LONGHEADED | • longheaded adj. Having unusual foresight or sagacity. • long-headed adj. Having good intellectual powers: sagacious. • LONGHEADED adj. having unusual foresight or sagacity. |
BIGHEADEDLY | • bigheadedly adv. In a bigheaded manner. • BIGHEADED adv. conceited. |
PIGHEADEDLY | • pigheadedly adv. In a pigheaded manner. • PIGHEADED adv. obstinate. |
DEPHLEGMATED | • dephlegmated v. Simple past tense and past participle of dephlegmate. • DEPHLEGMATE v. to distill something, such as alcohol. |
GLASSYHEADED | • glassyheaded adj. (Rare) Bald, smooth-headed. • GLASSYHEADED adj. (Tennyson) with a shiny bald head. |
LOGGERHEADED | • loggerheaded adj. Dull; stupid. • LOGGERHEADED adj. like a loggerhead or dunce. |
CANDLELIGHTED | • candlelighted adj. Candlelit. • CANDLELIGHTED adj. illuminated by candles, also CANDLELIT. |
WRONGHEADEDLY | • wrongheadedly adv. In a wrongheaded manner. • wrong-headedly adv. Alternative spelling of wrongheadedly. • WRONGHEADED adv. stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles. |
GLUTARALDEHYDE | • glutaraldehyde n. (Organic chemistry) The aliphatic dialdehyde pentane-1,5-dial, a toxic liquid with a pungent odor. • GLUTARALDEHYDE n. a compound that contains two aldehyde groups and is used esp. in tanning leather and in the fixation of biological tissues. |
GLYCERALDEHYDE | • glyceraldehyde n. (Biochemistry) The aldotriose 2,3-dihydroxypropanal formed by oxidation of glycerol. • GLYCERALDEHYDE n. a sweet crystalline compound that is formed as an intermediate in carbohydrate metabolism. |
LONGHEADEDNESS | • longheadedness n. The quality of being longheaded. • LONGHEADED n. having unusual foresight or sagacity. |
SLEDGEHAMMERED | • sledgehammered v. Simple past tense and past participle of sledgehammer. • SLEDGEHAMMER v. to strike with a sledgehammer. |
GLUTARALDEHYDES | • glutaraldehydes n. Plural of glutaraldehyde. • GLUTARALDEHYDE n. a compound that contains two aldehyde groups and is used esp. in tanning leather and in the fixation of biological tissues. |
GLYCERALDEHYDES | • glyceraldehydes n. Plural of glyceraldehyde. • GLYCERALDEHYDE n. a sweet crystalline compound that is formed as an intermediate in carbohydrate metabolism. |
PHOTODEGRADABLE | • photodegradable adj. Capable of being chemically broken down as the result of a photochemical reaction. • PHOTODEGRADABLE adj. chemically degradable by the action of light. |