| ANENCEPHALY | • anencephaly n. A lethal birth defect in which most of the brain and parts of the skull are missing; absence of the encephalon. • ANENCEPHALY n. congenital absence of all or part of the brain, also ANENCEPHALIA. |
| ANOPHELINES | • anophelines n. Plural of anopheline. • ANOPHELINE n. a mosquito of the anopheles genus. |
| DIPHENYLENE | • diphenylene n. Biphenylene. • DIPHENYLENE adj. as in diphenylene diketone, a compound used in dye manufacture. |
| ELEPHANTINE | • elephantine adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of elephants. • elephantine adj. Very large. • Elephantine prop.n. An island in the river Nile, and the ancient city that occupied it. |
| ENCEPHALINE | • ENCEPHALINE n. a chemical found in small quantities in the brain, which relieves pain, also ENCEPHALIN, ENKEPHALIN, ENKEPHALINE. |
| ENCEPHALINS | • encephalins n. Plural of encephalin. • ENCEPHALIN n. a chemical found in small quantities in the brain, which relieves pain, also ENCEPHALINE, ENKEPHALIN, ENKEPHALINE. |
| ENCEPHALONS | • encephalons n. Plural of encephalon. • ENCEPHALON n. the contents of the cranium; the brain. |
| ENKEPHALINE | • enkephaline n. Alternative form of enkephalin. • ENKEPHALINE n. a chemical found in small quantities in the brain, which relieves pain, also ENCEPHALIN, ENCEPHALINE, ENKEPHALIN. |
| ENKEPHALINS | • enkephalins n. Plural of enkephalin. • ENKEPHALIN n. a chemical found in small quantities in the brain, which relieves pain, also ENCEPHALIN, ENCEPHALINE, ENKEPHALINE. |
| HALFPENNIES | • halfpennies n. Plural of halfpenny. • HALFPENNY n. a coin worth half a pre-decimal penny. |
| NAPHTHALENE | • naphthalene n. A white crystalline hydrocarbon manufactured from coal tar; used in mothballs. • naphthalene n. (Organic chemistry) An aromatic bicyclic hydrocarbon, C10H8; an acene containing two fused benzene rings. • NAPHTHALENE n. a crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon usually obtained by distillation of coal tar. |
| NEPHELINITE | • nephelinite n. (Geology) A darkish, finely crystalline rock of volcanic origin, being a mixture of nepheline and pyroxene. • NEPHELINITE n. a basalt-like rock compound of pyroxene and nepheline. |
| PANHELLENIC | • panhellenic adj. Alternative form of Panhellenic. • Panhellenic adj. Of or relating to all Greece or all the Greeks. • Panhellenic adj. Of or relating to the Greek-letter fraternities or sororities in American college and universities or… |
| PHENYLAMINE | • phenylamine n. (Organic chemistry) Alternative name for aniline (C6H5NH2). • PHENYLAMINE n. another name for aniline. |
| PINWHEELING | • pinwheeling v. Present participle of pinwheel. • PINWHEEL v. to rotate like a child's toy windmill. |
| PLENISHMENT | • plenishment n. The process of plenishing; a stocking or filling up. • PLENISHMENT n. the act of plenishing. |
| PRELUNCHEON | • preluncheon adj. Before luncheon. • PRELUNCHEON n. a light meal before lunch. |
| TELEPHONING | • telephoning v. Present participle of telephone. • telephoning n. The act of placing a telephone call. • TELEPHONE v. to contact someone by telephone. |