| ANDROCEPHALOUS | • androcephalous adj. Having a human head (upon an animal’s body), like the Egyptian sphinx. • ANDROCEPHALOUS adj. with a human head. |
| BUTYRALDEHYDES | • butyraldehydes n. Plural of butyraldehyde. • BUTYRALDEHYDE n. either of two aldehydes used esp. in making synthetic resins. |
| DAUGHTERLINESS | • daughterliness n. The quality of being daughterly. • DAUGHTERLINESS n. the state of being daughterly. |
| DESULPHURATING | • desulphurating v. Present participle of desulphurate. • DESULPHURATE v. to remove sulphur from. |
| DESULPHURATION | • desulphuration n. The act or process of depriving of sulfur. • DESULPHURATION n. the act of desulphuring. |
| FURFURALDEHYDE | • furfuraldehyde n. (Organic chemistry) furfural. • FURFURALDEHYDE n. a liquid obtained by heating bran with dilute sulphuric acid, also FURAL, FURFURAL, FURFUROL, FURFUROLE, FUROL, FUROLE. |
| GLUTARALDEHYDE | • glutaraldehyde n. (Organic chemistry) The aliphatic dialdehyde pentane-1,5-dial, a toxic liquid with a pungent odor. • GLUTARALDEHYDE n. a compound that contains two aldehyde groups and is used esp. in tanning leather and in the fixation of biological tissues. |
| HYALURONIDASES | • hyaluronidases n. Plural of hyaluronidase. • HYALURONIDASE n. a mucolytic enzyme that facilitates the spread of fluids through tissues by lowering the viscosity of hyaluronic acid. |
| HYDROCEPHALOUS | • hydrocephalous adj. Having a swollen head. • hydrocephalous adj. (Medicine) Afflicted with hydrocephalus. • HYDROCEPHALOUS adj. suffering from hydrocephaly, also HYDROCEPHALIC. |
| HYDROSULPHATES | • hydrosulphates n. Plural of hydrosulphate. • HYDROSULPHATE n. any quaternary acid salt formed by addition of an organic base to sulphuric acid, such as aniline hydrosulphate. |
| MULTICHAMBERED | • multichambered adj. Having more than one chamber. • MULTICHAMBERED adj. having many chambers. |
| MULTITHREADING | • multithreading n. (Computing) The use of multithreaded code. • MULTITHREADING n. a programming system that enables actions to be carried out simultaneously. |
| RHEUMATOIDALLY | • RHEUMATOID adv. characteristic of or affected with rheumatoid arthritis. |
| SCRATCHBUILDER | • SCRATCHBUILDER n. one who scratchbuilds, builds models from raw materials, as opposed to constructing from kits or buying ready made. |
| STOUTHEARTEDLY | • stoutheartedly adv. Bravely, courageously. • stoutheartedly adv. Resolutely. • stout-heartedly adv. Alternative form of stoutheartedly. |
| THUNDERFLASHES | • thunderflashes n. Plural of thunderflash. • THUNDERFLASH n. a container, such as a blank shell, filled with explosive powder, which makes a flash and a loud explosion when detonated. |
| UNDECIPHERABLE | • undecipherable adj. Not easily deciphered; difficult to read. • UNDECIPHERABLE adj. not decipherable. |
| UNDECIPHERABLY | • undecipherably adv. In an undecipherable manner. |