. • HEPATOLOGIST n. a specialist in liver diseases. |
| HESITATINGLY | • hesitatingly adv. In a hesitating manner. • HESITATING adv. HESITATE, to hold back or delay. |
| LIGHTHEARTED | • lighthearted adj. Joyful, glad, taking pleasure in being alive; not depressed or sad. • lighthearted adj. Enjoyably lacking of seriousness, not grave. • light-hearted adj. Alternative spelling of lighthearted. |
| PHOTOGELATIN | • photogelatin n. Gelatin, coated on a glass plate, that carries an image to be printed by the collotype process. • PHOTOGELATIN adj. as in photogelatin process, another name for collotype. |
| PLECTOGNATHS | • plectognaths n. Plural of plectognath. • PLECTOGNATH n. any spiny-finned marine fish of the mainly tropical order Plectognathi, that includes puffers, triggerfish, trunkfish and sunfish. |
| QUARTERLIGHT | • quarterlight n. A small, pivoted, normally triangular, car window that acts as a vent. • quarter␣light n. (Britain) a small triangular side window in a motor car. • QUARTERLIGHT n. a small triangular ventilation window in a car. |
| SHATTERINGLY | • shatteringly adv. In a shattering manner. • SHATTERING adv. of e.g. news, devastating. |
| SNAGGLETEETH | • snaggleteeth n. Plural of snaggletooth. • SNAGGLETOOTH n. an irregular, broken, or projecting tooth. |
| SNAGGLETOOTH | • snaggletooth n. (Plural: snaggleteeth) A tooth inside the mouth that is unaligned or broken. • snaggletooth n. (Plural: snaggletooths) A predatory fish of the genus Astronesthes, so-called because of its teeth. • snaggle-tooth n. Alternative form of snaggletooth. |
| STRINGHALTED | • stringhalted adj. Affected with stringhalt; lame. • STRINGHALTED adj. afflicted with stringhalt, a jerking lameness in which a horse suddenly twitches up its leg or legs. |
| TELEGRAPHIST | • telegraphist n. A telegrapher. • TELEGRAPHIST n. a person who works a telegraph. |
| THEOLOGASTER | • theologaster n. (Rare) A poor theologian; someone who merely pretends to be a theologian. • THEOLOGASTER n. a petty or shallow theologian. |
| ULTRAHEATING | • ultraheating v. Present participle of ultraheat. • ULTRAHEAT v. to heat to very high temperatures, as used for sterilisation. |