| ACETALDEHYDE | • acetaldehyde n. (Organic chemistry) An organic compound, (CH3CHO). Sometimes called ethanal or acetic aldehyde. See… • ACETALDEHYDE n. a chemical compound. |
| BEETLEHEADED | • beetleheaded adj. Alternative form of beetle-headed. • beetle-headed adj. (Obsolete) Mentally dull; stupid. • BEETLEHEADED adj. like a beetlehead, stupid. |
| 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. |
| ENDOTHELIOID | • endothelioid adj. Resembling endothelium. • ENDOTHELIOID adj. of or like the endothelium, the layer of cell tissue on the internal surfaces of blood vessels, lymphatics, etc., also ENDOTHELIAL. |
| FELDSPATHOID | • feldspathoid n. (Mineralogy) Any of a small group of igneous, plutonic, and volcanic minerals formed in magma that did… • feldspathoid adj. (Mineralogy) Resembling a feldspar. • FELDSPATHOID n. any mineral of a group related to feldspar, also FELSPATHOID, FOID. |
| FLOODLIGHTED | • floodlighted v. Simple past tense and past participle of floodlight. • floodlighted adj. Lit by floodlights; floodlit. • FLOODLIGHT v. to illuminate by floodlighting. |
| HYDROXYLATED | • hydroxylated v. Simple past tense and past participle of hydroxylate. • hydroxylated adj. (Organic chemistry) That has been modified by hydroxylation. • HYDROXYLATE v. to introduce hydroxyl into. |
| 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. |
| PREADULTHOOD | • preadulthood n. The period of life before adulthood. |
| SADDLECLOTHS | • saddlecloths n. Plural of saddlecloth. • saddle-cloths n. Plural of saddle-cloth. • SADDLECLOTH n. a cloth placed under or over a saddle. |
| SOFTHEADEDLY | • softheadedly adv. In a softheaded manner. • SOFTHEADED adv. having or indicative of a weak, unrealistic, or uncritical mind. |
| STADTHOLDERS | • stadtholders n. Plural of stadtholder. • STADTHOLDER n. (Dutch) a Dutch viceroy or provincial governor, also STADHOLDER. |
| STICKHANDLED | • stickhandled v. Simple past tense and past participle of stickhandle. • STICKHANDLE v. to manoeuvre (the puck) deftly in ice hockey. |
| 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. |
| THUNDERCLOUD | • thundercloud n. A large, dark cloud, usually a cumulonimbus, charged with electricity and producing thunder and lightning;… • thundercloud n. (By extension, figurative) Something menacing and brooding. • thunder␣cloud n. Alternative spelling of thundercloud. |
| TODDLERHOODS | • toddlerhoods n. Plural of toddlerhood. • TODDLERHOOD n. the state of being a toddler. |
| UNDERCLOTHED | • underclothed v. Simple past tense and past participle of underclothe. • UNDERCLOTHE v. to clothe insufficiently. |