(organic chemistry) A bitter labdane diterpenoid that is the main bioactive component of the medicinal plant Andrographis paniculata, effective against certain cancers
autoradiography
autoradiography
noun
The process of making autoradiographs.
bedlingtonshire
brachioganoidei
checkerboarding
checkerboarding
noun
(computer graphics) Synonym of checkerboard rendering
verb
present participle of checkerboard
chondroganoidei
chondropterygii
cineradiography
cineradiography
noun
(medicine) cinematography of working internal organs, normally using X-rays
comprehendingly
comprehendingly
adv
In an comprehending manner; knowingly.
counterweighted
counterweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweight
dactyliographer
dactyliographic
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.
dehydrogenising
dehydrogenising
verb
present participle of dehydrogenise
demographically
demographically
adv
In a demographic manner.
dermatoglyphics
dermatoglyphics
noun
The patterns of loops, arches and whorls on the skin of the fingers and feet.
The study of such patterns.
dermatographism
dermatographism
noun
(pathology) dermatographia (skin disorder)
desynchronizing
desynchronizing
adj
That causes desynchronization
verb
present participle of desynchronize
dishearteningly
dishearteningly
adv
In a disheartening manner.
draughtsmanship
draughtsmanship
noun
UK standard spelling of draftsmanship.
dromaeognathism
dromaeognathous
dromaeognathous
adj
(ornithology) Possessing a palatal structure akin to the emu and the other (now extinct) species of the genus Dromaius.
ergatandromorph
ergatandromorph
noun
(biology) An andromorph ant that is also a worker
eurypharyngidae
foresightedness
foresightedness
noun
The prudent exercise of common sense when planning for the future
The quality of having foresight
gastrochaenidae
gentleheartedly
gentleheartedly
adv
Alternative form of gentle-heartedly
goodheartedness
goodheartedness
noun
The quality of being goodhearted
goodhumoredness
granddaughterly
granddaughterly
adj
Relating to or characteristic of a granddaughter.
grandfatherhood
grandfatherhood
noun
the state of being a grandfather
grandfatherless
grandfatherless
adj
Without a grandfather.
grandfathership
grandfathership
noun
The state of being a grandfather.
grandmotherhood
grandmotherhood
noun
The state of being a grandmother.
grandparenthood
grandparenthood
noun
The state of being a grandparent.
gynandromorphic
gynandromorphic
adj
(of an organism) Having male and female characteristics.
haloragidaceous
haloragidaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Haloragidaceae.
heideggerianism
heredosyphilogy
highheartedness
highheartedness
noun
Alternative form of high-heartedness
huntingdonshire
huntingdonshire
Proper noun
A former inland county of Eastern England now absorbed into Cambridgeshire.
hydatopyrogenic
hydrobiological
hydrobiological
adj
Of or pertaining to hydrobiology.
hydroergotinine
hydrogenisation
hydrogenisation
noun
Alternative form of hydrogenization
hydrogenization
hydrogenization
noun
Alternative form of hydrogenation
hydrogeological
hydrogeological
adj
Of or pertaining to hydrogeology.
hydrogymnastics
hydrogymnastics
noun
therapeutic gymnastics performed in water
hydromeningitis
hydrometallurgy
hydrometallurgy
noun
The field of extractive metallurgy involving the use of aqueous chemistry for the recovery of metals from ores, concentrates, and recycled or residual materials.
hyperodontogeny
hyperoxygenized
hyperoxygenized
adj
Synonym of hyperoxygenated
ideographically
ideographically
adv
In an ideographic way
incomprehending
medicochirurgic
medicochirurgic
adj
Alternative form of medicochirurgical
megalornithidae
microradiograph
microradiograph
noun
an enlarged microradiogram, used to study microscopic detail
verb
to produce such an image
misapprehending
misapprehending
verb
present participle of misapprehend
myrmecophagidae
nearsightedness
nearsightedness
noun
The property of being nearsighted, myopia.
neighborstained
odontochirurgic
oligohydramnios
oligohydramnios
noun
(pathology) A deficit of amniotic fluid in the amniotic sac, causing distinctive deformations of the foetus
oligosaccharide
oligosaccharide
noun
(biochemistry) A polysaccharide of low molecular weight, being a polymer of between three and eight monosaccharide units.
orohydrographic
orthodiagraphic
orthodiagraphic
adj
Relating to orthodiagraphy.
overdelightedly
overlightheaded
overshadowingly
overshadowingly
adv
So as to overshadow.
paradoxographer
paradoxographer
noun
A writer of paradoxography.
pentagonohedron
pentagonohedron
noun
(geometry) Any polyhedron that has pentagonal faces.
perhydrogenized
pharyngotyphoid
phonocardiogram
phonocardiogram
noun
(medicine) An image produced by a phonocardiograph.
photodramaturgy
prehandicapping
pseudepigraphal
pseudepigraphal
adj
(of writings) Falsely attributed.
pseudepigraphic
pseudepigraphic
Adjective
Of or relating to pseudepigraphy.
pterygosphenoid
radioautography
radioautography
noun
autoradiography
radiophotograph
radiophotograph
noun
A photograph transmitted using radio; an early form of facsimile
A radiographic photograph
radiotechnology
radiotechnology
noun
Technology involving radio waves and radiocommunication.
radiotelegraphs
radiotelegraphs
noun
plural of radiotelegraph
radiotelegraphy
radiotelegraphy
noun
The process and techniques of sending telegrams using radio waves rather than wires.
rhipidoglossate
siderographical
singleheartedly
singleheartedly
adv
Alternative form of single-heartedly
sledgehammering
sledgehammering
verb
present participle of sledgehammer
stepgrandfather
stepgrandfather
noun
The father of one's stepmother or stepfather.
The stepfather of one's mother or father and the husband of one's grandmother, and not one's biological grandfather, especially following the divorce of one's grandparents or the death of one's grandfather.
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.
straightforward
straightforward
adj
(figurative) direct; forthright; frank; sincere
easy, simple, uncomplicated, without difficulty
proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating
adv
In a straightforward manner; straightforwards; straightforwardly.
syphilidography
teleradiography
teleradiography
noun
(medicine, dated) Radiography with the tube held at a distance of about six feet from the body.
The use of telecommunications to transmit the results of radiography.
trichoglossidae
uncomprehending
uncomprehending
adj
Lacking comprehension or understanding.
underfeathering
undergraduatish
undergraduatish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an undergraduate.
undischargeable
unideographical
weatherboarding
weatherboarding
noun
(architecture) A type of wooden siding in which a house is sided with long, thin, overlapping boards.
withdrawingness
withdrawingness
noun
The quality of being withdrawing; a tendency to draw back.