| BIODEGRADATION | • biodegradation n. The decomposition of any material by microorganisms. • BIODEGRADATION n. the state of being biodegraded. |
| COSTARDMONGERS | • costardmongers n. Plural of costardmonger. • COSTARDMONGER n. a hawker of fruits, vegetables, fish, etc., also COSTERMONGER. |
| DERECOGNITIONS | • derecognitions n. Plural of derecognition. • DERECOGNITION n. the withdrawal of recognition. |
| DEROGATORINESS | • derogatoriness n. The state or quality of being derogatory. • DEROGATORINESS n. the state of being derogatory. |
| DOWNREGULATION | • downregulation n. (Biology) The suppression of a response to a stimulus. • downregulation n. (Genetics) The process, in the regulation of gene expression, in which the number, or activity of receptors… • down-regulation n. Alternative spelling of downregulation. |
| GASTRODUODENAL | • gastroduodenal adj. (Anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the stomach and the duodenum. • GASTRODUODENAL adj. of, relating to, or involving the stomach and the duodenum. |
| HYDROGENATIONS | • hydrogenations n. Plural of hydrogenation. • HYDROGENATION n. the act of hydrogenating. |
| ODONTOGRAPHIES | • odontographies n. Plural of odontography. • ODONTOGRAPHY n. a description or history of teeth. |
| ORTHOGONALISED | • orthogonalised v. Simple past tense and past participle of orthogonalise. • ORTHOGONALISE v. to make orthogonal, also ORTHOGONALIZE. |
| ORTHOGONALIZED | • orthogonalized v. Simple past tense and past participle of orthogonalize. • ORTHOGONALIZE v. to make orthogonal, also ORTHOGONALISE. |
| ORTHOHYDROGENS | • orthohydrogens n. Plural of orthohydrogen. • ORTHOHYDROGEN n. the form of molecular hydrogen, constituting about 75 per cent of the total at normal temperatures, in which the nuclei of the atoms spin in the same direction. |
| OUTREPRODUCING | • outreproducing v. Present participle of outreproduce. • OUTREPRODUCE v. to surpass in reproducing. |
| OVERDECORATING | • overdecorating v. Present participle of overdecorate. • OVERDECORATE v. to decorate to excess. |
| PERIODONTOLOGY | • periodontology n. (Dentistry) Periodontics. • PERIODONTOLOGY n. the branch of dentistry concerned with periodontal diseases. |
| PROGNOSTICATED | • prognosticated v. Simple past tense and past participle of prognosticate. • PROGNOSTICATE v. to foretell from signs or symptoms. |
| RECONDITIONING | • reconditioning v. Present participle of recondition. • RECONDITION v. to restore to good condition. |
| RETROGRADATION | • retrogradation n. Motion in a retrograde manner. • retrogradation n. Decline, degradation. • retrogradation n. (Chemistry) A reaction that takes place in gelatinized starch when the amylose and amylopectin chains… |
| SERODIAGNOSTIC | • serodiagnostic adj. Of or pertaining to serodiagnosis. • serodiagnostic n. Any serodiagnostic symptom. • SERODIAGNOSTIC adj. denoting a method of testing test blood and serum for TB antibodies. |
| WATERFLOODINGS | • WATERFLOODING n. the practice, in oil, gas or petroleum production, of injecting water to maintain pressure in a reservoir and to drive the oil, etc. towards the production wells. |