| BACKSCRATCHED | • backscratched v. Simple past tense and past participle of backscratch. • BACKSCRATCH v. to scratch the back; (figurative) to do favours in return for favours, to engage in servile flattery. |
| CERCOPITHECID | • cercopithecid n. (Zoology) Any species of the family Cercopithecidae, the Old World monkeys. • CERCOPITHECID n. any of several Old World long-tailed monkeys of the genus Cercopithecus, including the Diana monkey, vervet, and moustached monkey, also CERCOPITHECOID. |
| CHARACTERISED | • characterised v. Simple past tense and past participle of characterise. • CHARACTERISE v. to give a character to, also CHARACTERIZE. |
| CHARACTERIZED | • characterized v. Simple past tense and past participle of characterize. • CHARACTERIZE v. to describe the character or quality of, also CHARACTERISE. |
| DICHLORACETIC | • DICHLORACETIC adj. as in dichloracetic acid. |
| HEPTADECANOIC | • heptadecanoic adj. Of or pertaining to heptadecanoic acid or its derivatives; margaric. • HEPTADECANOIC adj. as in heptadecanoic acid, a saturated fatty acid, aka margaric acid. |
| HOMOSCEDASTIC | • homoscedastic adj. (Statistics) Having the same finite variance for all elements. • HOMOSCEDASTIC adj. of equal scatter or variation; having equal variances. |
| HYDROELECTRIC | • hydroelectric adj. That generates electricity by converting the energy of moving water, or of steam escaping under high pressure. • hydroelectric adj. Of or relating to the electricity so produced. • hydro-electric adj. Alternative form of hydroelectric. |
| HYDROXYACETIC | • HYDROXYACETIC adj. as in hydroxyacetic acid, another name for glycolic acid. |
| SHUTTLECOCKED | • shuttlecocked v. Simple past tense and past participle of shuttlecock. • SHUTTLECOCK v. to send or toss to and fro. |
| TECHNICALISED | • TECHNICALISE v. to give a technical slant to, also TECHNICALIZE. |
| TECHNICALIZED | • technicalized v. Simple past tense and past participle of technicalize. • TECHNICALIZE v. to give a technical slant to, also TECHNICALISE. |
| TRISACCHARIDE | • trisaccharide n. (Biochemistry) An oligosaccharide consisting of three monosaccharide units joined together. • TRISACCHARIDE n. a sugar that yields on complete hydrolysis three monosaccharide molecules. |
| WEATHERCOCKED | • weathercocked v. Simple past tense and past participle of weathercock. • WEATHERCOCK v. to serve as a weathercock for. |