| BOUSTROPHEDONIC | • boustrophedonic adj. Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing. • BOUSTROPHEDONIC adj. having alternate lines written in opposite directions. |
| COUNTERSHADINGS | • countershadings n. Plural of countershading. • COUNTERSHADING n. cryptic coloration of an animal with parts normally in shadow being light and parts normally illuminated being dark thereby reducing shadows and contours. |
| COUNTERWEIGHTED | • counterweighted v. Simple past tense and past participle of counterweight. • COUNTERWEIGHT v. to balance with an equivalent weight or force. |
| DESULPHURATIONS | • desulphurations n. Plural of desulphuration. • DESULPHURATION n. the act of desulphuring. |
| DRAUGHTSPERSONS | • draughtspersons n. Plural of draughtsperson. • DRAUGHTSPERSON n. a gender-neutral term for draughtsman or draughtswoman. |
| DURCHKOMPONIERT | • DURCHKOMPONIERT adj. (German) having the music especially adapted to each stanza, also DURCHKOMPONIRT. |
| ECHINODERMATOUS | • echinodermatous adj. (Zoology) Relating to Echinodermata; echinodermal. • ECHINODERMATOUS adj. of or like an echinoderm. |
| ENCHONDROMATOUS | • enchondromatous adj. Relating to enchondroma. • ENCHONDROMATOUS adj. of or like an enchondroma, an abnormal cartilaginous growth. |
| HAZARDOUSNESSES | • HAZARDOUSNESS n. HAZARDOUS, dangerous. |
| HYPERPRODUCTION | • hyperproduction n. Excessive production. • HYPERPRODUCTION n. excessive production. |
| ORNITHODELPHOUS | • ORNITHODELPHOUS adj. of or like the Ornithodelphia, monotremes, also ORNITHODELPHIAN, ORNITHODELPHIC. |
| PHOTOREDUCTIONS | • photoreductions n. Plural of photoreduction. • PHOTOREDUCTION n. chemical reduction under the influence of radiant energy, as light. |
| PSEUDEPIGRAPHON | • pseudepigraphon n. Singular of pseudepigrapha. • PSEUDEPIGRAPHON n. a book ascribed to Old Testament characters, but not judged genuine by scholars. |
| PSEUDOEPHEDRINE | • pseudoephedrine n. (Pharmacology) A sympathomimetic alkaloid commonly used as a decongestant; a chemical compound, an isomer… • PSEUDOEPHEDRINE n. a naturally occurring isomer of ephedrine, used in the form of its hydrochloride as a bronchodilator. |
| ROUNDHEADEDNESS | • ROUNDHEADEDNESS n. the state of being roundheaded. |
| SUPERHETERODYNE | • superheterodyne adj. (Electronics) Pertaining to a technique used in radio and television receivers to tune to a particular… • superheterodyne n. A receiver of this kind. • SUPERHETERODYNE n. applied to radio reception in which oscillations of slightly different frequency are imposed on the received oscillations, producing beats of a frequency above audio-frequency which are easily amplified. |
| TETRAHYDROFURAN | • tetrahydrofuran n. (Organic chemistry) A heterocyclic ether having a five-membered ring with four carbon atoms and one… • TETRAHYDROFURAN n. a flammable liquid ether derived from furan and used as a solvent and as an intermediate in organic synthesis. |
| UNCHOREOGRAPHED | • unchoreographed adj. Not choreographed. • UNCHOREOGRAPHED adj. not choreographed. |
| UNCOMPREHENDING | • uncomprehending adj. Lacking comprehension or understanding. • UNCOMPREHENDING adj. not comprehending. |
| UNDERNOURISHING | • undernourishing v. Present participle of undernourish. • UNDERNOURISH v. to nourish insufficiently. |