| COUNTERSHADING | • countershading n. A pattern of animal colouration, existing as a form of camouflage, characterised by darker pigmentation… • COUNTERSHADING n. cryptic coloration of an animal with parts normally in shadow being light and parts normally illuminated being dark thereby reducing shadows and contours. |
| DECHLORINATING | • dechlorinating v. Present participle of dechlorinate. • dechlorinating adj. That leads to dechlorination. • DECHLORINATE v. to remove chlorine from. |
| DISENTHRALLING | • disenthralling v. Present participle of disenthral. • DISENTHRALL v. to release from a state of enthralment, also DISENTHRAL, DISINTHRAL. |
| DISFRANCHISING | • disfranchising v. Present participle of disfranchise. • DISFRANCHISE v. to deprive of franchise. |
| DISHARMONISING | • disharmonising v. Present participle of disharmonise. • DISHARMONISE v. to put out of harmony, also DISHARMONIZE. |
| DISHARMONIZING | • disharmonizing v. Present participle of disharmonize. • DISHARMONIZE v. to put out of harmony, also DISHARMONISE. |
| DISINTHRALLING | • disinthralling v. Present participle of disinthral. • DISINTHRALLING n. the act of releasing from a state of enthralment. |
| GONADOTROPHINS | • gonadotrophins n. Plural of gonadotrophin. • GONADOTROPHIN n. a substance that stimulates the gonads. |
| GRANDFATHERING | • grandfathering v. Present participle of grandfather. • grandfathering n. Exemption from new legislation or regulations. • GRANDFATHER v. to exempt (an activity, person, etc.) from a new piece of legislation, restriction or the like. |
| HEARTRENDINGLY | • heartrendingly adv. In a heartrending manner. • heart-rendingly adv. In a heart-rending manner. • HEARTRENDING adv. causing great grief. |
| HYDROGENATIONS | • hydrogenations n. Plural of hydrogenation. • HYDROGENATION n. the act of hydrogenating. |
| MERCHANDISINGS | • merchandisings n. Plural of merchandising. • MERCHANDISING n. buying and selling in business. |
| MERCHANDIZINGS | • merchandizings n. Plural of merchandizing. • MERCHANDIZING n. buying and selling in business. |
| PENDRAGONSHIPS | • PENDRAGONSHIP n. the office of pendragon. |
| PREADMONISHING | • preadmonishing v. Present participle of preadmonish. • PREADMONISH v. to admonish in advance. |
| RHODOMONTADING | • rhodomontading v. Present participle of rhodomontade. • RHODOMONTADE v. to boast, rant, also RODOMONTADE. |
| SCRIMSHANDYING | • SCRIMSHANDY v. to ornament, as shells, ivory, etc., by engraving, and (usually) rubbing pigments into the incised lines, also SCRIMSHANDER, SCRIMSHAW. |
| STICKHANDLINGS | • STICKHANDLING n. the act of manoeuvring (the puck) deftly in ice hockey. |
| SUPERHARDENING | • superhardening v. Present participle of superharden. • SUPERHARDEN v. to harden to extremes. |
| UNDERACHIEVING | • underachieving v. Present participle of underachieve. • UNDERACHIEVE v. to achieve less than one's potential. |