(organic chemistry) A bitter labdane diterpenoid that is the main bioactive component of the medicinal plant Andrographis paniculata, effective against certain cancers
androsphinges
aneroidograph
angiocardiographic
angiocardiographic
adj
Relating to angiocardiography.
angiocardiographies
angiocardiography
angiocardiography
noun
(medicine) A technique for radiographic examination of the heart chambers and thoracic vessels wherein a liquid radiocontrast agent is injected into the bloodstream, then the tissues are examined using X-rays.
angiochondroma
angiohydrotomy
anhydrating
apprehending
apprehending
noun
An act by which something is apprehended.
verb
present participle of apprehend
apprehendingly
apprehendingly
adv
With apprehension or understanding.
barehanding
bedlingtonshire
bedrenching
bedrenching
verb
present participle of bedrench
beneighbored
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
bigheartedness
bigheartedness
noun
The quality of being bighearted.
birdcatching
birdcatching
noun
The trapping of birds.
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
bloodthirsting
bloodthirsting
adj
Alternative form of bloodthirsty
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boardinghouses
boardinghouses
noun
plural of boardinghouse
brachioganoid
brachioganoidei
brachydiagonal
brachydiagonal
adj
Relating to the shorter diagonal, as of a rhombic prism.
noun
The shorter of the diagonals in a rhombic prism.
branchiostegidae
brandishing
brandishing
noun
The action of the verb to brandish.
verb
present participle of brandish
breechloading
breechloading
adj
Describing a breechloader gun: one that has ammunition loaded from the rear of the barrel rather than where it will exit.
bridgehampton
brigandish
brigandish
adj
like a brigand or robber
brigandishly
brigandishly
adv
In a brigandish manner.
brightened
brightened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brighten
candlelighter
candlelighter
noun
A person who lights candles.
A spill used for lighting candles.
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
cantharidating
cantharidating
verb
present participle of cantharidate
cantharidizing
cardiganshire
cardiganshire
Proper noun
A maritime traditional county of Wales, bordered by Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Brecknockshire, Radnorshire, Montgomeryshire and Merionethshire.
cardiopneumograph
cardsharping
cardsharping
noun
The trickery used by a cardsharp to cheat in card games.
casehardening
casehardening
verb
present participle of caseharden
chagrined
chagrined
adj
Feeling chagrin (at something); vexed; fretful.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chagrin
chagrinned
chagrinned
adj
Alternative form of chagrined
chairmending
chandigarh
chandigarh
Proper noun
Union territory in northern India, located between Punjab and Haryana.
City located in the union territory of Chandigarh, serving simultaneously as capital of this union territory and of the states of Haryana and Punjab.
chandlering
chandlering
noun
The trade of a chandler
checkerboarding
checkerboarding
noun
(computer graphics) Synonym of checkerboard rendering
verb
present participle of checkerboard
cheddaring
cheddaring
noun
The stage of manufacturing Cheddar cheese and similar cheeses where the curd is cut into small pieces, often cubes, to drain the whey before being stacked and turned.
verb
present participle of cheddar
cheerleading
cheerleading
noun
(figurative) Automatic or servile praise.
A physical activity in which cheerleaders organize elements of dance, gymnastics, and tumbling for judgment or to cheer on a team.
verb
present participle of cheerlead
childbearing
childbearing
adj
Of, pertaining to, or suitable for childbirth
noun
The process of giving birth; pregnancy and parturition
childcrowing
chlorguanide
chlorguanide
noun
Alternative form of chloroguanide
chloridizing
chloridizing
verb
present participle of chloridize
chlorodizing
chloroguanide
chloroguanide
noun
Proguanil.
chondralgia
chondrigen
chondrigen
noun
(biochemistry) The chemical basis of cartilage, converted by long boiling in water into a gelatinous substance called chondrin.
chondrigenous
chondrigenous
adj
(physiology) Yielding chondrin.
chondroangioma
chondroganoidei
chondrogenesis
chondrogenesis
noun
(biology) The formation and development of cartilage.
chondrogenetic
chondrogenetic
adj
Relating to chondrogenesis.
chondropterygian
chondropterygian
adj
Having a cartilaginous skeleton.
noun
(zoology) Any member of the obsolete taxon Chondropterygii, which included both the cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes) such as sharks, rays, skates and chimaeras, and the more primitive bony fishes such as sturgeons that have some bones made of cartilage.
chondropterygii
chondropterygious
chording
chording
noun
(computing) The ability, using a keyboard or similar device, to enter characters or commands in the form of "chords" by pressing several keys simultaneously.
