| AMBIDEXTEROUS | • ambidexterous adj. Misspelling of ambidextrous. • AMBIDEXTEROUS adj. able to use either hand with equal dexterity, also AMBIDEXTROUS. |
| AMBIDEXTROUS | • ambidextrous adj. Having equal ability in both hands; in particular, able to write equally well with both hands. • ambidextrous adj. Equally usable by left-handed and right-handed people (as a tool or instrument). • ambidextrous adj. (Archaic) Practising or siding with both parties. |
| AMBIDEXTROUSLY | • ambidextrously adv. In an ambidextrous manner. • AMBIDEXTROUS adv. able to use either hand with equal dexterity, also AMBIDEXTEROUS. |
| CARBOXYLATED | • carboxylated v. Simple past tense and past participle of carboxylate. • carboxylated adj. (Chemistry) Converted into a carboxylic acid, normally by the oxidation of an alcohol or aldehyde. • CARBOXYLATE v. to introduce carboxyl or carbon dioxide into (a compound) with formation of a carboxylic acid. |
| DECARBOXYLATE | • decarboxylate v. (Organic chemistry) To remove one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule. • DECARBOXYLATE v. to remove carbon dioxide from its substrate. |
| DECARBOXYLATED | • decarboxylated v. Simple past tense and past participle of decarboxylate. • decarboxylated adj. Describing a product of decarboxylation. • DECARBOXYLATE v. to remove carbon dioxide from its substrate. |
| DECARBOXYLATES | • decarboxylates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decarboxylate. • DECARBOXYLATE v. to remove carbon dioxide from its substrate. |
| DECARBOXYLATING | • decarboxylating v. Present participle of decarboxylate. • DECARBOXYLATE v. to remove carbon dioxide from its substrate. |
| DECARBOXYLATION | • decarboxylation n. (Organic chemistry) The removal of one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule. • DECARBOXYLATION n. the removal or elimination of carboxyl from a molecule. |
| EXORBITATED | • exorbitated v. Simple past tense and past participle of exorbitate. • EXORBITATE v. (obsolete) to stray. |
| EXPROBRATED | • exprobrated v. Simple past tense and past participle of exprobrate. • EXPROBRATE v. (archaic) to upbraid. |
| EXTRABOLD | • extrabold adj. (Typography) Very bold. • EXTRABOLD n. a very bold typeface. |
| EXTRABOLDS | • EXTRABOLD n. a very bold typeface. |
| HYDROXYBUTYRATE | • hydroxybutyrate n. (Chemistry) any salt or ester of hydroxybutyric acid, but especially of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid. • HYDROXYBUTYRATE n. as in gamma hydroxybutyrate, a substance that occurs naturally in the brain, used medically as a sedative but also as a recreational drug and alleged aphrodisiac. |
| LETTERBOXED | • letterboxed v. Simple past tense and past participle of letterbox. • LETTERBOXED adj. having a letterbox. |
| THUNDERBOX | • thunderbox n. (Slang) A chamber pot enclosed in a box; a portable commode. • thunderbox n. (By extension, chiefly Australia, Britain, slang) Any lavatory or toilet, especially a rudimentary outdoor… • thunderbox n. (Theater) A box of metal balls which is shaken to create a thunder sound effect. |
| THUNDERBOXES | • thunderboxes n. Plural of thunderbox. • thunder-boxes n. Plural of thunder-box (alternative form of thunderboxes). • thunder␣boxes n. Plural of thunder box (alternative form of thunderboxes). |
| TINDERBOX | • tinderbox n. (Historical) A small container containing flint, steel, and tinder (dry, finely-divided fibrous matter)… • tinderbox n. (By extension) A place that is so dry and hot that there is danger of fire. • tinderbox n. (Figurative) A potentially dangerous situation. |
| TINDERBOXES | • tinderboxes n. Plural of tinderbox. • tinder-boxes n. Plural of tinder-box. • TINDERBOX n. a box for holding tinder. |