CEPHALOTHIN | • cephalothin n. (Medicine) A semisynthetic antibiotic related to cephalosporin. • CEPHALOTHIN n. a semisynthetic broad-spectrum antibiotic derived from cephalosporin and used in the form of its sodium salt. |
CHLOANTHITE | • chloanthite n. (Mineralogy) A skutterudite relatively rich in nickel. • CHLOANTHITE n. a nickel-rich variety of skutterudite, aka white nickel. |
DIPHTHONGAL | • diphthongal adj. Pertaining to or characterized by a diphthong. • DIPHTHONGAL adj. of or like a diphthong. |
HATCHELLING | • hatchelling v. Present participle of hatchel. • HATCHEL v. to separate flax fibres with a comb, also HACKLE, HECKLE. |
HEALTHINESS | • healthiness n. (Uncountable) The state or quality of being healthy. • healthiness n. (Countable) The product or result of being healthy. • HEALTHINESS n. the state of being healthy. |
HIGHFALUTIN | • highfalutin adj. (US, informal) Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical. • highfalutin n. (Archaic) Pompous speech or writing. • high␣falutin adj. Alternative spelling of highfalutin. |
HIGHTAILING | • hightailing v. Present participle of hightail. • HIGHTAIL v. to retreat rapidly. |
HOLOTHURIAN | • holothurian n. (Zoology) sea cucumber (of the class Holothuroidea). • HOLOTHURIAN n. any member of a class of wormlike unarmoured echinoderms, aka sea cucumbers. |
LITHOPHANES | • lithophanes n. Plural of lithophane. • LITHOPHANE n. porcelain with pictures showing through transparency. |
NAPHTHALINE | • naphthaline n. Naphthalene. • NAPHTHALINE n. a white crystalline volatile solid with a characteristic penetrating odour, an aromatic hydrocarbon, also NAPHTHALIN. |
NAPHTHALINS | • naphthalins n. Plural of naphthalin. • NAPHTHALIN n. a white crystalline volatile solid with a characteristic penetrating odour, an aromatic hydrocarbon, also NAPHTHALINE. |
NAPHTHALISE | • naphthalise v. Alternative form of naphthalize. • NAPHTHALISE v. to treat with naphtha, also NAPHTHALIZE. |
NAPHTHALIZE | • naphthalize v. (Chemistry) To mix or saturate with naphtha. • NAPHTHALIZE v. to treat with naphtha, also NAPHTHALISE. |
UNHEALTHIER | • unhealthier adj. Comparative form of unhealthy: more unhealthy. • UNHEALTHY adj. not healthy. |
UNHEALTHILY | • unhealthily adv. In an unhealthy manner. • UNHEALTHY adv. not healthy. |