| ANDROCEPHALOUS | • androcephalous adj. Having a human head (upon an animal’s body), like the Egyptian sphinx. • ANDROCEPHALOUS adj. with a human head. |
| 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. |
| DRAUGHTSPERSON | • draughtsperson n. Alternative spelling of draftsperson. • DRAUGHTSPERSON n. a gender-neutral term for draughtsman or draughtswoman. |
| 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. |
| PACHYDERMATOUS | • pachydermatous adj. Of or relating to the pachyderms. • pachydermatous adj. Like an elephant. • pachydermatous adj. (Humorous) Thick-skinned; insensitive. |
| PSEUDARTHROSES | • pseudarthroses n. Plural of pseudarthrosis. • PSEUDARTHROSIS n. a joint formed by fibrous tissue bridging the gap between the two fragments of bone of an old fracture that have not united, also PSEUDOARTHROSIS. |
| PSEUDARTHROSIS | • pseudarthrosis n. (Pathology) A bony, flexible structure, resembling a joint, sometimes found after a poorly united fracture. • pseudarthrosis n. (Surgery) A failed fusion after an arthrodesis surgery. • pseudarthrosis n. (Architecture) A groove in a block of stone that simulates a joint. |
| PSEUDEPIGRAPHA | • pseudepigrapha n. Writings falsely ascribed to famous persons (historical or mythical) to lend them greater legitimacy… • PSEUDEPIGRAPHA n. spurious writings, esp. writings falsely attributed to biblical characters or times (plural of 16-letter pseudepigraphon. |
| PSEUDEPIGRAPHS | • pseudepigraphs n. Plural of pseudepigraph. • PSEUDEPIGRAPH n. a book ascribed to Old Testament characters, but not judged genuine by scholars. |
| PSEUDEPIGRAPHY | • pseudepigraphy n. The composition of pseudepigrapha, false credit of authorship to give ideas greater legitimacy. • PSEUDEPIGRAPHY n. the ascription of false names of authors to works. |
| PSEUDOGRAPHIES | • pseudographies n. Plural of pseudography. • PSEUDOGRAPHY n. unsatisfactory spelling. |
| SUPERHARDENING | • superhardening v. Present participle of superharden. • SUPERHARDEN v. to harden to extremes. |
| SUPERHUMANISED | • superhumanised v. Simple past tense and past participle of superhumanise. • SUPERHUMANISE v. to make superhuman, also SUPERHUMANIZE. |
| SUPERHUMANIZED | • superhumanized v. Simple past tense and past participle of superhumanize. • SUPERHUMANIZE v. to make superhuman, also SUPERHUMANISE. |
| UNDEREMPHASISE | • underemphasise v. Alternative form of underemphasize. • UNDEREMPHASISE v. to emphasise insufficiently, also UNDEREMPHASIZE. |
| UNDEREMPHASIZE | • underemphasize v. (Transitive) To place insufficient emphasis on. • UNDEREMPHASIZE v. to emphasise insufficiently, also UNDEREMPHASISE. |