ABRIDGEMENT | • abridgement n. (Chiefly UK) Alternative form of abridgment. • ABRIDGEMENT n. the act of abridging, also ABRIDGMENT. |
BANDEIRANTE | • bandeirante n. (Historical) One of the European adventurers and slavers who were responsible for exploring much of… • BANDEIRANTE n. (Portuguese) a pioneer, explorer or adventurer, esp. one who took part in expeditions in search of gold and slaves in seventeenth century Brazil. |
BENEDICTORY | • benedictory adj. Of, pertaining to, or in the form of a benediction. • benedictory adj. Giving thanks. • BENEDICTORY adj. of or expressing benediction. |
BLUEPRINTED | • blueprinted v. Simple past tense and past participle of blueprint. • BLUEPRINT v. to draw up a blueprint. |
BURNETTISED | • BURNETTISE v. to subject (wood, fabrics, etc.) to a process of saturation in a solution of chloride of zinc, to prevent decay, also BURNETTIZE. |
BURNETTIZED | • burnettized v. Simple past tense and past participle of burnettize. • BURNETTIZE v. to subject (wood, fabrics, etc.) to a process of saturation in a solution of chloride of zinc, to prevent decay, also BURNETTISE. |
DEBRIDEMENT | • debridement n. (Medicine) The removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue to improve the healing potential of the… • debridement n. (Dentistry) The removal of the dental tartar that has accumulated over teeth, typically done using hand… • débridement n. Alternative form of debridement. |
DEFIBRINATE | • defibrinate v. (Transitive, medicine) (of blood) To remove fibrin from; to deprive of fibrin. • DEFIBRINATE v. to remove fibrin from blood. |
DISROBEMENT | • disrobement n. The act of disrobing (undressing, removing clothes). • DISROBEMENT n. the act of undressing. |
INTERBEDDED | • interbedded adj. (Geology) Occurring between beds of rock. • INTERBED v. to insert between other layers. |
INTERBLENDS | • interblends v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interblend. • INTERBLEND v. to blend together. |
INTERBREEDS | • interbreeds v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interbreed. • INTERBREED v. to breed together esp. of different races. |
OUTBREEDING | • outbreeding n. The breeding of unrelated (or only distantly related) individuals. • outbreeding n. The mating of people from different groups (especially as a result of social proscription). • OUTBREEDING n. breeding from parents not closely related. |
PREOBTAINED | • preobtained v. Simple past tense and past participle of preobtain. • PREOBTAIN v. to obtain in advance. |
REINHABITED | • reinhabited v. Simple past tense and past participle of reinhabit. • REINHABIT v. to inhabit again. |
STEREOBLIND | • stereoblind adj. Unable to use stereopsis for depth perception. • STEREOBLIND adj. having two-dimensional rather than normal three-dimensional vision. |
TENEBRIONID | • tenebrionid n. (Zoology) Any member of family Tenebrionidae of darkling beetles. • TENEBRIONID n. a dark-coloured nocturnal beetle. |
TINDERBOXES | • tinderboxes n. Plural of tinderbox. • tinder-boxes n. Plural of tinder-box. • TINDERBOX n. a box for holding tinder. |
UNDERBITTEN | • underbitten v. Past participle of underbite. • underbitten adj. Having had insufficient acid used in an etching process, so that the result is too shallow. • UNDERBITE v. to bite insufficiently with acid, as in etching. |
UNLIBERATED | • unliberated adj. Not liberated; unfreed. • UNLIBERATED adj. not liberated. |