| AMPHIDIPLOID | • amphidiploid adj. (Genetics) Having a diploid set of chromosomes from each of its parents. • amphidiploid n. (Biology) Such an organism. • AMPHIDIPLOID n. a hybrid having a complete diploid chromosome set from each parent. |
| CHILDMINDERS | • childminders n. Plural of childminder. • CHILDMINDER n. one who looks after other people's children for money. |
| CHILDMINDING | • childminding n. The act of looking after a child or children. • childminding v. Present participle of childmind. • child-minding v. Present participle of child-mind. |
| DEMETHYLATED | • demethylated v. Simple past tense and past participle of demethylate. • demethylated adj. (Chemistry) That has been subjected to demethylation. |
| DEPHLEGMATED | • dephlegmated v. Simple past tense and past participle of dephlegmate. • DEPHLEGMATE v. to distill something, such as alcohol. |
| DIETHYLAMIDE | • diethylamide n. (Organic chemistry) The derivative of a compound formed by adding an amide group with two ethyl substituents… • DIETHYLAMIDE n. as in lysergic acid diethylamide, LSD. |
| FORMALDEHYDE | • formaldehyde n. (Organic chemistry) The simplest aldehyde, HCHO, a colourless gas that has many industrial applications;… • FORMALDEHYDE n. a formic aldehyde, formalin. |
| HEBDOMADALLY | • hebdomadally adv. In periods of seven days; weekly. • HEBDOMADAL adv. occurring, appearing, or done every seven days; weekly. |
| METALDEHYDES | • METALDEHYDE n. a polymer of acetaldehyde. |
| MIDDLEWEIGHT | • middleweight n. (Uncountable) A weight class in professional boxing between light middleweight or welterweight and super… • middleweight n. (Countable) A boxer who fights in this division; a similar wrestler etc. • middleweight n. (Countable, business, by extension) An employee ranking anywhere between junior and senior. |
| MUDDLEHEADED | • muddleheaded adj. Alternative form of muddle-headed. • muddle-headed adj. Characterized by vague or confused thinking: foolish, dull-witted, semi-conscious. • MUDDLEHEADED adj. mentally confused. |
| THALIDOMIDES | • thalidomides n. Plural of thalidomide. • THALIDOMIDE n. a nonbarbiturate sedative drug, withdrawn in 1961 because found to cause malformation in the fetus if taken during pregnancy. |
| UNDERWHELMED | • underwhelmed v. Simple past tense and past participle of underwhelm. • UNDERWHELM v. to fail to impress. |