| ANTHOCYANIN | • anthocyanin n. (Botany, organic chemistry) Any of many water-soluble red to violet plant pigments related to the flavonoids… • ANTHOCYANIN n. a glucoside plant pigment, violet in neutral, red in acid, blue in alkaline cell-sap, also ANTHOCYAN. |
| AQUAPLANING | • aquaplaning v. Present participle of aquaplane. • aquaplaning n. (Automotive, UK) The loss of contact with the road because of surface water. The act of aquaplaning. • aquaplaning n. The act of aquaplaning. |
| BETACYANINS | • betacyanins n. Plural of betacyanin. • BETACYANIN n. any one of a group of red nitrogenous pigments found in certain plants, such as beetroot. |
| CARAVANINGS | • CARAVANING n. the act of holidaying by caravan. |
| CHAIRMANING | • chairmaning v. Present participle of chairman. • CHAIRMAN v. to act as chairman of. |
| COSTEANINGS | • costeanings n. Plural of costeaning. • COSTEANING n. the act of sinking pits. |
| FOREMEANING | • foremeaning n. A meaning determined or assumed in advance. • FOREMEAN v. to intend beforehand. |
| HAEMOCYANIN | • haemocyanin n. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of hemocyanin. • HAEMOCYANIN n. an oxygen-carrying pigment in arachnids, equivalent to haemoglobin in mammals. |
| HEMOCYANINS | • hemocyanins n. Plural of hemocyanin. • HEMOCYANIN n. a colourless copper-containing respiratory pigment in the circulatory fluid of various arthropods and mollusks, also HAEMOCYANIN. |
| MEANINGLESS | • meaningless adj. Lacking meaning. • meaningless adj. Insignificant; not worthy of importance. • MEANINGLESS adj. having no meaning. |
| PHYCOCYANIN | • phycocyanin n. (Biochemistry) A pigment from the light-harvesting phycobiliprotein family, along with allophycocyanin… • PHYCOCYANIN n. any of various bluish-green protein pigments in the cells of cyanobacteria. |
| POSTWEANING | • postweaning adj. Following the weaning period. • POSTWEANING adj. that takes place after weaning. |
| PRECLEANING | • precleaning n. Cleaning before a subsequent process. • PRECLEAN v. to clean beforehand. |
| SAILPLANING | • sailplaning v. Present participle of sailplane. • SAILPLANING n. the sport of using a sailplane. |
| TABOGGANING | • tabogganing v. Present participle of taboggan. • TABOGGAN v. to sledge on a taboggan. |
| TOBOGGANING | • tobogganing v. Present participle of toboggan. • tobogganing n. The use of toboggans, historically for transport, but now usually for pleasure or for organised sport. • TOBOGGANING n. the sport of sledging by toboggan. |
| UNMEANINGLY | • unmeaningly adv. In an unmeaning way; without meaning. • UNMEANING adv. having no meaning or signification; as, unmeaning words. |