| DIPHOSGENE | • diphosgene n. (Organic chemistry) The highly chlorinated ester trichloromethyl chloroformate that is used in organic… • DIPHOSGENE n. a liquid compound used as a poisonous gas. |
| DIPHTHONGS | • diphthongs n. Plural of diphthong. • DIPHTHONG n. a union of two vowels pronounced in one syllable. |
| HANDSPRING | • handspring n. A somersault made with the assistance of the hands placed upon the ground. • hand-spring n. Alternative spelling of handspring. • HANDSPRING n. a somersault made with the assistance of the hands placed upon the ground. |
| HEADSPRING | • headspring n. A fountainhead; a source. • headspring n. (Figurative) A basis or foundation. • headspring n. (Gymnastics) A move in which the gymnast places both hands on the mat with the top of the head about… |
| MEGAPHONED | • megaphoned v. Simple past tense and past participle of megaphone. • MEGAPHONE v. to magnify sound. |
| ONDOGRAPHS | • ondographs n. Plural of ondograph. • ONDOGRAPH n. an instrument for producing a graphical recording of an alternating current. |
| PHAGEDAENA | • phagedaena n. Alternative form of phagedena. • PHAGEDAENA n. hospital gangrene, a rapidly spreading destructive ulcer, also PHAGEDENA. |
| PHAGEDENAS | • phagedenas n. Plural of phagedena. • PHAGEDENA n. hospital gangrene, a rapidly spreading destructive ulcer, also PHAGEDAENA. |
| PHAGEDENIC | • phagedenic adj. Relating to phagedena. • PHAGEDENIC adj. relating to phagedena, hospital gangrene, also PHAGEDAENIC. |
| PHALANGIDS | • phalangids n. Plural of phalangid. • PHALANGID n. one of the Phalangoidea, a long-legged arachnid, a harvest-spider. |
| PLOUGHLAND | • ploughland n. Land that has been or is meant to be ploughed. • ploughland n. (Historical) Synonym of carucate. • PLOUGHLAND n. land under the plough, also PLOWLAND. |
| PREHENDING | • prehending v. Present participle of prehend. • PREHEND v. to lay hold of; to seize. |
| SPANGHEWED | • spanghewed v. Simple past tense and past participle of spanghew. • SPANGHEW v. (dialect) to fling into the air. |
| SPRINGHEAD | • springhead n. The source of a natural spring. • springhead n. (Figuratively) A source. • springhead n. A head or end-piece for a carriage-spring. |
| UNPLOUGHED | • unploughed adj. (Of a field or land) Unturned with a plough, and thus retaining its original vegetation (usually grass). • unploughed adj. (Figuratively) Unexplored or unknown. • UNPLOUGHED adj. not ploughed. |
| UPHOARDING | • uphoarding v. Present participle of uphoard. • UPHOARD v. to hoard up, also UPHOORD. |
| UPHOLDINGS | • upholdings n. Plural of upholding. • UPHOLDING n. the act of upholding. |
| UPHOORDING | • UPHOORD v. (Shakespeare) to hoard up. |