| BRACHYDACTYLOUS | • brachydactylous adj. (Zoology) Having abnormally short digits. • BRACHYDACTYLOUS adj. having short or stubby fingers. |
| DESULPHURATIONS | • desulphurations n. Plural of desulphuration. • DESULPHURATION n. the act of desulphuring. |
| DISHARMONIOUSLY | • disharmoniously adv. In a disharmonious manner. • DISHARMONIOUS adv. lacking in harmony. |
| DOLICHOSAURUSES | • DOLICHOSAURUS n. any member of the Dolichosauria, a group of Cretaceous fossil reptiles. |
| EDRIOPHTHALMOUS | • edriophthalmous adj. (Zoology) Pertaining to the Edriophthalma, a former classification of peracarids. • EDRIOPHTHALMOUS adj. of crustaceans, with stalkless eyes, also EDRIOPHTHALMIAN, EDRIOPHTHALMIC. |
| FURFURALDEHYDES | • FURFURALDEHYDE n. a liquid obtained by heating bran with dilute sulphuric acid, also FURAL, FURFURAL, FURFUROL, FURFUROLE, FUROL, FUROLE. |
| GLUTARALDEHYDES | • glutaraldehydes n. Plural of glutaraldehyde. • GLUTARALDEHYDE n. a compound that contains two aldehyde groups and is used esp. in tanning leather and in the fixation of biological tissues. |
| HETERODACTYLOUS | • heterodactylous adj. (Zoology) Having the first and second toes turned backward, as in the trogons. • HETERODACTYLOUS adj. having the first and second toes turned backwards, as in trogons, and not the first and fourth as in parrots. |
| HOUSEHOLDERSHIP | • householdership n. The position or role of a householder. • HOUSEHOLDERSHIP n. the office of householder. |
| HYDROCELLULOSES | • HYDROCELLULOSE n. a gelatinous material obtained by hydration of cellulose, used in papermaking, etc. |
| HYDROCEPHALUSES | • hydrocephaluses n. Plural of hydrocephalus. • HYDROCEPHALUS n. an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranial cavity, also HYDROCEPHALY. |
| HYDROSULPHUROUS | • HYDROSULPHUROUS adj. as in hydrosulphurous acid. |
| HYPERSTIMULATED | • hyperstimulated v. Simple past tense and past participle of hyperstimulate. • HYPERSTIMULATE v. to stimulate excessively. |
| MULTITHREADINGS | • MULTITHREADING n. a programming system that enables actions to be carried out simultaneously. |
| ORNITHODELPHOUS | • ORNITHODELPHOUS adj. of or like the Ornithodelphia, monotremes, also ORNITHODELPHIAN, ORNITHODELPHIC. |
| PULCHRITUDINOUS | • pulchritudinous adj. (Literary) Having great physical beauty. • PULCHRITUDINOUS adj. beautiful, comely. |
| RADICULOPATHIES | • radiculopathies n. Plural of radiculopathy. |
| SCRATCHBUILDERS | • SCRATCHBUILDER n. one who scratchbuilds, builds models from raw materials, as opposed to constructing from kits or buying ready made. |
| SCRATCHBUILDING | • SCRATCHBUILD v. to build (usually models) from raw materials, as opposed to constructing from kits or buying ready made. |
| SOUTHWESTWARDLY | • southwestwardly adv. Toward the southwest. • SOUTHWESTWARDLY adv. in a southwesterly direction. |