| ANTISTROPHON | • antistrophon n. (Rhetoric) An argument retorted on an opponent. • ANTISTROPHON n. an argument retorted on an opponent. |
| APPREHENSION | • apprehension n. (Rare) The physical act of seizing or taking hold of (something); seizing. • apprehension n. (Law) The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest. • apprehension n. Perception; the act of understanding using one’s intellect without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment. |
| ARSPHENAMINE | • arsphenamine n. (Pharmacology, organic chemistry) A phenolic amine derivative of arsenic that was used to treat syphilis… • ARSPHENAMINE n. another name for salvarsan, a compound of arsenic once used as a remedy for syphilis. |
| BRINKMANSHIP | • brinkmanship n. (Chiefly politics) The pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink… • BRINKMANSHIP n. the art or practice of pushing a dangerous situation or confrontation to the limit of safety esp. to force a desired outcome, also BRINKSMANSHIP. |
| HARMONIPHONS | • harmoniphons n. Plural of harmoniphon. • HARMONIPHON n. a keyboard wind instrument with reeds, also HARMONIPHONE. |
| HEPARINISING | • heparinising v. Present participle of heparinise. |
| NONSPHERICAL | • nonspherical adj. Not spherical. • NONSPHERICAL adj. not spherical. |
| PHENARSAZINE | • PHENARSAZINE n. an arsenic derivative used as a poison gas, aka adamsite. |
| PRANKISHNESS | • prankishness n. Prankish behaviour; mischief. • PRANKISHNESS n. the state of being prankish. |
| RESHARPENING | • resharpening v. Present participle of resharpen. • resharpening n. Act of sharpening something again. • RESHARPEN v. to sharpen again. |
| RHINOPHONIAS | • RHINOPHONIA n. a nasal tone to the voice which is caused by a defect in the nasal passages. |
| SINANTHROPUS | • Sinanthropus prop.n. (Anthropology, paleontology, archaeology, obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Hominidae –… • SINANTHROPUS n. Peking fossil man. |
| STRAPHANGING | • straphanging v. Present participle of straphang. • strap-hanging adj. Relating to standing passengers, hanging on to a strap or rail provided in a bus or train. • strap-hanging v. Present participle of strap-hang. |
| STROPHANTHIN | • strophanthin n. (Organic chemistry) Any of several poisonous cardiac glycosides obtained from various African plants. • STROPHANTHIN n. a very poisonous glucoside found in the seeds of the plant Strophanthus. |
| TRANSHIPMENT | • transhipment n. Alternative spelling of transshipment. • TRANSHIPMENT n. the act of transhipping. |
| TRANSHIPPING | • transhipping v. Present participle of tranship. • transhipping n. Alternative form of transshipping. • TRANSHIPPING n. transfer from one ship to another. |
| TRANSSHAPING | • transshaping v. Present participle of transshape. • TRANSSHAPE v. to change into another shape. |