| DEINOTHERE | • deinothere n. (Paleontology) A large, extinct proboscidean mammal of the genus Deinotherium, a relative of the modern elephants. • DEINOTHERE n. an extinct elephantine mammal with downward-curving tusks, also DINOTHERE, DINOTHERIUM. |
| DIETHYLENE | • diethylene n. (Organic chemistry, in combination) Two ethylene groups in a molecule. • DIETHYLENE n. as in diethylene glycol, a colourless soluble liquid. |
| EIGHTEENMO | • eighteenmo n. Octodecimo (as a paper size in printing). • EIGHTEENMO n. a paper size, aka octodecimo. |
| EIGHTEENTH | • eighteenth adj. The ordinal form of the number eighteen. • eighteenth n. The person or thing in the eighteenth position. • eighteenth n. One of eighteen equal parts of a whole. |
| EIGHTPENCE | • eightpence n. (Historical, numismatics) A former coin worth eight pence; the monetary amount of eight pence. • EIGHTPENCE n. a coin worth eight pence. |
| EPENTHESIS | • epenthesis n. (Phonetics, prosody) The insertion of a phoneme, letter, or syllable into a word, usually to satisfy… • EPENTHESIS n. the insertion of an extra sound into a word, e.g. 'fillum' for 'film'. |
| EPENTHETIC | • epenthetic adj. (Phonology, phonetics) Of or pertaining to epenthesis. • epenthetic adj. (Phonology, of a phoneme or syllable) Inserted into a word. • EPENTHETIC adj. inserted in the body of a word; as, an epenthetic letter or sound. |
| GEHLENITES | • gehlenites n. Plural of gehlenite. • GEHLENITE n. a mineral, calcium aluminum silicate. |
| GENTEELISH | • genteelish adj. Somewhat genteel. • GENTEELISH adj. somewhat genteel. |
| HEATHENISE | • heathenise v. Alternative form of heathenize. • HEATHENISE v. to make heathen, also HEATHENIZE. |
| HEATHENIZE | • heathenize v. (Transitive) To render heathen; to convert to heathenism. • HEATHENIZE v. to render heathen or heathenish, also HEATHENISE. |
| HEIGHTENED | • heightened v. Simple past tense and past participle of heighten. • heightened adj. Increased in intensity or concentration; elevated, stepped-up. • HEIGHTEN v. to raise. |
| HEIGHTENER | • heightener n. That which heightens. • HEIGHTENER n. something that heightens. |
| METHEDRINE | • methedrine n. A brand name for methamphetamine. • METHEDRINE n. (tradename) a former proprietary name for an amphetamine, methylamphetamine hydrochloride. |
| NEPHELITES | • nephelites n. Plural of nephelite. • NEPHELITE n. a rock-forming mineral, silicate of sodium, potassium and aluminium, colourless, usually crystallizing in hexagonal prisms, also NEPHELINE. |
| NINETEENTH | • nineteenth adj. The ordinal form of the number nineteen. • nineteenth n. The person or thing in the nineteenth position. • nineteenth n. One of nineteen equal parts of a whole. |
| SEVENTIETH | • seventieth adj. The ordinal form of the number seventy. • seventieth n. The person or thing in the seventieth position. • seventieth n. One of seventy equal parts of a whole. |
| SMITHEREEN | • smithereen n. (Rare, usually in the plural) A tiny fragment or splinter. • Smithereen n. (Canada) A native of Smithers, British Columbia. • SMITHEREEN v. to break into small fragments. |
| TESCHENITE | • teschenite n. (Petrology) Any of a group of rocks containing essential pyroxene, olivine, and analcime. • TESCHENITE n. a coarse-grained basic igneous rock composed of plagioclase and augite. |
| UNHEEDIEST | • UNHEEDY adj. incautious; heedless. |