(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.
contradistinguish
contradistinguish
verb
(transitive) To distinguish things by contrasting their different qualities.
counterchanged
counterchanged
adj
(heraldry) Having the tinctures exchanged mutually.
exchanged
countercharged
countercharged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countercharge
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.
dechlorinating
dechlorinating
adj
That leads to dechlorination
verb
present participle of dechlorinate
dehydrogenate
dehydrogenate
verb
(chemistry, transitive) To remove hydrogen from (a substance).
dehydrogenated
dehydrogenated
adj
That has been treated by dehydrogenation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehydrogenate
dehydrogenates
dehydrogenates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehydrogenate
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
dehydrogenization
dehydrogenization
noun
dehydrogenation
dihydroergotamine
dihydroergotamine
noun
(pharmacology) An ergot alkaloid used to treat migraines, believed to act upon serotonin receptors.
downdraught
downdraught
noun
Alternative spelling of downdraft
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
dreadnought
dreadnought
noun
(informal) A type of warship heavier in armour or armament than a typical battleship.
(military, nautical, historical) A battleship, especially of the World War I era, in which most of the firepower is concentrated in large guns that are of the same caliber.
(music) A type of acoustic guitar with a very large body and a waist that is less pronounced than on other guitar shapes, producing a deep, bold sound.
A garment made of thick woollen cloth that can defend against storm and cold.
A person who fears nothing.
One that is the largest or the most powerful of its kind.
Something that assures against fear.
The cloth itself; fearnaught.
dreadnoughts
dreadnoughts
noun
plural of dreadnought
dromaeognathae
dromaeognathism
dromaeognathous
dromaeognathous
adj
(ornithology) Possessing a palatal structure akin to the emu and the other (now extinct) species of the genus Dromaius.
electrosherardizing
enteradenographic
enteradenography
epithelioglandular
ergatandromorph
ergatandromorph
noun
(biology) An andromorph ant that is also a worker
ergatandromorphic
erythrodegenerative
erythrodegenerative
adj
Relating to degeneration of the red blood cells.
gastornithidae
gastrochaenidae
gastrodiaphanoscopy
gelatinochloride
ginglymoarthrodia
ginglymoarthrodial
godfathering
godfathering
verb
present participle of godfather
gonadotrophic
gonadotrophic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or stimulating the functions of the gonads
gonadotrophin
gonadotrophin
noun
Any of a group of protein hormones secreted by gonadotrope cells of the pituitary gland of vertebrates.
goodheartedness
goodheartedness
noun
The quality of being goodhearted
gothlander
grandfatherhood
grandfatherhood
noun
the state of being a grandfather
grandmother
grandmother
noun
A female ancestor or progenitor.
A mother of someone's parent.
grandmotherhood
grandmotherhood
noun
The state of being a grandmother.
grandmotherism
grandmotherism
noun
grandmotherly behaviour; mild or weak authoritarianism
grandmotherliness
grandmotherliness
noun
The quality of being grandmotherly.
grandmotherly
grandmotherly
adj
Having the characteristics of a grandmother.
In the manner of a grandmother.
grandmothers
grandmothers
noun
plural of grandmother
grandparenthood
grandparenthood
noun
The state of being a grandparent.
handwrought
handwrought
adj
Made by hand, handmade
headstrong
headstrong
adj
Determined to do as one pleases, and not as others want.
headstrongly
headstrongly
adv
In a headstrong manner.
headstrongness
headstrongness
noun
The property of being headstrong, stubbornness.
heartwounding
hydatopyrogenic
hydrogasification
hydrogasification
noun
The reaction of hydrogen with coal under high pressure to form methane
hydrogenate
hydrogenate
verb
(chemistry, transitive) to treat something, or react something, with hydrogen; especially to react an unsaturated fat with hydrogen, in the presence of a nickel catalyst, to produce a harder saturated fat
hydrogenated
hydrogenated
adj
that has been treated, or reacted with hydrogen; especially describing a saturated fat so obtained from an unsaturated fat
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hydrogenate
hydrogenates
hydrogenates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydrogenate
hydrogenating
hydrogenating
verb
present participle of hydrogenate
hydrogenation
hydrogenation
noun
(chemistry) The chemical reaction of hydrogen with another substance, especially with an unsaturated organic compound, and usually under the influence of temperature, pressure and catalysts.
hydrogenations
hydrogenations
noun
plural of hydrogenation
hydrogenator
hydrogenator
noun
(chemistry) A device that hydrogenates.
