| ADIATHERMANOUS | • ADIATHERMANOUS adj. not permeable by or able to conduct radiant heat. |
| ANDROCEPHALOUS | • androcephalous adj. Having a human head (upon an animal’s body), like the Egyptian sphinx. • ANDROCEPHALOUS adj. with a human head. |
| BOARDINGHOUSES | • boardinghouses n. Plural of boardinghouse. • boarding␣houses n. Plural of boarding house. • BOARDINGHOUSE n. a private house in which accommodation and meals are provided for paying guests. |
| CHONDROCRANIUM | • chondrocranium n. (Anatomy) The developing skull, composed of cartilage, of an embryo before ossification. • CHONDROCRANIUM n. the cartilaginous parts of an embryonic cranium. |
| COUNTERCHANGED | • counterchanged adj. Exchanged. • counterchanged adj. (Heraldry) Having the tinctures exchanged mutually. • COUNTERCHANGE v. to interchange, transpose. |
| COUNTERCHARGED | • countercharged v. Simple past tense and past participle of countercharge. • COUNTERCHARGE v. to bring a charge forward in opposition to another charge. |
| COUNTERCHARMED | • countercharmed v. Simple past tense and past participle of countercharm. • COUNTERCHARM v. to destroy or dissolve the effects of (another charm). |
| COUNTERMARCHED | • countermarched v. Simple past tense and past participle of countermarch. • COUNTERMARCH v. to march or cause to march back or in a direction opposite to a former one. |
| 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. |
| DESULPHURATION | • desulphuration n. The act or process of depriving of sulfur. • DESULPHURATION n. the act of desulphuring. |
| DISAUTHORISING | • disauthorising v. Present participle of disauthorise. • DISAUTHORISE v. to deprive of authority, also DISAUTHORIZE. |
| DISAUTHORIZING | • disauthorizing v. Present participle of disauthorize. • DISAUTHORIZE v. to deprive of authority, also DISAUTHORISE. |
| DRAUGHTSPERSON | • draughtsperson n. Alternative spelling of draftsperson. • DRAUGHTSPERSON n. a gender-neutral term for draughtsman or draughtswoman. |
| 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. |
| HYDROPNEUMATIC | • hydropneumatic adj. Operated by both fluid and air power. • hydropneumatic adj. Being, or pertaining to, a type of automotive suspension system based on a nitrogen springing medium. • HYDROPNEUMATIC adj. utilizing water and air acting together. |
| QUADRILLIONTHS | • quadrillionths n. Plural of quadrillionth. • QUADRILLIONTH n. one of a quadrillion equal parts. |
| SUBARACHNOIDAL | • subarachnoidal adj. (Anatomy) Alternative form of subarachnoid. • SUBARACHNOIDAL adj. situated under the arachnoid membrane, also SUBARACHNOID. |