| CANTHARIDIN | • cantharidin n. (Organic chemistry) A volatile organic compound in cantharis, or Spanish fly. • CANTHARIDIN n. a bitter crystalline compound that is the active blister-producing ingredient of cantharides. |
| CHONDROITIN | • chondroitin n. (Biochemistry) Any of a range of mucopolysaccharides, derived from galactosamine and glucuronic acid… • CHONDROITIN n. any of several glycosaminoglycans occurring in sulfated form in various animal tissues such as cartilage. |
| DETHRONINGS | • dethronings n. Plural of dethroning. • DETHRONING n. the act of removing from a throne. |
| DISENTHRONE | • disenthrone v. To remove (someone) from their position as monarch; to deprive of a position of supremacy. • disenthrone v. To move (someone or something) from a desirable location or place of honour. • disenthrone v. (Figuratively) To remove (something) from a position of power or paramount importance. |
| DISTHRONING | • disthroning v. Present participle of disthrone. • DISTHRONE v. to remove from a throne, also DETHRONE, UNTHRONE. |
| ENTHRONISED | • enthronised v. Simple past tense and past participle of enthronise. • ENTHRONISE v. to enthrone e.g. a bishop, also ENTHRONIZE. |
| ENTHRONIZED | • enthronized v. Simple past tense and past participle of enthronize. • ENTHRONIZE v. to enthrone e.g. a bishop, also ENTHRONISE. |
| HANDWRITING | • handwriting n. The act or process of writing done with the hand, rather than typed or word-processed. • handwriting n. Text that was written by hand. • handwriting n. The characteristic writing of a particular person. |
| HANDWRITTEN | • handwritten adj. Written with a pen or pencil, as opposed to typed. • handwritten v. Past participle of handwrite. • hand-written adj. Alternative spelling of handwritten. |
| HINTERLANDS | • hinterlands n. Plural of hinterland. • HINTERLAND n. the inland area behind coast or coastal town. |
| NIGHTRIDING | • night-riding adj. (Chiefly US) That rides out at night, especially to carry out acts of violence. • NIGHTRIDING n. the activity of a nightrider, a member of a secret band of white men who carried out lynchings in the southern USA. |
| OVERTHINNED | • overthinned v. Simple past tense and past participle of overthin. • OVERTHIN v. to make too thin. |
| RHINESTONED | • rhinestoned adj. Decorated with rhinestones. • RHINESTONED adj. adorned with rhinestones. |
| STRYCHNINED | • STRYCHNINE v. to poison with strychnine, a very poisonous alkaloid obtained from the seeds of the nux vomica plant. |
| THUNDERINGS | • thunderings n. Plural of thundering. • THUNDERING n. the act of thundering. |
| UNDERTHINGS | • underthings n. Plural of underthing. • UNDERTHINGS n. underwear. |
| UNTARNISHED | • untarnished adj. Not tarnished. • UNTARNISHED adj. not tarnished. |
| UNTHREADING | • unthreading v. Present participle of unthread. • UNTHREAD v. to remove the thread from. |
| WHODUNNITRY | • whodunnitry n. The plot or technique characteristic of whodunnits; the process of following clues to determine who committed a crime. • WHODUNNITRY n. the genre of whodunit writing, also WHODUNITRY. |