| COUNTERSHADING | • countershading n. A pattern of animal colouration, existing as a form of camouflage, characterised by darker pigmentation… • 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. |
| DECONSTRUCTING | • deconstructing v. Present participle of deconstruct. • DECONSTRUCT v. to examine (as a work of literature) using the methods of deconstruction. |
| DEGRANULATIONS | • degranulations n. Plural of degranulation. • DEGRANULATION n. the process of losing granules. |
| DENATURALISING | • denaturalising v. Present participle of denaturalise. • DENATURALISE v. to make unnatural, also DENATURALIZE. |
| DISGRUNTLEMENT | • disgruntlement n. The state of being disgruntled, usually displayed in a stereotypical form such as frowning and annoyance;… • DISGRUNTLEMENT n. the state of being disgruntled. |
| INTERDIFFUSING | • interdiffusing v. Present participle of interdiffuse. • INTERDIFFUSE v. to diffuse between. |
| PSEUDOPREGNANT | • pseudopregnant adj. Of, pertaining to, or undergoing pseudopregnancy. • PSEUDOPREGNANT adj. relating to pseudopregnancy. |
| ROUNDTRIPPINGS | • ROUNDTRIPPING n. a form of trading in which a company borrows a sum of money from one source and takes advantage of a short-term rise in interest rates to make a profit by lending it to another. |
| SUBINTRODUCING | • SUBINTRODUCE v. to bring in surreptitiously or subtly. |
| SUPERINTENDING | • superintending v. Present participle of superintend. • SUPERINTEND v. to have or exercise the charge and oversight of. |
| UNDERCLOTHINGS | • underclothings n. Plural of underclothing. • UNDERCLOTHING n. clothes worn under others, esp. those next to the skin. |
| UNDERINVESTING | • underinvesting v. Present participle of underinvest. • UNDERINVEST v. to invest insufficient funds. |
| UNDERPAINTINGS | • underpaintings n. Plural of underpainting. • UNDERPAINTING n. preliminary painting. |
| UNDERSTAFFINGS | • understaffings n. Plural of understaffing. • UNDERSTAFFING n. inadequate staffing. |
| UNDERSTANDINGS | • understandings n. Plural of understanding. • UNDERSTANDING n. a mental grasp. |
| UNDERSTRAPPING | • understrapping adj. (Archaic) Becoming an understrapper; subservient. • UNDERSTRAPPING adj. subordinate. |
| UNDERTHRUSTING | • underthrusting v. Present participle of underthrust. • UNDERTHRUST v. to insert (a faulted rock mass) into position under a passive rock mass. |
| UNDERUTILISING | • underutilising v. Present participle of underutilise. • UNDERUTILISE v. to utilize less than fully, also UNDERUTILIZE. |
| UNSTRENGTHENED | • unstrengthened adj. Not strengthened. • UNSTRENGTHENED adj. not strengthened. |