| CLAPPERBOARD | • clapperboard n. (Film) A device used in film production, having hinged boards that are brought together with a clap… • clapper␣board n. (Film) Alternative form of clapperboard. • CLAPPERBOARD n. a hinged board (or a set of hinged boards) clapped together in front of the camera before or after shooting a piece of film, to help synchronize sound and vision. |
| DEPOPULATORS | • depopulators n. Plural of depopulator. • DEPOPULATOR n. one who depopulates. |
| DIPROPELLANT | • DIPROPELLANT n. a rocket propellant consisting of two substances, usually a fuel and an oxidizer. |
| DISAPPROVALS | • disapprovals n. Plural of disapproval. • DISAPPROVAL n. censure, disapprobation. |
| DOPPELGANGER | • doppelganger n. A ghostly double of a living person, especially one that haunts such a person. • doppelganger n. An evil twin. • doppelganger n. A remarkably similar double. |
| DRAFTSPEOPLE | • draftspeople n. Plural of draftsperson. |
| FLAPPERHOODS | • FLAPPERHOOD n. the state of being a flapper. |
| LEPIDOPTERAN | • lepidopteran n. Any insect of the order Lepidoptera, the butterflies and moths. • lepidopteran adj. Characteristic of these insects. • LEPIDOPTERAN n. an insect such as moth or butterfly, also LEPIDOPTERON. |
| LEPIDOPTERON | • lepidopteron n. (Zoology) Any insect of the order Lepidoptera. • LEPIDOPTERON n. any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, typically having two pairs of wings covered with fragile scales, also LEPIDOPTERAN. |
| OVERSUPPLIED | • oversupplied v. Simple past tense and past participle of oversupply. • OVERSUPPLY v. to supply to excess. |
| POLYDISPERSE | • polydisperse adj. (Of a colloid) Having a range of particle sizes. • polydisperse adj. (Of a polymer, proscribed) Synonym of nonuniform (“composed of macromolecular species of differing molar masses”). • POLYDISPERSE adj. characterized by particles of varied sizes in the dispersed phase of a disperse system. |
| POSTPRANDIAL | • postprandial adj. After a meal, especially after dinner. • post-prandial adj. Alternative form of postprandial. • POSTPRANDIAL adj. taking place after dinner. |
| PREDEVELOPED | • predeveloped v. Simple past tense and past participle of predevelop. • PREDEVELOP v. to develop in advance. |
| PREDISPOSALS | • PREDISPOSAL n. disposal in advance. |
| PROPYLITISED | • PROPYLITISE v. to become or turn into propylite, also PROPYLITIZE. |
| PROPYLITIZED | • PROPYLITIZE v. to become or turn into propylite, also PROPYLITISE. |
| TRADESPEOPLE | • tradespeople n. Plural of tradesperson. • TRADESPEOPLE n. people engaged in trade. |
| UNDERPEOPLED | • underpeopled adj. Short of people; underpopulated. • UNDERPEOPLED adj. underpopulated. |