| ANTEROGRADE | • anterograde adj. (Medicine) Effective immediately after a traumatic event such as an external shock. • anterograde adj. (Medicine) Moving or occurring in the normal forward or downstream direction of. • ANTEROGRADE adj. as in anterograde amnesia, loss of memory for events after injury to the brain or mental trauma, with little effect on information acquired previously. |
| ARGYRODITES | • argyrodites n. Plural of argyrodite. • ARGYRODITE n. a mineral composed of silver, germanium and sulphur. |
| DEFLAGRATOR | • deflagrator n. Something which deflagrates. • deflagrator n. (Historical) An electrical device for producing rapid combustion. • DEFLAGRATOR n. an apparatus for deflagration. |
| DENIGRATORS | • denigrators n. Plural of denigrator. • DENIGRATOR n. one who, or that which, blackens. |
| DENIGRATORY | • denigratory adj. Tending to denigrate. • DENIGRATORY adj. serving to denigrate, also DENIGRATIVE. |
| DEREGULATOR | • deregulator n. One who deregulates. • DEREGULATOR n. one who deregulates. |
| FOOTDRAGGER | • footdragger n. One who deliberately delays obligatory action. • foot-dragger n. Alternative form of footdragger. • FOOTDRAGGER n. one who engages in footdragging. |
| FORGATHERED | • forgathered v. Simple past tense and past participle of forgather. • FORGATHER v. to gather together, assemble, also FOREGATHER. |
| GRADATORIES | • gradatories n. Plural of gradatory. • GRADATORY n. a flight of stairs. |
| GRADIOMETER | • gradiometer n. (Physics) Any of several instruments used to measure the gradient of a physical property (such as magnetic field). • GRADIOMETER n. an instrument for measuring gradient of a physical quantity. |
| GRANDMOTHER | • grandmother n. A mother of someone’s parent. • grandmother n. A female ancestor or progenitor. • grand-mother n. Obsolete form of grandmother. |
| GROUNDWATER | • groundwater n. Water that exists beneath the earth’s surface in underground streams and aquifers. • ground␣water n. Alternative form of groundwater. • GROUNDWATER n. water within the earth esp. that supplies wells and springs. |
| MORIGERATED | • MORIGERATE v. to conform. |
| OVERDRAUGHT | • overdraught n. (Chiefly Britain) An overdraft. • OVERDRAUGHT n. a current of air passing over, or coming from above, a fire in a furnace, kiln, etc. |
| OVERTRADING | • overtrading v. Present participle of overtrade. • overtrading n. The buying of a greater amount of goods than one can sell or pay for. • OVERTRADING n. trading beyond one's capital. |
| REMORTGAGED | • remortgaged v. Simple past tense and past participle of remortgage. • REMORTGAGE v. to mortgage again. |
| RETROGRADED | • retrograded v. Simple past tense and past participle of retrograde. • RETROGRADE v. to cause to go back. |
| RETROGRADES | • retrogrades n. Plural of retrograde. • RETROGRADE v. to cause to go back. |
| ROTOGRAPHED | • rotographed v. Simple past tense and past participle of rotograph. • ROTOGRAPH v. to make a photograph by laying negative on sensitive paper. |
| STRONGARMED | • strongarmed v. Simple past tense and past participle of strongarm. • strong-armed v. Simple past tense and past participle of strong-arm. • STRONGARM v. to use forceful tactics. |