(biochemistry) The chemical basis of cartilage, converted by long boiling in water into a gelatinous substance called chondrin.
chowdering
chowdering
verb
present participle of chowder
codfishing
debouching
debouching
verb
present participle of debouche
dethroning
dethroning
noun
The removal of a ruler from the throne.
verb
present participle of dethrone
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
diphosgene
diphosgene
noun
(organic chemistry) The highly chlorinated ester trichloromethyl chloroformate that is used in organic synthesis, and was once used as a military poison
diphthongs
diphthongs
noun
plural of diphthong
dishmonger
doughiness
doughiness
noun
The state or condition of being doughy.
downweight
downweight
verb
(statistics) To give something a lower weight
dragonfish
dragonfish
noun
Any of several long, slender fishes, of the family Stomiidae, that have a luminous barbel used to attract prey.
ensignhood
ensignhood
noun
The role or status of an ensign.
fingerhold
fingerhold
noun
A grip with the fingers.
geniohyoid
geniohyoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the chin and hyoid bone.
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the geniohyoid muscle.
noun
(anatomy) Ellipsis of geniohyoid muscle..
gigmanhood
glochidian
godsonship
goldenhair
haddington
haddington
Proper noun
a town in and the administrative centre of council area, Scotland
a historic county of Scotland, renamed in 1921. Also known as
a hamlet in district, Lincolnshire, England
a neighbourhood in Pennsylvania, USA.
halogenoid
heligoland
heligoland
Proper noun
a small island of Germany, in the North Sea
hemingford
hillingdon
hillingdon
Proper noun
A London Borough on the west side of Greater London.
A suburban area within the same borough.
hodgkinson
holidaying
holidaying
verb
present participle of holiday
hotdogging
hotdogging
verb
present participle of hotdog
huntingdon
huntingdon
Proper noun
a market town in Cambridgeshire, and former county town of Huntingdonshire.
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA
a town in Tennessee, USA
hydrogenic
hydrogenic
adj
(chemistry) hydrogen-like
kinglihood
kinglihood
noun
kingliness; majesty
knighthood
knighthood
noun
An honour whereby one is made into a knight, and one can thereafter be called "Sir"
The knights collectively, the body of knights.
The quality of being a knight.
longhaired
longhaired
adj
(derogatory) Hippie-like.
(sometimes derogatory) Artistic or intellectual.
Having long hair.
neighbored
neighbored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of neighbor
nonheading
nonheading
adj
Not forming a head or capitulum.
odelsthing
orcharding
orcharding
noun
The growing of fruit in an orchard.
The hobby of visiting orchards.
outchiding
preholding
singlehood
singlehood
noun
The state of being single (unattached or unmarried).
thioindigo
thioindigo
noun
(organic chemistry) Any compound formally derived from indigo be replacing imino groups with sulfur