| DECHLORINATING | • dechlorinating v. Present participle of dechlorinate. • dechlorinating adj. That leads to dechlorination. • DECHLORINATE v. to remove chlorine from. |
| DECHLORINATION | • dechlorination n. The removal of chlorine from water that has been chlorinated. • dechlorination n. (Chemistry) Any reaction in which chlorine atoms are removed from a molecule. • DECHLORINATION n. the act of dechlorinating. |
| DINITROPHENOLS | • dinitrophenols n. Plural of dinitrophenol. • DINITROPHENOL n. any of six isomeric crystalline compounds some of whose derivatives are pesticides. |
| HALFPENNYWORTH | • halfpennyworth n. (Britain) As much as could be bought for a halfpenny (pre- or post-decimalisation). • halfpennyworth n. (Britain, informal) A negligible amount. • halfpennyworth n. (Britain, informal) One’s opinion or thoughts; one’s two cents. |
| HOMOTRANSPLANT | • homotransplant n. An instance of homotransplantation (allotransplantation). • homotransplant n. The graft (tissue or organ) transplanted in such an instance: Synonym of homograft (allograft). • HOMOTRANSPLANT n. a graft of tissue from one individual to another of the same species. |
| HORIZONTALNESS | • horizontalness n. The property of being horizontal. • HORIZONTAL n. parallel to the horizon. |
| HYPERINFLATION | • hyperinflation n. (Economics) A very high rate of inflation. • HYPERINFLATION n. inflation growing at a very high rate in a very short time. |
| LABYRINTHODONT | • labyrinthodont adj. (Zoology) Having teeth with a labyrinthine (maze-like) internal structure. • labyrinthodont n. Any extinct amphibian of the subclass Labyrinthodontia. • LABYRINTHODONT n. an extinct amphibian, so called from a mazy pattern on a section of its teeth. |
| NEANDERTHALOID | • Neanderthaloid adj. Resembling or characteristic of the extinct Neanderthal species. • NEANDERTHALOID adj. of or like a neanderthaler. |
| NONTHEATRICALS | • nontheatricals n. Plural of nontheatrical. |
| NONTHEORETICAL | • nontheoretical adj. Not theoretical. • NONTHEORETICAL adj. not theoretical. |
| OVERLENGTHENED | • overlengthened v. Simple past tense and past participle of overlengthen. • OVERLENGTHEN v. to lengthen excessively. |
| SHRINKFLATIONS | • SHRINKFLATION n. a reduction in the size of an item of packaged food, such as a chocolate bar, while the price remains the same. |
| TRINITROPHENOL | • trinitrophenol n. (Organic chemistry) picric acid. • TRINITROPHENOL n. a similar derivative of phenol, esp. picric acid. |
| UNDERCLOTHINGS | • underclothings n. Plural of underclothing. • UNDERCLOTHING n. clothes worn under others, esp. those next to the skin. |