| AUTOXIDATION | • autoxidation n. (Chemistry) A spontaneous oxidation reaction that results in the slow, flameless combustion of a material. • AUTOXIDATION n. oxidation by direct combination with oxygen at ordinary temperatures. |
| COLOQUINTIDA | • coloquintida n. (Obsolete) Colocynth, a viny plant bearing extremely bitter fruit. • COLOQUINTIDA n. (Greek) a cucurbitaceous plant with bitter-tasting gourds, also COLOCYNTH. |
| CONDOMINIUMS | • condominiums n. Plural of condominium. • CONDOMINIUM n. (US) a block of apartments in which each apartment is separately owned. |
| DIOICOUSNESS | • DIOICOUSNESS n. the state of being dioicous. |
| DISCOLOURING | • discolouring v. Present participle of discolour. • discolouring n. Discoloration. • DISCOLOUR v. to alter the natural hue or color of, also DISCOLOR. |
| DISHONOURING | • dishonouring v. Present participle of dishonour. • DISHONOUR v. to deprive of honour, disgrace, also DISHONOR. |
| DISSOLUTIONS | • dissolutions n. Plural of dissolution. • DISSOLUTION n. separation into component parts. |
| DOXORUBICINS | • doxorubicins n. Plural of doxorubicin. • DOXORUBICIN n. a bacterial antibiotic used to treat various forms of cancer. |
| DUODECILLION | • duodecillion num. (Rare, US, Britain, Australia, short scale) 1039. • duodecillion num. (Rare, dated, Britain, Australia, long scale) 1072. • DUODECILLION n. ten to the power of 39. |
| FLUORIDATION | • fluoridation n. (Chemistry) The act or process of adding fluoride to something, especially water. • FLUORIDATION n. the act of fluoridating. |
| HEMODILUTION | • hemodilution n. (Pathology) An increase in the fluid content of blood (and thus a diminution of the number of cells). • HEMODILUTION n. decreased concentration of cells and solids in the blood resulting from gain of fluid, also HAEMODILUTION. |
| INCOMMODIOUS | • incommodious adj. (Of a place occupied by people) Uncomfortable or inhospitable, especially due to being cramped. • incommodious adj. Discomforting, inconvenient, or unsuitable. • INCOMMODIOUS adj. not commodious. |
| INCOMUNICADO | • incomunicado adj. Alternative spelling of incommunicado. • INCOMUNICADO adj. (Spanish) without means of communication, also INCOMMUNICADO. |
| INTRODUCTION | • introduction n. The act or process of introducing. • introduction n. A means, such as a personal letter, of presenting one person to another. • introduction n. An initial section of a book or article, which introduces the subject material. |
| NONUNIONISED | • nonunionised adj. Alternative spelling of nonunionized. • NONUNIONISED adj. not unionised, also NONUNIONIZED. |
| NONUNIONIZED | • nonunionized adj. Not unionized; lacking union representation. • NONUNIONIZED adj. not unionized, also NONUNIONISED. |
| OROTUNDITIES | • orotundities n. Plural of orotundity. • OROTUNDITY n. the orotund mode of intonation, also OROROTUNDITY. |
| SOLITUDINOUS | • solitudinous adj. Characterised by solitude. • SOLITUDINOUS adj. related to solitude. |
| UNLIKELIHOOD | • unlikelihood n. Absence of likelihood; the state of being unlikely or improbable; improbability. • UNLIKELIHOOD n. the state of being unlikely. |