An arrangement of musical chords.
verb
present participle of chord
chowdering
chowdering
verb
present participle of chowder
chromdiagnosis
cineangiocardiographic
cineangiocardiography
cineangiocardiography
noun
cinematographic angiocardiography
cineradiography
cineradiography
noun
(medicine) cinematography of working internal organs, normally using X-rays
clearsightedness
clearsightedness
noun
Alternative spelling of clear-sightedness
comprehending
comprehending
verb
present participle of comprehend
comprehendingly
comprehendingly
adv
In an comprehending manner; knowingly.
contradistinguish
contradistinguish
verb
(transitive) To distinguish things by contrasting their different qualities.
counterdistinguish
counterdistinguish
verb
Synonym of contradistinguish
counterlighted
countershading
countershading
noun
A pattern of animal colouration, existing as a form of camouflage, characterised by darker pigmentation of the upper side and lighter of the underside.
counterweighed
counterweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweigh
counterweighted
counterweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweight
curmudgeonish
cylindrograph
darghin
daughterkin
daughterkin
noun
(endearing) A daughter.
daughterliness
daughterliness
noun
The quality of being daughterly.
daughterling
daughterling
noun
(diminutive, endearing) A daughter, especially a young or precious one.
dechloridizing
dechlorinating
dechlorinating
adj
That leads to dechlorination
verb
present participle of dechlorinate
deciphering
deciphering
noun
decipherment
verb
present participle of decipher
declinograph
degarnish
degarnish
verb
To deprive of a garrison, or of troops necessary for defence.
To strip or deprive entirely, as of furniture, ornaments, etc.; to disgarnish.
dehorning
dehorning
verb
present participle of dehorn
dehorting
dehorting
verb
present participle of dehort
dehydrating
dehydrating
verb
present participle of dehydrate
dehydrofreezing
dehydrofreezing
noun
The preservation of food by dehydration and subsequent freezing
verb
present participle of dehydrofreeze
dehydrogenating
dehydrogenating
adj
That undergoes or produces dehydrogenation
verb
present participle of dehydrogenate
dehydrogenation
dehydrogenation
noun
(chemistry) Any reaction or process in which hydrogen is removed from a substance, especially the production of unsaturated organic compounds from saturated ones.
dehydrogenisation
dehydrogenise
dehydrogenise
verb
Alternative spelling of dehydrogenize
dehydrogenised
dehydrogenised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehydrogenise
dehydrogeniser
dehydrogenising
dehydrogenising
verb
present participle of dehydrogenise
dehydrogenization
dehydrogenization
noun
dehydrogenation
dehydrogenize
dehydrogenize
verb
To dehydrogenate.
dehydrogenized
dehydrogenized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehydrogenize
dehydrogenizer
demifarthing
demonographies
demonographies
noun
plural of demonography
denbighshire
denbighshire
Proper noun
A maritime traditional county of Wales, bounded to the north by the Irish Sea, to the east by Flintshire, Cheshire and Shropshire, to the south by Montgomeryshire and Merionethshire, and to the west by Caernarfonshire.
A local government principal area, bordered by Wrexham, Flintshire, Conwy, Gwynedd and Powys.
dendrochronological
dendrochronological
adj
Pertaining to dendrochronology.
dendrochronologically
dendrochronologically
adv
by the use of, or with reference to dendrochronology
dendrochronologist
dendrochronologist
noun
One who carries out dendrochronology.
desulphurating
desulphurating
verb
present participle of desulphurate
desulphurising
desulphurising
verb
present participle of desulphurise
desulphurizing
desulphurizing
verb
present participle of desulphurize
desynchronizing
desynchronizing
adj
That causes desynchronization
verb
present participle of desynchronize
dethroning
dethroning
noun
The removal of a ruler from the throne.
verb
present participle of dethrone
diaphragming
diaphragming
verb
present participle of diaphragm
dihydroergotamine
dihydroergotamine
noun
(pharmacology) An ergot alkaloid used to treat migraines, believed to act upon serotonin receptors.
dihydrogen
dihydrogen
noun
(chemistry) The divalent radical formed from two separate hydrogen atoms or ions
(chemistry, modifying a noun) Describing a dihydrogen bond
(inorganic chemistry) The hydrogen molecule H₂
dihydrosphingosine
dihydrosphingosine
noun
(organic chemistry) sphinganine
diminishingturns
dingthrift
dingthrift
Noun
A spendthrift.
disbranching
disbranching
verb
present participle of disbranch
discharging
discharging
noun
The act or process by which something is discharged.
verb
present participle of discharge
disenfranchising
disenfranchising
verb
present participle of disenfranchise
disenthralling
disenthralling
verb
present participle of disenthral
disenthroning
disenthroning
verb
present participle of disenthrone
disfranchising
disfranchising
verb
present participle of disfranchise
disgarnish
disgarnish
verb
(transitive) To divest of garniture; to disfurnish; to dismantle.
disharmonising
disharmonising
verb
present participle of disharmonise
disharmonizing
disharmonizing
verb
present participle of disharmonize
disheartening
disheartening
adj
Causing a person to lose heart; making despondent or gloomy.