| DETHRONING | • dethroning v. Present participle of dethrone. • dethroning n. The removal of a ruler from the throne. • DETHRONING n. the act of removing from a throne. |
| DINITROGEN | • dinitrogen n. (Chemistry) the normal nitrogen molecule having two atoms. • dinitrogen n. (Chemistry, used in combination) two atoms of nitrogen as part of some other compound. • DINITROGEN adj. denoting a chemical compound containing two nitrogen atoms. |
| DOWNRATING | • downrating v. Present participle of downrate. • DOWNRATE v. to make lower in value. |
| GRINDSTONE | • grindstone n. An abrasive wheel for sharpening, polishing or grinding. • GRINDSTONE n. a millstone. |
| GROUNDNUTS | • groundnuts n. Plural of groundnut. • GROUNDNUT n. the peanut or monkey-nut. |
| MONTAGNARD | • Montagnard n. (Historical) A member of La Montagne (The Mountain), a French political group active 1792-1799 during… • Montagnard n. (Historical) A member of La Montagne (The Mountain), Democratic Socialists active 1849-1852 in the French… • Montagnard n. (Demonym) A member of the indigenous peoples of the Central Highlands of Vietnam. |
| MORDANTING | • mordanting v. Present participle of mordant. • mordanting n. The use of mordant to fix a dye to a fibre. • MORDANT v. to impregnate or treat with a substance that combines with and fixes a dyestuff. |
| NONTRADING | • nontrading adj. Not trading. • NONTRADING adj. not trading. |
| ORDINATING | • ordinating v. Present participle of ordinate. • ORDINATE v. to subject to (statistical) ordination. |
| OUTGRINNED | • outgrinned v. Simple past tense and past participle of outgrin. • OUTGRIN v. to surpass in grinning. |
| PORTENDING | • portending v. Present participle of portend. • PORTEND v. to serve as an omen of. |
| PROTENDING | • protending v. Present participle of protend. • PROTEND v. (archaic) to stretch forth, hold out. |
| STRINGENDO | • stringendo n. (Music) A passage in music to be played gradually faster; a section of music with in which the tempo slowly increases. • stringendo adv. (Music) Played with gradually increasing tempo. • STRINGENDO adv. (Italian) urging or hastening the time, as to a climax. |