| ARSENIATE | • arseniate n. (Inorganic chemistry) arsenate. • ARSENIATE n. a salt of arsenic acid, also ARSENATE. |
| ARSENICAL | • arsenical adj. Of or pertaining to, or containing, arsenic. • arsenical n. Any drug or other substance containing arsenic. • ARSENICAL n. a compound (esp. organic) of arsenic. |
| ARSENIDES | • arsenides n. Plural of arsenide. • ARSENIDE n. a compound of arsenic with a metal. |
| ARSENIOUS | • arsenious adj. (Chemistry) Of or containing arsenic with a valence of 3. • ARSENIOUS adj. containing arsenic in the trivalent state. |
| ARSENITES | • arsenites n. Plural of arsenite. • ARSENITE n. a salt formed by the union of arsenious acid with a base. |
| COOSENING | • coosening v. Present participle of coosen. • COOSEN v. to cheat, also COZEN, COOSIN. |
| LESSENING | • lessening v. Present participle of lessen. • lessening n. A growing lesser; reduction or decrease. • LESSENING n. the act of making less. |
| LOOSENING | • loosening v. Present participle of loosen. • loosening n. The act of making something looser. • LOOSENING n. the act of making looser. |
| LOWSENING | • LOWSENING n. the celebration of a twenty-first birthday, also LOOSING. |
| NOISENIKS | • noiseniks n. Plural of noisenik. • NOISENIK n. a rock musician who performs loud harsh music. |
| PRESENILE | • presenile adj. Before the onset of senility. • presenile adj. Marked by the physical and mental characteristics of old age, though not old in years. • PRESENILE adj. occurring before the onset of old age. |
| REFUSENIK | • refusenik n. (Soviet Union, slang, historical) One of the citizens of the former Soviet Union, typically but not… • refusenik n. (Colloquial) A person who refuses to do something, for example one who refuses conscription or vaccination. • refusenik n. (Colloquial) A person who wants to do something but is refused permission to. |
| SENIORITY | • seniority n. A measure of the amount of time a person has been a member of an organization, as compared to other… • SENIORITY n. the state of being senior. |
| WORSENING | • worsening v. Present participle of worsen. • worsening n. A worse situation; an aggravation or deterioration. • WORSENING n. the act of becoming worse. |