hydrogenisation
hydrogenisation
noun
Alternative form of hydrogenization
hydrogenization
hydrogenization
noun
Alternative form of hydrogenation
hydrogymnastics
hydrogymnastics
noun
therapeutic gymnastics performed in water
hydromagnesite
hydromagnesite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydrated magnesium carbonate mineral with the chemical formula Mg₅(CO₃)₄(OH)₂.4H₂O, used as a fire retardant.
hydromagnetic
hydromagnetic
adj
Of or pertaining to hydromagnetics.
hydromagnetics
hydromagnetics
noun
magnetohydrodynamics
hydronegative
laryngotyphoid
laryngotyphoid
noun
(medicine) Typhoid fever with marked laryngeal complications.
magnetohydrodynamic
magnetohydrodynamic
adj
Of or pertaining to magnetohydrodynamics.
magnetohydrodynamically
magnetohydrodynamically
adv
In a magnetohydrodynamic way.
magnetohydrodynamics
magnetohydrodynamics
noun
(nautical, engineering) the study of the interaction of water with magnetic fields and its application
(physics) the study of the interaction of electrically conducting fluids with magnetic fields; as in the Earth's core
matchboarding
matchboarding
noun
A type of softwood panelling formerly used for walls and ceilings.
megalornithidae
neighborstained
nephrogonaduct
odontograph
odontograph
noun
An instrument for marking or laying off the outlines of teeth of gear wheels.
odontographic
odontographic
adj
Of or pertaining to odontography.
odontography
odontography
noun
A scientific description of the teeth.
odontorrhagia
odontorrhagia
noun
(dentistry) bleeding from the socket after removal of a tooth
orthodiagonal
orthodiagonal
noun
(crystallography) The diagonal or lateral axis in a monoclinic crystal which is at right angles with the vertical axis.
orthogonalized
orthogonalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of orthogonalize
parathyroidectomizing
parathyroidectomizing
verb
present participle of parathyroidectomize
parthenogonidium
pentagonohedron
pentagonohedron
noun
(geometry) Any polyhedron that has pentagonal faces.
perhydrogenate
perhydrogenation
phagodynamometer
phagodynamometer
noun
An instrument that measures the force required to crush a given food in masticating.
pharyngoamygdalitis
pharyngoepiglottidean
pharyngotyphoid
photodisintegrate
photodisintegrate
verb
To cause or undergo photodisintegration.
photodisintegration
photodisintegration
noun
(nuclear physics) Any nuclear reaction, especially a nuclear fission, initiated by absorption of high-energy electromagnetic radiation such as a gamma ray.
photoengraved
photoengraved
verb
simple past tense and past participle of photoengrave
pigeonhearted
pigeonheartedness
predreadnought
predreadnought
noun
(nautical) Alternative form of pre-dreadnought.
pseudoanthropological
pseudoanthropology
pseudoparthenogenesis
radiocinematograph
radiocinematograph
noun
(medicine, historical) An X-ray machine with a camera, able to record moving pictures of the internal organs.
radiotechnology
radiotechnology
noun
Technology involving radio waves and radiocommunication.
radiotelephoning
radiotelephoning
verb
present participle of radiotelephone
roughheartedness
shortchanged
shortchanged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shortchange
stenographed
stenographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of stenograph
stepgrandmother
stepgrandmother
noun
The mother of one's stepmother or stepfather.
The stepmother of one's father or mother and the wife of one's grandfather, usually a woman that one's grandfather marries after the divorce of one's grandparents or the death of one's grandmother.
straightforwardness
straightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being straightforward.
strangerhood
strangerhood
noun
The quality of being a stranger.
stranglehold
stranglehold
noun
A grip or control so strong as to stifle or cut off.
verb
to hold a tight grip or control
stronghand
stronghand
noun
(obsolete) violence; force; power
stronghanded
stronghanded
adj
Alternative form of strong-handed
stronghead
strongheaded
strongheadedly
strongheadedness
strongheadness
stronghearted
stronghearted
adj
Resilient, enduring.
superdreadnought
superdreadnought
noun
A battleship of a class more powerful than the earlier dreadnoughts.
thyroepiglottidean
toothdrawing
toothdrawing
noun
The extraction of teeth, as by a dentist.
trigonododecahedron
unautographed
unautographed
adj
Not autographed.
underthroating
unphotographed
unphotographed
adj
Not photographed (either on a specific occasion or ever)
unstraightforward
unstraightforward
adj
Not straightforward; oblique, evasive, equivocal, indirect.
unstraightforwardness
unstraightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being unstraightforward; a lack of straightforwardness; obliqueness, evasiveness.
weatherboarding
weatherboarding
noun
(architecture) A type of wooden siding in which a house is sided with long, thin, overlapping boards.