| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| DRAUGHTINESSES | • DRAUGHTINESS n. the state of being draughty. |
| EXTINGUISHABLE | • extinguishable adj. Able to be extinguished. • EXTINGUISHABLE adj. that can be extinguished. |
| EXTINGUISHANTS | • extinguishants n. Plural of extinguishant. • EXTINGUISHANT n. a substance used to extinguish fires. |
| HEMAGGLUTININS | • hemagglutinins n. Plural of hemagglutinin. • HEMAGGLUTININ n. a virus, antibody or other agent causing haemagglutination, also HAEMAGGLUTININ. |
| IMPOSTHUMATING | • imposthumating v. Present participle of imposthumate. • IMPOSTHUMATE v. to form or inflict an abscess, also IMPOSTUMATE. |
| LAUGHINGSTOCKS | • laughingstocks n. Plural of laughingstock. • laughing-stocks n. Plural of laughing-stock. • laughing␣stocks n. Plural of laughing stock. |
| OUTFANGTHIEVES | • OUTFANGTHIEF n. (historical) the right of judging and fining thieves pursued and brought back from outside one's own jurisdiction. |
| SCHIZOGNATHOUS | • schizognathous adj. (Zoology) having the maxillopalatine bones separate from each other and from the vomer, which is pointed… • SCHIZOGNATHOUS adj. of some birds, having the bones of the palate separate. |
| THAUMATOGENIES | • THAUMATOGENY n. the doctrine of the miraculous origin of life. |
| TURBOCHARGINGS | • TURBOCHARGING n. the act of fitting with a turbocharger. |
| UNCHRISTIANING | • UNCHRISTIAN v. to make unchristian. |
| UNHESITATINGLY | • unhesitatingly adv. In an unhesitating manner. • UNHESITATING adv. not hesitating. |
| UNSYMPATHISING | • unsympathising adj. Alternative form of unsympathizing. • UNSYMPATHISING adj. not sympathising, also UNSYMPATHIZING. |
| UNSYMPATHIZING | • unsympathizing adj. Failing to sympathize; lacking sympathy. • UNSYMPATHIZING adj. not sympathizing, also UNSYMPATHISING. |
| URANOGRAPHISTS | • URANOGRAPHIST n. one who practises uranography, descriptive astronomy and mapping. |