A pattern of animal colouration, existing as a form of camouflage, characterised by darker pigmentation of the upper side and lighter of the underside.
cystignathidae
daughterliness
daughterliness
noun
The quality of being daughterly.
desulphurating
desulphurating
verb
present participle of desulphurate
disenthralling
disenthralling
verb
present participle of disenthral
farsightedness
farsightedness
noun
(pathology) The condition of being unable to focus on near objects; presbyopia.
The quality of being considerate about what might happen in the future.
gastornithidae
grandfatherish
grandfatherish
adj
grandfatherly
grandmotherism
grandmotherism
noun
grandmotherly behaviour; mild or weak authoritarianism
hydrogenations
hydrogenations
noun
plural of hydrogenation
hydromagnesite
hydromagnesite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydrated magnesium carbonate mineral with the chemical formula Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂.4H₂O, used as a fire retardant.
hydromagnetics
hydromagnetics
noun
magnetohydrodynamics
lymphangitides
lymphangitides
noun
plural of lymphangitis
phalangistidae
restraightened
restraightened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of restraighten
stepgrandchild
stepgrandchild
noun
The grandchild of one's wife or husband by a previous partner, or the child of one's stepchild.
