| ADULTERATION | • adulteration n. The action of adulterating, being mixed with extraneous material, illicit substitution of one substance for another. • ADULTERATION n. the process of adulterating. |
| ADULTERATORS | • adulterators n. Plural of adulterator. • ADULTERATOR n. one who adulterates a commodity. |
| BATTLEGROUND | • battleground n. A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought. • battleground n. (Figurative) Any place or situation of dispute or contention. • battleground n. (Figurative) Any subject of dispute or contention. |
| CONTRACTEDLY | • contractedly adv. In a contracted manner. • CONTRACTED adv. CONTRACT, to decrease in size. |
| DENTIROSTRAL | • dentirostral adj. (Zoology) Having a toothed bill. • DENTIROSTRAL adj. with notched beak. |
| DILATOMETERS | • dilatometers n. Plural of dilatometer. • DILATOMETER n. an instrument for measuring expansion. |
| DILATOMETRIC | • dilatometric adj. Of or pertaining to dilatometry. • dilatometric adj. Measured using a dilatometer. • DILATOMETRIC adj. relating to measurement by dilatometer, an instrument for measuring expansion. |
| EDITORIALIST | • editorialist n. One who write opinion pieces, especially for a newspaper. • EDITORIALIST n. a writer of editorials. |
| EXTRAPOLATED | • extrapolated v. Simple past tense and past participle of extrapolate. • EXTRAPOLATE v. to infer (values of a variable in an unobserved interval) from values within an already observed interval. |
| FLUTTERBOARD | • flutterboard n. (US) A buoyancy board made of foam, used to support the body when in water. • FLUTTERBOARD n. a kind of swimming aid, a kickboard. |
| HETERODACTYL | • heterodactyl adj. (Zoology) heterodactylous. • HETERODACTYL n. a heterodactylous bird. |
| INTERPOLATED | • interpolated v. Simple past tense and past participle of interpolate. • INTERPOLATE v. to insert a word or passage in a book or manuscript, esp. in order to mislead. |
| MALTODEXTRIN | • maltodextrin n. (Biochemistry) A type of dextrin commonly used as a food additive. • MALTODEXTRIN n. any of various carbohydrates derived from the partial hydrolysis of starch (as of corn or potatoes). |
| OUTTRAVELLED | • outtravelled v. Simple past tense and past participle of outtravel. • OUTTRAVEL v. to exceed in speed or distance traveled. |
| PROTRACTEDLY | • protractedly adj. In a protracted manner. • PROTRACTED adv. PROTRACT, to prolong. |
| PTERODACTYLE | • PTERODACTYLE n. any of various pterosaurs of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition, also PTERODACTYL. |
| PTERODACTYLS | • pterodactyls n. Plural of pterodactyl. • PTERODACTYL n. any of various pterosaurs of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition, also PTERODACTYLE. |
| STADTHOLDERS | • stadtholders n. Plural of stadtholder. • STADTHOLDER n. (Dutch) a Dutch viceroy or provincial governor, also STADHOLDER. |
| TETRACHORDAL | • tetrachordal adj. (Music) Relating to a tetrachord. • TETRACHORDAL adj. having four chords. |
| TRANSLOCATED | • translocated v. Simple past tense and past participle of translocate. • TRANSLOCATE v. to change location. |